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The Dayton Flight Factory: The Wright Brothers & the Birth of Aviation
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About The Dayton Flight Factory: The Wright Brothers
Product Description 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. From the Author There are a lot of fine books about the Wright brothers. What makes this one different from the others? Besides historical information, my book tells you about the places around Dayton where the Wright brothers lives and worked that you can visit today. Also, if you read David McCullough's book, you know it says little about the period after 1909, the year Wilbur and Orville saw their dreams of flight open the age of aviation to the world. You can continue the story in my book and learn about the creation of America's first airplane factory and its role in the development of America's aviation industry. From the Back Cover The Wright brothers are known around the world as the inventors of theairplane. But few people know Wilbur and Orville invented the airplanein Dayton, Ohio--their hometown--not in North Carolina, where theytested it. Efforts to preserve historic places in the Dayton regionwhere the Wright brothers lived and worked are paying off. Today, youcan stroll the Wright brothers' neighborhood, see the original 1905Wright Flyer III and walk the prairie where they flew it. A project torestore the Wright brothers' factory--the first American factory builtto produce airplanes--will complete the picture. In this book, authorTimothy R. Gaffney uses historical research and today's aviationheritage sites to retell the story of the Wright brothers from ahometown perspective. About the Author Timothy R. Gaffney is a writer and author who was born in Dayton and has lived in the region most of his life. After earning a bachelor's degree from Ohio State University in Columbus in 1974, he worked for the Piqua Daily Call and the Dayton Daily News, where he was the aerospace and defense writer for twenty-one years. He is currently director of communications for the nonprofit National Aviation Heritage Area.
