Aviation in Rhode Island
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| Aviation in Rhode Island | |
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| Aviation in the United States | |
 Rhode Island State Flag |
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| Airports | |
| Commercial Service - Primary Airports | 1 |
| Commercial Service - Non-Primary Airports | 2 |
| General Aviation Airports | 1 |
| Other Public-Use Airports | 1 |
| Military Airports-Other | 0 |
| First Flight | |
| 1856 - Ballon | |
Aviation in Rhode Island is the aeronautical history of that American New England state.
Rhode Island's first aeronautical event was a flight by James Allen in 1856 in a hot air balloon.[1]
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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.[2]
Government and Military
- All flight operations in Rhode Island are conducted within FAA oversight.
- The Rhode Island State Police is assisted by Helicopter reporting from WPRI-12 Providence and WTNH-8, New Haven, CT.
- 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 WWII. Later becoming a partner in Executive Jet Aviation.
Museums
- Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame is managing the John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Project.[3]
Gallery
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T.F. Green Airport
References
- ^ "Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame". http://www.riahof.org/inductees.htm#2003. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ "Rhode Island Pilots Association". http://www.ripilots.com/index.htm. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ "USS John F. Kennedy". http://www.ussjfkri.org/. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
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