Follow the Flight Path - Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Ohio
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DougK
N 39° 48.277 W 084° 03.676
16S E 751582 N 4410204
This sign depicts the catapult launch and flight path taken by the Wright brothers around the Huffman Prairie Flying Field, near Dayton, Ohio
Waymark Code: WMFJ2X
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2012
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An aerial photo of
Huffman Prairie Flying Field has images of the Wright flyer in a sequence representing the circular flight path flown over the field.
Follow the Flight Path
The trail you see ahead curving gently to the right retraces the way Wilbur and orville
Wright flew here in 1904-1905. Look for seven tall flag poles that mark the corners of
the pasture. The brothers tried their best to fly only inside this field, because they respected
property boundaries. It was hard enough to drag their 700-pound flying machine back to the launch rails without having to negotiate fences. Remember, their flyer had no wheels.
On the first of three trials we found that we had started a circle on too large a radius to keep within the boundaries of the small field in which we were operating. Accordingly, a landing was made each time, without accident, merely to avoid passing beyond the boundaries of the field.
Wilbur Wright
This is one of many interpretative signs on the flying field, telling the story of early flight.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
near Pylon Road
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio USA
45433
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