Aviation in Iowa explained

Region:	Iowa
Series:	Aviation in the United States
Cs Primary:	6
Cs Non-Primary:	2
General Aviation:	68
Other Public-Use:	45
First Flight:	1850 - Hot air balloon

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]

Events

• On 13 October 1910 Thomas Scott Baldwin demonstrated the Baldwin Red Devil at the Iowa city fair.
• September 5, 1912, Lincoln Beachey delivers the first Iowa airmail letters.^[2]
• 19 July 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 DC-10 makes a crash landing with complete hydraulic failure at Sioux Gateway Airport.

Aircraft Manufacturers

• Angel Aircraft Corporation, Orange City, Iowa Builds the AAC Angel pusher light twin.
• Grinnell Aeroplane Company (1914-1918) Grinnell, Iowa - Manufactured early biplanes.^[3]
• Central States Aero (1926-) was founded in Davenport, Iowa building an aircraft designed by Clayton Folkerts that would become the popular Monocoupe series.^[4]

Aerospace

• Adams-Farwell, Dubuque, Iowa- An early automobile manufacturer developed radial engines used in early aircraft.^[5]

Airports

• Des Moines International Airport is the busiest airport in Iowa with 898,840 passenger movements in 2010.^[6]
• List of Airports in Iowa

Organizations

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

Government and Military

• All flight operations in Iowa are conducted within FAA oversight.
• The Iowa State Patrol Air Wing was founded in 1956. It now operates 3 Cessna 182, 5 Cessna 172, and one Piper Saratoga.^[8]

Museums

• Iowa Aviation Museum, located in Greenfield, Iowa^[9]
• Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum, Ankeny, Iowa^[10]

Notes and References

1. Book: Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. Scott M. Fisher. 17.
2. Book: Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. Scott M. Fisher. 21.
3. Book: Manual of military aviation: prepared for the use of personnel of aircraft. Hollis LeRoy Muller. 482.
4. Web site: Clayton Folkerts . 9 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719035548/http://www.flyingmuseum.com/HOFDetails.aspx . 19 July 2008 .
5. Book: Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. Scott M. Fisher. 16.
6. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB. CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2011.
7. Web site: Iowa Aviation Promotion Group.
8. Web site: Iowa Department of Public Safety. 11 May 2012.
9. "Vintage Aircraft ." Iowa Aviation Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010. flyingmuseum.com
10. Web site: Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum. 9 May 2012.