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November 6, 1915…..The first catapult of an airplane from a moving ship is
made from the USS North Carolina in Pensacola, Florida.
November 6,
1945…..The
first jet plane
to land on an
aircraft carrier
is a Ryan FR-1
“Fireball”
piloted by U.S.
Navy Ensign
Jake West.
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November 9, 1932…..Wolfgang von Gronau
and crew in a Dornier Wal complete the first
flight around the world by a seaplane. Their
flight took 111 days.
November 12,
1921….The first air-to-air
refueling is made when
American Wesley May
steps from the wing of
one aircraft to that of
another carrying a five
gallon can of gasoline
strapped to his back.
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November 14, 1966….A Lockheed C-141 “Starlifter”” became the first jet
aircraft to land in Antarctica.
November 15, 1965….The first
flight around the world over flying
both Poles is made by U.S. Airline
Flying Tiger Line Captain J. L.
Martin.
November 17, 1949….Beech Aircraft
Corporation announces its two-engine
Beechcraft Twin-Bonanza, an all-metal, 5
or 6 place plane with a cruising speed
over 180 mph and a range of about
1,000 miles.
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November 23, 1949….Ryan Aeronautical Company announces its new 260-hp
Lycoming powered “Super Navion” with a 170 mph cruising speed which it plans
to sell for under $14,000.
November 27, 1912….The
Aeronautical Division of the
United States Signal Corps
received the first “Flying
Boat,” a Curtiss “Model F”,
capable of takeoff from
water.
November 30, 1907….Glenn Curtiss founds the Curtiss Aeroplane Company. It
is the first United Sates airplane manufacturing company.
November 30, 1959….A Boeing B-47 “Stratojet” bomber sets a jet endurance
record of 80 hours and 36 minutes of continuous flight.
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This Month’s Aviation /Jeopardy Quiz is…
Match the lettered questions found below to the numbered statements here. The correct
matches can be found on page __10__.
NO PEAKING!!!
1. ____ November 3, 1926…..For the fourth time he had to parachute from a disabled airplane during a night airmail flight.
2. ____ November 5, 1911…..He becomes the first person to cross the United States in an airplane.
3. ____ November 6, 1930…..He is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in World War I.
4. ____ November 7, 1957…..President Eisenhower appoints this MIT president as a Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology.
5. ____ November 9, 1904…..His flight over Huffman Prairie, Ohio lasted five minutes, four seconds and covered 2-3/4 miles.
6. ____ November 16, 1959….His record setting parachute jump from an open gondola was made at an altitude of 76,400 feet.
7. ____ November 17, 1962….On this date he dedicated the Dulles International Airport in Herndon, Virginia.
8. ____ November 20, 1953….Flying in a Douglas D-558-2, he became the first American test pilot to exceed Mach 2.
9. ____ November 25, 1956….From an altitude of 1,500 feet, he made the first successful parachute jump in Antarctica as a test to determine the cause of parachute malfunction in sub-zero weather conditions.
10. ____ November 28-29, 1929….This explorer and his crew make the first test flight over the South Pole in a Ford 4-AT “Tri-Motor” monoplane.
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Match these questions to the statements above on Pg 8
A. Who is Captain Joseph W. Kittinger Jr.? (Retired 1978 with the rank of Colonel)
B. Who was Wilbur Wright? C. Who was Scott Crossfield? D. Who was Calbraith Rodgers? E. Who was Captain Charles Lindbergh? F. Who was U.S. Air Force Sergeant Richard Patton? G. Who was President John F. Kennedy? H. Who was American Commander Richard Byrd? I. Who was James R. Killian Jr? J. Who was Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker?
This Month’s Famous quotes:
“Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.”
And
“Courage is COMPETENCE!”
- Eddie Rickenbacker
*****
“I am an aeronautical engineer, an aerodynamicist and a designer. My flying was only
primarily because I felt that it was essential to designing and building better airplanes for
pilots to fly.”
-Albert “Scott” Crossfield
*****
“Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling
within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.”
- Richard E. Byrd
*****
“What kind of man would live where there is no danger? I don’t believe in taking foolish
chances. But nothing can be accomplished by not taking a chance at all.”
-Charles Lindbergh
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*****
“The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who…looked enviously
on the birds soaring freely through space…on the infinite highway of the air.”
-Wilbur Wright
You have to
wonder what
Wilbur Wright
would have
thought of the
paramotor
glider below!
The correct
matching
answers are:
1. E 2. D 3. J 4. I 5. B 6. A 7. G 8. C 9. F 10. H
Just in case you didn’t get a chance to view Bloomsburg Municipal Airport’s video
here is the link. Thank you, Joe, for this wonderful production!