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Next, move to the nose of the Nieuport 28. This is the biplane with the blue and white striped nose. Many American aces flew the Nieuport 28 during World War I, including Columbus natives Eddie Rickenbacker and Fred Norton. Norton, who flew with the 27th Aero Squadron during the Chateau-Thierry Campaign, was severely wounded by ground fire while strafing a column of German troops. He was......
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Stand near the Flying Schools exhibit, located on the wall in front of the Wright Flyer. A native of Mansfield, Ohio, Frank Lahm was rated as both a balloon pilot and airplane pilot in the U.S. Army. On September 9, 1908, the Wright brothers took their 1908 Flyer to Fort Myer, Virginia, for military acceptance trials, and on its second flight Lahm accompanied Orville as a passenger on a 6......
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Go to the front of the 1909 Wright Flyer. The 1909 Military Flyer became the first military heavier-than-air flying machine when the Signal Corps purchased it from the Wright brothers on August 2, 1909. The airplane on display is an exact reproduction constructed by museum personnel in 1955. It is equipped with an engine donated by Orville Wright and chains, sprockets and propellers......
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Move to the 1901 wind tunnel. While living in Dayton, Ohio Wilbur and Orville Wright experimented using wind tunnels like this to observe how wind moved over airplane wings. Inside the tunnel is a model of a Wright lift balance used to measure the lift of a test surface. This wind tunnel is a replica constructed under the personal supervision of Orville Wright prior to World War II....
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Let’s begin in the Early Years Gallery near the Wright Bicycle. In 1893, Dayton residents Wilbur and Orville Wright opened up the first of their several bicycle shops. Three years later they began building bicycles of their own design. Their successful bicycle business funded flight experiments, and it expanded their knowledge of building machines. The Wright brothers read everything......
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I’m Amanda Wright Lane, great-grandniece of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Since the beginning of time, the mystery and majesty of flight have fascinated people. Many Ohioans have played a major role in the development of aviation. All challenged the course of history, and some risked their lives for that progress. Much as we watch birds in flight, Orville Wright also watched them and......
Courtesy Audio | Defense Media Activity - Air Force | 12.05.2013
The power of learning and defining goals can breathe new life into everyday duties. Senior Airman Breanne Biggie introduces us to an Airman who is finding the inspirational resources she needs by reaching out to her fellow Airmen. Soundbites include A1C Amanda Daniels – Structural Apprentice. Produced by SrA Breanne Biggie....
Audio by Spc. Fred Brown | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 12.05.2013
The holiday season can be a time for laughter fun and cheer but for some 1st Brigade Combat families it can be a time of difficulty. Spc. Fred Brown tells us how one organization is helping families in need this Christmas....
