1. Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: 1) Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to maintain a large military force 2) Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. 3) Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. 4) Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during WWII. 5) What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII? Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes

2. Questions / Comments

3. Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: 1) Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to maintain a large military force 2) Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. 3) Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. 4) Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during WWII. 5) What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII? Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes

4.  US was certain, with the monopoly of the atomic bomb, no one would dare attack  US felt no need to maintain a large military force Military Developments

5. Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: 1) Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to maintain a large military force 2) Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. 3) Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. 4) Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during WWII. 5) What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII? Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes

6.  In July 1947 with the National Security Act, the Air Force became a separate branch of the military Separate Air Force: Designed to Defend the Nation

7. Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: 1) Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to maintain a large military force 2) Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. 3) Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. 4) Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during WWII. 5) What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII? Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes

8.  The USAF primary mission was deterrence Separate Air Force: Designed to Defend the Nation

9. Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: 1) Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to maintain a large military force 2) Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. 3) Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. 4) Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during WWII. 5) What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII? Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes

10.  Airplanes improved in:  Aircraft design  Instrumentation  Navigation  Electronic systems  Engines  Armor protection Wartime Advances

11. Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: 1) Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to maintain a large military force 2) Identify the date the United States Air Force was formed. 3) Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air Force. 4) Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during WWII. 5) What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII? Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes

12.  P-51 often called best fighter of WWII Wartime Advances P-51D Mustang P-40C Curtiss Max Weight11,600 lbs8,058 lbs Max Speed437 mph345 mph Max Range2,300 mph945 mi Service Ceiling 41,000 ft29,500 ft Rate of Climb3,5002,690

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14.  October 20  1911 — The original Wright Army plane delivered to the Smithsonian Institution. THIS DAY IN AVIATION

15.  October 20  1920 — Flying his Nieuport Delage, Sadi Lecointe set a world speed record flying at 187.99- mph. THIS DAY IN AVIATION

16.  October 20 - 22  1934 — C.W.A. Scott and T. Campbell Black fly from the Mildenhall, England, to Darwin, Australia, in 52 hours 30 minutes, setting a new record. (De Havilland Comet, 2 De Havilland Gipsy Six R engines.) THIS DAY IN AVIATION

17.  October 20 - 23  1934 — MacRobertson International Air Race won by C.W.A. Scott and T. Campbell Black, flying from Mildenhall, England, to Melbourne, Australia, in 70 hours 54 minutes 18 seconds. (DeHavilland Comet, two De Havilland Gypsy Six R engines.) THIS DAY IN AVIATION

18.  October 20 – 4 November  1934 — Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and Capt. P. G. Taylor fly from Brisbane, Australia, to Oakland, California. (Lockheed “Altair,” Pratt & Whitney “Wasp” engine.) THIS DAY IN AVIATION

19.  October 20  1944 — United States Army invades Leyte in the Philippines. THIS DAY IN AVIATION

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21. SUNDAYMONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAY 45 Chapter 4 US Enters War Pearl Harbor 6 Chapter 4 European Campaign North Africa 7 Chapter 4 Theories of Early Air Power 8 Chapter 4 D-Day Chap 4 Quiz 9 Mighty 8 th Museum 10 1112 Chapter 4 Pacific Campaign 13 Chapter 4 Island Hopping 14 Chapter 4 Doolittle Raid Atomic Bomb Chap 4 Test 1 st Quarter Ends Grades Due 15 Chapter 4 Lessons Learned 16 Chap 4 Quiz FLIGHTLINE FRIDAY 17 1819 Chapter 5 Military Developments Separate Air Force Wartime Advances 20 Chapter 5 Jet Propulsion “Vengeance Weapons” Helicopters 21 Chapter 5 Berlin Airlift Korean War 22 Chapter 5 Korean War Lessons Learned 23 Chapter 5 Quiz HALF-DAY SCHOOL 24 2526 Chapter 5 Commercial Aviation General Aviation 27 Chapter 5 Aviation R & D 28 Chapter 5 Vietnam War Phase 1 and 2 29 Chapter 5 Vietnam War Phase 3 and 4 30 Chap 5 Quiz FLIGHTLINE FRIDAY 31 October 2015

22. Chapter 5 – Aviation: From the Cold War to Desert Storm

23.  Mission:  Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.  Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII.  Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe.  Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.  EQ: What were the main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications to aviation development? Today’s Mission Requirements

24. Video of the Day F-80 “Shooting StarF-80 “Shooting Star”

25.  Frank Whittle designed the first turbojet engine in 1937  “Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow”  England did not fly first jet aircraft until 1941 Jet Propulsion DeHavilland VampireGloster Meteor I

26.  Germany flew the first jet aircraft in Aug 1939  Germany’s first jet was Heinkel HE-178 Jet Propulsion

27.  US flew its first jet in 1942 (XP-59A) but didn’t produce a jet fighter until 1944  The Lockheed F-80, Shooting Star was the first operational U.S. Jet fighter. Jet Propulsion

28.  Before end of war, Germany had produced 22 different models of jet aircraft.  The most famous jet of WWII was the Messerschmitt ME-262A  1400 produced but only 100 ever used Jet Propulsion

29.  The ME-262A carried four 30-mm cannons and capable of 550 mph  For the Germans it just came too late  If Germany used more they could have changed war Jet Propulsion

30. “Vengeance Weapons” V-1 “Buzz Bomb”

31.  Germany developed two  The V-1 and the V-2  The V-1 was:  26 ft long  Speed – 400 mph  Weighed 3,000 lbs  Carried 1,800 lbs of high explosives  It was called the “buzz bomb”  It was noisy and not very accurate “Vengeance Weapons”

32.  Between June 1944 & Mar 1945  Over 10,500 V-1s launched against England  1,900 were air launched HE-111 bombers  12,000 more targets in Europe  Most launched from ground ramps  Large and noisy nearly 4,000 were shot down over England by fighter aircraft and ground fire “Vengeance Weapons”

33. V-2 “German Rocket”

34.  The V-2 was a rocket- propelled ballistic missile  It carried a 2,000 lbs warhead  Achieved speeds of 3,600 mph  Range of about 220 miles  Altitude of about 100 miles  Over 4,300 launched btwn Sep 1944 & Mar 1945  Over 1,000 fell on England “Vengeance Weapons”

35.  Sikorsky R-4 was the first successful military helicopter  Over 400 used in Europe, the Pacific and in the U.S.  April 1944, the R-4 was used to rescue a downed pilot for the first time behind enemy lines  A role for the helicopter that still exists today Helicopters

36. Questions / Comments

37.  Mission:  Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.  Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII.  Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe.  Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.  EQ: What were main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications in aviation development? Today’s Mission Requirements

38.  US flew its first jet in 1942 (XP-59A) but didn’t produce a jet fighter until 1944  The Lockheed F-80, Shooting Star was the first operational U.S. Jet fighter. Jet Propulsion

39.  Mission:  Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.  Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII.  Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe.  Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.  EQ: What were main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications in aviation development? Today’s Mission Requirements

40.  Before end of war, Germany had produced 22 different models of jet aircraft.  The most famous jet of WWII was the Messerschmitt ME-262A  1400 produced but only 100 ever used Jet Propulsion

41.  The ME-262A carried four 30-mm cannons and capable of 550 mph  For the Germans it just came too late  If Germany used more they could have changed war Jet Propulsion

42.  Mission:  Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.  Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII.  Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe.  Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.  EQ: What were main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications in aviation development? Today’s Mission Requirements

43.  Germany developed two  The V-1 and the V-2  The V-1 was:  26 ft long  Speed – 400 mph  Weighed 3,000 lbs  Carried 1,800 lbs of high explosives  It was called the “buzz bomb”  It was noisy and not very accurate “Vengeance Weapons”

44.  The V-2 was a rocket- propelled ballistic missileV-2  It carried a 2,000 lbs warhead  Achieved speeds of 3,600 mph  Range of about 220 miles  Altitude of about 100 miles  Over 4,300 launched btwn Sep 1944 & Mar 1945  Over 1,000 fell on England “Vengeance Weapons”

45.  Mission:  Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.  Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of WWII.  Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that were used to terrorize Europe.  Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.  EQ: What were main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications in aviation development? Today’s Mission Requirements

46.  Sikorsky R-4 was the first successful military helicopter  Over 400 used in Europe, the Pacific and in the U.S.  April 1944, the R-4 was used to rescue a downed pilot for the first time behind enemy lines  A role for the helicopter that still exists today Helicopters

47. Questions / Comments

48. Lesson Closure - 3 – 2 - 1 3. List 3 things you learned today. 1. Create (1) quiz question with answer about today’s lesson. 2. List 2 things you have questions about today’s lesson.

49. Questions / Comments

51. Safety Rules – Safety Monitor Brief Must Use Safety Glasses Use of Cutting tools is Dangerous – AT ALL TIMES – knives only out when cutting Must Use Cutting Mats All Areas will remain clean and organized Plane Captains will insure All Areas will be cleaned and all items put back in proper locations 10 minutes prior to class ending Class SAFETY MONITOR will insure areas are clean and safe at all times

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