Wright Laboratory
Encyclopedia
Wright Laboratory was a research and development organization operated by the United States Air Force
Materiel Command
. In 1997, the Laboratory was merged into the Air Force Research Laboratory
.
The Laboratory was named after the Wright brothers
, American pioneers of aviation and the namesake of Wright-Patterson AFB where Wright Laboratory was based.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
Materiel Command
Air Force Materiel Command
Air Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command....
. In 1997, the Laboratory was merged into the Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Research Laboratory
The Air Force Research Laboratory is a scientific research organization operated by the United States Air Force Materiel Command dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable aerospace warfighting technologies; planning and executing the Air Force science and...
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The Laboratory was named after the Wright brothers
Wright brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903...
, American pioneers of aviation and the namesake of Wright-Patterson AFB where Wright Laboratory was based.