1. Warm-Up – 3/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
Identify problems encountered when attempting to break the sound barrier.
Define Mach 3
Discuss the advantages of variable swept-back wings.
Identify the primary reason the B-52 bomber was built.
Discuss the potential impact new missile technology had on aircrews.

2. Questions / Comments

3. Warm-Up – 3/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
Identify problems encountered when attempting to break the sound barrier.
Define Mach 3
Discuss the advantages of variable swept-back wings.
Identify the primary reason the B-52 bomber was built.
Discuss the potential impact new missile technology had on aircrews.

4. Breaking the Sound Barrier
In 1945, Bell Aircraft Company was contracted to explore the problems of high speed flight.
Fuel to get to altitude and aircraft breaking apart

5. Warm-Up – 3/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
Identify problems encountered when attempting to break the sound barrier.
Define Mach 3
Discuss the advantages of variable swept-back wings.
Identify the primary reason the B-52 bomber was built.
Discuss the potential impact new missile technology had on aircrews.

6. Breaking the Sound Barrier
X-2 was designed to study heating in 3 times speed of sound
X-2 reached 2,094 mph but disintegrated in flight
Douglas X-3 designed to break Mach 3 (3 times speed of sound)

7. Warm-Up – 3/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
Identify problems encountered when attempting to break the sound barrier.
Define Mach 3
Discuss the advantages of variable swept-back wings.
Identify the primary reason the B-52 bomber was built.
Discuss the potential impact new missile technology had on aircrews.

8. Breaking the Sound Barrier
At the end of WWII, the US captured plans for the German Messerschmitt P-1101.
These designs gave us variable-angle wings.
Swept back wings produced higher speeds.
Enable to go supersonic BUT produce no lift at low speeds

9. Warm-Up – 3/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
Identify problems encountered when attempting to break the sound barrier.
Define Mach 3
Discuss the advantages of variable swept-back wings.
Identify the primary reason the B-52 bomber was built.
Discuss the potential impact new missile technology had on aircrews.

10. Bomber Developments Boeing developed the B-52.
It was twice the size of the B-47 and had a range of 10,000 miles.

11. Warm-Up – 3/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
Identify problems encountered when attempting to break the sound barrier.
Define Mach 3
Discuss the advantages of variable swept-back wings.
Identify the primary reason the B-52 bomber was built.
Discuss the potential impact new missile technology had on aircrews.

12. Smart Bombs Advances in Guided Missile Research
One of the first developments was a drone (flew 6,300 miles at .94 Mach)
The Northrup SM62 Snark which had guidance systems
GAM 63 Rascal winged bomb launched from 100 miles away
Smart bombs allowed bomber aircrews to stay farther away from the enemy

13. Questions / Comments

14. THIS DAY IN AVIATION March 28
1843 — William Samuel Henson ( ) receives the patent and publishes in London his design for an Aerial Steam Carriage.
This is the first reasoned, formulated, and detailed design for a propeller-driven aircraft.

15. THIS DAY IN AVIATION March 28
1908 — Leon Delagrange makes the first passenger flight, taking Farman aboard his Voisin biplane at Issy-les-Moulieaux.

16. THIS DAY IN AVIATION March 28
1910 — The first flight of Henri Fabre's Hydroavion, the first powered seaplane in the world, takes place at La Mède harbor, Martigues, France.
The hydroplane flies for about 1,600 ft. at the maximum height of 7 ft.

17. THIS DAY IN AVIATION March 28
1936 — National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) commences operational use of the newly constructed 8 foot high speed tunnel (8-Foot HST) at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley, Virginia.
Built as a companion to the full scale tunnel capable of simulated speeds of up to 118 mph, the new facility can test models and components to 577 mph (Mach 0.75).

18. THIS DAY IN AVIATION March 28
1944 — 15th Air Force flew its first "1000-ton raid" striking targets in Italy.

19. Questions / Comments

20. March 2018
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY 5
Chapter 4
US Enters War
Pearl Harbor 6
European Campaign
North Africa 7
Theories of Air Power 8
D-Day 9
Mighty 8th Museum 10 11 12
Pacific Campaign 13
Island Hopping 14
Doolittle Raid
Atomic Bomb 15
Lessons Learned 16
Chap 4 Review & Test
FLIGHTLINE 17 18 19
Chapter 5
Military Developments
Separate Air Force
Wartime Advances 20
Jet Propulsion
“Vengeance Weapons”
Helicopters 21
Berlin Airlift 22
Korean War 23
Chap 5 Quiz 24 25 26
Commercial Aviation
General Aviation 27
Aviation R & D 28
Vietnam War 29
Chap 5 TEST
THURSDAY EDITION 30
HOLIDAY 31 1 2
Chapter 6
Advances in Aeronautics 3 4
Chap 6 TEST  5

21. Questions / Comments

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

23. Today’s Mission Requirements
During Phase I of the Vietnam Conflict discuss the roles of military advisors.
Discuss what the role of the US was in the early part of the Vietnam Conflict.
Describe why the President and Secretary of Defense ran the Vietnam Conflict.
Describe the selection of targets by President Johnson with respect to Operation Rolling Thunder
Describe the Tet Offensive.
Discuss the impact television had on the Vietnam War.
EQ:
What were the main concerns, militarily and politically, with the Cold War and its implications in aviation development?

24. The
Vietnam
Conflict

25. The Vietnam Conflict Phase I – July 1950 – July 1954
In 1950, US gave France $15 million to fight the spread of communism in Vietnam.
President Truman established a US Military Assistance Advisor Group (MAAG).
This group consisted of 342 military advisors.

26. The Vietnam Conflict Phase I – July 1950 – July 1954
Military advisors are often stationed in countries around the world to:
Train defense forces
Assist in civil and humanitarian efforts

27. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 2 – July 1954 – August 1964
US involvement grew from advising to fighting.
US was helping the South Vietnamese.

28. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 2 – July 1954 – August 1964
Vietnam was divided into two parts.
North
South
The division was only meant to be temporary
Elections occurred because the communist north and the democratic south were afraid they would lose the election.
So, they remained divided

29. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 2 – July 1954 – August 1964
President Kennedy sent in US Special Forces and Air Force T-28 and B-26 aircraft.
By February 1962, over 11,000 US forces were in Vietnam and fighting in combat.

30. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 3 – August 1964 – June 1969
In 1964 and early in 1965, the North Vietnamese launched several attacks.
President Johnson called in the US Marines to protect American bases, and thus started a slow escalation of US involvement

31. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 3 – August 1964 – June 1969
By mid 1965, the war was still going badly for the US and the South Vietnamese.
President Johnson did not trust his military advisors so he and the Secretary of Defense ran the Vietnam Conflict.
They even picked out targets for air strikes.

32. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 3 – August 1964 – June 1969
Operation Rolling Thunder began in 1965.
It was another gradual escalation of the war.
President Johnson picked out targets, but made sure they weren’t targets that might upset the Russians or Chinese.
He was afraid they might join the North and make this a world war.

35. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 3 – August 1964 – June 1969
The Tet Offensive:
In January 1968, the communists launched a large-scale surprise conventional attack on US and South Vietnamese forces.

36. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 3 – August 1964 – June 1969
The Tet Offensive:
American air power won decisively over the North Vietnamese
But the Tet Offensive was seen every night on American television news.

37. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 3 – August 1964 – June 1969
The Tet Offensive:
President Johnson had over 500,000 American forces in Vietnam and the American public didn’t understand what was going on.
Television helped fuel mass protests and dissatisfaction with the US government occurred.

38. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 4 – June 1969 – April 1975
In January 1969, Nixon became President.
His plan called for ending US involvement.
The plan was called “Vietnamization.”
The idea was to turn the fighting over to the Vietnamese.

39. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 4 – June 1969 – April 1975
On Good Friday, March 30, North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam again.
President Nixon reacted with B-52 strikes.

40. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 4 – June 1969 – April 1975
This operation was called Operation Linebacker and was different from Operation Rolling Thunder because Nixon let his military advisors pick the targets.
Operation Linebacker was aimed at bombing the North Vietnamese until they came to the negotiating table.

41. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 4 – June 1969 – April 1975
US used air power as a foreign policy tool in Vietnam.
Initially, it was used to raise the morale of the South Vietnamese troops and then to contain the advances of the communists.
The gradualism policy restricted the use of air power.

42. The Vietnam Conflict Phase 4 – June 1969 – April 1975
US leaves Saigon, South Vietnam - April 30, 1975

43. Meanwhile: The Cold War continues
By the early 1970s, the Soviet Union was still trying to spread communism and the US trying to contain it.

45. Meanwhile: The Cold War continues
Both countries had atomic bombs and the world feared a war between them.
Both countries created large defenses to deter the other.

46. Meanwhile: The Cold War continues
Also, put emphasis on space power, to monitor satellites.
Arms race produced better airplanes, missiles, radar and satellites.

47. Meanwhile: The Cold War continues
End of the Cold War
Ended in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Soviet Union’s economy couldn’t keep up with the United States.

48. Questions / Comments

49. SAFETY FIRST.
SAFETY ALWAYS.

50. 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

51. SAFETY FIRST.
SAFETY ALWAYS.