Dan Patterson
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Mid-air refueling has its roots in Dayton (opens the original)
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Once McCook Field was established as the Army aviation engineering headquarters in 1917, here in Dayton, engineers took on some of the most important challenges facing military flying. The phrase "faster, higher and farther" gives a pretty good idea of the goals they set for themselves. The limits of aircraft design and capacity mean you just cannot keep making the gas tank bigger. So the idea of mid-air refueling came along. Early attempts included a “wing walker” with a 5-gallon gas can strapp
New recognition highlights Dayton's long history of aerospace and defense growth (opens the original)
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Finally, the nation's business realms are realizing and talking about what we who live here in Dayton have known for a long time. A report from site-selection consulting firm Global Location Strategies recently put the Dayton region third in the nation for aerospace and defense manufacturing. The report highlights the area's long-standing ties to military innovation. The genesis and genius of the Wrights are well known, and then a great vacuum of notice. The aviation world certainly knew this al
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