ASCI 254 (ASCI254)

Read the article The Birth of Commercial Aviation from BirthofA. Submit a discussion post to answer the question: What impacts did the established Contract Air Mail Routes (CAM) have on today's commercial airline route structure? Reply to at least two of your classmates' posts.

Read the article Viewpoint: How WW1 changed aviation forever from BBC News that highlights how aviation changed world history through its use and success in World War I. Submit a discussion post on two events presented in the article that expanded the use of the airplane for military purposes. Reply to two of your classmates' posts about how these new developments established the airplane as a viable military resource.

Beyond the obvious change in aviation security, what other impacts did the use of aviation on 9/11/01 have worldwide that are still influential today?

Review the website Airmail Service from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum that is dedicated to the history of the U.S. Air Mail Service. Go to the Airmail in America link and explore the additional tabs along the left, including the U. S. Aerial Mail Service 1918-1926 and Contract Airmail Service sections. Prepare a one-page (not including cover and reference pages) APA-formatted summary report on the impact of the 1925 Air Mail Act (Kelly Act) and the 1926 Air Commerce Act and how early ...