The journey through aviation and some disasters

The journey through aviation and some disasters

Today we'll learn about the history of aviation and the disasters that occured.

What exactly is aviation?

Aviation is the study/learning of air travel like spaceships and planes.

What does ATC do?

• ATC stands for Air Traffic Control.

• They help navigate and/or help the aircraft in trouble.

• They're very essential in the world of planes.

Multiple Choice

What's aviation?

• study of air travel

• I don't know

• FAA

• wha???

Airbus and Boeing are both very similar but you can spot differences.

Pan Am 1736 and KLM 4805 collided on the runway.

Where: Tenerife Airport

Cause: KLM 4805 misunderstood what ATC said. It's not sure if Pan Am 1736 found exit 3 but they did not clear the runway in time.

Survivors: none in KLM 4805, some in Pan Am 1736

Type: Pan Am 1736 Boeing 747 KLM 4805 Boeing 747

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US Airways 1549

Where: New York City's LaGuardia Airport.

Why: Birdstrike Ditched in the Hudson river.

Survivors: everyone

Type: Airbus A320

Malaysian 370

Where: unknown or in the Indian ocean.

Why: Disappeared

Survivors: none

Type: Boeing 777

Can you guess this aircraft?