Adolesence of Air Power Completed Notes.docx

Glenn Curtiss opened his own bike shop when he was teenager. Glenn Curtiss built engines to make his motorcycles faster. Glenn Curtiss developed a V8 engine for a motorcycle. In 1905, balloon builder Thomas Baldwin contracted Glenn Curtiss to build a lightweight engine for a dirigible balloon. G...

Glenn Curtiss opened his own bike shop when he was teenager. Glenn Curtiss built engines to make his motorcycles faster. Glenn Curtiss developed a V8 engine for a motorcycle. In 1905, balloon builder Thomas Baldwin contracted Glenn Curtiss to build a lightweight engine for a dirigible balloon. Glenn Curtiss designed an engine specifically for a dirigible balloon. In 1907, Glenn Curtiss set the land speed record when he recorded a speed of 136.4 miles per hour on a motorcycle. Glenn Curtiss teamed with Alexander Graham Bell to form the Aerial Experiment Association. The Aerial Experiment Association created the first American aircraft to be equipped with ailerons. The Aerial Experiment Association flew the first seaplane in the United States. In 1908, Glenn Curtiss won the Scientific American Trophy when he made the first public flight of over one kilometer in an airplane. In 1909, Glenn Curtiss won the Gordon Bennett Trophy for flying the fastest two laps at the Reims Air Meeting or Air Show. Alberto Santos-Dumont was born in Brazil to coffee plantation owner. Alberto Santos-Dumont studied engineering, physics, and chemistry in Paris. In July 1898, Alberto Santos-Dumont flew the Bresil hydrogen gas balloon. Alberto Santos-Dumont's Bresil balloon was made of Japanese silk. In 1901, Alberto Santos-Dumont won 100,000 francs when he flew his dirigible balloon from a Paris suburb to the Eiffel Tower and back. Alberto Santos-Dumont made the first public flight in Europe with a powered, winged aircraft on September 13, 1906. Many Brazilians claim Alberto Santos-Dumont was the first person to successfully fly a powered, manned airplane. Raymond de Laroche got her first flight as a passenger with Wilbur Wright in France in 1908. On October 22, 1909, Raymond de Laroche became the first woman to pilot an airplane. On March 8, 1910, Raymond de Laroche became the first woman in the world to receive a pilot license. On September 16, 1910, Bessica Raiche became the first American woman to fly solo in an airplane. On August 1, 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first American woman to receive her pilot license. On April 16, 1912, Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel. Louis Blériot served in the French Army as an artillery officer. Louis Blériot designed the first headlights for automobiles. On November 16, 1907, the Blériot VII became the world's first successful monoplane. On July 25, 1909, Louis Blériot became the first person to fly an airplane across the English Channel. The Short Brothers received a patent for the world's first multiengine aircraft. The Short Brothers' multiengine aircraft was called the *Triple Twin*. Igor Sikorsky was a Ukrainian engineer and aircraft designer. Igor Sikorsky obtained his pilot license in 1911. In May 1913, Igor Sikorsky flew the world's first four-engine aircraft, the *Russky Vityaz*. The Sikorsky S-22 was the world's first airplane designed to be a passenger aircraft. In 1942, Igor Sikorsky created the R-4 was the world's first production helicopter. Sir George Cayley constructed the first powered models of helicopters. Thomas Edison's tests determined that a highly aerodynamic rotor and high-power, lightweight engine would have to be developed before a helicopter would be successful. On November 13, 1907, Paul Cornu became the first person in the world to successfully fly a manned, powered helicopter. The German Navy used the FL282 helicopter for submarine hunting and reconnaissance. Charles Furnas became the first person in the world to fly as a passenger in an airplane when he flew with Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in May 1908. On January 1, 1914, the world's first scheduled passenger airline service flight flew from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa, Florida. A Model 14 Benoist airboat conducted the world's first commercial flight. Tony Jannus piloted the world's first commercial flight. The first commercial flight took a total of 23 minutes and covered 17 miles. The Lawson C-2 was the first American commercial airplane.