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THE HISTORY OF AVIATION

THE HISTORY OF AVIATION. ERAS IN AVIATION. EARLY YEARS – 200 BC THRU 1890 AD PRE-POWERED FLIGHT – 1860-1903 EARLY POWERED FLIGHT – 1903-1914 WORLD WAR I – 1914 – 1918 RECORDS ATTEMPTS – 1918 – 1939 WORLD WAR II – 1939 – 1945 JETS AND SPEED – 1945 – 1958 SPACE – 1958 - PRESENT.

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THE HISTORY OF AVIATION

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  1. THE HISTORY OF AVIATION

  2. ERAS IN AVIATION • EARLY YEARS – 200 BC THRU 1890 AD • PRE-POWERED FLIGHT – 1860-1903 • EARLY POWERED FLIGHT – 1903-1914 • WORLD WAR I – 1914 – 1918 • RECORDS ATTEMPTS – 1918 – 1939 • WORLD WAR II – 1939 – 1945 • JETS AND SPEED – 1945 – 1958 • SPACE – 1958 - PRESENT

  3. FROM THE BEGINNING OF HISTORY MAN HAS DREAMED OF FLIGHT

  4. EARLY YEARS 200 BC THRU 1890 AD • GREEK MYTHOLOGY • DAEDALUS & ICARUS

  5. EARLY YEARS 200 BC THRU 1890 AD • GREEK MYTHOLOGY • DAEDALUS & ICARUS

  6. EARLY YEARS 200 BC THRU 1890 AD • ITALIAN ARTIST/INVENTOR • LEONARDO DA VINCI – 1452 AD -1519 AD

  7. EARLY YEARS 200 BC THRU 1890 AD • ITALIAN ARTIST/INVENTOR • LEONARDO DA VINCI FORESAW THE PARACHUTE, HELICOPTER AND AIRCRAFT

  8. EARLY YEARS 200 BC THRU 1890 AD • MONTGOLFIER BROTHERS - JOSEPH ANDJACQUES ETIENNE • MADE THE FIRST HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT IN DECEMBER 1782 IN FRANCE • MADE FIRST MANNED FLIGHT NOVEMBER 1783

  9. EARLY YEARS 200 BC THRU 1890 AD • CIVIL WAR – 1862 THROUGH 1865 • OBSERVATION BALLOONS WERE USED TO MONITOR TROOPS AND SPOT ARTILARY

  10. EARLY YEARS 200 BC THRU 1890 AD • CIVIL WAR – 1862 THROUGH 1865

  11. EARLY YEARS 200 BC THRU 1890 AD • INVENTIONS • BALLOONS • GAS • HOT AIR • CONCEPTS • PARACHUTE • HELICOPTER • HUMAN POWERED GLIDER

  12. PRE-POWERED FLIGHT 1860-1903 • UNPOWERED GLIDERS • OTTO LILENTHAL 1848-1896 • OCTAVE CHANUTE 1832-1910 • CAPTAIN F. FERBER • WRIGHT BROTHERS

  13. PRE-POWERED FLIGHT 1860-1903 • OTTO LILIENTHAL

  14. PRE-POWERED FLIGHT 1860-1903 • OCTAVE CHANUTE

  15. PRE-POWERED FLIGHT 1860-1903 • CAPTAIN F. FERBER

  16. PRE-POWERED FLIGHT 1860-1903 • WRIGHT BROTHERS

  17. PRE-POWERED FLIGHT 1860-1903 • INVENTIONS • RIGID FRAME AIRCRAFT • HUMAN CONTROLED FLIGHT • WEIGHT SHIFTING • WING DESIGN • PITCH CONTROL SURFACES

  18. EARLY POWERED FLIGHT1903-1914 • EARLY POWERED FLIGHT • SAMMUEL PIERPONT LANGLEY • WRIGHT BROTHERS – ORVILE and WILBER • GLEN CURTIS • GLEN L MARTIN • LOUIS BLEROIT • CAL ROGERS • LINCOLN BLEACHLEY

  19. PRE-POWERED FLIGHT 1860-1903 • SAMUEL PIERPONT LANGLEY – 1834 TO 1906

  20. EARLY POWERED FLIGHT1903-1914 • WRIGHT BROTHERS – ORVILE AND WILBER • FIRST POWERED HEAVIER-THAN-AIR FLIGHT DECEMBER 17, 1903

  21. EARLY POWERED FLIGHT1903-1914 • GLEN CURTIS – 1878 TO 1930 • INVENTER AILERON CONTROLS • MOTORCYCLE RACER

  22. EARLY POWERED FLIGHT1903-1914 • GLEN L MARTIN – 1886 TO 1955 • AIRCRAFT DESIGNER

  23. EARLY POWERED FLIGHT1903-1914 • LOUIS BLERIOT – 1872 TO 1936 • FRENCH INVENTOR • FIRST AIRCRAFT TO FLY ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN JULY 1909

  24. EARLY POWERED FLIGHT1903-1914 • CAL ROGERS – 1879 TO 1912 • FIRST COAST TO COAST FLIGHT • 84 DAYS, SEPTEMBER 17, 1911 TO NOVEMEBER 5, 1911 • 74 LANDINGS, INCLUDING 12 CRASHES • AIRCRAFT CALLED “VIN FIZ” AFTER A GRAPE SOFT DRINK. • AIRCRAFT WAS A WRIGHT MODEL EX FLYER

  25. EARLY POWERED FLIGHT1903-1914 • LINCOLN BEACHEY – 1887 TO 1915 • RACED AGAINST BARNEY OLDFIELD’S RACE CAR AT COUNTY FARES

  26. EARLY POWERED FLIGHT1903-1914 • INVENTIONS • AIRCRAFT MOTORS • PROPELLERS • THREE AXIS FLIGHT CONTROLS • WHEELED LANDING GEAR • FLOAT PLANES • RECORDS SET FOR SPEED, DISTANCE, AND ENDURANCE • AIR RACES BECAME POPULAR IN AMERICA AND EUROPE

  27. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • WAR FOUGHT IN EUROPE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE AGAINST GERMANY AND AUSTRIA • GREAT ADVANCES IN BOTH SINGLE ENGINE AND MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT AND DIRGIBLES

  28. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • BRITISH AIRCRAFT • TRAINER – AVRO 54K

  29. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • BRITISH AIRCRAFT • FIGHTERS – SOPWITH CAMEL

  30. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • BRITISH AIRCRAFT • FIGHTERS – SE-5A

  31. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • BRITISH AIRCRAFT • BOMBER – DEHAVILAND DH-4

  32. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • FRENCH AIRCRAFT • FIGHTERS – SPAD XII

  33. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • FRENCH AIRCRAFT • FIGHTERS – NEIUPORT 28

  34. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • FRENCH AIRCRAFT • ENGINE – GNOME 9-N

  35. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • FRENCH AIRCRAFT • ENGINE – HISPANO SUIZA 8BE

  36. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • GERMAN AIRCRAFT • FIGHTER – FORKER D-VII

  37. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • GERMAN AIRCRAFT • FIGHTER – FORKER Dr1

  38. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • GERMAN AIRCRAFT • FIGHTER – HALBERSTADT CL IV

  39. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • GERMAN AIRCRAFT • BOMBER – GOTHA

  40. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • GERMAN AIRCRAFT • DIRIGIBLE (ZEPPELINS)

  41. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • ITALIAN AIRCRAFT • BOMER – CAPRONI 36

  42. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • AMERICAN AIRCRAFT • TRAINERS – JENNY JN-4

  43. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • AMERICAN AIRCRAFT • TRAINERS – STANDARD J-1

  44. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • AMERICAN AIRCRAFT • TRAINERS – THOMAS MORSE SCOUT

  45. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • AMERICAN AIRCRAFT • ENGINES – CURTIS OX-5

  46. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • AMERICAN AIRCRAFT • ENGINES – LIBERTY V-12

  47. WORLD WAR I1914 - 1918 • INVENTIONS • INCREASED HORSE POWER ENGINES • ROTARY AIR COOLED • WATER COOLED • MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT • DIRIGIBLES • ADVANCE ARMAMENT

  48. BARNSTORMING, RECORDS ATTEMPTS AND AIRLINES 1918 – 1939 AFTER THE END OF WORLD WAR I AVIATION INCREASED RAPIDLY BECAUSE OF THE REASONS • SURPLUS AIRCRAFT READILY AVAILABLE • NUMEROUS TRAINED PILOTS • GREAT INTEREST IN AVIATION FROM PUBLIC • BEGINNING OF AIR TRANSPORTATION FOR GENERAL PUBLC • SPEED AND DISTANCE RECORDS

  49. BARNSTORMING, RECORDS ATTEMPTS AND AIRLINES 1918 – 1939 • BARNSTORMING • BARNSTORMING WAS AN ACTIVITY DONE BY MANY WAORLD WAR I PILOTS THAT ALLOWED THEM TO KEEP FLYING • PILOTS WOULD PURCHASE SURPLUS AIRCRAFT AND FLY THEM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO FAIRS SELLING RIDES TO PASSENGERS AND DOING AEROBATIC FLIGHT • AIRCRAFT WERE RARE AND MOST PROPLE HAD NOT SEEN ONE FLYING, THEREFORE THERE WAS GREAT INTEREST IN SEEING BARNSTORMERS • MANY PEOPLE GOT THEIRFIRST RIDE IN AN AIRPLANEWITH A BARNSTORMER

  50. FIRST AROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT FLOWN BY 4 ARMY “WORLD CRUISER” AIRCRAFT IN 1924 BARNSTORMING, RECORDS ATTEMPTS AND AIRLINES 1918 – 1939

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