MODULE 3 Flashcards
uses a number of jargons and terms that may have a different meaning in other fields.
Air transportation
General term that originated from the French word ____ meaning bird
Avi
means the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft
Aviation
- civil aviation operations other than scheduled air services and non-scheduled
General Aviation
it involves as business flights, air charter, private aviation, flight training, ballooning, paragliding, parachuting, hang gliding, aerial photography…
General Aviation
- contributes to the airport’s congestion
General aviation
part of general aviation, can be differentiated as activities that involve flying for business, remuneration, or hire
Commercial Aviation
best example is the scheduled flights of commercial airlines that operate in major airports.
Commercial Aviation
using military aircraft and other flying machines.
Military Aviation
usually done for nationa security, warfare, logistics deployement to military personnel, and other military purposes.
Military Aviation
May include carrying civillian passengers who need to be evacuated or repatriated.
Military Aviation
Aviation history divided into 2 categories
- Lighter-than-air development aircraft
- Heavier-than-air development aircraft
examples are hot air balloons and airships or blimps.
Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft Development
first successful _______ was created by the French Brothers
hot air balloon
Who are the French Brothers that experimented using paper and fabric for balloon that used fire to produce hot air.
Joseph Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier
His performance was recorded in Philippine Aviation history as the first air travel
C.F. Marquez
performed during a carnival exhibition in Manila on
April 4, 1909
hot air balloons are used for countryside sightseeing tours in place like …
Cappadocia, turkey and Serengeti, Tanzania
The PH also hosts a balooning event once a year in _________ for ballooning and aviation enthuaisasts.
Pampanga
Another lighter-than-air aircraft is the…
airship, dirigible, or blimp
He built the first successful airship in 1852.
Henri Giffard
popular airship
Zeppelin
Who designed Zeppelin in 1900
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
used for both military and commericial purposes.
Zeppelin
The most famous among the Zeppelins was the _______. which carried paseenger across the North Atlantic
Hindenburg
It was tragically destroyd by fire in
1937
- as a young boy, he was fascinated with flight and studied how birds fly.
- He sketched flying machines such as the ornithopters.
- pilot in a prone position, standing vertically, using arms and legs
Leonardo Da Vinci
The gliders that were developed around
1853
first successful heavier-than-air aircraft (unmanned)
gliders
first successful airman
George Cayley
studied the ideas of Sir Cayley
Otto Lilienthal
He built several gliders and flew almost 2,000 controlled flights with fixed wing crafts.
Otto Lilienthal
Due to his fascination with the steam engine, together with William Henson
John Stringfellow
they designed the Aerial Steam Carriage in 1842
John Stringfellow
Their attempts to build flying machines powered by lightweight steam engines were not successful.
John Stringfellow
he created the compressed air engine using three rotating cylinders.
Lawrence Hargrave
designed and created pilotless heavier-than-air crafts in aviation development the New World.
Samuel Langley
In, _____, two of his airplane creations achieved flight
1896
The second airplane flew as high as
1,280 meters or 4,200 feet.
most famous personalities in aviation history are (bicycle owners)
Orville and Wilbur Wright
brothers successfully flew the Wright glider in 1902
Orville and Wilbur Wright
the two brothers achieved the first manned flight with their Wright flyer, giving them rights to the claim of the first successful manned flight history
Orville and Wilbur Wright (December 1903)
The Philippines is known for
Shipbuilding
The Department of Trade and Industry (2017) reported that Philippine-based shipbuilders have exported ships since
1994
Aviation came to the Philippines as early as
1911
just eight years after the successful flight in
Kittyhawk
commercial aviation followed when the first mail service was delivered by
Tom Gunn (1914)
firsts were written in the book titled
100 years of Philippine Aviation (1909-2009)
A focus on Airline Management by _________, a formwe president and chief operationg officer of Philippine Airlines
Dr. Avelino Zapanta
red devil biplane 10 miles out of Manila.
Though it seems a simple feat, it was recorded in history as the first cross-country flight in the Philippines.
James “Bud” C. Mars (February 27, 1911)
The first Filipino passenger, igorot chieftain
Gagaban
a nurse from the Chinese General Hospital, won a popularity contest whose prize was
to fly with Tom Gunn on April 11, 1914
Cora Wong