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Aviation Heritage Links
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The Centennial of Flight Commission
Created by the U.S. Congress in 1999, the Commission
serves as a national and international source of information
about activities to commemorate the centennial of the
Wright Brothers' first powered flight on the sands at
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903.
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The First Flight Centennial Foundation
The Foundation was formed in North Carolina to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight. Former President George Bush is the National Honorary Chairman of the Foundation and Richard T. Howard of Greensboro, NC, is the President of the Foundation. The Foundation has an agreement with the National Park Service, and they are working in concert to accomplish needed capital improvements to Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, NC.
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Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wright Brothers National Memorial encompasses the site of the first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine made by Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. A 60-foot granite monument dedicated in 1932, is perched atop 90-foot tall Kill Devil Hill commemorating the achievement.
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First Flight Centennial Commission
Created by the State of North Carolina, the Commission
has 28 members, including the Governors of North Carolina
and Ohio, the Chair of the national Centennial of Flight
Commission, and leaders from throughout North Carolina.
A staff based in Raleigh and Dare County, North Carolina,
supports the commission's activities. The Commission's
fundamental task is to remind the world what a magnificent
achievement the first flight was, to help us all understand
what flight has meant to the world, and to commemorate
that achievement in North Carolina, the United States,
and throughout the world.
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Ohio
Bicentennial Commission
The Ohio Bicentennial Commission's mission is to provide
all Ohioans with an enhanced understanding and appreciation
of their state's heritage and the accomplishments of
its citizens.
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National Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) maintains the largest collection of historic air and space craft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight. Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the National Air and Space Museum has hundreds of artifacts on display including the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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National
Museum of the United States Air Force
Near Dayton, Ohio, it is the oldest and largest military
aviation museum in the world. The U.S. Air Force Museum
uses both chronological and subjective layouts to tell
the exciting story of aviation development from the
days of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk to the Space
Age. Exhibits include over 300 aircraft and missiles,
plus family oriented and historically interesting aeronautical
displays.
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National Aviation Hall of Fame
Established in 1962, the National Aviation Hall of Fame
was incorporated in 1964 as a national entity by an
act of Congress. The NAHF has honored over 150 aviation
and space leaders by inducting them into the Hall of
Fame. This prestigious list of notable aviation pioneers
spans an entire century of achievement in aeronautics.
NAHF inductees include Orville and Wilbur Wright, William
Boeing, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, James Doolittle,
Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Chuck Yeager, Neil Armstrong,
Frank Borman and others.
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Experimental Aircraft Association
The EAA was started in 1962, the National Aviation Hall of Fame was incorporated in 1964 as a group of individuals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who were interested in building their own airplanes. Through the decades, the organization expanded its mission to include antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircraft, ultralights, helicopters and contemporary manufactured aircraft. You don’t have to be a pilot or aircraft owner to be a member of EAA. You can find different ways to fulfill your aviation interest, whether it’s participating in EAA’s Young Eagles (with a goal of giving one million kids an airplane ride) or visiting the world’s premier aviation event — EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
The world’s largest professional/technical society, the AIAA is the principal voice and information resource devoted to the progress of aerospace technology.
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International Council of Aeronautical Sciences
Currently 33 national associations from as many countries are members who are dedicated to the advancement of the science and engineering of aviation or of aviation and space. ICAS objectives include the encouragement of free interchange of information on all those aeronautical topics in which the scientific aspects are of significant interest — to provide a worldwide forum for the discussion of such topics; to promote international cooperation in the study of aeronautical science and technology that are of common interest; and to share information and experience related to such topics through meetings, seminars, and publications.
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United States Air and Trade Show
An Ohio not-for-profit corporation, this organization has produced the annual Dayton Air Show since 1975. Dayton’s Air Show is recognized as one of the country’s premier aviation events. It showcases the world's best known civilian and military pilots with a variety of airplanes in the air and on the ground. The Air Show takes place one weekend in mid-July each year and celebrates Dayton's rich aviation heritage.
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Department of Special Collections and Archives
The Wright State University Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives administers collections at both the Paul Laurence Dunbar Library and the Fordham Health Sciences Library. Dunbar Library's emphasis on aviation history and Fordham Library's emphasis on aerospace medicine and human factors engineering combine to make Wright State a nationally known repository for the documentation of some of the twentieth century's most dramatic technologies. The Paul Laurence Dunbar Library's focus on early aeronautics stems naturally from the university being a living memorial to Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two Dayton brothers who invented powered flight at the turn of the century. In 1975, WSU was chosen as the repository for the Wright Brothers Collection which comprises over 6,000 items and is one of the most complete records of the Wrights' life and work.
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