AS-100 Chapter 3 Lesson 1
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The Barnstormers
Chapter Overview
The Barnstormers
Flight Goes Mainstream
Commercial Flight, Airmail, and
Helicopters
Chapter 3, Lesson 1
Lesson Overview
The barnstormers
Major contributions of the
barnstormers
How the barnstormers contributed
to public awareness of aviation
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Warm Up Questions
CPS Questions
(1-2)
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Quick 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.
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The Barnstormers
A barnstormer is a pilot who travels
around the country giving exhibits of
stunt flying and parachuting
The term barnstorming comes from
the time pilots would fly over a small
rural town to attract attention, then
land at a local farm
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Stunt Flying
In 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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Entertaining Spectators
Barnstorming shows drew crowds of
spectators—people who come to see an
event or show—during and after WWI
Some pilots worked in teams
Their acts were called “flying circuses”
Once the war was over, these pilots
became the public face of American
aviation
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End of War
On 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 jobs
Aircraft production dropped by 85 percent
The Army dumped its surplus warplanes
onto the market
The state of commercial and private
aviation after WW I was nonexistent
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Former Army Pilots
Many of the barnstormers were former
Army pilots
Since military aviation had been cut
back, a large number lost their jobs
They leaped at the opportunity to keep
flying
These pilots enjoyed showing off the
skills they had mastered in combat
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Significant Barnstormers
Bessie Coleman was just
one of several Americans
who gained fame as
barnstormers
Charles Lindbergh was a
barnstormer at the
beginning of his career
They helped move aviation
into the public eye
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Learning Check #1
CPS Questions
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Flying Dangers
For 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
dangerous
Many of the barnstormers died in air
accidents
Among them were Bessie Coleman and
another pilot named Lincoln Beachey
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Lincoln 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
A real crowd pleasing
barnstormer trick was wing
walking
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Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie
A number of women also were
taking to the skies—among them
was Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie
She ran her own flying circus
She was the first woman in the
United States to become a licensed
transport pilot
In 1933 she also became the first
woman appointed to a federal
government job in aviation
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Major Contributions
of the Barnstormers
Historians call the years between 1919
and 1939 the “golden age of aviation”
Pilots set one record after another
They flew faster and attained greater
altitude—the height above Earth’s
surface
They served as test pilots
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How Airplanes Evolved
Airplanes 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 drag
Engines became more reliable
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Learning Check #2
CPS Questions
(5-6)
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Aviation Enthusiasts
Wealthy 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 less
Calbraith Perry Rodgers attempted to win this, but failed
Raymond Orteig offered $25,000 for the first
nonstop flight from New York to Paris
Pilots competing for both prizes found their engines
weren’t up to the task
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Polar Exploration
Within 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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Richard E. Byrd
Trained 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 Pole
In 1929 Byrd flew to the South Pole
He developed plans and navigational aids
for the Navy’s first transatlantic flights
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Barnstormers Contributed to
Public Awareness of Aviation
The barnstormers’ demonstrations didn’t do away with
people’s fears about flying
After all, spectators sometimes saw dreadful accidents
But 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
flying
According to Joseph Corn airplanes symbolized the
promise of the future
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Barnstormers 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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Learning Check #3
CPS Questions
(7-8)
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Review
A barnstormer is a pilot who travels
around the country giving exhibits of
stunt flying and parachuting
In the 1920s the term barnstorming
became attached to stunt flying
Barnstorming shows drew crowds of
spectators
Chapter 3, Lesson 1
Review
Many of the barnstormers were former Army
pilots who lost their jobs after WWI ended
Many 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 pilot
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Review
Historians 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
exploration
Some people believe that without the
barnstormers, aviation might have died
altogether in the United States
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Review Questions
CPS Questions
(9-10)
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Summary
The barnstormers
Major contributions of the
barnstormers
How the barnstormers contributed
to public awareness of aviation
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Next….
Done—the barnstormers
Next—flight goes mainstream
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