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Warm-Up – 2/14 – 10 minutes

Warm-Up – 2/14 – 10 minutes. Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter. Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII. Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe.

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Warm-Up – 2/14 – 10 minutes

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  1. Warm-Up – 2/14 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter. • Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII. • Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe. • What weapon is often credited with creating the “space race?” • Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.

  2. Questions / Comments

  3. Warm-Up – 2/14 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter. • Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII. • Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe. • What weapon is often credited with creating to the “space race?” • Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.

  4. Jet Propulsion • US flew its first jet in 1942 (XP-59A) but didn’t produce a jet fighter until 1944 • The Lockheed F-80, Shooting Star was the first operational U.S. Jet fighter.

  5. Warm-Up – 2/14 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter. • Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII. • Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe. • What weapon is often credited with creating to the “space race?” • Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.

  6. Jet Propulsion • Before end of war, Germany had produced 22 different models of jet aircraft. • The most famous jet of WWII was the Messerschmitt ME-262A • 1400 produced but only 100 ever used

  7. Warm-Up – 2/14 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter. • Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII. • Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe. • What weapon is often credited with creating to the “space race?” • Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.

  8. “Vengeance Weapons” • Germany developed two • The V-1 and the V-2 • The V-1 was: • 26 ft long • Speed – 400 mph • Weighed 3,000 lbs • Carried 1,800 lbs of high explosives • It was called the “buzz bomb” • It was noisy and not very accurate

  9. Warm-Up – 2/14 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter. • Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII. • Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe. • What weapon is often credited with creating the “space race?” • Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.

  10. “Vengeance Weapons” • The V-2 was a rocket-propelled ballistic missile • It carried a 2,000 lbs warhead • Achieved speeds of 3,600 mph • Range of about 220 miles • Altitude of about 100 miles • Over 4,300 launched btwn Sep 1944 & Mar 1945 • Over 1,000 fell on England

  11. Warm-Up – 2/14 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter. • Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII. • Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe. • What weapon is often credited with creating to the “space race?” • Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.

  12. Helicopters • Sikorsky R-4 was the first successful military helicopter • Over 400 used in Europe, the Pacific and in the U.S. • April 1944, the R-4 was used to rescue a downed pilot for the first time behind enemy lines • A role for the helicopter that still exists today

  13. Questions / Comments

  14. THIS DAY IN AVIATION • February 14 • 1914 — An official American nonstop duration and distance record is made when Lt. Townsend Dodd and Sgt. Herbert Marcus fly the United States Signal Corps Burgess H tractor biplane. (S.C. No. 26) • 244.8 mi. in 4 hours 43 minutes. • Although it established a record for two people in one airplane, it also exceeded the previous single-seat record.

  15. THIS DAY IN AVIATION • February 14 • 1932 — Ruth Nichols flies her Lockheed “Vega” from Floyd Bennett Field, New York to an altitude of 19,928 feet, a new world record for diesel-engined airplanes.

  16. THIS DAY IN AVIATION • February 14 • 1934 — S. J. Wittman makes speed record for 100 kms for light airplanes in the fourth category of 137.513 mph at New Orleans, Louisiana.

  17. THIS DAY IN AVIATION • February 14 • 1934 — Pan American Air Races held at Shushan Airport, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  18. THIS DAY IN AVIATION • February 14 • 1980 — Japan Air Lines begins commercial operations with the highest-capacity airliner ever put into scheduled service, conducting the inaugural flight of eight Boeing 747SR. • The aircraft has seating for 550 passengers, 45 in the upper deck.

  19. THIS DAY IN AVIATION • February 14 • 1991 — 4th TFW McDonnell Douglas F-15E “Strike Eagle” shoots down Iraqi helicopter using a GBU-10, 2000-lb laser guided bomb during “Desert Storm.”

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  21. February 2014

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

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

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  26. SAFETY FIRST. SAFETY ALWAYS.

  27. 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 10 minutes prior to class ending • Class safety monitor will insure areas are clean and safe at all times

  28. SAFETY FIRST. SAFETY ALWAYS.

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