Abryanna Hernandez Jessica Metz Christina Misiur Miles Goitia Development of Planes Wright Brothers 11 years before the war Realized military potential Countries fought to build upon improvements ID: 234168
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WW1 Weapons - Planes
Abryanna Hernandez, Jessica Metz, Christina Misiur, Miles Goitia Slide2
Development of Planes
Wright Brothers - 11 years before the war
Realized military potential
Countries fought to build upon improvementsSlide3
Initial Thoughts on Planes
Planes = useless for war
No imagination = simple planes
Inventors were not making “war machines”Slide4
How Planes Were Used
Examining the ground from above
( Examples: Allies attacked gap in German lines)
Bomber Planes
Fighter PlanesSlide5
Evolution of Fighting Techniques
Fighting in the air
Light wieght bombs → Faster and Heavier bombs
Mounted machine guns
interpreter - sync guns and propeller (Germans)Slide6
Impact of the war as a whole
France, Russia, Great Britian
United States were least prepared
Competition- who could make a better war plane Slide7
WW1 planes Slide8
advantages of weapons
-air craft helped get a better view of the enemy
-used for spying
-easy to bomb the trenches
-helped quickly transport the menSlide9
disadvantages of weapon
accidentally blow off own propellers
the pilots had short life expectancies
Technology wasn’t advanced therefore it was usually unsafe
people were inexperienced with the planes which led most of them to be experiments
there was no aerospace medicine
weather made a serious impactSlide10
How has the weapon improved upon since WWI?
WWI had biplanes, before WWII occurred we learned new technology and switched over to monoplanes
mono - one wing
bi - two wings Slide11
More Improvements
WWII allowed planes to fly at night
the first aircraft only needed to watch over the war and report on enemies
first pilots unarmed
as wars progressed carried handbombs, pistols and firearmsSlide12Slide13
Interesting facts
There were approximately 70 different types of planes in World War 1.
WW1 pilots used to use pistols and carbines in air to air combat before guns were installed on planes
In WW1 British and American fighter pilots were never issued any parachutes because they were considered cowardly.Slide14
Interesting facts
Ormer Locklear, a WW1 pilot, got out of his plane diagnosed a problem, and repaired it all while still flying the plane.
WW1 planes used castor oil as engine lubricant and the pilots suffered from persistent diarrhea sure to inhaling unburnt castor oil coming out of the exhaust. Slide15
Work Cited
http://www.usaww1.com/World_War_1_Fighter_Planes.php4
kickassfacts.com/30-kickass-interesting-facts-about-about-world-war-1-part-2/
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/aircraft_world_war_one.htm
http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/airplane%20at%20war/Aviation%20at%20the%20Start%20of%20the%20First%20World%20War.htm
http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/aviation_and_aircraft_of_ww1.php