EARLY AVIATION

All airplanes trace their origins back to the Wright Flyer.  It was the first plane to master the three essential elements of flight: lift, propulsion, and in-flight control.

The Curtiss D-4 Pusher was in use in both civil and military roles. It was designed as a two-seater with ailerons and a tricycle undercarriage.

First appearing in May 1918, the D.VII quickly showed its superior performance over Allied fighters.

The Eaglerock biplane, made famous by barnstormers during the 1920s, was manufactured in what is now downtown Englewood, Colorado.

A government entomologist conceived the idea that dusting the cotton industry's nemesis, the boll weevil, would be more efficient if it could bedone from the air rather than from mule-drawn wagons.