Iowa's first aeronautical event was the flight of a balloon around 1850 by Professor Silas Brooks. Iowa's first powered flight was made by Art J. Hartman in his Iowa built, Hartman monoplane on 10 May 1910.[1]

Aviation in Iowa
Aviation in the United States
Iowa
Iowa State Flag
Airports
Commercial – primary6
Commercial – non-primary2
General aviation68
Other public-use airports45
First flight
1850 - Hot air balloon

Events

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Aircraft Manufacturers

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Aerospace

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Airports

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Commercial Service

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Organizations

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  • The Iowa Aviation Promotion Group is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote aviation within Iowa[7]

Government and Military

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Museums

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References

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  1. ^ Scott M. Fisher. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. p. 17.
  2. ^ Scott M. Fisher. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. p. 21.
  3. ^ Hollis LeRoy Muller. Manual of military aviation: prepared for the use of personnel of aircraft. p. 482.
  4. ^ "Clayton Folkerts". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  5. ^ Scott M. Fisher. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. p. 16.
  6. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Iowa Aviation Promotion Group".
  8. ^ "Iowa Department of Public Safety". Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Vintage Aircraft ." Iowa Aviation Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010. flyingmuseum.com Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum". Retrieved 9 May 2012.