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Heroes of the Past and Present
Here are a few of the people who have played a key role in contributing to aviation.
| Leonardo da Vinci |
Neil Armstrong |
| Sir Issac Newton |
Alan and Dale Klapmeier |
| Daniel Bernouli |
Eileen Collins |
| Sir George Cayley |
Clyde Cessna |
| Florence "Pancho" Lowe Barnes |
William T. Piper |
| Wilbur and Orville Wright |
Burt Rutan |
| Harriet Quimby |
Samuel Langley |
| Charles Lindbergh |
Glenn Curtiss |
| Amelia Earhart |
James "Jimmy" DoLittle |
| Bessie Colemen |
The Tuskegee Airmen |
| Amy Johnson |
Arthur Harris |
| Willa Brown |
Francis "Gabby" Gabeski |
| Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron) |
Adolf Galland |
| Elwood R. "Pete" Quesada |
John Glenn |
| Donald Douglas |
Yuri Gagarin |
| William Boeing |
Sergei Korolev |
| Juan Trippe |
Chuck Yeager |
| William Powell Lear, Sr. |
Henry Ford |
Select a name from the list and find out how that individual contributed to aviation.
Write a 1-page report on this person.
Ask students:
- Who they chose and why?
- What contribution did they make to aviation?
- Did this person overcome an obstacle during
their contribution?
- If the person was an inventor, describe their invention.
- If the student is interested
in inventing, what would they do?
- If the student is interested in setting a record, which
one might they break?
- If the student wants to be first in something, what would they
do? Why?
- Think of an idea in aviation and discuss its benefits and challenges.
Teachers, for these questions, there are no answers provided in the answer key.
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