Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Describe the Combined Bombing Offensive. Describe the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. Describe why President Truman decided to use the atom bomb against Japan.

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Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Describe the Combined Bombing Offensive. Describe the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. Describe why President Truman decided to use the atom bomb against Japan.

Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. If you could control the air then you could influence the actions on the ground or sea.

Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Describe the Combined Bombing Offensive. Describe the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. Describe why President Truman decided to use the atom bomb against Japan.

Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Combined arms approach – aircraft, artillery and troops. Quick, good communication, and stealth are key components.

Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Describe the Combined Bombing Offensive. Describe the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. Describe why President Truman decided to use the atom bomb against Japan.

Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Describe the Combined Bombing Offensive. Utilized during the European Campaign. The US bombed during the day from high altitudes, with fighter escorts utilizing new technology (Norden bombsight). British bombed during the nighttime.

Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Describe the Combined Bombing Offensive. Describe the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. Describe why President Truman decided to use the atom bomb against Japan.

Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Describe the Combined Bombing Offensive. Describe the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. The primary weapon was the aircraft carrier and the aircraft gained superiority, captured islands, built bases and moved to the next island to begin strategic bombing of mainland Japan.

Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Describe the Combined Bombing Offensive. Describe the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. Describe why President Truman decided to use the atom bomb against Japan.

Warm-Up – 11/6 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Describe, in your own words, the importance of air superiority. Describe the Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans. Describe the Combined Bombing Offensive. Describe the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. Describe why President Truman decided to use the atom bomb against Japan. President Truman feared that a land invasion would cost hundreds of thousands of lives (both military and civilian) and the war would drag on for a long time.

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THIS DAY IN AVIATION November 6 1915 — The first catapult launching of an airplane from a moving ship is made from the USS North Carolina in Pensacola, Florida.

THIS DAY IN AVIATION November 6 1930 — Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for World War I action.

THIS DAY IN AVIATION November 6 1945 — The first jet plane to land on an aircraft carrier is a Ryan FR-1 “Fireball” piloted by U.S. Navy Ensign Jake West.

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November 2017 Chap 5 Quiz FLIGHTLINE 5 6 Chapter 5 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 5 6 Chapter 5 Military Developments Separate Air Force Wartime Advances 7 Jet Propulsion “Vengeance Weapons” Helicopters 8 Berlin Airlift 9 Korean War Lessons Learned 10 Chap 5 Quiz FLIGHTLINE 11   12 13 Commercial Aviation General Aviation 14 Aviation R & D 15 Vietnam War Phase 1 and 2 16 Phase 3 and 4 17 Chap 5 TEST 18 19 20 21 22 NO SCHOOL 23 THANKSGIVING 24 25 26 27 Chapter 6 Advances in Aeronautics 28 29 Chap 6 TEST 30 1 2

AVIATION ACES High Shooter (Score) 100% 3A 3A Grant, Tyrek Pilots (A – 90 & above) 3A Co-Pilots (B – 80 - 89) Grant, Tyrek Chavez, Carlos Jimenez, Johan Williams, Roderick Brown, Trey Seeger, Josh Cook, Cameron Smalls, Tyrone Crook, LC Thomas, Jack Dickman, Brandon Gilbert, Hunter Grober, Brandon Guest, Dakota Heyward, Trey- Darius Little, Zane Midyette, Parker Morris, Dillon High Shooter (Score) 100%

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Chapter 5 – Aviation: From the Cold War to Desert Storm

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Today’s Mission Requirements Identify why the United States reduced its military forces after World War II. Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. Identify several aviation advances that were made during World War II. EQ: What were the main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications to aviation development?

Video of the Day B-36 Peacemaker

Military Developments After World War II, US Army Air Forces went from: 2,125,000 (63,715 aircraft) Sep 1945 Jan 1946, 900,000 By 1947 cut to 300,000

Military Developments US was certain, with the monopoly of the atomic bomb, no one would dare attack US felt no need to maintain a large military force

Separate Air Force: Designed to Defend the Nation In July 1947 with the National Security Act, the Air Force became a separate branch of the military The USAF primary mission was deterrence

Separate Air Force: Designed to Defend the Nation USAF needed to be strong enough that no nation would dare attack The USAF could destroy a nation with atomic bombs This mission was given to the Strategic Air Command (SAC).

Separate Air Force: Designed to Defend the Nation The B-36 Peacemaker started service in 1948. First designed in 1941 in case England lost Battle of Britain – which would have left US with no bases close to bomb Germany

Separate Air Force: Designed to Defend the Nation The B-36 was designed: carry 10,000 lbs bombs range 10,000 miles Weighed six times as much as B-17 Powered by six pusher propellers and four jet engines B-29

B-36 “Peacemaker” Span: 230 feet Length: 162 feet, 1 inches Height: Weight: 410,000 pounds loaded Armament: Sixteen M24 20mm cannon in eight nose, tail and fuselage turrets, 86,000 pounds of conventional or nuclear bombs Engine: Six Pratt & Whitney B 4360s of 3,800 horsepower and four General Electric J47s of 5,200 pounds thrust each Maximum speed: 435 mph Cruising speed: 230 mph Range: 10,000 miles Service ceiling: 45,700 feet Cost: $3,701,000 B-36 “Peacemaker”

Wartime Advances Airplanes improved in: Aircraft design Instrumentation Navigation Electronic systems Engines Armor protection

Wartime Advances Bombers grew in size, speed and bomb load capacity B-29 carried 3 times the bomb load and had 3 times the range of the B-17 B-29 was the first to have pressurized crew compartments

Wartime Advances P-51 often called best fighter of WWII P-51D Mustang P-40C Curtiss Max Weight 11,600 lbs 8,058 lbs Max Speed 437 mph 345 mph Max Range 2,300 mi 945 mi Service Ceiling 41,000 ft 29,500 ft Rate of Climb 3,500 fpm 2,690 fpm

Wartime Advances War brings out the survival instinct Leads to revolutionary developments that replaced previous technology Jet aircraft quickly made piston-engine aircraft obsolete

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Today’s Mission Requirements Identify why the United States reduced its military forces after World War II. Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. Identify several aviation advances that were made during World War II. EQ: What were the concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications to aviation development?

Military Developments US was certain, with the monopoly of the atomic bomb, no one would dare attack US felt no need to maintain a large military force

Today’s Mission Requirements Identify why the United States reduced its military forces after World War II. Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. Identify several aviation advances that were made during World War II. EQ: What were the main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications to aviation development?

Separate Air Force: Designed to Defend the Nation In July 1947 with the National Security Act, the Air Force became a separate branch of the military

Today’s Mission Requirements Identify why the United States reduced its military forces after World War II. Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. Identify several aviation advances that were made during World War II. EQ: What were the main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications to aviation development?

Separate Air Force: Designed to Defend the Nation The USAF primary mission was deterrence

Today’s Mission Requirements Identify why the United States reduced its military forces after World War II. Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. Identify several aviation advances that were made during World War II. EQ: What were the main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications to aviation development?

Wartime Advances Airplanes improved in: Aircraft design Instrumentation Navigation Electronic systems Engines Armor protection

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Lesson Closure - 3 – 2 - 1 2. List 2 things you have questions about today’s lesson. 3. List 3 things you learned today. 1. Create (1) quiz question with answer about today’s lesson.

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Model Building Grading Rubic Accuracy and Authenticity will be judged Attention Detail, Paint, Plastic spurs, seams, moving parts, guidelines Judged by Col. Snider, Mr. Burnes, Mr. Sanchez Scale of 1- 50 Project Grade – 50% Judging will take place Wed Mar 14 Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd each class

Model Building Grading Rubic Each Group Member is responsible to produce a 2 page paper on the model. Aircraft contribution to Aviation development Significant Aviation Pioneers associated with aircraft (pilots, inventors etc.) Significant Aviation Event (i.e. first transatlantic flight, first use of wing surfaces etc.) This grade is worth 25% of the Project Grade Individual is also to write a 1 page paper on each group members involvement Following directions, participation, and how you think the project went or could have been improved This grade is worth 10% of the Project Grade Due Friday March 16

Model Building Grading Rubic The Group will provide a Presentation on the model. 5to 7 slides (Title slide; Body; Summary Slide) Include Pictures The presentation will include input from each members paper The Presentation counts as 15% of each members Project Grade Due Friday March 16 Project Grade: 50% Model; Indiv paper 25%, Indiv Group Eval paper 10% and Group Presentation 15% = 100%

Safety Rules – Safety Monitor Brief Must Use Safety Glasses Use of Cutting tools is Dangerous – AT ALL TIMES – knives only out when cutting Must Use Cutting Mats All Areas will remain clean and organized Plane Captains will insure All Areas will be cleaned and all items put back in proper locations 5 minutes prior to class ending Class safety monitor will insure areas are clean and safe at all times

SAFETY FIRST. SAFETY ALWAYS.

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AVIATION ACES 4A 4A Bradley Bearden Phillip Hooper James Buck Pilots (A – 93 & above) 4A Co-Pilots (B – 85 – 92) Bradley Bearden James Buck Jonathan Buck TJ Dobson Ian Higgins Zachary Langford Chris Plucinski Phillip Hooper Yunus Kisnak Chris Raczkowski High Shooter (100)