Daily
MON –SAT
9:30am–5:00pm
SUN
12:00pm–5:00pm
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s
Day
Fees
Adults: $8.00
Seniors: $7.00
Children 3–17: $5.00
Members and children under 3:
free
John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center
1000 Carillon Blvd.
Dayton, OH 45409
ph 937-293-2841 fx 937-293-5798
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The John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center is part of Carillon Historical Park. The collections of the Wright Brothers Aviation Center tell the story of the Wright brothers’ lives and their historic achievement. The centerpiece is the 1905 Wright Flyer III, which is considered to be the world’s first practical airplane, restored under the close direction of Orville Wright and placed in Wright Hall when the park opened in 1950. The multimedia Object Theater dramatically displays some of the most significant artifacts associated with the Wright story, such as an original Van Cleve bicycle, one of the Wrights’ own designs. Visitors can also see the camera used to take the famous photograph of the first flight. Next to Wright Hall is a replica of the bicycle shop the brothers operated from 1897 to 1908.
On December 30, 1905, the Wrights sign an optional contract
with Arnold Fordyce, representing the French Army, agreeing
to deliver no later than August 1, 1906, their first flying
machine for 1,000,000 francs ($200,000).
