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

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

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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.

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Publisher
The History Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781625848482
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. At Home in Dayton
  10. 2. Wings in a Bicycle Shop
  11. 3. On Huffman Prairie
  12. 4. The Wright Flyer III
  13. 5. Down to Business
  14. 6. The Flight Factory
  15. 7. Storming the Sky
  16. 8. Wilbur’s Death
  17. 9. Orville’s Company
  18. 10. Reclaiming Heritage
  19. 11. Wright Sites
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliography
  22. About the Author