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Aviation in Rhode Island

Aviation in Rhode Island is the aeronautical history of that American New England state.

Contents

Rhode Island's first aeronautical event was a flight by James Allen in 1856 in a hot air balloon.

Events

  • 1896, Edson Fessenden Gallaudet demonstrated a wing warping glider four years before the Wright Brothers. The glider is on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
  • 1916, Providence born pilot, Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier participates in the first production catapult launches.

    • Aircraft Manufacturers

  • Gallaudet Aircraft Company (-1923), Merged with Consolidated Aircraft in 1923.
  • Textron, Providence, Rhode Island, (1923-) is a conglomerate that includes Bell Helicopter, E-Z-GO, Cessna Aircraft Company, and Greenlee, among others.

    • Airports

  • T. F. Green Airport has nearly four million passenger movements per year.
  • List of Airports in Rhode Island

    • Commercial Service

  • New England Airlines provides regional air service.

    • Organizations

  • Rhode Island Pilots Association - is headquartered in Warwick, Rhode Island.

    • Government and Military

  • All flight operations in Rhode Island are conducted within FAA oversight.
  • The Rhode Island Air National Guard was founded 1915 operating two Curtiss flying boats.
  • Former Governor Bruce Sundlun served as a Boeing B-17 gunner in World War II. Later becoming a partner in Executive Jet Aviation.
  • The Rhode Island Airport Corporation operates a Bell 407 Helicopter in support of all state agencies.
  • The Rhode Island Airport Corporation enforces the provisions of the Uniform Aeronautical Regulatory Act (UAR).

    • Museums

  • Quonset Air Museum
  • Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame is managing the John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Project.

    • References

    Aviation in Rhode Island Wikipedia
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