De Havilland Flying School, 1933
This is how they used to do...
Learn to Fly a Tiger Moth
In the old days pilots started flying in aeroplanes like the “Tiger Moth”. Watch this video to learn...
How Does a Plane Fly?
Before we go flying we’ve got to go over some basic aerodynamics. Watch this video, made in 1968, for some of this stuff. I will warn you, this material is a little bit more advanced than some of the other stuff at Junior Flyer. Do your best, and watch it a few times if you have...
1934: MacRobertson Air Race
England to Australia This air race was the idea of the Lord Mayor of Melbourne and the prize of $75,000 was put up by Sir Macpherson Robertson, a wealthy lolly maker. 20 aircraft were entered, but due to various mishaps only 12 made it to Australia. While the winners (Black and Scott) made it in 71 hours (less than 3 days), one team (Parer and Hensworth) took 4 months to get there. Never give up! Here is some movie...
1932: Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. This is the ocean between America and Europe. She set many flying records but, in 1937, she disappeared while attempting an around-the-world flight. Here is some movie footage about Amelia… Amelia Earhart 1928: Transatlantic (Newfoundland to Wales) 20 hours 40 minutes (first woman passenger) 1932: Transatlantic Solo (Newfoundland to...
1928: Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Kingsford Smith was the first to fly an aeroplane across the Pacific Ocean, along with crew members Charles Ulm, James Warner and Harry Lyon. His plane was named “Southern Cross”. His flight, from America to Australia was in three stages… stopping in Hawaii and Fiji on the way, finally landing in Brisbane, Australia. This was a total distance of 7400 miles, taking 83 hours (almost 3 and a half days)....
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