Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:

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Warm-Up 9/15 10 minutes

• Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer
  the following questions
• After WWI, the US government canceled _____ in
  airplane contracts and within 3 months _______
  factory workers were laid off.
• After WWI, military aviation was cut by ___?
• What were the most common type of military
  surplus planes Barnstormers flew?
• How much could a Barnstormer purchase a plane
  from the government?
• Who was the first licensed black female pilot?

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Questions / Comments
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Warm-Up 9/15 10 minutes

• Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer
  the following questions
• After WWI, the US government canceled _____ in
  airplane contracts and within 3 months _______
  factory workers were laid off.

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Investing in Air Power

• Within 3 days of the war ending, the U.S.
  government canceled 100 million in airplane
  contracts.
• Within 3 months, 175,000 factory workers had been
  laid off.

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Warm-Up 9/15 10 minutes

• Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer
  the following questions
• After WWI, military aviation was cut by ___?

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Investing in Air Power

• Military aviation was cut by 95 percent.
• Military airfields were closed
• Pilots and other aviation personnel were
  unemployed
• Aviation in the U.S. almost died except for two
  groups of people
• Barnstormers and Army aviators

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Warm-Up 9/15 10 minutes

• Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer
  the following questions
• What were the most common type of military
  surplus planes Barnstormers flew?

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Barnstormers

• Ex-military pilots who flew war-surplus planes
  Curtiss JN-4 Jenny

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Warm-Up 9/15 10 minutes

• Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer
  the following questions
• How much could a Barnstormer purchase a plane
  from the government?

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Barnstormers

• Govt paid 5000 but sold for as little as 200

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Warm-Up 9/15 10 minutes

• Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer
  the following questions
• Who was the first licensed black female pilot?

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Questions / Comments
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THIS DAY IN AVIATION

• September 15
• 1784 Italian diplomat, Vincenzo Lunardi, makes
  the first ascent in a hydrogen balloon in
  Britain.

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THIS DAY IN AVIATION

• September 15
• 1904 Wilbur Wright in the airplane Flyer II
  makes his first controlled half-circle while in
  flight.

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THIS DAY IN AVIATION

• September 15
• 1928 Lt. Uzal G. Ent, Air Corps, awarded
  Distinguished Flying Cross for heroic conduct in
  National Elimination Balloon Race on May 30, when
  Lieutenant Everet, pilot of his balloon, was
  struck by lightning.
• Ent remained with him in the burning balloon
  rather than assure his own safety by jumping with
  a parachute.

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THIS DAY IN AVIATION

• September 15
• 1928 Universal Air Lines starts daily passenger
  service between Chicago and Cleveland , 313
  miles.

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THIS DAY IN AVIATION

• September 15
• 1939 Jacqueline Cochran, in a Seversky
  monoplane, powered by a 700-hp Pratt Whitney
  Wasp engine, sets a new international speed
  record of 305.926 mph for 1,000 km on Burbank,
  San Francisco, Burbank course.

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THIS DAY IN AVIATION

• September 15
• 1944 United States Marines amphibious landing
  on Peleliu launched the Battle of Peleliu.

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THIS DAY IN AVIATION

• September 15
• 1991 McDonald Douglas C-17 Globemaster III
  makes first flight.

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Questions / Comments
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September 2016
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
29 Chapter 2 Intro 30 Chapter 2 Curtiss 31 Chapter 2 Vin Fiz Progress Rpts Due 1 Chapter 2 Progress in Europe 2 NO SCHOOL STORM 3
             
4 5 NO SCHOOL HOLIDAY 6 Chapter 2 QUIZ Progress Rpts Sent Home 7 Chapter 2 WWI Preparing for War Fighter Development 8 Chapter 2 WWI Fighter Aces 9 Lafayette Escadrille FltLine Friday FlyBoys 10
         
11 12 WWI TEST Chapter 2 13 Chapter 3 The Golden Age 14 Chapter 3 The Golden Age 15 Chapter 3 The Golden Age 16 Chapter 3 QUIZ 17
             
18 19 Chapter 3 The Golden Age 20 Chapter 3 The Golden Age 21 Chapter 3 The Golden Age Progress Rpts Due 22 Chapter 3 The Golden Age 23 Progress Rpts Sent Home 24
             
27 28 29 30
             
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Chapter 3 - The Golden Age 1919 - 1939
Army Air Power Develops
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Todays Mission Requirements

• Mission
• Discuss in writing the advantage air power has
  over ships.
• Identify in writing what led the Navy to develop
  the aircraft carrier.
• Describe in writing the militarys attempt to fly
  across the American continent.
• Describe in writing the impact that the
  around-the-world flight had on the development of
  air power.
• EQ
• What were some of the technological advancements
  that influenced aviation during this timeframe
  (1919-1939)?

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Video of the Day
General William Billy Mitchell
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Army Air Power Develops

• While barnstormers created interest in aviation
  among citizens.
• General Billy Mitchell was trying to encourage
  investment in military aviation.
• Thought the airplane could be used to bomb
  military and industrial targets and this would
  eventually save lives.

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Army Air Power Develops

• Mitchell advocated the air force as a separate
  service.
• Many believed at that time that the nations
  defense was the battleship.
• In 1921, Mitchells pilots sank the battleship
  Ostfriesland proving Mitchell was right.

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Army Air Power Develops

• The Army and Congress which controlled the
  defense budget rejected the demonstration.
• The Navy saw that aircraft could play a dominant
  role in future warfare and in 8 months had their
  first aircraft carrier.

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Army Air Power Develops

• General Mitchell planned the first
  round-the-world flight.
• Four aircraft (Douglas DWC/DOS)
• Boston, Chicago, Seattle, New Orleans
• It was completed in 1924.

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Army Air Power Develops

• Seattle, Alaska, Japan, China, Indochina, Burma,
  Syria, Austria, France, England, Iceland,
  Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland Seattle

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Army Air Power Develops

• Flight took 175 days
• Two aircraft completed the journey
• Chicago and New Orleans
• Total distance
• 26,345 miles
• Flt time 363 hrs 7 min

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Other Firsts

• First refueling in 1923
• Aircraft stayed airborne 37 hrs 15 minutes
• Refueling from a 50 ft hose from airplane to
  airplane
• Refueled 16 times with about 50 gallons
  transferred each time

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Army Air Power Develops

• In 1924, Army Lt. Russell Maughan flew
  coast-to-coast.
• Flew from New York to San Francisco (landed 5
  times to refuel)
• 2,850 miles
• 21 hrs and 47 minutes
• This flight demonstrated that Army aircraft
  located anywhere in the US could be flown to any
  other location in the country in less than a day.

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Army Air Power Develops

• 1929 - First demo of paratroops.
• 17 men jumped from DH-4s at 3,000 ft
• 3 bundles of machine guns, and ammunition dropped
  at same time
• Within 4 minutes of landing the machine guns were
  in action

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Army Air Power Develops

• Gen Mitchell gained world wide acclaim BUT did
  not get a separate Air Service or more money for
  military aviation.
• Criticized the defenses of the US thought they
  were vulnerable to air attack
• 1927 - Stated an attack at Pearl Harbor would
  destroy Navys Pacific Fleet

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Army Air Power Develops

• Gen Mitchell was told to stop attacks on Navy and
  war department
• He was court-martialed and forced to retire as a
  Colonel
• Died in 1936

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Army Air Power Develops

• Air Power received more attention
• Army Air Service changed to Army Air Corps
• Post of Assistant Secretary of War for
  Aeronautics created
• Additional funds and Research and Development of
  Military Aviation

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Questions / Comments
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SAFETY FIRST. SAFETY ALWAYS.
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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

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SAFETY FIRST. SAFETY ALWAYS.
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Todays Mission Requirements

• Mission
• Discuss in writing the advantage air power has
  over ships.
• Gen Mitchell thought bombing military and
  industrial targets deep inside enemys homeland
  attack troops and supply lines and effectively
  cut troops off from their supply lines
• Identify in writing what led the navy to develop
  the aircraft carrier.
• Mitchells demonstration on the bombing of the
  battleship. Saw airplanes could play dominant
  role in future naval warfare by bombing ships and
  launching attacks from sea
• Describe in writing the militarys attempt to fly
  across the American continent.
• Flew in one day from New York to San Francisco
  demonstrated that you could get to any location
  in the US from another in one day
• Describe in writing the impact that the
  around-the-world flight had on the development of
  air power.
• This proved that an aircraft was capable of
  flying around the world led to aerial refueling

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Todays Mission Requirements

• Mission
• Recognize the advantage air power has over ships.
• Identify what led the navy to develop the
  aircraft carrier.
• Describe the militarys attempt to fly across the
  American continent.
• Describe the impact that the around-the-world
  flight had on the development of air power.
• EQ
• What were some of the improvements of quality and
  quantity that influenced aviation during this
  timeframe (1919-1939)?

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Lesson Closure - 3 2 - 1
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Questions / Comments
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Lesson Closure- Finish these Statements