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  2. List of aviation pioneers - Wikipedia

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    Pioneers of aviation have contributed to the development of aeronautics in one or more ways: through science and theory, theoretical or applied design, by constructing models or experimental prototypes, the mass production of aircraft for commercial and government request, achievements in flight, and providing financial resources and publicity ...

  3. History of aviation - Wikipedia

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    21st-century aviation has seen increasing interest in fuel savings and fuel diversification, as well as low cost airlines and facilities. Additionally, much of the developing world that did not have good access to air transport has been steadily adding aircraft and facilities; though severe congestion remains a problem in many up and coming ...

  4. National Center of Excellence in Aviation Operations Research

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    Nextor was established in 1996 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a collaboration between academia, government, and private industry. It comprises five university centers of excellence, government partners, and industry partners. It offers conferences and research to advance its mission of education and growth of knowledge in the ...

  5. Aerospace engineering - Wikipedia

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    On March 3, 1915, the U.S. Congress established the first aeronautical research administration, known then as the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA. [14] It was the first government-sponsored organization to support aviation research. [15]

  6. List of aviation awards - Wikipedia

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    Individual general aviation professionals on the local, regional, and national levels for their contributions to aviation, education, and flight safety [53] [54] United States: Daniel Guggenheim Medal: American Society of Mechanical Engineers etc. Persons who make notable achievements in the advancement of aeronautics [55] United States: Harmon ...

  7. Aviation in the pioneer era - Wikipedia

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    During this period aviation passed from being seen as the preserve of eccentric enthusiasts to being an established technology, with the establishment of specialist aeronautical engineering research organizations and university courses and the creation of major industrial aircraft manufacturing businesses, and aviation became a subject of ...

  8. George Cayley - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] He was a pioneer of aeronautical engineering and is sometimes referred to as "the father of aviation." [3] He identified the four forces which act on a heavier-than-air flying vehicle: weight, lift, drag and thrust. [6] Modern aeroplane design is based on those discoveries and on the importance of cambered wings, also proposed by Cayley ...

  9. Leonard Greene - Wikipedia

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    Safe Flight products are installed on over two-thirds of the world's aircraft – in the general aviation, commercial, and military sectors. Safe Flight made Leonard Greene a multimillionaire . He remained involved in the business until his death and as recently as 1998 co-patented and marketed an airborne power line detector and warning system ...