History of Flight 1 st Class Cadet Training. Objectives Appreciate the early efforts made by mankind to fly Display a knowledge of early developments.

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History of Flight 1 st Class Cadet Training

Objectives Appreciate the early efforts made by mankind to fly Display a knowledge of early developments in “Heavier-than-Air” craft Name the significant achievements in powered flight

Lighter than Air

Hot Air Balloon Hot air is less dense than surrounding air – giving lift Propane gas is used today

First Balloon Flight Montgolfier Brothers Hot Air Later balloons used hydrogen or helium

Airship Development Hydrogen Gas

and DISASTER! The Hindenburg 1937

Modern Helium Airships – A modest comeback

Heavier than Air

Air supports the weight of the kite

Leonardo Da Vinci ( ) “flapping wings” Design

Sir George Cayley – 1 st Model Glider

First manned gliders – Otto Lilienthal ( )

Modern Hang Glider

Gossamer Condor – Man Powered Glider

Wright Brothers – First Powered Flight 1903

First Cross Channel Flight – 1909

Louis Bleriot Looking VERY worried before his epic flight!

The Air Race across the Atlantic

First Flight Across the Atlantic Captain Brown & Lieutenant Alcock 1919

Vickers Vimy After landing in Ireland

First Solo Flight across Atlantic

Amy Johnson First Solo Flight by a Woman to Australia in 1930

RAF wins Speed Record 1931 (407.5 mph) in the Schneider Trophy races Supermarine S6b

The Schneider Trophy – won for the third and final time in 1931 by the Great Britain team

R J Mitchell – Spitfire Designer

Spitfire Sculpture – Castle Vale, Birmingham

Sikorsky Helicopter

Development of the Jet Engine – Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle OM KBE CB FRS

First RAF jet aircraft Gloster E28/39 first flight in 1941

Meteor vs. V1 “Doodlebug”

General Chuck Yeager breaks the Sound Barrier in the Bell X1

De Havilland Comet – First Jet Airliner 1949

Boeing 747 – “Jumbo Jet”

First and only supersonic jet airliner - Concorde

The New “Super Jumbo” Airbus A380

Harrier GR7 – VSTOL “Jump Jet”

Objectives Appreciate the early efforts made by mankind to fly Display a knowledge of early developments in Heavier-than-Air craft Name the significant achievements in powered flight

Questions?

Questions Name the brothers who first flew in a hot air balloon What did the Wright brothers achieve? Who was the first pilot to fly across the English Channel? Which aircraft first flew across the Atlantic? Who invented the jet engine?

Questions What are the main disadvantages with hydrogen-filled airships? Which airship burst into flames in 1937? Name the much safer gas used in modern airships Describe the contribution to aviation made by Sir George Cayley and Otto Von Lilienthal

Questions Which trophy was won outright by the RAF in 1931? In what year was the first man-powered flight made? Who designed the Spitfire? Who was the first man to break the sound barrier? Who was the first woman to fly solo to Australia?