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I was the Father of Airmail

Who is Otto Praeger?

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This "Act" was designed to encourage commercial aviation and to authorize the postmaster general to contract for the mail service
What is The Kelly Act?
100
These are the three main areas of impact for air transportation
What is economical, social, and political
100
This is the main Purpose of CRAF
What is to enhance DoD's fleet of military transport aircraft during times of high demand for airlift services.
100

This was the first successful airmail route

What is NY - Philadelphia - Washington D.C.?

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I flew the first airmail route
Who is Earl Ovington
200
The purpose of this "Act" was help develop commercial aviation in the U.S.
What is The Air Commerce Act of 1926?
200
These are the three main areas in which air transportation is impacted economically
What is Manufacturing, Air Transport, and General Aviation
200
This is the main benefit to the government using CRAF is times of need
What is airlines operate the aircraft with their own personnel but the gov't controls the scheduling.
200

This is the percentage of compensation the government would pay a private company to transport mail under the Kelly Act

What is 80%

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This was the location of the first airmail route
What is Long Island, NY
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Name three things that came out of the Balck-McKellar Act
What is Competitive bidding, Federal Aviation Commission, Airlines started forming Air Transportation Association
300
These are 3 ways air transportation effects manufacturing
What is R&D, development, design, construction, assembly, sales and engines and parts
300
This was the main purpose for developing War Air Service Program (WASP)
What is to provide for maintenance of essential civil air routes and services and to provide for distribution of aircraft after withdrawal of aircraft allocated under CRAF
300
Name three positive outcomes of the Deregulation Act of 1978
What is Competition, Growth of smaller companies, new routes, servicing smaller communities
400
I proposed a law that airmail could be a safe and rapid transmission of mail.
Who is Morris Sheppard
400
This is the main criticism of the Air Development Act of 1970
What is The money collected would go into the general budget of the nation, not specifically to improving airports and airways.
400
Name 4 ways aerospace manufacturing is vital to nations economy
What is Trade Balance, Employment, R&D, and impact on other industries
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Name one negative impact CRAF could have on civilian air transportation companies today.
What is the companies have to dedicated aircraft for use, in times of activation, they may have to cut their civilian routes and have a possible loss in revenue an customer satifaction
400
Name Three cons to the Deregulation Act of 1978
What is Lack of federal protection, fraud risk, and safety hazards.
500
I was the first successful person to fly a transcontinental airmail route
Who is Jack Knight
500
These were the three agencies that were developed with the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
What is Civil Aeronautics Authority, Administrator, and Air Safety Board.
500
Describe 3 ways in which air transportation has contributed to the social aspects of life
What is redistribution of populations, New educational concepts, exploring cultures, connections to the world, business and pleasure travel, time management
500
This was the highest stage used under CRAF
What is Stage II?
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Explain the hub and spoke method that came out of deregulation
What is Carriers have main locations in which the majority of their flights originate from and fly from their to the smaller locations.