News and Updates from "The Trail" |
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(Please Note: This "test version" of an Aviation Trail e-mail is being sent to current ATI board members, as a preview of a proposed periodical e-mail contact with ATI members and potential members. Board member input will be helpful in developing this process. Comments will be welcome at the next board meeting. Thanks). |
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This "Flight Log" highlights some of the stories and events of the past year featured on the Aviation Trail website: AviationTrailInc.org. You may subscribe to the "Flight Log" to get regular e-mail updates (see below). |
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Above: Aviation Trail Visitor Center & Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Corner of W. Third & S Williams Sts.; 16 S. Williams St. Dayton, OH 45402 • (937) 225-7705 |
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ATI Celebration Rescheduled |
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Event Rescheduled for April 8, 2017: The event that was originally scheduled as Aviation Trail's Celebration of the 113th Anniversary of FIRST POWERED FLIGHT, planned for December 17, 2016, had to be postponed due to unforeseeable circumstances. A new date has been announced, and the "Celebration Event" will now be held on April 8, 2017. Since that date is close to the 150th anniversary of Wilbur Wright's birth (April 16, 1867) the theme will be a "Celebration of Wilbur Wright's Birthday", as well as a belated celebration of the first powered flight. The program will still be held at Sinclair Community College, as originally planned. |
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The event will be held in the UAS Indoor Flying Pavilion at Sinclair Community College (Building 18), with an open house at the National UAS Training & Certification Center (Building 13) which is home to the nation’s first permanent, custom-built unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flying facility. There will be two featured speakers at the event: Dr. Andrew Shepherd and Dr. Ronald Storm, both from Sinclair Community College and both Ohioans. Further details, with schedule, times, menu, and reservation information will be announced soon. |
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Aero Carnival Announced for 2017 |
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Saturday, September 9, 2017 has been announced by the National Park Service as the date for this year's Aero Carnival, to be held at Huffman Prairie. This free event included a multitude of activities throughout the day. There will be an extended list of activities for this year, with expanded hours. Watch the 2017 Aero Carnival page on the ATI website for a list of the activities lined up so far, and for a slideshow of photos from last year's event. Check for updates through the coming months for additional activities as they are announced. |
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Aviation Trail Announcement & Open House |
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At a press conference on August 19, 2016, Aviation Trail announced the acquisition of two historic buildings in the Hoover Block of Dayton's West Third Street in the Wright-Dunbar neighborhood. The Pekin Theater building and the Fish Market buildings lie just to the east of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park building at the corner of S. Willliams and W. Third. The plans are to renovate the buildings and the facility into an aviation educational site. The announcement was made at ATI's annual celebration of the August 19 birthdays of Orville and Katherine Wright, and National Aviation Day. |
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Wing Spar Assembly: One of the highlights of the Aviation Trail August 19th celebration was a hands-on demonstration of the assembly of wing struts for a 1903 Wright Flyer. The wooden pieces were placed in a form to hold them in position and glued into place. The example spars will be used in the construction of a replica aircraft. The celebration was held at the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park in honor of the August 19 birthdays of Orville and Katherine Wright, as well as the date of National Aviation Day. Guests at the event were given a tour of the site and enjoyed an ice cream social (with birthday cake) as part of the day's festivities. |
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ATI at Fourth Hangar Building Opening at NMUSAF |
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Aviation Trail Incorporated was one of the organizations exhibiting at the open house weekend at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on June 11 and 12 in 2016. The open house was in celebration of the opening of the new fourth hangar building whch was officially opened on June 8. Over 15,000 attendees toured the museum over the weekend, which was over twice the normal weekend attendance. The Parachute Museum was featured at the ATI table, along with an appearance each day of "Wilbear Wright" . "Wilbear" is the aviator teddy bear guide to the sites on The Aviation Trail. |
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Visit the Aviation Trail Parachute Museum |
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The Aviation Trail Parachute Museum is located on the second floor of the Aviation Trail Visitor Center. The Museum tells the story of the development of the free fall parachute from its invention at Dayton’s McCook Field after World War I, up to the vital role it plays in safely landing today’s spacecraft. The time line around the soffit of the exhibit space highlights significant events in the history of the parachute. The Museum also includes interactive exhibits, artifacts, historic photographs and text. |
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Support ATI with a Membership or Donation |
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Please consider supporting Aviation Trail, Inc. with a membership or by making a donation to help this non-profit organization continue to promote and help to preserve historical aviation sites in the Dayton region. Click the button below to go to the Membership/Donation page on the ATI website. Aviation Trail Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. | | |
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