1. Warm-Up – 9/18 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
The second airmail route established originated in New York and ended in _____ via ______?
What aircraft was the first commonly used to deliver mail?
What aircraft made it more profitable to carry passengers?
The Aeronautics Branch was authorized to investigate ________?
__________ was the name of the aircraft that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic

2. Questions / Comments

3. Warm-Up – 9/18 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
The second airmail route established originated in New York and ended in _____ via ______?
What aircraft was the first commonly used to deliver mail?
What aircraft made it more profitable to carry passengers?
The Aeronautics Branch was authorized to investigate ________?
__________ was the name of the aircraft that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic

4. 1918 - First airmail route was
Washington, DC and New York City (209 mi)
In 1919,
NY to Chicago (720 mi) via Cleveland was added
1st leg (409 mi);
2nd leg (311 mi)

5. Warm-Up – 9/18 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
The second airmail route established originated in New York and ended in _____ via ______?
What aircraft was the first commonly used to deliver mail?
What aircraft made it more profitable to carry passengers?
The Aeronautics Branch was authorized to investigate ________?
__________ was the name of the aircraft that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic

6. Air Mail Speeds Up Delivery
De Havilland DH-4
Crew: Two Engine: 400-hp Liberty 12 Maximum speed: 128 mph Cruising speed: 90 mph Range: 400 miles
Carry about 400 lbs of mail

7. Warm-Up – 9/18 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
The second airmail route established originated in New York and ended in _____ via ______?
What aircraft was the first commonly used to deliver mail?
What aircraft made it more profitable to carry passengers?
The Aeronautics Branch was authorized to investigate ________?
__________ was the name of the aircraft that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic

8. Air Mail Speeds Up Delivery
This incentive also created a demand for newer and larger aircraft
Some mail planes carried passenger BUT most were too small to carry only 2 or 3
More profitable to carry mail than passengers
Except for those that flew the Ford Tri-Motor aircraft

9. Warm-Up – 9/18 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
The second airmail route established originated in New York and ended in _____ via ______?
What aircraft was the first commonly used to deliver mail?
What aircraft made it more profitable to carry passengers?
The Aeronautics Branch was authorized to investigate ________?
__________ was the name of the aircraft that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic

10. Air Mail Speeds Up Delivery
The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created the Aeronautics Branch which was authorized to:
License all planes and pilots
Establish and enforce air traffic rules
Develop navigational facilities
Map airways
Furnish flight information
Investigate accidents
Provide aviation safety through assistance and guidance to civil aviation

11. Warm-Up – 9/18 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
The second airmail route established originated in New York and ended in _____ via ______?
What aircraft was the first commonly used to deliver mail?
What aircraft made it more profitable to carry passengers?
The Aeronautics Branch was authorized to investigate ________?
__________ was the name of the aircraft that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic

12. Pioneers Contribute to the Development of Air Power
Charles Lindbergh – first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (Spirit of St. Louis)
In 1927, took off from New York and landed in Paris
It took him 33 hours and 30 minutes
He became a world hero and a promoter of civil aviation.

13. Questions / Comments

14. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 18
1928 — The first rotating- wing aircraft to fly the English Channel is the Cierva C-8L “Autogyro” flown by its designer, Spaniard, Juan de la Cierva.

15. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 18
1928 — Juan de la Cierva flies his autogiro from London to Paris.

16. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 18
1928 — Swedish pilot, Lindner, and Baron von Huenefeld fly a Junkers monoplane from Berlin to Tokyo, Japan.

17. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 18
1940 — The first flight of the Zeppelin LZ-127 “Graf Zeppelin” is made.
It is the most successful rigid airship ever built, flown commercially on a regular basis from Europe to South America.
It flies over a million miles and carries some 13,100 passengers before its demise in 1940.

18. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 18
1947 — The United States Air Force becomes an independent service within the unified United States armed forces.
This change recognizes the fact that air power is to be the nation's first line of defense.

19. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 18
1948 — The first flight of a delta-wing jet airplane is made with the Convair XF- 92A.

20. Questions / Comments

21. September 2015 Chapter 2 WWI Preparing for War Fighter Aces
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 6 7
NO SCHOOL
HOLIDAY 8
Chapter 2
WWI
Preparing for War 9
Fighter Development 10
Fighter Aces
Lafayette Escadrille 11
WWI TEST
FltLine Friday
“FlyBoys” 12 13 14
Chapter 3
The Golden Age 15 16 17 18
QUIZ 19 20 21 22 23
Progress Rpts Due 24 25
TEST
Progress Rpts Sent Home 26 27 28
Chapter 4 29 30

22. Chapter 3 - The Golden Age
QUIZ

23. Safety Rules – Safety Monitor Brief
Must Use Safety Glasses
Use of Cutting tools is Dangerous – AT ALL TIMES
Must Use Cutting Mats
Extended breathing of adhesives and paint fumes can be dangerous
All Areas will remain clean and organized
Plane Captains will insure All Areas will be cleaned and all items put back in proper locations 10minutes prior to class ending
Class safety monitor will insure areas are clean and safe at all times

24. SAFETY FIRST.
SAFETY ALWAYS.