Aviation in Rhode Island
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Aviation in Rhode Island is the aeronautical history of that American New England state.
Commercial– primary1
Commercial– non-primary2
General aviation1
Other public-use airports1
| Aviation in Rhode Island | |
|---|---|
| Aviation in the United States | |
 Rhode Island State Flag | |
| Airports | |
| Commercial – primary | 1 |
| Commercial – non-primary | 2 |
| General aviation | 1 |
| Other public-use airports | 1 |
| Military and other airports | 0 |
| First flight | |
| 1856 - Balloon | |
Rhode Island's first aeronautical event was a flight by James Allen in 1856 in a hot air balloon.[1]
Events
- 1896, Edson Fessenden Gallaudet demonstrated a wing warping glider four years before the Wright Brothers. The glider is on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
- 1916, Providence born pilot, Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier participates in the first production catapult launches.
Aircraft Manufacturers
- Gallaudet Aircraft Company (–1923), Merged with Consolidated Aircraft in 1923.
- Textron, Providence, Rhode Island, (1923–) is a conglomerate that includes Bell Helicopter, E-Z-GO, Cessna Aircraft Company, and Greenlee, among others.
Airports
- T. F. Green Airport has nearly four million passenger movements per year.
- List of Airports in Rhode Island
Commercial Service
- New England Airlines provides regional air service.
Organizations
- Rhode Island Pilots Association - is headquartered in Warwick, Rhode Island.[2]
Government and Military
- All flight operations in Rhode Island are conducted within FAA oversight.[3]
- The Rhode Island Air National Guard was founded 1915 operating two Curtiss flying boats.
- Former Governor Bruce Sundlun served as a Boeing B-17 gunner in World War II. Later becoming a partner in Executive Jet Aviation.
- The Rhode Island Airport Corporation operates a Bell 407 Helicopter in support of all state agencies.
- The Rhode Island Airport Corporation enforces the provisions of the Uniform Aeronautical Regulatory Act (UAR).
Museums
- Quonset Air Museum [4]
- Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame is managing the John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Project.[5]