[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 571 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 571

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an Aviation 
    Maintenance Technician Day should be established and expressing 
 appreciation for Charles Edward Taylor's invaluable contributions to 
                               aviation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2004

Mr. Frost submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an Aviation 
    Maintenance Technician Day should be established and expressing 
 appreciation for Charles Edward Taylor's invaluable contributions to 
                               aviation.

Whereas Charles Edward Taylor was born on May 24, 1869;
Whereas in 1902 Charles Taylor began working as a machinist for Orville and 
        Wilbur Wright at the Wright Cycle Company in Dayton, Ohio;
Whereas, using only a metal lathe, drill press, and hand tools, Charles Taylor 
        built, in 6 weeks, the 12-horsepower engine that was used to power the 
        Wright brothers' first flying machine;
Whereas Charles Taylor's ingenuity earned him a place in aviation history when 
        the Wright brothers successfully flew their airplane on December 17, 
        1903;
Whereas, after this historic event, Charles Taylor continued to design engines 
        for the Wright brothers and later taught them to build aircraft engines;
Whereas Charles Taylor became an airport manager in 1904, dedicating his time to 
        the maintenance of the Wright airplanes at Huffman Prairie in Dayton, 
        Ohio, where the Wright brothers continued test flights;
Whereas Charles Taylor accompanied Orville Wright to Fort Meyer, Virginia, for 
        test flights by the United States Government in 1908 and accompanied 
        Wilbur Wright to New York for the Hudson-Fulton flights in 1909;
Whereas Charles Taylor served as lead mechanic when Calbraith Rodgers completed 
        the first crossing of the continental United States by airplane in 1911 
        and repaired Calbraith Rodgers' airplane after numerous crash landings 
        during the course of the 49-day trip;
Whereas Charles Taylor remained humble, never telling his coworkers at future 
        jobs of his amazing achievements;
Whereas Charles Taylor had a successful career in aviation maintenance for more 
        than 60 years;
Whereas Charles Taylor was honored by the Federal Aviation Administration with 
        the establishment of the Charles Edward Taylor Master Mechanic Award, 
        which recognizes individuals with 50 years or more of aviation 
        maintenance experience; and
Whereas Charles Edward Taylor has become a hero to aircraft maintenance 
        technicians worldwide: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that an 
        Aviation Maintenance Technician Day should be established to 
        honor the life and memory of Charles Edward Taylor, the 
        aircraft maintenance technician who built and maintained the 
        engine that was used to power the Wright brothers' first flying 
        machine; and
            (2) the House of Representatives honors the life of Charles 
        Edward Taylor and expresses its appreciation for his invaluable 
        contributions to aviation.
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