jimmy doolittle goes on to fame in aviation. he is a famous test pilot, a certified aeronautical engineer. he is an air racer again in the 1930's racing across the united states in the bendix trophy. ii,he opening of world war jim doolittle becomes a national hero as he leads the famous raid named after him against japan in april 1942. he wins the medal of honor and goes on to become one of the leading bomber generals of world war ii. the curtis racer is a fast airplane and it boosted the career of a pilot we are all going to know jimmy doolittle. now we will look at an era- defining airplane connected to individualning charles lindbergh. , this airplane in may, 1927 flew 3600 miles from new york to paris. flow by charles lindbergh, an unknown male pilot. his goal was to win for the first nonstop flight from new york to paris. the hotel entrepreneur wanted to join his former country of france with the united states. that was the impetus for the flight. what it represents in the history of aviation is part of the telling of the a

jimmy doolittle and another man of the world's fastest men. he was faster than any wind in history. this belief in speed and the pushing of technology and justification of natural governments to encourage this development resulted in what we see here, the curtis rc3. look at the gold wings. you see the lines running between the fuselage, but as a is a radiator -- that brass radiator. you have the air traveling over the profile of the wing. it is cooling the engine through the radiators. you see minimal struts and wires on the construction of it. engine.ly fitting you see a metal propeller. is a true innovation in terms of transitioning from wood to metal . important, it is a plywood fuselage built like a wooden boat and built with spruce. no longer in a struts and wires braces. hollow shell. that corporate a streamlined shape -- incorporates a streamlined shape. let's drag along the surface of the fuselage. less drag along the surface of the fuselage. it is built for a high-speed environment. virtual racetrack in the sky. a tights it to make turn along the pylon. jimmy doolittle had