Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpertive Center and Cycling Company:Wright Brothers To Be Recognized As True Inventors

Kitty Hawk Plans

I’m standing in front of the “Ejection Seat Exhibit”

On May 11, I went to visit “The Wright Brothers Intervention Center” and “The Wright Brothers Cycling Company.” In 1889, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio became two famous historians by introducing aviation to the world. These two Dayton brothers were Orville and Wilbur Wright. They worked in the Gem City repairing bicycles and printers. The Wright brothers were interested in the dynamics of how a simple kite flies through the air. This was the inspiration to build an invention that could transport an individual through the air. The type of aviation technology that was being invented by the Wright Brothers were lightweight engines, functional propellers and used wooden resources to construct the airplane. These resources built into their invention were unresearched by the Wright Brothers trying to figure out how to get the plane off the ground.

            By the end of 1902, the Wright Brothers were ready to test their invention called “Kitty Hawk.” They transported the plane to North Carolina to test the first flight on December 17, 1903. Their successful flight made worldwide headlines. They traveled to Europe to demonstrate their plane in motion and received high honors. I took pictures from the exhibit to show how the Kitty Hawk flew over European citizens a couple pictures. There was a short film demonstration showing the Wright Brothers’ flight in Europe and receiving their medals from the European government. In 1903, the Wright Brothers registered for a patent to protect their famous invention and research. A patent is the exclusive right to a product for a period of time from the date the product is invented. In 1906, the patent was applied to their aviation research to prove true ownership over the “Kitty Hawk.”

            A famous quote from Wilber Wright said, “We honestly think that our work of 1900’s had been civil to  value the world and that world owes us as inventors.” The Wright brothers wanted the recognition for their innovation to invent the first aviation technology in the world. This technology diffused globally to create different aviation models. In 1910, there were two important models to be reconstructed that resembled the Wright Brothers’ plane. The first model was Model B, it was the first mass produced airplane. The second model, Model G, was a flying boat plane used to fly along the Great Miami River to transport goods to other areas. In November, the first flight school was established in the Dayton area for men who wanted to learn about aviation technology and used the Huffman Prairie Field to test different models.

            In 1920, this famous technology invented by the Wright Brothers was advancing to build stronger models to hold more people to transport around the area. There were safety concerns about the plane having faults and crashing on impact. The brand new innovation to relieve safety concerns was the ejection seat with a parachute added to the back of the seat. A lieutenant named Howard Harris was the first individual to test the ejection seat over McCook Field. This demonstration showed people different scenarios about a plane having faults and learning how to use this new technology to save their life.  Aviation technology progressed to the War Worlds to help transport goods, weapons, and other materials to assist military needs.

            After walking around the Wright Brother exhibits, I have learned the accomplishments of the Wright Brothers innovation in the Dayton area that inspired people to believe in different technology to mobilize around the world.

Reference to: 

http://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/facilitysites.htm

This is model of the Wright Brothers plane but used different material

Wright Brothers Plane flying over European citizens

Wright Brothers Bicycle Company

Wright Brothers office area

Wilberforce Museum: Segregation in the 1950′s

The clothing attire the African American wore in the 1950's.

Mary Church Terrell

Me in front of one my favorite African American paintings. “The Problem We All Live With”

On May 22^nd, I went to visit “The African American Museum” located in Wilberforce, Ohio.  In this museum, it has three main exhibits to observe and learn about the African American Culture. A famous African American painting called “The Problem We All Live With: School Integration” is important to send a message to not live in segregation and to have the equal opportunities as everyone else. In the 1950’s, the African American culture was frowned upon society in society and encouraged to live in separate areas away from the white communities. These communities were divided into their own grocery stores, restrooms, and education.

            The African American culture diffused their own music “Jazz” from the New Orleans areas to spread to the Southern area. There were not many jobs for African Americans during this difficult time. Many African American men and women worked as tailors, gas stations attendants, and lower employment to help the middle class families. The African American cultural realized how “segregation” was degrading their rights as an individual need to take a stand to speak the truth for equal opportunities. For example, in the exhibit, there were African American leaders who made a difference within the Southern communities. One of the leaders was Mary Church Terrell, she was a famous African American leader who fought for her rights to become a true educator, author, and civil rights activist. She was the president of the NAACP who organized the civil rights movement through the Southern region of the United States to speak “the voice” of ending Jim Crow Laws against African Americans.

            The African American painting I addressed at the beginning has significance to the era of segregation.  In the painting, there are two body guards walking by a young African American girl who wanted to attend an all White school and details how the Southern community reacted by rioting against the notion of integration. The young girl who was illustrated in this painting was Ruby Bridges. She had the ambition to make a difference by learning how to read, write, and solve math problems. She attended an all white school that had no rules  to integrate African American students. Ruby wanted to make a difference and sent out a message to all colored students who had the disadvantages in their education to not give up and to take a stand.  In 1965, a famous Supreme Court Case, “Brown vs. School Board of Education”, fought to end all segregation in public schools to give each student the same opportunity to learn the same material and to learn how to be successful to achieve employment opportunities.

            After walking through all the exhibits, I was drawn to the 1950’s exhibit to learn more about how segregation diffused through the African American cultural, not just to the people in the community. The painting is one of my favorites for reading the information about how this young girl made a difference to earn a decent education and influenced others to do the same. I do believe this painting defines the transformation form segregation to integration by speaking the truth and taking a stand for equal opportunities.

Reference to:   

http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/places/sw13/index.shtml#hours

Painting

Steve Urkel Doll