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Affirmation- “A new kind of modern-day hero had been born. Poets and artists alike now identified the aviator with a list of familiar flying personalities, including Arabian princes on flying carpets, Perseus and his winged sandals, Wagner's flying Valkyries, Icarus, and countless angels and archangels.” The idea of aviation and pilots as the new heroes during World War 1 resonated me. In the current world, aviation is not big of a deal anymore and many of us don’t appreciate it as much as it…

On February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan, Charles Lindbergh grew up and began his journey. Throughout the eighty years since Lindbergh’s life, he was a known leader in aviation. Charles Lindbergh made a transatlantic solo flight in 1927; showing people the endless possibility of the aviation. Because of his actions, at the end of 1928, 48 airlines were serving 355 American cities. However, it was not like this when everything he did had just started; for it created fear. Citizens in 1927, still…

Dr. Hinderberg Dr. Eckeners dream of a regularly scheduled Zeppelin airship service across the North Atlantic to America was finally realized with the construction of the Hindenburg. It was designed to carry 50 passengers in a luxury and comfort never before seen in Airship Travel. It was to be one of Nazi Germany's finest airships. The Hindenburg was supposed to represent the greatness of Germany and its leader, Adolf Hitler. Because of this the Hindenburg was emblazoned with large swastikas on…

Patrick Conroy October 16th, 2014 Principles of Engineering Independent research project Jet Aircraft vs. Propeller Aircraft While hybrid engines and electric cars have begun to change the way we travel, the airplane still remains the fastest and most efficient way of travelling long distances. The 1903 invention of the airplane has kept relatively the same principle. During its hundred plus years the idea has only experienced several major advancements. The most notable of these being the jet…

In 2013, there were about twenty thousand airplanes being used as passenger planes; on December 17, 1903, just 110 short years earlier, the first airplane ever defied gravity. Two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, had a goal. That goal was to find out if it was possible for a human to fly, to see if human-powered flight could occur. The Wright Brothers grew up in a world with only a couple of ways to be transported, but they gave the world a tool. The Wright brothers were, and possibly still…

Warbirds World War Two was a perfect time for the creation, development, and implementation of weapons of all kinds, as any history buff knows. This makes it a fascinating period to study for nearly any weapons enthusiast. One particular area that was greatly pioneered during the war was aircraft. Most air forces at the outset of the war were still flying World War One vintage along with a few slightly newer models developed in the Twenties and Thirties. The only air force that had begun…

Charles Lindbergh, the man that is responsible for the first flight from New York to Paris, has a very interesting career behind his belt. After his first year in college, he dropped out to become an engineer. Over time, while becoming more and more interested in flight, he was eventually brought in by a stuntman named Erol Baugh who taught him how to fly. After a length of time being a stuntman and flying the plane, he attended the U.S. Army Flying Corp in 1924, where he was top of his class.…

Francesca Scarpetti Mrs. Hampel Modern Classics 16, Feb. 2017 The Points of View between The Flying Machine and The Pedestrian The Flying Machine and The Pedestrian are different stories with different point of views. The flying machine is a story about how the Emperor of China found out about a man who had found a way to fly. At first he did not believe it, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he was alarmed. He did not want anyone else to find out about this kind of technology, especially if…

Flight mishaps have always been a major part, and heart racing, norm. From occasional turbulence, to having the plane make weird and unsettling noises. 2014 has been said as being the “worst year for flying” which is sad but true. Since the creation of these flying machines in December 17, 1903. The world has never been the same. Not all creations are perfect, and sadly crash and burn. March 8, 2014. 227 passengers and 12 crew members boarded Malaysian air flight 370, for the last time. Flight…

The ability to fly has been available for many generations. The first flight by man was by Wilbur and Orville Wright. Even though it only lasted for a few seconds, flight has made life easier. Now, airplanes can transport people and goods over large bodies of water and land, and even make war easier (and harder) to win. With flight, lives have been changed, and the four forces, angle of attack, Bernoulli's Principle, and lift come to work when an airplane flies! There are four forces that…