Bicycle mechanic Charlie Taylor is best known for his collaboration with which two gentlemen in the early part of the 20th century?
Charlie Taylor (mechanic) Charlie Taylor (mechanic) Charles Edward Taylor (May 24, 1868 – January 30, 1956) was an American inventor, mechanic and machinist. He built the first aircraft engine used by the Wright brothers in the "Wright Flyer", and was a vital contributor of mechanical skills in the building and maintaining of early Wright engines and airplanes. Born in a log cabin on May 24, 1868, in Cerro Gordo, Illinois to William Stephen Taylor and Mary Jane Germain. Taylor worked as a binder at the "Nebraska State Journal" at age 12. He became a tool maker. At 24, he met and married Henrietta
Charlie Taylor (mechanic) his annuity and Social Security income were inadequate and he became a charity case in the Los Angeles County Hospital. When his plight was publicized, the aviation industry raised funds to move him to a private facility. He died on January 30, 1956, eight years to the day after Orville, his friend and employer. Taylor is buried at the Portal of Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation in Burbank, California, a shrine to aviation history. Charlie Taylor (mechanic) Charles Edward Taylor (May 24, 1868 – January 30, 1956) was an American inventor, mechanic and machinist. He built the first aircraft engine