https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s Aviation advances en-us 2017-04-26 17:31:59 UTC 2017-04-28 02:07:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/195466485/0b6727e85df58b2004c0edd6f998f8a4/Screenshot_2017_04_26_at_12_37_59.png 20jacolt https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168659463 On February 22, 1920, the first transcontinental air-mail delivery trip is made in 33 hours.  3 days faster than by rail!
Nowadays mail is mainly delivered by airplane in a few days or over the internet nearly instantaneously.]]> 2017-04-27 15:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168659463 20jacolt https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168661406 November 21, 1921, The fist midair refueling is completed over long beach California. Mail can now be delivered in even less time!]]> 2017-04-27 15:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168661406 20jacolt https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168663065 The first retractable landing gear is used on August 21, 1922 in Farmingdale, New York.]]> 2017-04-27 15:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168663065 20jacolt https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168664742 During the war, the U.S. increase the production of airplanes. After the war the industry collapsed. However, with the introduction of the Kelly act of 1925, the government subsidized the industry by air-mail contracts.]]> 2017-04-27 15:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168664742 20jacolt https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168693079 Capabilities of bombs dropped by aircraft are tested on old battleships on September 5, 1923. Similar to testing bomb capabilities today, it drew a lot of attention]]> 2017-04-27 16:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168693079 20jacolt https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168784689 The advantage that airplanes had over other modes of transportation that caused people to warm up to the idea of airplanes are the smaller required crew, faster speed, and not being required to follow roads or rails.]]> 2017-04-28 01:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168784689 20jacolt https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168785389 is now standard on most large aircraft.]]> 2017-04-28 01:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168785389 20jacolt https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168786230 Charles Lindbergh was the first to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic and set many records.]]> 2017-04-28 02:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/20jacolt/History_Project_1920s/wish/168786230