Please explain the significance of Charles Lindbergh's epic flight to the growth of aviation
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ExplainthesignificanceofCharlesLindbergh03112012.docxPlease explain the significance of Charles Lindbergh's epic flight to the growth of aviation..
Write a min 100 word per paragraph answer. it's best to present your thoughts in three complete paragraphs.
8.0: Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh learned to fly after World War I. He was a barnstormer and was a pilot who flew mail routes. The plane he flew was a small civilian airplane designed and built as a civil plane. His accomplishment demonstrated the safety and reliability of aviation equipment particularly of the Ryan airplane and the Wright engine. He was young and won a good deal of prize money, flew alone and attracted attention from an international audience. This was the first solo transatlantic flight.
References
Paul Dillon (2016, August 17). Lindbergh's Journey [video file]. Retrieved from YouTube .
3Dollarbill (2014, July 14). Hero to Millions:The Life of Charles Lindbergh - History Project [video file]. Retrieved from YouTube .
8.1: The Development of Airlines in the U.S.
Learning Unit 8.1
The Air Mail Act of 1925, also known as the Kelly Act after its sponsor, Congressman Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania. This Act would be the first governmental involvement into the regulation and financial structure of the aviation industry. It was the first major step toward the creation of a private U. S. airline industry, this lead to the contracting of private airlines to provide mail transport for the U. S. Post Office.
To read more about the Kelly Air Mail Act visit these sites:
· Airmail Creates an Industry: Postal Act Facts [link]
· The Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act) [link]
The Air Mail Act of 1925, would assume the role the Post Office had in transporting the airmail and award airmail contracts to airlines. This lead to the formation of the airline industry.
Initial CAM Routes
Visit these sites to read about the CAM routes:
· CAM (Contract Air Mail) First Flights [link]
Ford Trimotor
The Ford Trimotor or as it was known by its popular name, the "Tin Goose," was a successful 1920s passenger airliner, playing a dominant role in establishing domestic routes throughout the United States. Used by nearly all the major US carriers, the aircraft carried eight to seventeen passengers plus a two-man crew.
References
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum (2019). Air Mail Creates an Industry: Postal Act Facts. Retrieved from https://postalmuseum.si.edu/airmail/airmail/public/airmail_public_postal_long.html
Aviation Online Magazine (2019). The Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act). Retrieved from http://avstop.com/History/needregulations/act1925.htm .
Birth of Aviation (2019). Initial CAM Routes. Retrieved from http://www.birthofaviation.org/cam-routes/
Aerodacious.com (2010). CAM (Contract Air Mail) First Flights Index. Retrieved from http://www.aerodacious.com/CAM.HTM
EAA. (2016, MAY 11). EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor Takes to the Skies [video file] . Retrieved from YouTube .
King Rose Archives (2016, October 7). Coast to Coast in Ford Trimotor [video file] . Retrieved from YouTube .
8.2: Aviation Empires
Learning Unit 8.2
Aviation Becomes Big Business
Four large aviation holding companies arose from Contract Air Mail (CAM) routes. William Boeing and Frederick Rentschler of Pratt & Whitney formed the first and the largest, United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. Clement Keys formed North American Aviation and the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Aerial photography pioneer Sherman Fairchild, Averill Harriman, and Robert Lehman created The Aviation Corporation (AVCO).
To read more about aviation as big business visit this site:
United Aircraft and Transport Corporation
To read more about the UAC visit this site:
· United Aircraft and Transport Corporation [link]
Boeing and United Air Lines from Birth to Break Up, 1919-1934
Please visit this site for more on this topic:
· Boeing and United Air Lines from Birth to Break Up, 1919-1934 [link]
North American Aviation
Please visit these sites for more on this topic:
· North American Aviation [link]
· U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission: North American Aviation [link]
References
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum (2019). Aviation Becomes Big Business. Retrieved from https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/america-by-air/online/innovation/innovation04.cfm
Crowley, Walt 2003, May 5). Boeing and United Air Lines from Birth to Break Up, 1919-1934. Retrieved from https://www.historylink.org/File/5368 .
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. (2019). North American Aviation. Retrieved from http://www.centennialofflight.net/essay/Aerospace/NorthAmerican/Aero37.htm .
Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica (2013, February 14). American Airlines. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Airlines#ref191733 .
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Preview YouTube video Hero to Millions:The Life of Charles Lindbergh - History Project
Preview YouTube video Lindbergh's Journey
Lindbergh's Journey
Preview YouTube video Coast to Coast in Ford Trimotor
Coast to Coast in Ford Trimotor
Preview YouTube video EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor Takes to the Skies
EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor Takes to the Skies
