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A 5 Star Chapter in 2000-2001

A 5 Star Chapter in 1999-2000

Dr. Walter M. Griffith
Air Force Research Laboratory
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio

References
1. Rosamond Young and Catharine Fitzgerald, Twelve Seconds to the Moon, A Story of the Wright Brothers; 2nd Edition, US Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc; Dayton
2. Fred C. Kelly, The Wright Brothers, Ballantine Books, New York, 1966.
3. Leonard S. Hobbs, The Wright Brothers' Engine and Their Design, Smithsonian-Institution Press, City of Washington, 1971.
4. Bill Yennie, Legends of Flight, Publications International, LTD., Lincolnwood, IL., 1997.
5. Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., editor, The American Heritage History of Flight, American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1962
6. Daniel Eylon, "What Got the Wrights Off the Ground - The Materials Story", Presentation to the Dayton Chapter of ASM, International, May 2000.[note: primarily concerned with the 1903 engine]
7. E.C. Culick, "Aeronautics 1899-1909:The Wrights-French Connection", presentation to Dayton-Cincinnati Section of AIAA, Engineers Club, Dayton, Ohio, 9 August 2000.
8. Howard R. DuFour, Supervisor Emeritus Instrument Machine Shop, Wright State University, private discussions.
9. Howard R. DuFour, Charles E. Taylor: The Wright Brothers Mechanician, Dayton, Ohio, 1997.
10. Peter L. Jakab, Visions of a Flying Machine: The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention, Smithsonian-Institution Press, Washington, 1990.
11. Howard R. DuFour and Tobey M, Cordell, "Uncovering the Mysteries of Building the 1903 Wright Flyer", Presentation to the 49th AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Annual Awards Luncheon, 22 June 2001, Wright-Patterson Officers' Club, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
11. Tom D. Crouch, The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright, W.W. Norton and Company, New York, 1989.
12. 1905 Wright Flyer III - The First Practical Airplane, a pamphlet from Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Dayton, 2000.
13. Amos Ives Root, "The First Published Account of the Wright Brothers Flight", reprinted from Gleanings in Bee Culture, 1905.
14. Wright Brothers Official Map and Guide, Wright Brothers Memorial, North Carolina, National Park Service, US Department of Interior, GPO 1997-417-648.
15. James F. Aldridge, Wright from the Start: he Contributions of Dayton's Science and Engineering Community to American Air Power in the Twentieth Century, History Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, AF Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, GPO 1997-552-193.
16. Fred C. Kelly, Orville Wright: How We Invented the Airplane - An Illustrated History, Dover Publications, Inc, New York, 1953.
17. The Wright Brothers at Carillon Historical Park, a booklet published by Carillon Historical park, Dayton, Ohio, 1997.
18. Tom D. Crouch, "An Interview with the Wright Brothers Circa 1901", Dayton Daily News, pE1, October 7, 2001.
19. Russell Freedman, The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, Holiday House, New York, 1991.