Aviation in Iowa

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.

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.
• 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.
• Central States Aero (1926-) was founded in Davenport, Iowa building an aircraft designed by Clayton Folkerts that would become the popular Monocoupe series.

Aerospace

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

Airports

• Des Moines International Airport is the busiest airport in Iowa with 898,840 passenger movements in 2010.

• List of Airports in Iowa

Commercial Service

Organizations

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

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.

Museums

• Iowa Aviation Museum, located in Greenfield, Iowa
• Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum, Ankeny, Iowa

References