Aircraft

definition of the “American dream.” Almost all of his actions and accomplishments were to raise public curiosity, but it was that same attention that caused him to repel into a recluse near the end of his life. Howard Hughes began his aircraft company, Hughes…

The historical actions and invention by the Wright brothers will forever change the way humans travel across water. The Problem-solving strategies invention of a contraption that was heavier than air but could fly was very intriguing to Gary Bradshaw. Bradshaw’s main focus question was “how the Wright brothers solved the problem of creating a heavier-than-air flying machine when so many others have failed”(Bernstein 2014). The reason this certain question held his focus was the shocking news of…

hulls of vast wooden ships to be replaced by the thick, steel riveted hulls of naval battleships, carriers, and cruisers galore. The merchant marine once more patrolled the sea alongside the Navy in defending her country and its efforts. The military aircraft carriers that developed in the 20th Century, perhaps, were the source of one of the largest changes…

“Delta 1541, Cleared for takeoff.” These are the words every aviation enthusiast wants to hear. A clearance to depart our world and transfer into a world 35,000 feet in the air is unimaginable. The ability to soar into the sky at rapid speeds is what makes me drawn to flying. As a child, every time I stepped foot on a plane, I always want to go to the cockpit and talk to the pilots about their experiences. This has led to aviation not just being a hobby for me, but what has driven me to want to…

the United States, money was not the reason that made Howard fulfilled in his life. The last was obsessed with flying and anything related to it. Howard loved to build since he was a little boy. When he was grown up, his company built the famous aircraft ‘Spruce Goose’, which was supposed to be used in World War II. For his important contribution in the history of aviation, a spotlight will be aimed onto his, background, achievements, challenges and barriers confronted this creative man in his…

and vital center would demoralize civilians to such extend that they would turn against the government and overthrow it. Conclusively, his emphasis on the strategic offensive sphere of airpower led to his notion that air defense roles such as anti-aircraft artillery or intercept fighter airplanes could not counter the overwhelming long-range bomber…

squadron, only two returned, and of the 15 planes of the LCDR Waldron’s squadron from Hornet, none returned. Despite this immense loss of men and aircraft, it reaped the beneficial results of forcing the Japanese carriers to maneuver so that they could not launch their bombers and forcing the Japanese to concentrate their fighters on the low-flying aircraft, preventing them from being in a position to interfere when American dive bombers…

Some of the greatest improvements in both the technologies and strategies involved in aviation took place in the period of time between the end of WWI and the end of WWII. “Forgotten Progress: The Development of Close Air Support Doctrine Before World War II” explains that the greatest developments in aviation was not in the technology, but instead in the strategies. The article “The Tu-4: The Travails of Technology Transfer by Imitation” focuses on the Soviet Union’s improvements in aviation,…

jet-age, before that atom bomb, at a time the nation was just a world power, not the superpower it would later become. The beginning of the United States Air Force Weapons School traces its roots to the enlisted Airman who attended one of the many Aircraft Gunnery schools established throughout much of the United States during and after World War II. This school was located at Las Vegas Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada. Today it is known as Nellis AFB. The majority of the students who attended…

Hughes had been interested in aviation long before his father’s death. The Hughes family was known for their engineering background; and growing up Hughes Jr. would take things apart and put them back together. Before the age of twelve, Hughes built Houston’s first radio transmitter and a motorized bicycle. And by the age of fourteen, Hughes started taking flying lessons. One day Hughes Sr. and Jr. were at a Harvard-Yale boat race. Hughes Sr. promised Jr. anything he would like if Harvard won…