By: Mrs. Davis s and Mr. Fischer s Third Grade FOCUS Class

By: Mrs. Davis s and Mr. Fischer s Third Grade FOCUS Class

Harriet Quimby was the first femal plit in the usa.to1911 is the year of her significant aviation event. Do you want to know were the setting is?the setting is in the usa. Now do you think she is a really cool person. By: Beth Ann murphy

by: Cora Neil In 1962 Neil Armstrong was the first person to do two things. He was the first person to land a space craft on the moon and walk on the moon. One thing Neil Armstrong said on the moon was, That s one small step for a man, one giant step for mankind. Something I thought was interesting was he made 7 flights in the X-15 space craft. He was able to make an altitude of 63,198 meters out into space. Wow, isn't that amazing. He flew around the solar system. Armstrong

Howard Hughes, Jr. built a plane with his crew called H-1 Racer. This event happened in the 1930 s in Glendale, California. Howard Hughes built his most famous air craft called the Spruce Goose. By the time his air craft was finished he only flew it one time. The Spruce Goose was the biggest air craft ever. Howard Hughes was a great aviator. By David Martinez

The Montgolfier Brothers In 1782 on a launch site the Montgolfier brothers invented a balloon called a hot air balloon. They made the very first air craft. It actually flies and it flew for 8 miles and 2 minutes. Now the hot air balloon is hard to find in the sky. They do not make many hot air balloons any more. If you have not seen a hot air balloon they are very cool to see. By : Erin Moody

Manfred Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was a famous World War I aviator. He had many dog fights, or plane fights. One with Eddie Rickenbacker, a famous American pilot. Other than that he also flew over Wilfred May on April 21, 1918. In 1969 when he was killed, he had over 80 victories in the world of flight.

Roscoe Turner was a great air racer. He won 6 trophies minimum. Roscoe mostly won all of the trophies in California. He started racing in the 1930s. Turner was a great example for air racing and never giving up because even though he lost the first few races, he never quit. He tried to convince people to try new things. Roscoe rode mostly in the Lion (plane). He is still known today for air racing. The Lion by: Harrison Roscoe with fellow racer Bennie

Igor s year of significant aviation event is 1909. Igor thought of a machine which would rise straight off the ground and it has 2 propellers so he has made a helicopter. Helicopters change flight because helicopters can fly but not be moving. Helicopters can fly in one spot but not be moving. Helicopters can carry more people than a plane. It can fly straight up and has a latter to pull people up. Helicopters can rescue people that are stranded in the ocean. It helps people that are stuck on their roves. It helps people that are stuck in floods. Jared Neil IGOR SIKORSKY

Joey Count von Zepplin is the great inventor of the blimp. He invented the blimp on March 14, 1899 in the United States even though he originates from Germany. The blimp is a large skinny cylinder shape covered framework with compartments holding gas, engines, and passengers. His contribution to flight made a quieter transportation for the military. His invention also changed the way we look at major sports forever. In conclusion Count von Zepplin is a great aviator and overall great man.

On October 14, 1947 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and the space barrier. He had a great effect in the world of flight. Yeager set a record by braking the barriers of space and sound. He was a very famous person. His record helps students learn about him. By: Kelly Connerley

Eddie Rickenbacker is known in history for setting a record for 26 official victories against German aircraft in World War I. He had dog fights or battles in sky. He had a big dog fight with Manfred Richthofen known as the Red Barron. Dog fights were very important in the World Wars. Eddie Rickenbacker and the Red Barron led many people through World War I in aircrafts as they fought against each other. This all happened in 1918 over the skies of Germany. By: Lauren Sandidge

Wilbur Wright and his brother, Orville, made the dream of flying reality when they built and flew the first motor driven airplane in 1903. The longest flight by Wilbur Wright, was 852 feet [250 meters] almost three football fields, and lasted 59 seconds. The date of this significant aviation event was December 17, 1903. The setting of this significant aviation event was Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Wilbur Wright built the third powered airplane. He died May 30, 1912. By : London Berkhiser

Orville Wright and his brother created the first airplane and it worked. They made it near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville flew 120 feet in the air. They took 3 flights that day, the longest flight was 852 feet long. Wilbur Orville s brother flew that time. It had changed the flight world in a very magnificent way by making an airplane that flew. By: Madison Huntsinger

John Glenn was the first man on the moon. The machine that he flew was a space shuttle. The name of his space shuttle was friendship 7.He was the oldest person in space for now but now he is a sinister in Ohio By: Matthew

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to attempt flying around the world. The date that Amelia Earhart became famous was May 20,1932. She was in Oakland California when it happened. When she went missing she was flying over the Atlantic Ocean. Now girls fly around the world all the time. When I grow up I will try to fly around the world just like Amelia Earhart. By: Reese Thompson

Bessie Coleman changed history by being the first African American women to get her aviator license. She went to many different flying schools, but got rejected. She went to an aviator school and got her aviator license in France. She started doing air shows and training young people to fly. Bessie Coleman`s first major ascendant happened when her ship`s engines startled, then stopped. She died when she was preparing for an air show in Jacksonville, Florida when her engineer was driving her plane. She did not have her seatbelt on and when one of the wrenches fell into the engines. The plane fell and Bessie Coleman died. By: Robbie Drake Aviators License

James Doolittle is a person who change our lives. He famed World War 11 air commander and holed the speed records. He earned the Medal of Honor. He was a true hero. James Doolittle By: Rafiat Rabiu James H. Doolittle, the last chairman of the National Advisory Committee

Freedom7 My aviator s name is Alan b. Sheppard. he s major contribution to the world of flight is he was the first American in space he rode on Freedom7. His special honor s are the Lambert kinship comfort award the collier trophy and the new York gold medal.

Charles Lindbergh is an amazing person. Charles was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by himself. He was in the army air service in 1924. Then he graduated in the same year. He had made flight longer as he would fly from New York to Paris. More people wanted to be an aviator or be in the air service.