PRINTER'S NO. 891

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

136

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY YAW, BROWNE, LANGERHOLC, VOGEL, J. WARD, FONTANA,

LAUGHLIN, STREET, ARGALL, MARTIN, BARTOLOTTA, COMITTA,

SCAVELLO, PHILLIPS-HILL, MASTRIANO, ROBINSON, COSTA, STEFANO,

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina; and

WHEREAS, In Kitty Hawk, the Wright brothers made the first

controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air

aircraft, and in the process established a tradition of

excellence in innovation that endures to this day; and

WHEREAS, Declared in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt,

"National Aviation Day" celebrates the history and development

of aviation; and

WHEREAS, This annual event provides an ideal time to pay

tribute to the many pioneering individuals who have dared to

WHEREAS, The many organizations and airports throughout this

Commonwealth that have participated in "National Aviation Day"

are to be commended for their tremendous efforts to guarantee

that the history of aviation in the United States will not be

forgotten; and

WHEREAS, Aviation in this Commonwealth dates back more than

100 years and currently ranks 16th in the country in the number

of public-use aviation facilities; and

WHEREAS, With 124 airports, heliports and seaplane bases,

aviation provides an annual economic impact of $28.5 billion to

over the years to employ hundreds of workers who specialize in

the engineering, manufacturing, service and support of piston

aircraft engines; and

WHEREAS, The need for these jobs translates into expanded

curriculum at many Pennsylvania colleges in the field of

aviation maintenance and technology; and

WHEREAS, Residents of this Commonwealth and aviation

enthusiasts are encouraged to celebrate the history of aviation

and support the future of aviation here in this Commonwealth;

therefore be it