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100 Years of Naval Aviation

100 Years of Naval Aviation. Langley’s flying machine . First flight of the Wright Flyer 1, Orville piloting, Wilbur running at wingtip. Washington Irving Chambers,1856 – 1934. Glenn Curtis. The A-1 “Triad” hydroaeroplane. Early 1911. January - 1 st Carrier landing

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100 Years of Naval Aviation

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  1. 100 Years of Naval Aviation

  2. Langley’s flying machine

  3. First flight of the Wright Flyer 1, Orville piloting, Wilbur running at wingtip.

  4. Washington Irving Chambers,1856 – 1934

  5. Glenn Curtis The A-1 “Triad” hydroaeroplane.

  6. Early 1911 • January - 1st Carrier landing • January – 1st Curtis Hydroaeroplane flight • March – 1st Funds allocated for “experimental work in the development of aviation for naval purposes”. • March – 1st Marine Pilot – Lt. Alfred Cunningham • May – 8 This date upon which the Navy ordered its first airplane has been officially proclaimed to be the birthday of Naval Aviation.

  7. The First Carrier Landing

  8. Arresting gear worked!

  9. Hydroaeroplane First Flight

  10. The Pre WW I Years • Continued Development: • Catapults • Instrumentation; e.g., Sperry Gyroscope • Wind Tunnel • Seaplanes • Aviation Medicine • Naval Aeronautic Station Pensacola, FL • Quantanamo Bay Aviation Camp • Anti-submarine Warfare

  11. GUANTANAMO BAY AVIATION CAMP NAVAL AERONAUTIC STATION PENSACOLA, FL

  12. WW 1 – Navy N-9 Trainer

  13. WW 1 – Antisubmarine Warfare

  14. At WW 1 War’s End - 11/18 • The strength of Naval Aviation had grown to a force of: • 6,716 Naval Officers (48 pilots, 4/17) • 30,693 Navy enlisted men • 282 Marine Corps Officers • 2,180 Marine enlisted units • 2,107 aircraft (54 aircraft, 4/17) • Numerous lighter-than-air craft

  15. Carrier Aviation - USS Langley (CV-1)

  16. Vought VE-7 / VF-2

  17. USS Lexington CV-2

  18. 1st Monoplane fighter – F2A

  19. Naval Aviation Thru The Years

  20. NAVY SNJ - A/F AT6

  21. War in the Pacific

  22. War Plan Orange

  23. The Essex Class Carriers – CV9

  24. USS Hornet – Doolittle Raid

  25. Coral Sea Battle

  26. Battle of Midway

  27. F4F Wildcats

  28. TBD-1 Devastator

  29. SBD Dauntless

  30. Transitions • WW II to Korea to Vietnam to Gulf Wars • Propeller A/C to Jet Propelled • Straight Wing Jets to Swept Wing • Aircraft Carrier Design • Angled Deck • Steam Catapults • Optical Landing System • Nuclear Propulsion

  31. F3D Skynight – Early 50’s

  32. F4D Skyray – Mid 50’s

  33. 776 aircraft destroyed in 1954 39 aircraft destroyed in 1996 Naval AviationMishap Rate FY 50-97 Angled decks Aviation Safety Center Naval Aviation Maintenance Program established in 1959 (NAMP) RAG concept initiated NATOPS Program initiated 1961 Squadron Safety program System Safety Designated Aircraft ACT 1.84 FY

  34. USS Princeton

  35. USS Antietam

  36. Landing Signal Officer (Paddles)

  37. Optical Landing System

  38. USS Enterprise - CVN 65

  39. Naval Aviation Today

  40. Chinese Carrier Concept

  41. F/A 18 Self-controlled Landing

  42. Credits • 100 Years of U.S. Navy Air Power • Edited by Douglas V. Smith • Forward by G.H.W. Bush • DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND • Naval Aviation Publications • United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995 (12 parts) • Wikipedia • Naval Aviation News 1943- Spring 2011

  43. FH-1 – USS Saipan (CVL)

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