A dream of flight: The triumph of ingenuity and persistence and the scientific method
2002; Society of Exploration Geophysicists; Volume: 21; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1190/tle21070656.1
ISSN1938-3789
Autores Tópico(s)Archaeological Research and Protection
ResumoIn 1993, I conducted an archaeological geophysics survey to locate the site of the Wright brothers’ 1910 hangar at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. The 1910 hangar housed the Wright School of Aviation and Exhibition Co. Incredibly, the locations of the 1910 hangar and a smaller 1905 hangar are not known exactly. In spite of the tremendous historical significance of the 1910 hangar, it was mistakenly destroyed in the buildup to World War II. A replica of the 1905 hangar was built in the approximate location in 1990. The purpose of the archaeological investigation was to locate the exact site of the 1910 hangar, prior to constructing a replica for the 2003 centenary celebration of the first powered flight, and to document any surviving buried evidence of the Wright brothers’ occupation of the site. It was during the background investigations associated with the work that I became fascinated with what the brothers had accomplished.
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