Who knew planes could fly over a major financial crash! As it turns out, they did. Planes were a new mode of transportation that was introduced by the Wright Brother and was finding its place in the world as most great inventions do. Though as it turns out, it was during the Great Depression this industry flourished and began to integrate into the lives of the american people. Planes were new to the scene and need to fill a demand.
Charles Lindbergh’s was one of the most famous aviators in the 1920s. He was the first human to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Charles was working as a mail pilot before he became a successful aviator. His success had open doors for the aviation industry. I’ll discuss my Charles Lindbergh’s impression, technology, process of navigation and accuracy, and the impact it had on the world of aviation.
Feng Ru was an immigrant to the United States, and a self-taught engineer. As a young man, he was driven to “learn all he could about machines, working in shipyards, power plants, machine shops, anywhere he could acquire mechanical knowledge” (Maksel). Eventually, he became fascinated with the new field of aviation. He read and translated information about the Wright brothers, Glen Curtiss, and Henri Farman into Chinese. In 1906, he started his own “aircraft factory, building airplanes of his own design” (Maksel).
Although many of the first aircraft produced were not very safe, many significant improvements were made in the coming years reaffirming the belief in the effectiveness of the
Feng Ru in “The Father Of Chinese Aviation,” built his first aircraft ever in his life, but he kept failing and dies in a flight accident after his comeback. The author, “Rebecca Maksel,” showed the
Dorothy Johnson Vaughan was born on September 20th 1910 and died November 10th 2008 at the age of 98. She worked for National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Virginia. At the age of seven Dorothy’s parent Leonard and Anne Johnson moved to Morgantown, West Virginia. Dorothy graduated from Beechurst High School in 1925 and in 1929 she later received a Bachelor of Science degree from Willberforce University Greene County, Ohio. Much of Vaughan’s early work focused on flight and the ability of machines to fly since U.S. military strategists believed World War II would be won by the air.
Some notable innovators of the helicopter include Louis Breguet, who invented new rotators to solve stability issues. Anton Flettner developed a more modern helicopter to more like what we see today. A jet helicopter made an appearance, and helped the Germans during
During World War II, the United States Army Air Corps made many advancements making it possible to better protect the troops and bring them home. Not only were there many improvements in aircraft technology, but there also began to be changes in society’s views on African Americans in the military. The increase of aviation technology that developed during this World War was a defining characteristic of the outcome of the war. Each country fought for control of the air to gain the advantage over the opposing side. Aviation and improved aircraft were crucial to the strategies and developments that took place.
However, throughout World War One, lots of new technology was made and lots of old ones were improved to make fighting more efficient for countries. The biggest war technology was, and still is today, the airplane. At first, they were used for spying and gathering information about what your enemy’s next move was. Soon after, they started being used for bombing, then became fully equipped with machine guns. Fighting in the air was one of the most dangerous jobs of the war.
State-of-the-art vehicles and systems were being developed that could transport people and cargo in more efficient manners, and new manufacturing systems were able to create these vehicles at a much higher rate. One of these systems was the variable pitch propeller, invented by Wallace Turnbull in 1922. Unlike conventional fixed pitch propellers, this propeller utilized a motor to alter the pitch of the blade and cut through varying amounts of air. This helped the airplane obtain maximum power and thrust on takeoff, and then transition to an economical cruise setting, which, “…Made the air-transport industry possible” (Freeman-Shaw et al. 43). With this invention, aircraft were able to transport considerably greater volumes of people or cargo, which provided significant economic benefits.
The Space Race was a time of competition between to two Cold War rivals, the US and the Soviet Union, in the discovery and exploration of space. The Space Race was a part of the Cold War and was another form of competition between them. This competition during the Space Race for breakthrough research in space exploration led to discoveries about space in a period of time that has not been rivaled by discoveries made after the end of the space race and the decrease in competition. This competition created an emphasis on researching space and shortened the time it would have most likely taken had there been no rivalry. The Space Race is considered to have started when the United States announced their plans for a satellite and the Soviet Union announced the same thing a few days later.
Slowly after the 1900’s different types of planes were being made and they had certain purposes. Big sturdy planes carried a lot of cargo, long thin planes carried passengers. Now almost everybody has rode a plane, it is really an amazing mode of transportation! The Wright Brothers changed the way aerodynamics works by, teaching thousands of pilots how to maneuver a plane.
During World War, I, the United Kingdom and France collectively produced around 130,000 aircrafts and Germany produced around 50,000 aircrafts. Whereas in World War II, the United Kingdom alone produced around 130,000 aircrafts and Germany produced 120,000 aircrafts. Ultimately, it is evident that the development of technology throughout
Next, came war. Airplanes have helped us win many wars and protect our country. We used them in WW1 to fight Germany and Austria-Hungary. We then began attaching weapons and guns onto them to give us an advantage. Lastly, we used them for research.
Aircraft Performance Through the chaos and mayhem of World War 2, the aviation industry made significant advancements in its technology. After the war ended, this technology stretched and expanded to the farthest reaches of the world. Frank Whittle of England and Hans von Ohain of Germany both created the world of aviation that we live in today. Both men did it without the knowledge of each other throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
