Aviation History The Development of the Jet Engine

Individual Student Course Paper Criteria 50 Points
Conduct research on a topic in aviation history and write a six-page typed report. You must use and cite at least three different sources of information on the topic. The paper must describe a single theme and indicate what is historically significant about the topic. Organize in chronological order (if applicable). Answer who, what, when, where, and why. You will need a reference page with a minimum of three references. You can use one of the topics listed below or another topic approved by the instructor.
Possible research topics

• The Origins of Air Mail Service in the United States
• Chuck Yeager Breaking the Sound Barrier
• Spirit of St Louis & the Lindbergh Flight from New York to Paris The Tuskegee Airman
• Tokyo Raiders: Doolittle Raid
• The Space Shuttle Challenger accident
• The First Ladies of Flight
• The Story of Amelia Earhart
• The Rise and Fall of Pan American
• First Successful Helicopter Flight, Igor Sikorski
• The US/USSR race to the moon
• The development of the jet engine
  Checklist:
  ___ Minimum six pages (not including cover-title page/references) (-5 points for < 6 pages)
  ___ Double-spaced (5 points)
  ___ Three references/sources and cited (5 points) ___ Reference page (5 points)
  ___ Turn in dates:
  ____by 4 March (50 points max) ____after 4 March (40 points max) ____after 11 March (30 points max) ____after 18 March (20 points max)
  ____after 25 March (10 points max)

Aviation History First Successful Helicopter Flight Igor Sikorski

Individual Student Course Paper Criteria 50 Points
Conduct research on a topic in aviation history and write a six-page typed report. You must use and cite at least three different sources of information on the topic. The paper must describe a single theme and indicate what is historically significant about the topic. Organize in chronological order (if applicable). Answer who, what, when, where, and why. You will need a reference page with a minimum of three references. You can use one of the topics listed below or another topic approved by the instructor.
Possible research topics

• The Origins of Air Mail Service in the United States
• Chuck Yeager Breaking the Sound Barrier
• Spirit of St Louis & the Lindbergh Flight from New York to Paris The Tuskegee Airman
• Tokyo Raiders: Doolittle Raid
• The Space Shuttle Challenger accident
• The First Ladies of Flight
• The Story of Amelia Earhart
• The Rise and Fall of Pan American
• First Successful Helicopter Flight, Igor Sikorski
• The US/USSR race to the moon
• The development of the jet engine
  Checklist:
  ___ Minimum six pages (not including cover-title page/references) (-5 points for < 6 pages)
  ___ Double-spaced (5 points)
  ___ Three references/sources and cited (5 points) ___ Reference page (5 points)
  ___ Turn in dates:
  ____by 4 March (50 points max) ____after 4 March (40 points max) ____after 11 March (30 points max) ____after 18 March (20 points max)
  ____after 25 March (10 points max)

Aviation History The Story of Amelia Earhart

Individual Student Course Paper Criteria 50 Points
Conduct research on a topic in aviation history and write a six-page typed report. You must use and cite at least three different sources of information on the topic. The paper must describe a single theme and indicate what is historically significant about the topic. Organize in chronological order (if applicable). Answer who, what, when, where, and why. You will need a reference page with a minimum of three references. You can use one of the topics listed below or another topic approved by the instructor.
Possible research topics

• The Origins of Air Mail Service in the United States
• Chuck Yeager Breaking the Sound Barrier
• Spirit of St Louis & the Lindbergh Flight from New York to Paris The Tuskegee Airman
• Tokyo Raiders: Doolittle Raid
• The Space Shuttle Challenger accident
• The First Ladies of Flight
• The Story of Amelia Earhart
• The Rise and Fall of Pan American
• First Successful Helicopter Flight, Igor Sikorski
• The US/USSR race to the moon
• The development of the jet engine
  Checklist:
  ___ Minimum six pages (not including cover-title page/references) (-5 points for < 6 pages)
  ___ Double-spaced (5 points)
  ___ Three references/sources and cited (5 points) ___ Reference page (5 points)
  ___ Turn in dates:
  ____by 4 March (50 points max) ____after 4 March (40 points max) ____after 11 March (30 points max) ____after 18 March (20 points max)
  ____after 25 March (10 points max)

Aviation History The Space Shuttle Challenger Accident

Individual Student Course Paper Criteria 50 Points
Conduct research on a topic in aviation history and write a six-page typed report. You must use and cite at least three different sources of information on the topic. The paper must describe a single theme and indicate what is historically significant about the topic. Organize in chronological order (if applicable). Answer who, what, when, where, and why. You will need a reference page with a minimum of three references. You can use one of the topics listed below or another topic approved by the instructor.
Possible research topics

• The Origins of Air Mail Service in the United States
• Chuck Yeager Breaking the Sound Barrier
• Spirit of St Louis & the Lindbergh Flight from New York to Paris The Tuskegee Airman
• Tokyo Raiders: Doolittle Raid
• The Space Shuttle Challenger accident
• The First Ladies of Flight
• The Story of Amelia Earhart
• The Rise and Fall of Pan American
• First Successful Helicopter Flight, Igor Sikorski
• The US/USSR race to the moon
• The development of the jet engine
  Checklist:
  ___ Minimum six pages (not including cover-title page/references) (-5 points for < 6 pages)
  ___ Double-spaced (5 points)
  ___ Three references/sources and cited (5 points) ___ Reference page (5 points)
  ___ Turn in dates:
  ____by 4 March (50 points max) ____after 4 March (40 points max) ____after 11 March (30 points max) ____after 18 March (20 points max)
  ____after 25 March (10 points max)

Aviation History Spirit of St Louis & the Lindbergh Flight from New York to Paris The Tuskegee Airman

Individual Student Course Paper Criteria 50 Points
Conduct research on a topic in aviation history and write a six-page typed report. You must use and cite at least three different sources of information on the topic. The paper must describe a single theme and indicate what is historically significant about the topic. Organize in chronological order (if applicable). Answer who, what, when, where, and why. You will need a reference page with a minimum of three references. You can use one of the topics listed below or another topic approved by the instructor.
Possible research topics

• The Origins of Air Mail Service in the United States
• Chuck Yeager Breaking the Sound Barrier
• Spirit of St Louis & the Lindbergh Flight from New York to Paris The Tuskegee Airman
• Tokyo Raiders: Doolittle Raid
• The Space Shuttle Challenger accident
• The First Ladies of Flight
• The Story of Amelia Earhart
• The Rise and Fall of Pan American
• First Successful Helicopter Flight, Igor Sikorski
• The US/USSR race to the moon
• The development of the jet engine
  Checklist:
  ___ Minimum six pages (not including cover-title page/references) (-5 points for < 6 pages)
  ___ Double-spaced (5 points)
  ___ Three references/sources and cited (5 points) ___ Reference page (5 points)
  ___ Turn in dates:
  ____by 4 March (50 points max) ____after 4 March (40 points max) ____after 11 March (30 points max) ____after 18 March (20 points max)
  ____after 25 March (10 points max)