Wright Brothers

The Wright brothers’ first flight isn’t the only aviation happening that occurred on December 17.

Wright State University will host its second annual “Festival of Flight” on September 25 at the school’s campus in Fairburn, Ohio. Organizers say the Festival of Flight is a celebration of the aviation heritage in the Dayton area, which was the childhood home of Wright Brothers and the current home to dozens of flight-related organizations. […]

National Aviation Day came to life in 1939, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a proclamation making it so. The date—August 19—was chosen because it was Orville Wright’s birthday, and it honored the brothers who brought powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight into reality. We celebrate aviation every day, but for today, we hope that you join us […]