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How Does Flight Affect Us?

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The Invention

  • Since the Wright brothers invented the first successful flying airplane back in 1903 we have felt the effects of their invention.
  • The initial intention of the two brothers was to create a machine that could fly through the air, but they did not imagine the contribution that this machine would have on society.

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The Invention

TRAVEL

COMMUNICATION

INTERNATIONALCOMMERCE

GLOBAL COMMUNITY

The Wright brothers’ invention �opened the doors for:

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BRAINSTORMING TIME

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BENEFITS

DISADVANTAGES

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BENEFITS

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Benefits

  • ability to travel great distances in short periods of time
    • European explorers were the first to discover the world and they did this by using a large ship vessel and traveled across the water.
    • It would take them months to get from Europe to North America.

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Benefits

Travelling for Business

Travelling for Pleasure

Transporting Goods and Services

Military Advantages

Job Creation

  • ability to travel great distances in short periods of time

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Benefits

  • Economic Value
    • Airports and flights boost local economy
      • in major markets (ie. Toronto)
      • in smaller market where flights are flying to (ie. Barbados)
    • Small countries and tropical destinations have largely benefited from airplanes and the travel industry related to flight.

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Benefits

  • Technology
    • Much of the world's technological advancements started in the aviation field
    • The desire for airplanes to fly further, more efficiently, and at higher altitudes pushed the technology industry to invent ways to make this happen.

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Benefits

  • Less accidents in travel by air
    • There is far less accidents when travelling by plane, as opposed to travelling by car

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Benefits

  • Global Trade
    • Any and every nation is our neighbour due to the ease in which trade can occur
    • We can import foreign sports cars, fruits, vegetables, meat and other exotic foods
    • We get to experience other cultures in the comfort of our own homes without having to do much to get it and it’s all thanks to the invention of the airplane

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DISADVATNGATES

While airplanes have “shrunk” the world in a sense, the ability to travel great distances in short periods of time has not come without its disadvantages

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Disadvantages

  • Pollution
    • Airplanes have been known to cause large amounts of air pollution due to the amount of exhaust from the fuel being burned
    • The exhaust from these airplanes gets spread over large distances affecting many different areas of the world

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Disadvantages

  • Mass Tragedies
    • when accidents do happen they usually result in tragedies where hundreds of people are either injured or die

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Disadvantages

  • Expensive
    • Flying is not affordable for everyone.
    • A ticket for a seat on a local flight can average around $50 - $300
    • A ticket to any overseas flight can average from anywhere between $700 - $4000

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The Magic of Aviation

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