A is for Airplane

Alright, I know that airplane is a pretty general topic to cover in aviation but it still is a good place to start.  The airplane was first made and flown by the Wright Brothers in 1903.  The flight was short, it only covered 120 feet and lasted for only 12 seconds.  This does not sound like an amazing feat, but it was.  Without the Wright Brothers flight, life would be dramatically different today.  This first flight sparked a frenzy in the new aviation industry.  Leading to many new advances in technology and making the planet a much smaller place.  Within the last 100 years, the airplane has evolved from this:



To this:


Or this:


We went from building airplanes from bicycle parts to developing jet engines. An amazing growth and evolution has taken place the past 100 years to utilize aviation as an everyday item.  Think about how aviation has changed your life.  Everything from global overnight shipping to your next vacation all use an airplane.  Without the knowledge we've learned from airplanes, humans would have never stepped foot on the moon!  Imagine where we will be in the next 100 years!  And that's the reason I started with airplane as my topic, to try to get you to think about how aviation has positively impacted your life.  I hope that now you understand why I have such a passion for aviation, and I hope I've at least sparked an interest in aviation in you.

About me

Alright so first off, I'm in a different writing class this quarter and in this class, I'm covering another interest of mine, aviation.  However, before I can start the blog, the first assignment I need to write is about myself.  If you wanted to scroll all the way down to the end of my blog, you'll see it.


I think I should tell you about what I'm going to cover in this class though.  As I stated earlier, aviation will be the topic I write about, but in this class, I am going to write about aviation A-Z.  What I mean by this is that every post's topic will start with a different letter.  So "A" for example could cover airplanes, avionics or even air to air combat.  This will dictate the next 26 posts.  My intention is to make this interesting to everyone.  I know that a lot of people have absolutely no interest in aviation, however my hope is to ignite the same spark that I have in me, in you.  I know that sounds corny, but you'd be lying to me if you said the sight of a F-22 Raptor doesn't excite you, and with this blog, I hope to teach you just a little bit more about aviation.