SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 45
(By Senators Prezioso, Jenkins, Williams, Oliverio, Kessler,
Foster and McCabe)
Designating May 24, 2010, as "Aviation Maintenance Technician Day"
in honor of Charles Edward Taylor.
Whereas, Charles Edward Taylor was born on May 24, 1869; and
Whereas, In 1902, Charles Edward Taylor began working as a
machinist for Orville and Wilbur Wright at the Wright Cycle Company
in Dayton, Ohio; and
Whereas
, Within six weeks, Charles Edward Taylor, using only
a lathe and drill press, built the first engine used to power the
Wright Flyer; and
Whereas
, Charles Edward Taylor's ingenuity earned him a place
in aviation history when the Wright Brothers successfully flew
their airplane on December 17, 1903; and
Whereas
, After this historic event, Charles Edward Taylor
continued to design engines for the Wright Brothers and later
taught them to build aircraft engines; and
Whereas
, In 1908, Charles Edward Taylor accompanied Orville
Wright to Fort Meyer, Virginia for test flights by the United
States government and in 1909, accompanied Wilbur Wright to New York for the Hudson-Fulton flights; and
Whereas
, Charles Edward Taylor served as lead mechanic for
Calbraith Rodgers, who made his first transcontinental flight in
1911; and
Whereas
, Charles Edward Taylor had a successful career in
aviation maintenance for more than 60 years; and
Whereas
, Charles Edward Taylor was honored by the Federal
Aviation Administration with the establishment of the Charles
Edward Taylor Master Mechanic Award, which recognizes persons with
50 years or more of aviation maintenance experience; and
Whereas
, Sadly, Charles Edward Taylor died in 1956, after a
long and distinguished career in the aviation industry; therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby designates May 24, 2010, as "Aviation
Maintenance Technician Day" in honor of Charles Edward Taylor
; and,
be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate acknowledges the
contributions made to the aviation industry by Charles Edward
Taylor
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward
a copy to the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center
.