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National Aviation Day
National Aviation Day on August 19 should make us stop and think about the power of flight. Yet, some scientific and technological marvels become so commonplace that we seldom take the time to re-examine their revolutionary impact with an open and inquisitive mind. In just a handful of generations, aviation went from pure, pie-in-the-sky speculation to a mundane reality that inspires about as much wonder as a trip aboard a Greyhound bus.
It’s that ho-hum attitude to the miracle of flight that makes National Aviation Day such an excellent national observation. Plus, it takes place on Orville Wright’s birthday!
Let’s take a closer look.
National Aviation Day timeline
1st Century ADChinese emperor
Legend has it that Chinese Emperor Wang Mang ordered a soldier to strap two wings to his back, who then flew 100 meters.
9th Century ADAn Andalusian takes flight
Abbas ibn Firnas is said to have covered himself with feathers, attached wings to his body and (according to Algerian historian Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari) "flew a considerable distance."
1799Cayley is the "father of aviation"
Sir George Cayley, an English engineer, described the model for a modern airplane — a fixed-wing machine with lift, propulsion and control mechanisms.
August 19, 1871Brother Orville is born
Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio. His older brother, Wilbur, had been born in Millville, Indiana, on April 16, 1867.
December 17, 1903Orville pilots a plane
The Wright Brothers — with Orville at the helm and Wilbur making a final wing adjustment — completed the first sustained flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft on a spit of land four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
National Aviation Day Activities
Take a trip to North Carolina
Build your own airplane
Go "planespotting"!
What better way to commemorate the achievements of the Wright brothers than by flying to North Carolina and visiting the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills? Think of it as a pilgrimage to the spot where American flight first took off.
It doesn't have to be a real one, of course. You can build an airplane using Legos. Or, you can go for that old school-days standby — the paper plane.
Gather with a group of friends where you can watch airplanes taking off and landing. Bring food if the spirit moves you — a "planespotting" picnic!
5 High-flying Facts About Aviation
There aren't that many aviophobes
Maybe that's because so few have flown
A president flies
It started with bicycles
Who needs an engine?
Although it may seem like a lot of people are afraid to fly, aviophobia afflicts only about 6.5 percent of the population.
Worldwide, only about 5 percent of the population has been on an airplane.
The first U.S. president to fly in an airplane was the adventurous Theodore Roosevelt, who flew in a Wright Flyer on October 11, 1910.
The Wright Brothers got their mechanical training as owners of a bicycle shop.
A Boeing 747 without engine power can glide about two miles for every 1,000 feet or so that the plane is above the ground.
Why We Love National Aviation Day
We always choose the window seat
Space is the final frontier
The proclamation is simple and beautiful
Yes, some of us still stare in wonder out the plane's window as we ponder something that seems delightfully impossible. We are, after all, sitting inside a giant flying machine traveling many hundreds of miles per hour, thousands of feet above the landscape below. How can this be?
Many of the mechanical, technological and scientific breakthroughs in space travel would be unthinkable without the advancements inspired by the Wright Brothers' original experiments on a sandy strip of North Carolina coastline.
The National Aviation Day proclamation invites "the people of the United States to observe National Aviation Day with appropriate exercises to further stimulate interest in aviation in the United States." In short, it's a day to keep planes on the membrane!
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A very late #worldphotographyday and #nationalaviationday with the T-44C Pegasus! Camera: Nikon D5600 Lens: 18-300mm Settings: ISO 250, 185mm, f/22, 1/125sec #aviation #easterwood #tamu #photography #flight #aviationphotography #eaa #generalaviation #nikon #t6 #t6texan #planespotting #CRP #KCRP #generalaviation #instagramaviation #texasphotography #nikon #aviation #aviationphotography #generalaviation #nikonusa #nikonphotography #planelovers #airplane #planesofinstagram #instagramaviation #navytrainer #marinetrainer #usairforce #usnavy #navy #marines #raytheon #t6 #t6texan (at Gate 12 Bar & Grill) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChdsiW0tdmB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Today is National Aviation Day. Thanks to the Wright Brother's perspective that created possibilities that changed humankind lives. Let's share and discuss leadership lessons that we can learn from the Wright Brothers and understand how a new perspective creates possibilities. Leave in a comment what other leadership traits you find in them? #Optometry #OpticalForum #NationalAviationDay https://www.instagram.com/p/Chc4QI_tJnm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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📖Book Review
Friday, August 19th is #NationalAviationDay! Here's a middle-grade book about pioneering Black pilot David E. Harris.
Award-winning author and journalist, Michael H. Cottman, tells the fascinating story of America’s first African-American commercial airline pilot. Segregated Skies: David Harris’s Trailblazing Journey to Rise Above Racial Barriers begins when Harris first enters military flight school in 1958, and every chapter onward is a profound narrative of a man who not only made history but lived through many significant American and Black historical events—tragedies and triumphs. What may make this story even more gripping—to some—is the fact that “As a light-skinned, light-eyed Black man, David was told by many people he could have ‘passed’ for white.” Would that have made his life less troublesome, more peaceful, or prosperous? Who knows? What we do know, however, is this book, Segregated Skies, wouldn’t exist if he did. Not only was Harris proud of his heritage and being Black, but he also made it his mission to help other Black men and women entering the field of aviation. Cottman expertly provides the reader with a compelling and easy-to-read narrative. There are very few books about Black aviators, past or present, so this book should be in every school classroom, library, and home, especially for those students who love STEM stories.
David E. Harris is now 87 years old! This National Aviation Day, let’s celebrate his legacy of excellence, honor, and courage.
Segregated Skies: David Harris’s Trailblazing Journey to Rise Above Racial Barriers
Michael H. Cottman
National Geographic Kids
Middle-Grade
Ages: 9 and up
Pages: 128
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Last Saturday was #NationalModelAviationDay and next Saturday is #NationalAviationDay so the #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is AVIATION/INAUGURATE #wotd #ModelAviationDay #AviationDay #aviation #inaugurate
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✈️ National Aviation Day 🌎 👩🏻✈️👨🏻✈️ Flying high in the skies has always been a dream for humans, to see the world from up above. Wishing a very Happy Aviation Day. Book your flights with farefirst.com , available on Android, iOS, Website, and your favorite voice assistants. #FareFirst #cheapflights #travel #travellife #wanderlust #vacation #usa #NationalAviationDay
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National Aviation Day
National Aviation Day on August 19 should make us stop and think about the power of flight. Yet, some scientific and technological marvels become so commonplace that we seldom take the time to re-examine their revolutionary impact with an open and inquisitive mind. In just a handful of generations, aviation went from pure, pie-in-the-sky speculation to a mundane reality that inspires about as much wonder as a trip aboard a Greyhound bus.
It’s that ho-hum attitude to the miracle of flight that makes National Aviation Day such an excellent national observation. Plus, it takes place on Orville Wright’s birthday!
Let’s take a closer look.
National Aviation Day timeline
1st Century ADChinese emperor
Legend has it that Chinese Emperor Wang Mang ordered a soldier to strap two wings to his back, who then flew 100 meters.
9th Century ADAn Andalusian takes flight
Abbas ibn Firnas is said to have covered himself with feathers, attached wings to his body and (according to Algerian historian Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari) "flew a considerable distance."
1799Cayley is the "father of aviation"
Sir George Cayley, an English engineer, described the model for a modern airplane — a fixed-wing machine with lift, propulsion and control mechanisms.
August 19, 1871Brother Orville is born
Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio. His older brother, Wilbur, had been born in Millville, Indiana, on April 16, 1867.
December 17, 1903Orville pilots a plane
The Wright Brothers — with Orville at the helm and Wilbur making a final wing adjustment — completed the first sustained flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft on a spit of land four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
National Aviation Day Activities
Take a trip to North Carolina
Build your own airplane
Go "planespotting"!
What better way to commemorate the achievements of the Wright brothers than by flying to North Carolina and visiting the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills? Think of it as a pilgrimage to the spot where American flight first took off.
It doesn't have to be a real one, of course. You can build an airplane using Legos. Or, you can go for that old school-days standby — the paper plane.
Gather with a group of friends where you can watch airplanes taking off and landing. Bring food if the spirit moves you — a "planespotting" picnic!
5 High-flying Facts About Aviation
There aren't that many aviophobes
Maybe that's because so few have flown
A president flies
It started with bicycles
Who needs an engine?
Although it may seem like a lot of people are afraid to fly, aviophobia afflicts only about 6.5 percent of the population.
Worldwide, only about 5 percent of the population has been on an airplane.
The first U.S. president to fly in an airplane was the adventurous Theodore Roosevelt, who flew in a Wright Flyer on October 11, 1910.
The Wright Brothers got their mechanical training as owners of a bicycle shop.
A Boeing 747 without engine power can glide about two miles for every 1,000 feet or so that the plane is above the ground.
Why We Love National Aviation Day
We always choose the window seat
Space is the final frontier
The proclamation is simple and beautiful
Yes, some of us still stare in wonder out the plane's window as we ponder something that seems delightfully impossible. We are, after all, sitting inside a giant flying machine traveling many hundreds of miles per hour, thousands of feet above the landscape below. How can this be?
Many of the mechanical, technological and scientific breakthroughs in space travel would be unthinkable without the advancements inspired by the Wright Brothers' original experiments on a sandy strip of North Carolina coastline.
The National Aviation Day proclamation invites "the people of the United States to observe National Aviation Day with appropriate exercises to further stimulate interest in aviation in the United States." In short, it's a day to keep planes on the membrane!
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Today is National Aviation Day. Thanks to the Wright Brother's perspective that created possibilities that changed humankind lives. Let's share and discuss leadership lessons that we can learn from the Wright Brothers and understand how a new perspective creates possibilities. Leave in a comment what other leadership traits you find in them? #Optometry #OpticalForum #NationalAviationDay https://www.instagram.com/p/Chc36CUNNAv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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It's National Aviation Day! Here's a few photos of Lucy and Gary sharing an affectionate moment while on board an airplane. #lucilleball #garymorton #nationalaviationday #firstclasscabin #firstclassflight #milehighclub #airplane #747 #kiss #affectionate https://www.instagram.com/p/CSxHjvslqWc/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Today, Aug 19, 2023 is National #AviationDay!
(https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-aviation-day-august-19/)
#NationalAviationDay
*a Painting I painted a few years ago:
‘Traffic was Murder’
#neoGenre #transportationArt
2013 acrylic & oil blend on canvas 24"x18"
by @ArtistJamieRoxx #JamieRoxx (www.JamieRoxx.us)
This Sold Painting is Not Available.
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