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The BarnstormersSlide2
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Chapter OverviewThe BarnstormersFlight Goes Mainstream
Commercial Flight, Airmail, and HelicoptersSlide3
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Lesson OverviewThe barnstormers
Major contributions of the barnstormersHow the barnstormers contributed to public awareness of aviationSlide4
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Warm Up QuestionsCPS Questions
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1Quick Write
If you’re trying to reach a goal, it helps to have a supporter, as Bessie Coleman did—someone who has confidence in you and convinces you that you can achieve your dream.
Describe an experience when you or someone close to you got support in reaching a goal. (Note to Instructor: Use “Pick a Student” button in CPS)Slide6
Chapter 3, Lesson 1The BarnstormersA
barnstormer is a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachutingThe term barnstorming comes from the time pilots would fly over a small rural town to attract attention, then land at a local farmSlide7
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Stunt FlyingIn the 1920s the term became attached to stunt flying
Historians give stunt pilots like Bessie Coleman credit for sustaining the aviation industry during its early years
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1Entertaining SpectatorsBarnstorming shows drew crowds of
spectators—people who come to see an event or show—during and after WWISome pilots worked in teamsTheir acts were called “flying circuses” Once the war was over, these pilots became the public face of American aviationSlide9
Chapter 3, Lesson 1End of WarOn 14 November 1918, three days after the war ended, the US government canceled $100 million worth of airplane contracts
Within three months, 175,000 workers in the aircraft industry lost their jobsAircraft production dropped by 85 percent The Army dumped its surplus warplanes onto the marketSlide10
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Former Army PilotsMany of the barnstormers were former Army pilots
Since military aviation had been cut back, a large number lost their jobsThey leaped at the opportunity to keep flyingThese pilots enjoyed showing off the skills they had mastered in combatSlide11
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Significant BarnstormersBessie Coleman was just one of several Americans who gained fame as barnstormers
They helped move aviation into the public eye
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1Learning Check #1CPS Questions
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1Flying DangersFor the barnstormers, flying was in some ways less risky than it had been for combat pilots
No enemy guns fired on them But flying, especially stunt flying, was still dangerousMany of the barnstormers died in air accidentsAmong them were Bessie Coleman and another pilot named Lincoln Beachey Slide14
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Lincoln Beachey Beachey (1887–1915) was one of the top barnstormers
Orville Wright called him “the greatest pilot of all time”In his Curtiss biplane, Beachey thrilled crowds with his dives
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie
A number of women also were taking to the skies—among them was Phoebe Fairgrave OmlieShe ran her own flying circusShe was the first woman in the United States to become a licensed transport pilotIn 1933 she also became the first woman appointed to a federal government job in aviation
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1Major Contributions of the Barnstormers
Historians call the years between 1919 and 1939 the “golden age of aviation”Pilots set one record after anotherThey flew faster and attained greater altitude—the height above Earth’s surfaceThey served as test pilotsSlide17
Chapter 3, Lesson 1How Airplanes EvolvedAirplanes changed from slow-moving, cloth-and-wood structures to faster aircraft made of metal
These planes were more aerodynamic—designed with rounded edges to reduce wind dragEngines became more reliableSlide18
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Learning Check #2CPS Questions
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1Aviation EnthusiastsWealthy aviation
enthusiasts—strong supporters or fans—began to offer prizes for the first pilot to achieve a certain goal
Newspaper owner William Randolph Hearst offered $50,000 to the first pilot to fly across the United States in 30 days or lessRaymond Orteig offered $25,000 for the first nonstop flight from New York to ParisPilots competing for both prizes found their engines weren’t up to the task Slide20
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Polar ExplorationWithin a few years, engines had improved enough to make transatlantic flight possible
Some pilots then turned to a new challenge: polar exploration
Richard E. Byrd
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1Richard E. ByrdTrained as a flier, Rear Adm Richard E. Byrd advanced both aviation and polar exploration
In 1926 he and his pilot were the first to fly over the North PoleIn 1929 Byrd flew to the South PoleSlide22
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Barnstormers Contributed to Public Awareness of Aviation
The barnstormers’ demonstrations didn’t do away with people’s fears about flyingAfter all, spectators sometimes saw dreadful accidentsBut the barnstormers’ air shows certainly created an interest in flight, even in rural areas and small towns
They publicized the airplane and brought romance to flyingSlide23
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Barnstormers Contributed to Public Awareness of Aviation
Some people believe that without the barnstormers, aviation might have died altogether in the United States
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1Learning Check #3CPS Questions
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1ReviewA barnstormer is a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachutingIn the 1920s the term barnstorming
became attached to stunt flyingBarnstorming shows drew crowds of spectatorsSlide26
Chapter 3, Lesson 1ReviewMany of the barnstormers were former Army pilots who lost their jobs after WWI endedMany of the barnstormers, including Bessie Coleman and another pilot named Lincoln Beachey, died in air accidents
Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie was the first woman in the United States to become a licensed transport pilotSlide27
Chapter 3, Lesson 1ReviewHistorians call the years between 1919 and 1939 the “golden age of aviation”
Trained as a flier, Rear Adm Richard E. Byrd advanced both aviation and polar explorationSome people believe that without the barnstormers, aviation might have died altogether in the United StatesSlide28
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Review QuestionsCPS Questions
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Chapter 3, Lesson 1SummaryThe barnstormers
Major contributions of the barnstormersHow the barnstormers contributed to public awareness of aviationSlide30
Chapter 3, Lesson 1Next….Done—the barnstormers
Next—flight goes mainstream
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