Aviation in North Dakota facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aviation in North Dakota |
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| Aviation in the United States | |
North Dakota State Flag
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| Airports | |
| Commercial – primary | 5 |
| Commercial – non-primary | 3 |
| General aviation | 45 |
| Other public-use airports | 37 |
| Military and other airports | 2 |
| First flight | |
| 19 July 1910 | |
Aviation in North Dakota takes place around the state's 89 public airfields, including 8 commercial airports. Notable North Dakota aviators include Carl Ben Eielson, Bruce Peterson, and James Buchli.
North Dakota's first aeronautical event was the flight of a Wright Model B on July 19, 1910, at the Grand Forks Air Meet flown by Wright Exhibition Team member Archibald Hoxsey.
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Events
- June 9, 1911 a Curtiss Biplane named "Sweetheart" flew at the Fargo Fairgrounds before an audience of 12,000 spectators piloted by Robert "Lucky Bob" St. Henry
- July 12, 1911 Thomas McGoey flies the first North Dakota designed and built aircraft, the Kenworthy-McGoey flying machine at Grand Forks.
- July 1916 Bismarck, North Dakota has its first flight.
- 1928 North Dakota native Carl Ben Eielson, along with Hubert Wilkins become the first men to fly across the Arctic Ocean.
- 1990 Three crew members of a Northwest Airlines flight are sentenced to jail for flying while drunk from Fargo to Minneapolis.
Aerospace Industry
Aircraft Manufacturers
- Cirrus Aircraft, Grand Forks, North Dakota
- 1911-1911 Kenworthy-McGoey Aviation Company. Founded to produce and demonstrate aircraft.
- The Boughton Flying Machine Corporation lost its prototype in 1916.
Components
- Northrop Grumman, New Town, North Dakota
- Goodrich Corporation, Jamestown, North Dakota
- Ideal Aerosmith, Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Appareo Systems, Fargo, North Dakota
People
- Fargo Born James Buchli flew aboard four Space Shuttle Missions
Organizations
- The North Dakota Aviation Council comprises six organizations promoting aviation in North Dakota.
Museums
- Bonanzaville, USA Eagles hangar features a range of aircraft.
- The Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot was founded in 1986.
- The Fargo Air Museum in Fargo, features flying examples of World War II aircraft.
Gallery
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Grand Forks Airport
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Fargo Air Museum's Duggy
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