The Dayton Flight Factory: The Wright Brothers & the Birth of Aviation

The Wright brothers are known around the world as the inventors of the airplane. But few people know Wilbur and Orville invented the airplane in Dayton, Ohio--their hometown--not in North Carolina, where they tested it. Efforts to preserve historic places in the Dayton region where the Wright brothers lived and worked are paying off. Today, you can stroll the Wright brothers' neighborhood, see the original 1905 Wright Flyer III and walk the prairie where they flew it. A project to restore the Wright brothers' factory--the first American factory built to produce airplanes--will complete the picture. In this book, author Timothy R. Gaffney uses historical research and today's aviation heritage sites to retell the story of the Wright brothers from a hometown perspective.

Author: Timothy R. Gaffney
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 06/24/2014
Pages: 178
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
ISBN13: 9781540209627
ISBN10: 1540209628
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
- Transportation | Aviation | History

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