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Cards in this set: Term Montgolfier Brothers - 1 Definition June 4, 1783 First Balloon Used hot air Term JAC Charles Definition Hydrogen Balloon August 27, 1783 Envelope made of taffeta and India rubber Rose 1500 feet and disappeared into clouds Term Montgolfier Brothers - 2 Definition September 19, 1783 Sheep, duck, and rooster 1500 feet Term Montgolfier Brothers - 2 Definition September 19, 1783 Sheep, duck, and rooster 1500 feet Term Manned Flight Definition October 1783 Ettienne Montgolfier Tethered Flight Term Manned flight - FREE Definition November 21, 1783 First manned flight in free balloon Went aloft in Montgolfier hot air balloon Term Manned flight - Charles Definition JAC Charles and MN Roberts December 1, 1783 Flew from Paris to Nestle (17 miles) Term Aerostat Definition Balloon Term Aerostier Definition balloonist Term Aerostation Definition ballooning Term January 1784 Definition 6 people in tethered flight Term January 1784 Definition 6 people in tethered flight Term Who led world in aviation during 18th century? Definition France Term Military Ballooning Definition 1793-Napoleon for Republic Army Observed enemy position Used against Austrians and Italians Term 1784 - first manned flight it... Definition Ireland, scotland, england, US Term Ballooning in the Americas Definition Jean-Pierre Blanchard *** January 9, 1793 First manned free flight Philadelphia to New Jersey Term US Military Use of Balloons Definition 1860 Civil War Union Army Term Balloon Explaration Definition S.A. Andre North Pole flight Failed Lost on White Island Term Dirigible is Definition an aircraft that can be directed or steered Term 1st dirigible Definition Henri Giffard September 24, 1852 3hp steam engine Weighed 350lbs Flew 17 miles away from Paris Term First Roundtrip Flight in Dirigible Definition August 9, 1884 Renard and Krebs 5 miles total distance Chalais-Meudan to Villacoublay and back Term Dirigible Promotions Definition 1901 100,000 Francs First to fly form St. Cloud to Eiffel Tower and back in less than half an hour Santos Dumont won Term Ferdinand von Zeppelin Definition Developed large rigid airship 1900 1900-1917 Retired German Army officer Term Zeppelins Definition Premier airship Recognized military need for aircraft: long range flights, bad weather flying, and could carry arms, crew, and bombs Term First Commercial Airline Definition Delag 1910 - Zeppelin Airships Without schedule services or fixed routes; Competed agains German Express Train; Average speed: 40 mph Term Sir George Cayley Definition 1804 Recognized aeronautical significance of the kite: wing, fuselage, empennage, rudder, elevator, CG; Built full size gliders and felew a small boy towed by a rope Term Otto Lilienthal Definition Built and flew gliders in 1891-1896; Controlled the glider by swinging his body; Logged nearly 2000 hours; Demonstrated man could fly in heavier than air craft; Crashed and died in 1896 Term Octave Chanute Definition 1894-wrote history of progress in "Flying Machines"; Build man carrying gliders in 1896; Combined Cayley's and Lilienthals's ideas; Visited Wright Brothers at Kill Devil Hill Term Wilbur and Orville Wright Definition 1902 (?) -had almost 1000 flights at Kitty Hawk; 1903-built first aircraft, called it the "flyer" December 14 - Wilbur crashed December 17 - Orville flew 120 feet, 20 seconds; 1903-applied for patent (received in 1906); 1904-built new airplane-Flyer No. 2; 1905-built Flyer No. 3; 1908-received contract for US Army Signal Corps for heavier than air machines; May 1908- Charlie Furnas becamse first passenger in airplane history Term Wright Airplanes Definition Sold in France and England; Also trained pilots, civil and military Term Santos-Dumont Definition (dirigible around Eifel Tower) November 12, 1906 Made the first officially recognized airplane flight in Europe; Thought he was the first to fly ever Term France-Voisin Freres Company Definition built 20 airplanes before WWI (1914) Term Britain - Short Brothers Definition 1908 1909-obtained license to build Wright Airplanes; Built 6 Wright airplanes 1913-built their own seaplane with folding wings to park on ships Term English Channel Crossing Definition 1909-Latham tried but crashed; But received first weather info via telegraph; Later in 1909-flew Bleriot across English Channel-success Term Igor Sikorsky Definition 1908-1910-tried to build 2 helicopters but failed and turned to building airplanes; 1911-qualified for pilot's license 1912-won military flying competition 1913-introduced the four engine "Grand "-cockpit, cloth seats, 4 engines; Term Alexander Graham Bell Definition 1907 organized teh Aerial Experiment Association to build a practical airplane; Glenn Curtiss was a member Term Glenn Curtiss Definition 2nd only to Wright Brothers; Designed aicraft: that could takeoff and land on ships, flying boats, and hydroplanes; Navy purchased 14 pusher seaplanes from him (1911-1914); Fastest man alive-1907, set speed record at 137 mph; Father of Naval Aviation Term Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Definition largest aircraft manufacturer in WWI; Produced 10,000 aircraft in WWI; World's largest aviation company; 100 aircraft produced per week Term Aero Clubs Definition Formed at turn of century; Recognized international licensing; Issued pilot certificates; Promoted Safety Licenses went to well known aviators Term License Requirements Definition 21 years old;3 solo flights under supervision; demonstrate safe flying skills Term Harriet Quimby Definition 1st woman pilot Certificate No. 37 1911 Term Airshows - international Definition 1909 1st international airshow at Rheims, France; 23 aircraft entered; competed for speed, distance, and duration of flight; records were set and reset Term Airshows - American Definition 1st in US 1910 LA, CA Term Hearst Transcontinental Offer Definition $50,000; must be flown in 30 days; 1911; Cal Rodgers flew Wright Model B; Took 49 days; Crashes and repairs; No prize; First to fly transcontinental Term Daily Mail 1913 Definition 10,000 pounds to cross the Atlantic Ocean Term Airplane Engine Productions Definition Seguins - cousins of Montgolfier Brothers; 1907; 7 cylinder rotary engine; 165lbs; 50hp Term Early Flight Schools Definition Manufacturers taught customers how to fly; Opened flight schools-Bleriot airplane and school; 1914-Britain had 13 civilian flight schools; Term Early Airports Definition Were just fields; Huffman Prairie OH-used by Wright Brothers; Fort Myer, VA-used its fairgrounds; College Park,MD-1909-Army leased field, built hangars, barracks, telephones, and lights for night flight Term Early Navigational Aids Definition Aerial Roads-lines of visual aids; 1911-France and Germany published maps; 1911-1st aeronautical weather services; 1911-international laws-specified aeronautical traffic was free, yet subject to regulations by whatever nation is under the airspace Term Air Mail Definition 1911-India 1911-US named Earle L. Ovington became first airmail pilot; 1913-Katherine Stinson-1st female airmail pilot Term Commercial Aviation Definition 1914 St Petersburg to Tampa Airboat Line; Flew over Tampa Bay; 1 passenger Term Military Definition More nations added small low-budget military forces; 1907-US established an Aeronautical Division with the Signal Corps; 1911-France led world in aviation-1350 airplanes, 1400 engines, 8000 propellers Term World War I - German Airships Definition Zeppelins - used as reconassiance and as bombers; very vulnerable Term WWI - German Airships Definition Airships replaced by airplanes in 1917 but continued using airships on coast; German Navy lost 53 of 73 airships (389 men); German Army lost 26 of 52 airships (52 men); Term WWI-French Airships Definition Navy used more than Army - bombing and reconaissance; lost 37 dirigibles and airships Term WWI-British dirigibles and airships Definition sea scout-blimp-patrolled coast, spot mines, subs, and enemy vessels; Largest fleet of lighter than air aircraft; 103 at end of the war Term WWI-training Definition Germany: 15 flight schools France: leading country among Allies Russia: only 50 combat ready aircraft, and less than 100 pilots Term WWI Number of aircraft Definition US-15 GB-80 Austria-Hungary:110 France:160 Russia:190 Germany:230 Term Eugene Bullard Definition First Black American Military Aviator Term WWI-Americans Definition flew for Canada, GB, and France (lafayette escadrille) Term WWI-Military Aviation Develpments Definition 1914/1915-used for reconaissance; Pilots started carrying pistols and shooting at each other; aerial combat started in 1914 with pivoting maching guns mounted to the airplanes; Bombing: started by throwing out of airplane; Communication: dropping message bags, signaling by laps, radios; Forward Fighting Term Raymond Saulnier Definition added metal plates to his prop and mounted a machine gun Term Richtofen Definition Red Baron - shot down 80 planes Term 1st transatlantic flight Definition AC Read and crew; Airplane-NC4 May 1919 Jumped from ship to ship; New York to Plymouth England; Term Nonstop Transatlantic Flight in 72 hours Definition Daily Newspaper offered prize; Alcock and Brown 1919 Newfoundland to Ireland Term Airship Crossing Atlantic Definition Britain; 1919; Airship R34; 108 hours; Brain to Long Island, NY Term Australia Flight Definition 1919; Smith Brothers; Flew from London to Darwin, Australia; 235:55:00; Vickers Vimy-bomber Term Robert H Goddard Definition wanted to research extreme altitudes; Liquid-fueled rocket; 1926-successfully launched a rocket Term Barnstorming Definition Curtiss Jenny was plane of choice; Relatively cheap to buy Term Army World Flight Definition Flew crew: 8 men; 4 airplanes: Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, and Seattle - Dougls World Cruisers; Completed in 1924; four men and 2 aircraft completed the trip; Took 5 months Term Billy Mitchell Definition Proponent and critic of military aviation after WWI; 1920-organized aerial mapping of Alaska; 1921-advocated airship development; 1925-wrote 17 page statement for Shenandoah crash-blamed military aviation Term Polar Flights Definition 1926-3 teams raced toward North Pole (2 made it); Term Richard Byrd Definition 1926-flew over north pole 1929-flew over south pole 1st to fly over both Term Cyclic Control Definition pateras de pescara; changes the pitch of individual blades of a helicopter during rotation Term US Airmail Definition started 1918 New York City to Washington; Term Jack Knight Definition 1921 experimental transcontinental airmail service; 33 hours and 20 minutes(record)