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Warm-Up – 2/2 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What type of aircraft led to gaining control of the air? Describe the first type of bullet deflection used on propellers. What influence did the invention of the interrupting gear have on the use of fighter aircraft? Describe the problems associated with the wing mounted machine guns? Describe the first all metal, low wing monoplane. Who was known as the Ace of Aces?
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Warm-Up – 2/2 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What type of aircraft led to gaining control of the air? Describe the first type of bullet deflection used on propellers. What influence did the invention of the interrupting gear have on the use of fighter aircraft? Describe the problems associated with the wing mounted machine guns? Describe the first all metal, low wing monoplane. Who was known as the Ace of Aces?
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Introduction As more and more bombing raids took place, clear need for control of the air was needed. Fighter or pursuit aircraft were needed to drive off bombers.
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Warm-Up – 2/2 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What type of aircraft led to gaining control of the air? Describe the first type of bullet deflection used on propellers. What influence did the invention of the interrupting gear have on the use of fighter aircraft? Describe the problems associated with the wing mounted machine guns? Describe the first all metal, low wing monoplane. Who was known as the Ace of Aces?
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Fighter Development 1915 – French pilot – Roland Garros
Mounted an automatic rifle on aircraft Fired through the propeller To keep from shooting off propeller, the rear of the propeller was armored with steel plates
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The Steel Deflector Plate Fix
Angled metal guards on the propeller in line with the path of the bullets The guard is a "V" shaped piece of steel "U" shaped bullet "gutter" intended to direct the deflected path of the bullet striking it away from the propeller. sending a ricocheting bullet back into the pilot. bullet striking the plate could create fractures in the propeller causing it to fail.
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Warm-Up – 2/2 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What type of aircraft led to gaining control of the air? Describe the first type of bullet deflection used on propellers. What influence did the invention of the interrupting gear have on the use of fighter aircraft? Describe the problems associated with the wing mounted machine guns? Describe the first all metal, low wing monoplane. Who was known as the Ace of Aces?
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Fighter Development Germans captured Garros and his plane
Dutch – airplane designer – Anthony Fokker improved on design Fokker designed a machine gun that fired through a spinning propeller This gave Germans total control over the skies for over a year
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Warm-Up – 2/2 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What type of aircraft led to gaining control of the air? Describe the first type of bullet deflection used on propellers. What influence did the invention of the interrupting gear have on the use of fighter aircraft? Describe the problems associated with the wing mounted machine guns? Describe the first all metal, low wing monoplane. Who was known as the Ace of Aces?
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Fighter Development Allies tried to mount a gun to the top of the wing but was ineffective due to increased drag
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Fire above the path of the propeller:
The Wing-Mounted Gun Solution: Fire above the path of the propeller: Fitted with either drum or clip ammunition feed systems Two issues: Unreliable and prone to jamming difficult task of reloading ammunition or clearing a round from a jammed gun while flying
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Warm-Up – 2/2 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What type of aircraft led to gaining control of the air? Describe the first type of bullet deflection used on propellers. What influence did the invention of the interrupting gear have on the use of fighter aircraft? Describe the problems associated with the wing mounted machine guns? Describe the first all metal, low wing monoplane. Who was known as the Ace of Aces?
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Fighter Development May 1918
German designer Hugo Junkers built world’s first all metal, low-wing monoplane fighter called the Junkers D1 Arrived too late to make a difference in the war but was the fighter of the future
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Warm-Up – 2/2 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What type of aircraft led to gaining control of the air? Describe the first type of bullet deflection used on propellers. What influence did the invention of the interrupting gear have on the use of fighter aircraft? Describe the problems associated with the wing mounted machine guns? Describe the first all metal, low wing monoplane. Who was known as the Ace of Aces?
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WWI Fighter Aces Germany Manfred von Richtofen– (80 victories )
May 2, 1892 – Apr 21, 1918 “Aces of Aces” “Red Devil” – “Red Knight” Leader of the “Flying Circus” British buried him with full military honors Albatros D. III Fokker Dr. I
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THIS DAY IN AVIATION February 2
1918 — The first operational squadrons of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) are formed in France.
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THIS DAY IN AVIATION February 2
1954 — Japan Air Lines inaugurates its first international service: a twice-weekly route to San Francisco.
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THIS DAY IN AVIATION February 2
1989 — People Express flies its last service from Newark, New Jersey, to New York; it has been taken over by Continental Airlines.
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January 2018 Quiz Test Curtiss Vin Fiz Progress Rpts Due
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 7 8 Welcome to Aviation 9 Parts of an Aircraft Forces of Flight 10 Flight Control Surfaces Syllabus Due 11 Aircraft Review 12 Flight Line Friday Quiz 13 14 15 HOLIDAY 16 Quiz Review Chapter 1 Intro 17 Developing the Airplane 18 Wright Brothers 19 Test 20 21 22 Chapter 2 Development of Aviation in U.S. 23 Curtiss 24 Vin Fiz Progress Rpts Due 25 Progress in Europe 26 QUIZ Progress Rpts Sent Home 27 28 29 Helicopter Commercial Air Travel 30 WWI Preparing for War 31 Fighter Aces Lafayette Escadrille Flyboys Progress Reports Due 1 Fighter Development 2 Chapter 2 Test Progress Reports Sent Home
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The Adolescence of Air Power
Chapter 2 The Adolescence of Air Power Test Review
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The Adolescence of Air Power
Chapter 2 The Adolescence of Air Power Test
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Flyboys
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