Anti-aircraft warfare

There is always a first to something. Whether it be the first computer being invented or the first person to perform open heart surgery successfully, there will always be a first. Amelia Earhart was one of them; she accomplished many firsts during her life which helped her become who she was, an American Aviator, which also helped her transform into an iconic person. She was the first woman to fly solo in multiple different places, inspiring thousands of others to follow her footsteps. Along…

Rejected and ignored, the Discopter seemed destined to fade away. Then came 1947. The first highly publicized sighting of an unidentified flying object came on June 24 of that year when private pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed he spotted a string of nine shiny objects flying past Washington’s Mt. Rainier at speeds he clocked at 1,200 miles per hour. Although Arnold never specifically used the term “flying saucer,” he was quoted at the time saying the shape of the objects he saw was like a…

Journal Entry 1: The GREEN HORNET has just gone down. I can't even fathom how it happened, something went wrong and Cuppernell and I were in switched positions. We couldn't save the plane, we're in the Pacific now. It's up to Louie, Mac, and me now. Louie and Mac sorted the supplies we have: -some coins -watches (that don't work) -flare gun -two canvas case air pumps -sea dye -half-pint tins of water -a brass mirror -set of pliers with a built-in screwdriver -spool of fishing line -set of…

Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year old boy that hasn’t been seen in several months. He was going to see his father up in Canada, on a smaller plane and just him and the pilot on board. His father has been waiting for Brian to show up, but there has been no sign of the thirteen-year old. His family is extremely concerned on what has happened to him. Brian’s parents are divorced; he doesn’t see his Dad much and was going to visit him. I think you must keep searching for this brave thirteen-year old…

In the story Into To Thin Air, they left Weathers and Namba because they didn't think they could be saved.They should have brought enough supplies to be able to help them because that’s what they went out there to do.The team thought that they should save their resources for others that could be save.At the end of the story they told of one helicopter saving Weathers and Gau and if Weathers would of died they would have only saved one person so they could have wasted there resoureses on them…

The 7 members of BTS, a good spy team goes on a trip to an island in the Caribbean. As they start packing up for 30 minutes they were all ready for the private plane that they will take to the island. One by one they all get onto the plane, all of their faces were looks of amazement. When they were almost there RM thought something incredulous would happen. “Don’t these flight attendants and pilots look familiar to you guys?” asked RM. “Wait, guys I think know who these people are,” said…

N7434U, 1970). The accident destroyed the aircraft and fatally injured all six crewmembers and the 32 passengers. This research will discuss the electrical system that caused the aircraft to crash into Santa Monica Bay. It will also analyze the aircraft accident and the contributing factors. Cause of Accident On January 18, 1969, flight 266 departed from the Los Angeles International Airport, at approximately 1817, on its way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Aircraft…

Steve Fossett, born in 1944, was an incredible aviation pioneer. The first half of his life was spent earning millions as a trader in Chicago, but he then enjoyed his fortune by breaking records in true daredevil fashion. It took Fossett six attempts to fly around the world in a hot-air balloon, solo, but he did eventually. One of those attempts, at age 54, ended in his balloon catching fire at 29,000 feet and him crashing into the Pacific Ocean and waiting 10 hours before being rescued.…

In the film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Charley Buckets, and Willy Wonka, launch out of his company window in a flying elevator. With green screen, the wonkavator travels at impeccable speed, while traveling in any possible directions. Even though in the real world, wonkavator has a chance of slim to none in being invented. But the space elevator became a practicability, from Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel The Fountains of Paradise, creating an idea for NASA, United States…

As the seatbelt lights flickered faintly with a familiar chime, our aircraft soon made it’s steady decent. Lethargically but cautiously, I stepped out the narrow port-side exit of the Boeing 747-400, onto a rickety platform swaying gently in the wind. To the left of the platform you can see two hefty Rolls Royce engines, whirring away, ceaselessly with a wisp of burning kerosene. When you leave the airport, you are instantly greeted by the balmy weather of Southern Nevada. Just south of the…