DAYTON — Ohioans know how special the Wright Brothers are and that the Buckeye State is the Birthplace of Aviation.

Now, thanks to a recently passed bill, so does the rest of the nation.

What You Need To Know

  • Several state officials gathered at Carillon Historical park for the ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 24

  • The bill adopts the 1905 Wright Flyer III as Ohio's official airplane

  • You can check it out at the park

Gov. Mike DeWine, state Senators Terry Johnson and Steve Huffman and the staff at Carillon Historical park came together for a ceremonial bill signing of Senate Bill 24.

The bill was signed into law on April 2 of this year and adopts the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the official state airplane of Ohio. 

Guests can check it out anytime at the park.

“We really continue to emphasize that this is a state of innovation and certainly the people that we look to as the most visible example of that are these two brothers who just kept at it,” DeWine said.

The Wright Flyer III was the Wright Brothers' third powered aircraft.

Wright Hall, the building that houses the plane, was one of the original eight buildings built at Carillon Park under the direction of Orville Wright.