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December 12, 2013
National Museum of U.S. Air Force
expects CV-22 Osprey on Dec. 12
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CV-22 Osprey (Photo: USAF)

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force expects its newest exhibit to arrive at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, according to the museum's website. The tiltrotor CV-22 Osprey was scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, Dec. 11, but the arrival was postponed because of weather.

Built by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and the Boeing Co.,the Osprey combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. It was designed for use by special operations forces. The first operational CV-22 was delivered to Air Force Special Operations Command's 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., in November 2006.

Please check the museum's website for arrival updates, and read its press release for more details about the Osprey.
New Wright-branded merchandise supports aviation heritage 

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Runwell bike at Henry Ford Museum (Photo: The Wright Brothers USA)

A Dayton company, The Wright Brothers USA, LLC, has unveiled a series of limited edition watches and bicycles made in America by Shinola/Detroit.

 

Half of the proceeds from the Wright-branded merchandise will go to The Wright Family Foundation, whose focus is on preserving Hawthorn Hill, the Wright family home in the Dayton suburb of Oakwood, and on promoting the hometown legacy of the Wright brothers while supporting various aviation heritage causes worldwide.

 

The products are being co-branded with the newly re-introduced Shinola brand as the lead.

 

Each timepiece comes in a special custom gift box with a certificate of authenticity, leather card wallet, leather carrying case, and a hickory watch box. Also included is a leather-bound coffee table book that delves into the background and achievements of the Wright brothers, featuring rare imagery from the Wright brothers' private collection, and automatic membership in The Foundry, a private collectors' club established exclusively for owners of limited edition Shinola wristwatches.

 

The handcrafted timepiece is the first watch in the Great Americans Series--a collection of limited edition watches created to honor iconic American innovators and industrial pioneers.

 

Shinola is also building 25 Wright-branded Runwell bicycles customized with a jet-black finish and sleek bamboo fenders.

 

Wright Brothers USA and Shinola kicked off the Great Americans Series and unveiled the watch and bicycle Monday evening in a private event at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, the permanent location of the Wright brothers' bike shop and childhood home. The Wright family gave a piece of original Wright Flyer wing cloth to Shinola and another piece to the museum.

 

The Wright Family Foundation contracted with The Wright Brothers USA, an independent merchandise licensing firm, in 2011 to manage the Wright brothers trademark worldwide. It marked the first time the foundation had commissioned an agency to create, develop and build a brand around commercial products and services bearing the brothers' famous name. Visit thewrightbrothersusa.com for more information.

 

Shinola is Bedrock Manufacturing's Detroit-based brand of handcrafted American watches, bicycles, leather goods, and journals. Visit www.shinola.com for more information.
Last chance: ATI First Flight dinner
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Joe Kittinger (Photo: Red Bull Stratos)

Friday, Dec. 13 is the last day to register for Aviation Trail Inc.'s (ATI's) annual First Flight anniversary dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the Presidential Banquet Center in Kettering. Retired Air Force Col.  Joe Kittinger, who made a world-record parachute jump as part of an Air Force high-altitude research program, is the scheduled speaker. Tickets are $60 per person. Please visit the ATI  website for more details. 
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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