Ohio lawmakers are trying to reel in a state fish after failing to land the walleye last year. But their effort to name a state aircraft is flying high. Senate Bill 24, naming the 1905 Wright Flyer ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Local politicians want the 1905 Wright Flyer III to be the official aircraft of Ohio. Senate Bill 24 of the 136th General Assembly was proposed to adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III ...

DAYTON — A Wright brothers’ aircraft that took flight near Dayton has been declared the official airplane of Ohio. A bill sponsored by State Senators Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City) and Terry Jonson ...

The Dayton-made Wright Flyer III now just needs governor approval to become the official state airplane of Ohio, following Wednesday’s 85-0 House vote on Senate Bill 24. The Flyer III, designed and ...

On this day in aviation history, 116 years ago (August 2, 1909), the United States government purchased its first military aircraft-the 1909 Wright Military Flyer. The U.S. Army Signal Corps acquired ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Full-size reproduction of the Wright brothers' 1900 glider, built in 2003. Fabric-covered wooden-frame biplane, with ...

DAVIDSON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that it has been awarded a 10-year contract by the French Air and Space Force (AAE) to support its aircraft ...

DAVIDSON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that it has received a $27 million contract award from the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) for the supply ...

Model of Israel Williams’ flying machine in the Allen County Museum. “According to the plans,” the Lima News wrote in February 1924, “the airship has two decks of wings, with a total wing area of ...