CAV 100

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CAV 100

• Aeronautics branch of Government

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Air Commerce Act

• Passed in 1926
• Meant to foster early aviation
• Required license for pilots and mechanics

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Air Mail Service

• Early equipment
• Kelly air mail act
• New designs
• 1. Ford Tri-motor- all metal
• 2. Fokker Tri-motor wooden wings
• 3. Boeing 247- all metal-first modern
• design-155 MPH 10 pax

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Douglas DC-3

• DC-1 prototype
• DC-2 14 passengers
• DC-3 20 passengers
• C-47 military version- over 10,000 built
• Vietnam-gunship- Puff the magic Dragon

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The Light Airplane

• Construction materials
• Frame
• Wood
• Steel
• Aluminum

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Skin of Aircraft

• Cloth and dope-like varnish
• Wood
• Metal
• Carbon fiber

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Powerplants

• Lycoming and Continental
• 4-cylinder air cooled
• 60 to 80 HP

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Civilian Pilot Training Program

• Federal Gov. funded college and University
  programs
• Used J-3 Cub
• Did transition Training

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Prelude to war

• America- unprepared again
• German pilot training-Treaty of Versailles
• Lufthansa-German National airline
• Glider Clubs-all over Germany
• Spanish Civil war-1936-1939

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World War II

• Invasion of Poland-Sept 1, 1939
• Polish Air force destroyed in 2 days
• Polish cities were next
• Poland defeated in 30 days
• Britain and France declare war on Germany
• Phony War

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Battle of Britain

• Phony war-ends Spring 1940
• Massive German invasion
• Dunkirk
• France falls-June 1940
• Operation Sea Lion

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Battle of Britain

• Luftwaffe ordered to destroy Royal Air Force
• British had secret weapons
• Radar
• Broke the German code
• Sept 17th-Sea Lion called off

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Japanese Aggression

• Invaded China and Korea
• U.S. cut off scrap iron
• American volunteer group in China
• Flying Tigers
• P-40 Warhawk

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Attack on Pearl Harbor

• December 7, 1941
• Sank most Battleships
• Carriers escaped destruction
• Over 2000 killed
• Isolationist sentiment ended

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