Aircraft

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1. My topic is the Aircraft or Planes of WW1
2. Who?- The americans, british, and germans, were the main force in aircraft use.
What?- There by planes, slow and very difficult to manuver.
Where?- The main place where the place where the aircraft played their major role, was in europe.
When? 1915-1918
How? The aircraft were used to bomb ground forces, and to cause heavey bullet damage to tanks.
How did this impact the class topic or vise versa?- Planes completly revolutionisde warfare forever.
3. Who?- Who were the inventores of the planes used?
What?- What type of bombs were used?
When?- How did the planes change during this war?
Where?- What other roles did they play in WW1?
How did this impact the class topic or vise versa?- How did it impact life for a ground soldier?
4. Who? Look at millitarychannel.com
What? I dont get what you mean here
Where? same as who
When? I already know
How?same as who
Key words for searching: "Byplanes of ww1"



  1. Introduction
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    • || Title: || Beiggining of the war planes ||
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    • || Source: || "History of Air Power- World War I." Encyclopedia Britannica. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2010. ||
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In 1914 the airplanes mobilized for war were flimsy, kitelike structures powered by engines of uncertain power.
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the planes were unrealiable, and not very safe.
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I would not like to fly in one of these early planes.
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First Successful Flight
The first successfully controlled plane flight was December 17, 1903. So by the time of WW1 outbreak it was still a relatively new invention. Not many people realized the full potential of the plane.
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The idea of planes were very new, so the technology had a lot of improvements to be made.
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Because the plane was such a new invention, they wernt a very reliable and the technology was brand new.
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When the pilots ventured ten miles over the enemy lines, that was a notable event. The pilots carried no parachutes. The airplanes were made of wood and canvas; when they caught on fire, it spread quickly, and spelled certain death for the occupants.
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The planes were very dangerous to be in.
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I would not want to be in one.
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    • || Title: || Reconnaissance ||
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    • || Source: || "History of Air Power- World War I." Encyclopedia Britannica. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2010. ||
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"The use of aircraft for reconnaissance was probably the most important contribution of air power to the war effort."
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The planes were mostly used for reconnassisance.
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That tho they moved slowly, you could gather great information about their enemys.
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"Dogfight" means an aerial battle between two or more planes. Dogfights were a big part of World War 1. Early planes had guns connected to the top wing. Also, they had two seats. There was a pilot in the front and a gunner in the back. The pilot had to listen to the gunner while dodging enemy fire, making early dogfights difficult. Once they developed his synchronized gear, true fighter planes and dogfights were created.
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A dogfight is a battle in the air involving one or more planes, and guns use to be mountied on the top wing, and with 2 pilots, but later developments, made it a single pilot, and a better gun platform.
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dogfighting basically made the planes useful, and the new technologies made the history of planes roles during wars change.
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The use of bombs was very important in World War 1. Bombing raids were conducted all the time. Bombers such as Zeppelins were extremely vulnerable to ground fire, but could level buildings in seconds."
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Bombs were used a lot during WWI, aircraft such as zeplins, could level a building in seconds.
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This was the first war which bombs were dropped from the sky, so they were very effective, but the stratiges wernt all that good.
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    • || Title: || Speed of the By Planes ||
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    • || Source: || "History of Air Power- World War I." Encyclopedia Britannica. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2010. ||
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"At best, they could climb 2,000 to 3,000 feet (600 to 900 meters) and fly at speeds of 60 to 70 miles (95 to 110 kilometers) per hour. At worst, they could barely get off the ground."
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By Planes could only climb about 3000 ft, and have a top speed of 70mph, but sometimes they couldnt even get off the ground.
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These by planes, went very slow, so slow that, people today go that fast in a car on a free way, so traveling long distances in them must have took forever,
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Hot-air balloons were widely used in World War 1. Many were placed on the Western Front as observers because they were cheaper than planes. The development of fighter planes made it more dangerous to be in an air balloon. Balloon crew members were given parachutes. They were also given a powered wrench that helped them bring the balloon down quickly.
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Ballons were cheaper than planes, so they were used on the borders as observers. but they were ery dangerous to be in
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This fundamental aspect of WWI's air combat meant that German fighter pilots usually flew over their own trenches, which required less fuel, less flying time, and also easier confirmation of downed aircraft. An added bonus for the German jagdflieger was the prevailing west wind. Any crippled German plane gliding for home had the wind at its back; while any damaged Allied plane faced head winds.
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Germans had to use less fuel, and could get crippled planes back much easier, while the Allies didnt have that prievlage.
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Even though the allies had more than twice as many planes as the germans, the germans cost was a lost less due to these reasons.
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  1. Conclusion