Warm-Up – 9/29 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: This organization directed scientific study of the problems of flight and provided valuable research in aeronautics. One of the most successful early aircraft created by the Piper Aircraft Corporation. What was the airline that was the first to purchase Douglas DC-3 aircraft? What was the most successful commercial aircraft in 1938?
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Warm-Up – 9/29 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: This organization directed scientific study of the problems of flight and provided valuable research in aeronautics. One of the most successful early aircraft created by the Piper Aircraft Corporation. What was the airline that was the first to purchase Douglas DC-3 aircraft? What was the most successful commercial aircraft in 1938?
Aviation Grows In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson formed the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). It directed scientific study of the problems of flight and provided valuable research in aeronautics.
Aviation Grows William Piper and G.C Taylor also started a company in 1929 – Taylor Aircraft Company Piper bought out Taylor Aircraft Company and 1935 renamed it Piper Aircraft Corporation.
Warm-Up – 9/29 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: This organization directed scientific study of the problems of flight and provided valuable research in aeronautics. One of the most successful early aircraft created by the Piper Aircraft Corporation. What was the airline that was the first to purchase Douglas DC-3 aircraft? What was the most successful commercial aircraft in 1938?
Warm-Up – 9/29 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: This organization directed scientific study of the problems of flight and provided valuable research in aeronautics. One of the most successful early aircraft created by the Piper Aircraft Corporation. What was the airline that was the first to purchase Douglas DC-3 aircraft? What was the most successful commercial aircraft in 1938?
Commercial Aviation Matures American was flying the DC-3, which became the standard commercial airliner by the late 1930s. The DC-3 carried 24 passengers or 5,000 lbs of cargo a distance of 1,200 miles
Warm-Up – 9/29 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: This organization directed scientific study of the problems of flight and provided valuable research in aeronautics. One of the most successful early aircraft created by the Piper Aircraft Corporation. What was the airline that was the first to purchase Douglas DC-3 aircraft? What was the most successful commercial aircraft in 1938?
Commercial Aviation Matures By 1938, DC-3s carried 95% of all US commercial traffic By 1939, they were carrying 90% of worldwide commercial traffic Army Air Corps purchased 10,000 DC-3s and renamed them the C-47 Officially known as the “Skytrain” Nicknamed the “Gooney Bird”
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THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 29 1928 — William Brock and Edward Schlee in a Bellanca monoplane at Rockwell Field, California, make a duration flight of 59 hours 10 minutes 15 seconds.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 29 1928 — Air Races held at Boise, Idaho.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 29 1938 — B/Gen. H.H. “Hap” Arnold named Chief of the Army Air Corps.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 29 1964 — The first take-off and landing of the LTV (Ling-Temco-Vought) XC- 142A vertical take-off transport is made in Dallas, Texas. The aircraft has four 2,850-hp General Electric turboprops mounted on the wings that can pivot 90 degrees to allow for a vertical take-off.
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September 2016 Quiz TEST 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Red Tails Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 18 19 Chapter 3 The Golden Age 20 21 Progress Rpts Due 22 23 QUIZ Progress Rpts Sent Home 24 25 26 27 28 TEST 29 Red Tails 30 1 2 3 Chapter 4 Air Power Goes to War 4 5 6 7 Quiz 8
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AVIATION ACES High Shooter (Score) 100% 1A 1A Argueta, Randy Pilots (A – 90 & above) 1A Co-Pilots (B – 80 - 89) Broaddus, Dwight Gaertner, Michael Kaminsky, Cooper Lavender, Hiccup White, Ean Argueta, Randy Bradford, Casey Burch, Hayden Cairnes, Gabe Caton, Matt Hofmann, Tyler Lawson, Dalton Makowski, Andy Musgrove, Sayrend Thompson, Trent High Shooter (Score) 100%
1A - Missing Assignments AEA Crossword Argueta, Randy Due NLT – Today
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The Tuskegee Airmen
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