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May 23, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 87 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN DAY; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 87
(Senate - May 23, 2019)

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                  AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN DAY

  Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. President, in 1902, a little known machinist by 
the name of Charles Edward Taylor began working for Orville and Wilbur 
Wright at the Wright Cycle Company in Dayton, OH. Over the course of 6 
weeks, using only a metal lathe, drill press, and hand tools, Mr. 
Taylor built a 12-horsepower engine that was used to power the Wright 
brothers' first successful aircraft in 1903.
  Today, Charles Taylor's May 24th birthday is observed as Aviation 
Maintenance Technician Day to recognize the thousands of men and women 
who follow in Mr. Taylor's footsteps and fulfill a critical safety role 
in the U.S. aviation industry. Whether maintaining military, 
commercial, general aviation, private, space, or experimental aircraft, 
aviation maintenance technicians use their specialized knowledge and 
skillset to ensure that all aircraft are safe and reliable.
  I want to thank aviation maintenance technicians across Illinois and 
throughout the Nation for their hard work and dedication. Their 
expertise and integrity ensures the U.S. aviation system will remain 
the safest and most reliable in the world.

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