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Be an Ohio Leader in Flight! Show your pride in Ohio's aerospace industry and support aviation heritage. Your registration provides $15 to support NAHA's activities. |
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Aviation history
on the air
Hear Dan Patterson's aviation heritage commentaries on WYSO Public Radio, 91.3 FM.
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Tuskegee Airmen, Disney Planes
join Vectren Dayton Air Show lineup
The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit, an inspiring display about the Tuskegee Airmen, will make its first-ever appearance at the Vectren Dayton Air Show June 22-23 at Dayton International Airport.
Sponsored by the Texas Flying Legends Museum and the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, RISE ABOVE is a custom trailer that creates a 30-seat, climate-controlled theater with a 160-degree panoramic screen. Audiences will watch an inspiring story from the 1940s of how the Tuskegee Airmen overcame many obstacles to achieve their dreams of becoming the first black pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Spectators also will experience the sensation of flying the P-51 Mustang that Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots flew.
Along with the RISE ABOVE exhibit, the CAF Red Tail Squadron also brings its P-51C Mustang "By Request" that will both fly during the show and be part of the Tuskegee exhibit.
Also making its Dayton debut will be Dusty, the crop-dusting airplane that will be featured in the upcoming Disney film Planes. The Dayton air show is one of a few around the country where Dusty will perform, accompanied by a display stuffed with children's activities.
Visit www.daytonairshow.com to learn more about this year's air show.
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OSU students study wind effects on proposed Wright Flyer monument
Engineering students at The Ohio State University have completed a "capstone project" to analyze aerodynamic forces that would be faced by the 25-story-tall Wright Flyer monument being developed by the Wright Image Group of Dayton. Aerospace engineering seniors Lindsey Crump, Chelsea Curtin, Tim Hendrickson, and Mitch Le completed the project with technical guidance by their faculty advisor Professor Mike Benzakein, NASA Glenn Research Center engineer Tom Benson and Chuck Stevens of Stevens Aircraft engineering. The project is included in their graduation credits. "This project has been such a great learning opportunity for us," said Hedrickson, project team leader. "We really hope our efforts will be of valuable use to Wright Image Group for years to come."
The Wright Image Group plans to erect the monument at the Interstate 70-75 interchange to brand the Dayton region and Ohio as the birthplace of aviation and the center of aerospace technology.
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NAHA to be at Ohio Aerospace Day
NAHA will take part in the fourth annual Ohio Aerospace Day Wednesday, June 5, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Hosted by the Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Council, the event will bring together government, industry, and academic leaders to discuss the future of the aerospace and aviation industry in Ohio.
NAHA will participate in the event because it believes aviation heritage is not about dwelling on the past, but leveraging past accomplishments to create a new future. Visit OhioAerospaceDay.com to learn more.
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Air Force museum cancels RC air show, July-August Family Days
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has cancelled the annual Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Show and the July and August Family Days as the impacts of sequestration continue, museum officials announced Wednesday, May 29.
The events are being cancelled due to restrictions associated with the planned Department of Defense furloughs, which are scheduled to begin July 8. The museum's 95 civilian employees will be affected by the furlough. Read the museum's news release for more details.
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The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation designated by Congress as the management entity of the National Aviation Heritage Area. The Heritage Area encompasses an eight-county area in Ohio (Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Warren, Champaign, Shelby and Auglaize counties.) NAHA's vision is to sustain the legacy of the Wright brothers and make the Dayton region the recognized global center of aviation heritage and premier destination for aviation heritage tourism.
PO Box 414 * Wright Brothers Station * Dayton, OH 45409
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