Oct 20 - Chap 5 - Cold War to Desert Storm

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Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the
following questions:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to
maintain a large military force
Identify the date the United States Air Force was
formed.
Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air
Force.
Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during
WWII.
What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII?
Questions / Comments
Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the
following questions:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to
maintain a large military force
Identify the date the United States Air Force was
formed.
Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air
Force.
Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during
WWII.
What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII?
Military Developments
US
was certain, with
the monopoly of the
atomic bomb, no one
would dare attack
US
felt no need to
maintain a large
military force
Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the
following questions:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to
maintain a large military force
Identify the date the United States Air Force was
formed.
Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air
Force.
Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during
WWII.
What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII?
Separate Air Force:
Designed to Defend the Nation
In
July 1947 with the
National Security Act, the
Air Force became a
separate branch of the
military
Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the
following questions:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to
maintain a large military force
Identify the date the United States Air Force was
formed.
Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air
Force.
Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during
WWII.
What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII?
Separate Air Force:
Designed to Defend the Nation
The
USAF primary mission
was deterrence
Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the
following questions:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to
maintain a large military force
Identify the date the United States Air Force was
formed.
Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air
Force.
Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during
WWII.
What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII?
Wartime Advances
Airplanes
improved in:
Aircraft design
Instrumentation
Navigation
Electronic systems
Engines
Armor protection
Warm-Up – 10/20 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the
following questions:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Describe why the U.S. felt they did not need to
maintain a large military force
Identify the date the United States Air Force was
formed.
Discuss the primary mission of the United States Air
Force.
Describe the wartime advances of airplanes during
WWII.
What is often referred to as the best fighter of WWII?
Wartime Advances
P-51
often called best
fighter of WWII
P-51D
Mustang
11,600 lbs
437 mph
2,300 mph
41,000 ft
Max Weight
Max Speed
Max Range
Service
Ceiling
Rate of Climb 3,500
P-40C
Curtiss
8,058 lbs
345 mph
945 mi
29,500 ft
2,690
Questions / Comments
THIS DAY IN AVIATION

October 20
1911
— The original
Wright Army plane
delivered to the
Smithsonian Institution.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION

October 20
1920
— Flying his
Nieuport Delage, Sadi
Lecointe set a world speed
record flying at 187.99mph.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION

October 20 - 22
1934
— C.W.A. Scott and T.
Campbell Black fly from
the Mildenhall, England, to
Darwin, Australia, in 52
hours 30 minutes, setting a
new record. (De Havilland
Comet, 2 De Havilland
Gipsy Six R engines.)
THIS DAY IN AVIATION

October 20 - 23
1934
— MacRobertson
International Air Race
won by C.W.A. Scott and T.
Campbell Black, flying
from Mildenhall, England,
to Melbourne, Australia,
in 70 hours 54 minutes 18
seconds. (DeHavilland
Comet, two De Havilland
Gypsy Six R engines.)
THIS DAY IN AVIATION
October 20 – 4
November

1934
— Sir Charles
Kingsford-Smith and Capt.
P. G. Taylor fly from
Brisbane, Australia, to
Oakland, California.
(Lockheed “Altair,” Pratt &
Whitney “Wasp” engine.)
THIS DAY IN AVIATION

October 20
1944
— United States
Army invades Leyte in the
Philippines.
Questions / Comments
October 2015
SUNDAY
4
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
5
Chapter 4
US Enters War
Pearl Harbor
6
Chapter 4
European
Campaign
North Africa
7
Chapter 4
Theories of
Early Air
Power
8
Chapter 4
D-Day
Chap 4 Quiz
9
11
12
Chapter 4
Pacific
Campaign
13
Chapter 4
Island
Hopping
14
Chapter 4
Doolittle Raid
Atomic Bomb
Chap 4 Test
1st Quarter
Ends
Grades Due
15
Chapter 4
Lessons
Learned
16
Chap 4 Quiz
FLIGHTLINE
FRIDAY
17
18
19
Chapter 5
Military
Developments
Separate Air
Force
Wartime
Advances
20
Chapter 5
Jet Propulsion
“Vengeance
Weapons”
Helicopters
21
Chapter 5
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
22
Chapter 5
Korean War
Lessons
Learned
23
24
26
Chapter 5
Commercial
Aviation
27
Chapter 5
Aviation R & D
28
29
Chapter 5
Vietnam War
Phase 1 and 2
Chapter 5
Vietnam War
Phase 3 and 4
30
Chap 5 Quiz
FLIGHTLINE
FRIDAY
25
10
Mighty 8th
Museum
Chapter 5
Quiz
HALF-DAY
SCHOOL
31
Chapter 5 – Aviation: From the Cold
War to Desert Storm
Today’s Mission Requirements
 Mission:

Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.

Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of
WWII.

Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that
were used to terrorize Europe.

Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.
 EQ:
What were the main concerns, militarily and politically,
with the Cold War and its implications to aviation
development?
Video of the Day
F-80 “Shooting Star”
Jet Propulsion
Frank
Whittle designed the
first turbojet engine in
1937
“Suck, Squeeze, Bang,
Blow”
England did not fly first jet
aircraft until 1941
DeHavilland Vampire
Gloster Meteor I
Jet Propulsion
Germany
flew the first jet
aircraft in Aug 1939
Germany’s
first jet was
Heinkel HE-178
Jet Propulsion
US
flew its first jet in
1942 (XP-59A) but
didn’t produce a jet
fighter until 1944
The
Lockheed F-80,
Shooting Star was the
first operational U.S.
Jet fighter.
Jet Propulsion
Before
end of war,
Germany had produced 22
different models of jet
aircraft.
The
most famous jet of
WWII was the
Messerschmitt ME-262A
1400
produced but only
100 ever used
Jet Propulsion
The
ME-262A carried four
30-mm cannons and
capable of 550 mph
For
the Germans it just
came too late
If
Germany used more they
could have changed war
“Vengeance Weapons”
V-1 “Buzz Bomb”
“Vengeance Weapons”
Germany
developed two
The V-1 and the V-2
The
V-1 was:
26 ft long
Speed – 400 mph
Weighed 3,000 lbs
Carried 1,800 lbs of high
explosives
It was called the “buzz
bomb”
It was noisy and not very
accurate
“Vengeance Weapons”
Between
June 1944 & Mar
1945
Over 10,500 V-1s
launched against England
1,900 were air launched
HE-111 bombers
12,000 more targets in
Europe
Most launched from
ground ramps
Large and noisy nearly
4,000 were shot down over
England by fighter aircraft
and ground fire
“Vengeance Weapons”
V-2 “German Rocket”
“Vengeance Weapons”
The
V-2 was a rocketpropelled ballistic missile
It carried a 2,000 lbs
warhead
Achieved speeds of 3,600
mph
Range of about 220 miles
Altitude of about 100
miles
Over
4,300 launched btwn
Sep 1944 & Mar 1945
Over 1,000 fell on England
Helicopters
Sikorsky
R-4 was the first
successful military
helicopter
Over 400 used in Europe,
the Pacific and in the U.S.
April
1944, the R-4 was
used to rescue a downed
pilot for the first time
behind enemy lines
A
role for the helicopter
that still exists today
Questions / Comments
Today’s Mission Requirements
 Mission:

Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.

Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of
WWII.

Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that
were used to terrorize Europe.

Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.
 EQ:
What were main concerns, militarily and politically, with
the Cold War and its implications in aviation
development?
Jet Propulsion
US
flew its first jet in
1942 (XP-59A) but
didn’t produce a jet
fighter until 1944
The
Lockheed F-80,
Shooting Star was the
first operational U.S.
Jet fighter.
Today’s Mission Requirements
 Mission:

Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.

Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of
WWII.

Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that
were used to terrorize Europe.

Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.
 EQ:
What were main concerns, militarily and politically, with
the Cold War and its implications in aviation
development?
Jet Propulsion
Before
end of war,
Germany had produced 22
different models of jet
aircraft.
The
most famous jet of
WWII was the
Messerschmitt ME-262A
1400
produced but only
100 ever used
Jet Propulsion
The
ME-262A carried four
30-mm cannons and
capable of 550 mph
For
the Germans it just
came too late
If
Germany used more they
could have changed war
Today’s Mission Requirements
 Mission:

Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.

Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of
WWII.

Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that
were used to terrorize Europe.

Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.
 EQ:
What were main concerns, militarily and politically, with
the Cold War and its implications in aviation
development?
“Vengeance Weapons”
Germany
developed two
The V-1 and the V-2
The
V-1 was:
26 ft long
Speed – 400 mph
Weighed 3,000 lbs
Carried 1,800 lbs of high
explosives
It was called the “buzz
bomb”
It was noisy and not very
accurate
“Vengeance Weapons”
The
V-2 was a rocketpropelled ballistic missile
It carried a 2,000 lbs
warhead
Achieved speeds of 3,600
mph
Range of about 220 miles
Altitude of about 100
miles
Over
4,300 launched btwn
Sep 1944 & Mar 1945
Over 1,000 fell on England
Today’s Mission Requirements
 Mission:

Identify the first U.S. produced jet fighter.

Describe which jet could have changed the outcome of
WWII.

Identify the so-called German “vengeance” weapons that
were used to terrorize Europe.

Discuss the use of helicopters during World War II.
 EQ:
What were main concerns, militarily and politically, with
the Cold War and its implications in aviation
development?
Helicopters
Sikorsky
R-4 was the first
successful military
helicopter
Over 400 used in Europe,
the Pacific and in the U.S.
April
1944, the R-4 was
used to rescue a downed
pilot for the first time
behind enemy lines
A
role for the helicopter
that still exists today
Questions / Comments
Lesson Closure - 3 – 2 - 1
3. List 3 things you
learned today.
2. List 2 things you
have questions about
today’s lesson.
1. Create (1) quiz
question with
answer about
today’s lesson.
Questions / Comments
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
Questions / Comments
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