To take off by engine power alone in Dayton’s light winds, the Wright brothers had to lay out as much as 240 feet of wooden rails. If the breeze shifted, the track had to be moved and pegged down again to face the new wind direction.
But after . . . — — Map (db m67618) HM
The first airplane. The first airport. The first permanent flying
school. The Wright brothers started them all - here in Dayton.
After their first short flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in
1903, Wilbur and Orville returned home to . . . — — Map (db m172123) HM
Wilbur and Orville Wright rode a trolley here almost
every day - except Sundays - during the 1904 and 1905 flying seasons. It was ten miles from their West Dayton home to this stop in the middle of what was then open farm country. Here, in the . . . — — Map (db m172122) HM
The vast base you see all around you started in 1917 as a World War I Army Signal Corps post called Wilbur Wright Field. The installation grew through the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, matching the needs of the United States for aeronautical research, . . . — — Map (db m67612) HM
The trail you see ahead curving gently to the right retraces the way Wilbur and Orville Wright flew here in 1904-1905. Look for seven tall flag poles that mark the corners of the pasture. The brothers tried their best to fly only inside this field, . . . — — Map (db m172131) HM
On this 84-acre meadow in 1904 and 1905, the Wright Brothers successfully mastered the
mechanics of controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. The brothers also built the
world's first airport here, and in 1910 the Wright Company School of . . . — — Map (db m171606) HM
Through original research the Wright Brothers acquired scientific Knowledge and developed theories of aerodynamics which with their invention of aileron control enabled them in 1903 to build and fly at Kitty Hawk the first power-driven man-carrying . . . — — Map (db m132781) HM
Before tackling the problems of how to fly, Orville and Wilbur had been bicycle enthusiasts. The Wrights knew that a cyclist has to learn into high-speed turns. That same tilting movement in a flying machine is called banking. Here at Huffman . . . — — Map (db m172130) HM
If you walk past these trees, you can visit the cradle of aviation—84 acres of ordinary pasture where Wilbur and Orville Wright taught themselves to fly.
In 1904, the Wrights knew they had to coax more from their brainchild than their 59-second . . . — — Map (db m171551) HM
As spring weather improved in 1905, the Wright brothers were back here at the flying field every day, hard at work. They put up a hanger, and readied their new machine. Steering was the last great riddle. By trying out ideas for balancing the . . . — — Map (db m172132) HM
We are in a large meadow of about 100 acres…skirted on the west and north by trees…Also the ground is an old swamp and is filled with grassy hummocks some six inches high so that it resembles a prairie dog town. This makes tracklaying slow work. . . . — — Map (db m172133) HM
Huffman Prairie Flying Field, a unit of the Dayton Heritage National Historic Park, is the site where Wilbur and Orville Wright flew and perfected the world's first practical airplane, the 1905 Wright Flyer III, after their first flights in Kitty . . . — — Map (db m207158) HM
Here, on Wright Brothers Hill, on all sides you are surrounded by the vast research complexes and runways of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Problem solving done here since 1917 has taken aviators from Huffman Prairie Flying Field to the moon and . . . — — Map (db m4645) HM
Look two miles beyond this overlook to see a true cradle of aviation. The flags you see far below outline the pasture that became the first airport in history. After their success at Kitty Hawk, the Wright brothers returned to Dayton, looking for a . . . — — Map (db m4646) HM
Huffman Prairie Flying Field lies to the right of Huffman Dam, the long earthen barrier you see below. The dam is one of five 'retarding basins' built by the Miami Conservancy District after the catastrophic 1913 flood. This dam, along with many . . . — — Map (db m4647) HM
P-47 Thunderbolt
Alexander Kartveli, Designer
The Thunderbolt was the largest, heaviest, single-seat fighter built during World War II: a rugged, dependable,and heavily armed fighting machine, whose accomplishments advanced the ultimate . . . — — Map (db m114927) WM
The Belly Tank
This Nissen Hut is one of the British temporary structures that
served the Allied Forces in England in WWII for housing, administrative and work shops.
It was erected by the Royal Air Force near Saffron Walden, Essex, England on . . . — — Map (db m114929) WM
To the American airmen of the 34th who in valor gave their lives to the victory that made real the challenge for world peace and unity.
The 34th Heavy Bombardment Group, a unit of the United States Air Force in World War II Apr. 1944 - June . . . — — Map (db m25928) WM