Aviation in Alabama
| Aviation in Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Aviation in the United States | |
 Alabama State Flag | |
| Airports | |
| Commercial Service - Primary Airports | 4 |
| Commercial Service - Non-Primary Airports | 1 |
| General Aviation Airports | 65 |
| Other Public-Use Airports | 24 |
| Military Airports-Other | 9 |
| First Flight | |
| 10 March, 1910 | |
Alabama's first aeronautical event was on 10 March 1910 with the flight of a Wright biplane flown by Orville Wright in Montgomery, Alabama.[1]
Events
- 1909 E.T. Odum brings a aircraft to the Alabama State Fair.[2]
- 15 March 1910, Orville and Wilbur Wright establish the first powered flight school in Montgomery, Alabama.
Aircraft Manufacturers
- Continental Motors, Inc., Mobile, Alabama 1929- Major producer of aircraft engines for general avaition aircraft.
Aerospace
73,000 jobs are based in Alabama in support of aerospace. [3]
Airports
Commercial Service
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport provides air service with 1.4 million operations annually.
Organizations
Government and Military
- All flight operations in Alabama are conducted within FAA oversight.
- The Redstone Arsenal supports missle and space operations.
- The Marshall Space Flight Center supports NASA operations.
- The Alabama State Trooper Avaition Unit was formed in 1975 using four TH-13 Sioux and one Cessna 182. The unit currently operates one Bell 206L, one Bell 407, seven OH-58 helicopters and three Cessna 182’s, a Piper Navaho and King Air 200.[4]
Museums
- Southern Museum of Flight is located in Birmingham, Alabama. [1]
- United States Army Aviation Museum is located on Fort Rucker near Ozark, Alabama.
Gallery
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Space Shuttle Pathfinder in the Alabama Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama.
References
- ^ "encyclopedia of Alabama". Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Don Dodd, Amy Bartlett-Dodd. Deep South Aviation.
- ^ "Aerospace". Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Alabama State Troopers Avaition Unit". Retrieved 14 October 2011.