German Aviation in the First World War - 1577 the threshold of war. Until the end, models will be evaluated to determine the impact of the Great War on aviation. The motivations for these advances such as excellent flying, number of deaths, need for ground support, and competition with other countries will be taken into account, but the specifics of other countries' aeronautical advances will not be studied. Additionally, the use of the aircraft, which changed dramatically during the war, will be evaluated to see its effect on Germany's aeronautical progress. Sources 1001 Answered Questions on Aviation History by CH Hildreth and Bernard C. Nalty and War in the Air 1914-1945 by Williamson Murray will be evaluated during this investigation.B. Summary of Evidence American brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright, largely inspired by German aeronautical engineer Otto Lilienthal, successfully flew their glider, the Kitty Hawk, in September 1903 (Bell 13). Ten years later, on the eve of World War I, planes were light and could only fly short distances due to their small fuel tanks (Hildreth 111). Military use of the aircraft was considered practical only for observation purposes and most military authorities believed that investing in experimentation would be wasteful (Hildreth 125). However, as the war progressed, "the military believed that aircraft had far greater value than mere" (Trueman) aerial photography or reconnaissance-observation of the enemy. The men who flew planes for this purpose had an “unspoken code” (Copper 4) that prevented them from shooting...... middle of paper ...... p., nd Web. April 12, 2014. .Munson, Kenneth. Airplanes from the First World War. New York: Doubleday, 1968. Print. Murray, Williamson. Air War, 1914-1945. London: Cassell Military, 2002. Print. Rolfe, Douglas and Alexis Dawydoff. Airplanes of the World: 1490 to 1962. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. Print.Trueman, Chris. “Airplanes and the First World War.” Airplanes and the First World War. Np, and Web. April 13, 2014. .Unikoski, Ari. “Firstworldwar.com.” World War I.com. Np, August 22, 2009. Web. April 30, 2014. Winter, Frank H. and Van Der Linden F. Robert. 100 Years of Flight: A Timeline of Aerospace History, 1903-2003. Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2003. Print.

Essay / German Aviation in the First World War - 1577 the threshold of war. Until the end, models will be evaluated to determine the impact of the Great War on aviation. The motivations for these advances such as excellent flying, number of deaths, need for ground support, and competition with other countries will be taken into account, but the specifics of other countries' aeronautical advances will not be studied. Additionally, the use of the aircraft, which changed dramatically during the war, will be evaluated to see its effect on Germany's aeronautical progress. Sources 1001 Answered Questions on Aviation History by CH Hildreth and Bernard C. Nalty and War in the Air 1914-1945 by Williamson Murray will be evaluated during this investigation.B. Summary of Evidence American brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright, largely inspired by German aeronautical engineer Otto Lilienthal, successfully flew their glider, the Kitty Hawk, in September 1903 (Bell 13). Ten years later, on the eve of World War I, planes were light and could only fly short distances due to their small fuel tanks (Hildreth 111). Military use of the aircraft was considered practical only for observation purposes and most military authorities believed that investing in experimentation would be wasteful (Hildreth 125). However, as the war progressed, "the military believed that aircraft had far greater value than mere" (Trueman) aerial photography or reconnaissance-observation of the enemy. The men who flew planes for this purpose had an “unspoken code” (Copper 4) that prevented them from shooting...... middle of paper ...... p., nd Web. April 12, 2014. .Munson, Kenneth. Airplanes from the First World War. New York: Doubleday, 1968. Print. Murray, Williamson. Air War, 1914-1945. London: Cassell Military, 2002. Print. Rolfe, Douglas and Alexis Dawydoff. Airplanes of the World: 1490 to 1962. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. Print.Trueman, Chris. “Airplanes and the First World War.” Airplanes and the First World War. Np, and Web. April 13, 2014. .Unikoski, Ari. “Firstworldwar.com.” World War I.com. Np, August 22, 2009. Web. April 30, 2014. Winter, Frank H. and Van Der Linden F. Robert. 100 Years of Flight: A Timeline of Aerospace History, 1903-2003. Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2003. Print.

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