BGuthrie Photos: MD -- College Park -- College Park Aviation Museum -- Exhibit: The Plane of Tomorrow, Today!

MD -- College Park -- College Park Aviation Museum -- Exhibit: The Plane of Tomorrow, Today!:

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Description of Pictures: THE PLANE OF TOMORROW, TODAY!
Within months of the end of WWII, the Engineering and Research Corporation (ERCO) began marketing it's spin-proof, stall-resistant, anyone-can-fly Ercoupe. The airplane was the work of the brilliant designer, Fred Weick, and was marketed as the epitome of a new era of modern living. This exhibit draws on the museum's vast ERCO collection to illuminate the design, marketing and worldwide success of the Ercoupe. It features an Ercoupe suspended in flight and a cutaway section, so visitors can see what makes this plane unique.

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1. CPAMER_170223_004.JPG: This is an Ercoupe The world's safest airplane * Spinproof -- Certified by CAA * Stall free -- Can't stall accidentally * Tricycle landing gear -- Easy, simple landings * Simplified control -- One control wheel does everything, no co-ordination required
2. CPAMER_170223_096.JPG: Ercoupe 415-C Built in Riverdale, Maryland, 1947 This Ercoupe has been cut away to reveal the all-metal construction and general cockpit arrangement of this unusual aircraft. Seat cushions have been left out to allow for a better view of the lack of rudder pedals -- one of the unique features of the Ercoupe design.
3. CPAMER_170223_105.JPG: Actress Jane Russell and Dick Powell came out to Grand Central Airport for the official christening of the Pilots' Veterans Club Ercoupe.
4. CPAMER_170223_119.JPG: John Travolta atop his first plane... An Ercoupe In 1972, after successfully completing flight training, John Travolta bought his first plane. In an interview with Airport Journal, Travolta remembers his first plane as, "... a little single-engine, two-seater airplane that was advertised as 'the plane that flew like a car.' The rudders and the ailerons were interconnected. I loved that plane." To this day Travolta continues to fly and contribute to the aviation community.
Wikipedia Description: College Park Airport
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College Park Airport (IATA: CGS, ICAO: KCGS) is a public airport located 1 mile (2 km) east of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA.

College Park Airport was established in 1909 after Wilbur Wright came to the field to train two military officers to fly in the government's first aeroplane. It is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. In 1977, the airport was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

College Park Airport is home to many "firsts" in aviation, and is particularly significant for the well-known aviators and aviation inventors who played a part in this field's long history. In 1909 Wilbur Wright taught Lieutenants Frederic Humphreys and Frank Lahm. Humphreys became the first military pilot to solo in a government aeroplane.

Civilian aviation began at College Park with Rex Smith, an inventor and patent attorney, who operated the Rex Smith Aeroplane Company. Paul Peck and Tony Jannus were associates of his.

In 1911, the nation's first military aviation school was opened at College Park, with newly trained pilots then-Lt. Hap Arnold and Lt. Tommy Milling as Wright pilot instructors and Capt. Paul Beck as the Curtiss instructor. The military aviation school saw numerous aviation firsts.

In 1918, after a three-month trial with the War Department, the Post Office Department inaugurated the first Postal Airmail Service from College Park, serving Philadelphia and New York (Belmont Park). Flights from College Park continued until 1921. The compass rose and original airmail hangar remain at the modern airport as a witness to this history. The Airport Code "CGS" originally referred to the airport's purpose in the 1930s as an airmail station. CGS = "ColleGe Station".

In 1920, Emile and Henry Berliner (father and son) brought their theories of vertical flight to the field and in 1924 made the first controlled helicopter flight.

From 1927 until 1933, the Bureau of Standards developed and tested the first radio navigational aids for use in "blind" or bad weather flying. This was the forerunner of the modern Instrument Landing System used today by aircraft.

George Brinckerhoff took over management of the Airfield and ran it from 1927 until 1959, hosting numerous airshows and teaching hundreds of pilots to fly during his tenure.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) purchased the Airport in 1973 and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Today it is run as both a historic site and operating airport whose history is depicted in the 27,000 sq ft (2,500 m�) College Park Aviation Museum.

Since the 9/11 attacks, and owing to the airport's proximity to the national capital, the operations of the airport have been severely restricted by the Transportation Security Administration in the interest of national security, but civilian pilots are still free to use the airport after going through a one-time background check procedure.

College Park Aviation Museum:

The College Park Aviation Museum houses antique and reproduction aircraft associated with the history of College Park Airport. Artifacts, hands-on activities and artifacts highlight the aviators, aircraft builders and airplanes that operated at the airport. The museum offers changing exhibits, special events, lectures, workshops and programs for the public, schools and groups. Opened in 1998, the museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

Facilities:

College Park Airport covers 70 acres and has one runway:

* Runway 15/33: 2,607 x 60 ft. (795 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt
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2017 photos: Overnight trips this year: Civil War Trust conferences in Pensacola, FL, Chattanooga, TN (via sites in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and Fredericksburg, VA, a family reunion in The Dells, Wisconsin (via sites in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin), New York City, and my 12th consecutive San Diego Comic Con trip (including sites in Arizona). Ego strokes: For some reason, several of my photos have been published in physical books this year which is pretty cool. Ones that I know about: "Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture" (David Lemmo), "The Great Crusade: A Guide to World War I American Expeditionary Forces Battlefields and Sites" (Stephen T. Powers and Kevin Dennehy), "The American Spirit" (David McCullough), "Civil War Battlefields: Walking the Trails of History" (David T. Gilbert), "The Year I Was Peter the Great: 1956 — Khrushchev, Stalin's Ghost, and a Young American in Russia" (Marvin Kalb), and "The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons" (Ron Collins and David Skover). Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. Number of photos taken this year: just below 560,000.
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