Aeronautics By Joseph Aguilar

Aeronautics - The science or practice of travel through the air. If it flies, It's part of aeronautics!

Kites in Japan Kites are the oldest known heavier-than-air crafts, designed to gain lift from the wind while being flown from the end of a flying line, or tether. It is thought that kites were first introduced to Japan by Buddhist monks who came from China in the Nara period (710-794 B.C.). They were originally used to avert evil spirits and to insure rich harvests. “BUKA” is one of the fighting kites, Shizuoka, Japan. “Chochin” is Japanese lantern and this kite resembles chochin.

Hamamatsu Festival This festival dates back to the 16th Century when large kites were flown in celebration of the birth of a baby son to the Lord of Hamamatsu Even today, kites are flown at Hamamatsu when a baby boy is born, a custom known as hatsudako Nakatajima Dunes, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Hot Air Balloon History September 19, 1783 Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, launched the first hot air balloon called 'Aerostat Reveillon'. 2 years later, Pilatre De Rozier attempted to fly across the English Channel. In 1944, Japan introduced the “Fire Balloon” aka “Fu-Go” They launched 9,300 300 were found/observed in the U.S. Ended 1945, ineffective Last Fu-Go was found in Lumby, British Columbia, in October 2014

Saga International Balloon Festival Is held at the beginning of November every year in Saga Prefecture, Japan. It has grown from a gathering of 5 hot air balloons to about 640 balloons. Originated in 1978 Amagi City, Fukuoka Prefecture, then it was moved to Saga City because /space. La Montgolfier Nocturne (Night Mooring)

Airplane History in Japan First airplane flight in Japan, December 10, 1910 Imperial Japanese Army officer, Yoshitoshi Tokugawa October 1944, Kamikaze Farman III biplane Mitsubishi Ki-15

Airplanes in modern Japan All Nippon Airways Founded December 27,1952 Started to be a competitor in 2007 2013 they became a 5-Star airline In 2017, They were ranked as 3rd best airline in the world Mitsubishi F-2 Manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Production started 1996-2000 ¥12 billion yen; $127 million

Helicopter History Earliest references for vertical flight came from China (400 B.C.) bamboo-copter Alphonse Pénaud would later develop coaxial rotor model helicopter toys in 1870 In the early 1920s, Argentine Raúl Pateras-Pescara de Castelluccio created the Pescara's helicopter

Types of Helicopters in Japan Boeing AH-64 Apache Boeing CH-47 Chinook Bell AH-1 Cobra Attack Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

Aerospace Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Merged in 2003 National Space Development Agency (NASDA) 1969–2003 Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) 1981–2003 National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) 1955–2003 Rockets H-IIA and H-IIB

Japanese Car History First car in japan was made in 1902 by Komanosuke Uchiyama In 1904, Torao Yamaha built the first Japanese bus By 1914, Mitsubishi Zosen manufactured its first car, called the Model A WW2 - American car monopoly 20,000/500 Toyota and Datsun Suzuki, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Mazda In 2016 Infiniti, Subaru, Lexus, Toyota, and Honda were in the top 8 car companies in the USA. *KEEP IN MIND THAT I LISTED 5 OUT OF THE 8* !AMERICA STEP UP YOUR GAME!

Works Cited http://www.kiteman.co.uk/JAPANESE%20HISTORY4.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_balloon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Japan https://doyouknowjapan.com/cars/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/09/17/americas-best-and-worst- car-brands/89343252/