Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Aviution Science Class


The aviation science class at
Milford High School is the only
class of its kind in the state. This
course gives information about the
Air Age, the aircraft structure, the
powerful motors used iii airplanes.
radar, safety and the types of air
ports. This course is taught by Mr.
Buckalew.
The books that are used in this
class are used by the Civil Air
Patrol under the direction OF the
United States Air Force.
General Spaatz of the U. S. A. F.,
has said of the text books that are
used "The airplane has abolished
national and cultural frontiers. The
business, political and cultural
life of the U. S. today depends di-
rectly upon what is happening in
remote parts of the world. With
the advent of the Air Age, the ma
tons youth must be prepared to
think and act in terms of assOcia-
ton with peoples of all lands.
We are now living in the Air
Age, the age when planes are bet
ter, faster and bigger than they
were years ago. Planes have a very
imDortant mart in our lives, they
are used for transportation and for
the defense of our country.
The social, economic, and polltl-
cal effects of aviation are infinitely
far more reaching than question
of whether or not the automobile
will survive the competition OF the
airplane. Even the person who
never sets foot in an airplane dur
ing the span of his or her life
cannot escape the effects OF avia-
tiOn.
Through airmail, you may COM
municate with relatives or friends
in any part of the world, writing
to them and receiving replies in a
matter of days instead of weeks
Remember, though, that the speed
of air mail not only brings an ad-
vantage, but imposes a RESPONSE
bility. The ease and speed with
which letters go back and forth, al
small cost, make ii all the more
important that these letters con
tribute to understanding anC
friendship, whether written for So
cial or business reasons.
Travel by air offers an Oppor
tunity for covering great distances
more quickly, whether by use o.
the air lines, by chartered service
or in a privately owned airplane.
Today we have, in addition t
the conventional internal cOmbus
ton engines, the gas turbine, je
propulsion, and rocket propulsion
These new engine types will un
dOubtedly change the present avia
tion picture as they are developed
and adapted to commercial ant
personal planes.
We all have an interest in thC
weather because it affects every
thing we do, the way we feel, th'
clothes we wear and often our en-
tire plan for the day. Man has al
ways been more or less at tn
mercy of weather, the pilot is N
exception. Wind, rain, snow, sleet
hail, haze, and electrical disturb
ances exert important effects upOl
aircraft in the air as we'll as ship
at sea. A pilot who is properly in
formed may plan his flight to avOi
unpleasant or hazardous weather
PressuriZed cabins now make i
possible for the pilot to lift hi
plane out of a rainstOrm into sun
shine and smooth air. A 12-hou
transcontinental flight can be re
duced to 10-hOurs by proper know
ledge of weather conditions an
intelligent planning. Many of tn
transOceanic planes that are force
down at sea can blame their i'll
luck on adverse weather and i'm
proper planning.
Aerial navigation is not unlik
sea navigation n many of it
problems and methods. It differ
from it in that the speed Of a.
aircraft is many times greater thai
that of a ship; the effect of tn
wind on plane is far greater tha
the effects of currents on a ship
the air currents vary while tn
sea currents are fairly cOnstau
and have been mapped The air
plane must continue to fly where
as a ship in danger can stop.
When a new industry develops
new jobs are created offering me-
opportunities. If YOU are betwee
the ages of Is and 1S wears of ag,
either bov or a girl. and are
physically fit citizen Of the Unite
States. you can join the Civil All
Patrol. The nearest G. A. P. offiC
in Delaware is Milford Civil All
Patrol Squadron, Milford Air Parl
Milford, Delaware.