AIRCRAFT

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AIRCRAFT
From the past to the future
By Jason
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MY QUESTIONS
These are my questions. When was the first
aircraft invented? How do stealth aircraft fly
undetected? What will flight be like in the
future.
New designs
history
glider
Military aircraft
Propeller driven airplane
airbus
supersonic
Stealth jets
Osprey talon
Concorde
F-117 nighthawk
F-22
Vertical take off
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The history of aircraft
The Wright brothers watched lots of birds in
flight. They looked at how they glided into the
air. They noticed when they flew in the air, the
wind that flowed over their wings created lift.
They thought that in the next few years, they
could design and make a glider that used the
technique of the flying bird. In the next three
years, they built gliders that would be flown in
piloted flights and as kites.
Orville and Wilbur
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THE FIRST JETPLANE
Jet planes are aircraft propelled by jet engines.
The first jet engine was built in Germany. The
inventors tested a Messerschmitt Me 262. The
operational jet plane was tested by the pilot
Fritz Wendel. It was later known as the fastest
jet plane of World War 2. Mass production of the
jet started in 1944. Now modern jet planes can
easily fly at 900 km per hour.
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New designs
The joint strike fighter program built a multi
role fighter called the f-35 lightning 2. It was
used by the army, navy, and the air force. It is
a stealth combat fighter designed by Lockheed
Martin. The fighter is going to be one of the
biggest military programs in the world. It is
supersonic and will replace jets all over the
world. Some of the models have VSTOL (vertical
short take off) abilities. The stealth aircraft
is one of the many great designs in the aircraft
inventory of the U.S.
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THE FUTURE IN FLIGHT
Unmanned aerial vehicles is an unpiloted
aircraft. UAVs can be remote controlled or pre
programmed before flight. Some very advanced
UAVs can take voice commands from pilots. UAVs
are the future of military aircraft. But, this
will not be possible until the technology is more
advanced. The newest military creation is the
E-2D Hawkeye. UAVs will very likely to have an
important role in search and rescue missions.
They have all weather sensors, so they will be
able to see through the rain, fog or at night
time.
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SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT
During world war 2, fighter planes began shaking
violently and some even broke apart. These planes
were approaching the sound barrier. Pilots said
that it was impossible to break the sound
barrier.
It soon became a national challenge. At last,
Chuck Yeager, united states air force pilot, in
his specially designed x-35 broke the sound
barrier. Now, most military jets can easily break
the sound barrier. Even some airliners, such as
the concord is supersonic.
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SUMMARY
I didnt have any challenges except for the part
where I had to find out information about the
Wright brothers because I couldnt find the
appropriate site for information. But at last I
found the appropriate site which was wikipedia.
Everything went well at gathering information.
The organizing was easy. I put the same
categories and slides together. I read the
information from all the sites and typed them
down in my own words. My journey was to explore
the designs of aircraft since the Wright brothers
invented flight.
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REFERENCES
www.wikipedia.org
www.jsf.mil/
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THE END
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