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Follow the fascinating history and development of aviation with this exhaustive manual covering the requirements of three unit standards

This manual has been constructed to cover the following unit standards:

AVIATION - CORE
19585 Describe the development of aviation from pre World War I through to current times
Level: 2
Credit: 5
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: early attempts at lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air flight pre World War I; significant developments in powered flight pre World War I in New Zealand and overseas; significant aviation developments during World War Iand up until World War II; aviation developments brought about by World War II; the development of the aircraft into a major transport mode; the development of jet aircraft, both military and civil; and current progress in the civil aviation industry.

19586 - Identify aviation support structures, aircraft types and operations in New Zealand
Level: 2
Credit: 3
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the support structures that are required for aviation to be safe and sustainable; the military aviation operations of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN); the airlines and aircraft types used in secondary and tertiary airlines in New Zealand; the size and shape of aircraft in common use in New Zealand; the functions of various operations that make up the general aviation industry in New Zealand; other craft used for flying and tourism in New Zealand; and identify the airlines and airliners that fly to, from, and within New Zealand with greater than 30 seat capacity.

19587 - Demonstrate knowledge of internal structures in the civil aviation industry in New Zealand
Level: 2
Credit: 2
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the range of activities that are required to sustain a commercial passenger aviation organisation and their relationship to each other; distinguish between personnel that are required to be licensed for safety purposes in the civil aviation industry and those that require other professional qualifications for employment; and describe the range of departments, their roles and the interrelationships in aviation organisations in New Zealand.

The manual covers the following subject material:

DAEDALUS AND ICARUS
LEONARDO DA VINCI
CHAPTER 1 - FIRST ATTEMPTS AT FLYING
INTRODUCTION
BALLOONS
EARLY KITES
EARLY WINGS
PARACHUTES
ZEPPELINS – THE HINDENBURG
HEAVIER THAN AIR DEVELOPMENTS
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS