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03-041
For Release: June 27, 2003

NASA Celebrates Powered Flight at Inventing Flight in Dayton

The celebration of a century of flight offers a unique opportunity
to highlight the many successes of NASA, as well as its contributions
to the future of flight. NASA's role in air and space flight will be
displayed at Dayton's Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration,
beginning July 3. 

During the 17-day event, NASA will demonstrate how it has reached
heights the Wright Brothers could not have imagined through its
advancements in aeropropulsion. Honoring the power to fly, Dayton,
the "Birthplace of Aviation," will become an international hub of
activity while the sky above the region becomes a festival in
itself. 

NASA's presence will center around its new exhibit entitled
"Powering Flight, Powering Dreams" to be located in the LexisNexis
Communication and Inspiration Pavilion at Celebration Central, a
sprawling 12-acre area at Deeds Point in downtown Dayton.

Developed in honor of the Centennial of Flight, the NASA exhibit will
trace the history of powered flight in America and the evolution of
modern marvels. Displays invite visitors to learn how NASA research
has gone from the laboratory to the runway and the launch pad.
Highlights of the exhibit include the history of flight research,
unique research aircraft, advanced satellite systems, deep space
travel and exploration of the solar system. Visitors will also be
able to view a Moon rock, a scale model Saturn Rocket, an ion engine
and various satellite models. 

As part of Inventing Flight, NASA will conduct educational activities
from July 3-15 in five 20' x 20' tents. Children and parents will
learn about NASA while having fun with educational hands-on
activities, including making paper airplanes, rotor copters and straw
rockets. Additionally, there will be a coloring contest, a 1900
Wright Kite display and the interactive dome-shaped simulator, the
Vision Station, where visitors can experience in three dimensions how
it felt to fly on the Wright flyer. 

In addition to Celebration Central at Deeds Point, NASA will have
exhibits at several other Inventing Flight venues located throughout
Dayton. An electric-powered airplane that has been converted from
traditional fuel will be on display at Huffman Prairie Flying Field,
adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. At nearby Carillon
Historical Park, an interactive exhibit entitled Tunneling the Winds
for Flight will feature a wind tunnel and provide information on how
the Wright Brothers used wind tunnels in their flight research. Other
events highlighting NASA include the Dayton Black Cultural Festival
on July 11-13 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds and the Vectren
Dayton Air Show at the Dayton International Airport from July 17
through 20.

A highlight during Inventing Flight will be NASA Day, which begins
the evening of July 17 and continues through July 18. This event will
feature astronaut visits and other NASA-centered activities that
showcase the Agency's contributions to powered flight. Senator John
Glenn, secretary general of Inventing Flight, will participate in the
activities. 

More information about Inventing Flight can be found at:
http://www.inventingflight.com

More information about NASA's role in celebrating the Centennial of
Flight can be found at: http://centennial.grc.nasa.gov

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