18-204 A BRIEF HISTORY OF AVIATION IN U.S. (1890-2018)
Chuck Stump, 1-3 pm Thursday, 6/21, Cactus Room; Wednesday, 6/27, Saguaro Room; Thursday, 7/5, Cactus Room; Thursday, 7/12, Ballroom West; Thursday, 7/19, Ballroom East
This class will look at how aviation began in the US, based on earlier “flying experiences” in history. The sessions will include non-powered flight, powered flight, aircraft in warfare, development of general aviation (private and business), and commercial aviation.
Charles (Chuck) Stump, M.A., has been a general aviation private pilot since 1985 and has accumulated over 850 hours of flight time. He was a volunteer at the Kansas Aviation Museum In Wichita, Kansas, where he taught fundamentals of flight to young people, and is currently a volunteer at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson.