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First Non-Stop Atlantic Flight

In 1913, the 'Daily Mail’ newspaper, offered a prize of £10,000 for the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic ocean.

After the war in 1918, four teams travelled by ship to Newfoundland to take part in the race.

The American government also sent a team to Newfoundland to try to cross the Atlantic. They were going to use four flying boats, nicknamed the 'Nancies'. This aircraft could not fly the full distance and had to stop on a group of islands called the Azores. This meant, they could not win the prize.

The Sopwith team (Hawker & Grieve) set out after the Americans had departed. As they were flying non-stop they might still win the race. They got more than half way when their plane broke down. They were picked up by ship in the Ocean.

First Non-Stop Atlantic Flight

In 1913, the 'Daily Mail’ newspaper, offered a prize of £10,000 for the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic ocean.

After the war in 1918, four teams travelled by ship to Newfoundland to take part in the race.

The American government also sent a team to Newfoundland to try to cross the Atlantic. They were going to use four flying boats, nicknamed the 'Nancies'. This aircraft could not fly the full distance and had to stop on a group of islands called the Azores. This meant, they could not win the prize.

The Sopwith team (Hawker & Grieve) set out after the Americans had departed. As they were flying non-stop they might still win the race. They got more than half way when their plane broke down. They were picked up by ship in the Ocean.

Another team, Raynham and Morgan also set out, but they crashed while taking off. After 11 days, one of the American Planes, the NC4, arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, becoming the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic ocean.

On the 14th of June 1919, Alcock and Brown took off from St John’s, Newfoundland, in the Vickers Vimy. Alcock and Brown flew for 16 hours and on Sunday the 15th June landed near the Marconi Radio Station in Clifden, Ireland. They were the first to fly the Atlantic non-stop and won the race and the prize of £10,000.

Fill in the missing words:

The race was to fly across the ______________ Ocean, non-stop.

Alcock and Brown flew in the month of _____________ .

Alcock and Brown landed near the town of ________________ .

The Daily Mail offered £ __ , ______ . 00 for the winning team.

WORDSEARCH

Find the words in the grid.

ATLANTIC CRASHED CLIFDEN PRIZE BROWN LISBON VIMY MARCONI RACE NEWSPAPER ALCOCK

Another team, Raynham and Morgan also set out, but they crashed while taking off. After 11 days, one of the American Planes, the NC4, arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, becoming the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic ocean.

On the 14th of June 1919, Alcock and Brown took off from St John’s, Newfoundland, in the Vickers Vimy. Alcock and Brown flew for 16 hours and on Sunday the 15th June landed near the Marconi Radio Station in Clifden, Ireland. They were the first to fly the Atlantic non-stop and won the race and the prize of £10,000.

Fill in the missing words:

The race was to fly across the ______________ Ocean, non-stop.

Alcock and Brown flew in the month of _____________ .

Alcock and Brown landed near the town of ________________ .

The Daily Mail offered £ __ , ______ . 00 for the winning team.

WORDSEARCH

Find the words in the grid.

ATLANTIC CRASHED CLIFDEN PRIZE BROWN LISBON VIMY MARCONI RACE NEWSPAPER ALCOCK

Effect of Wind

In 2005, Mark Rebholz flew across the Atlantic in a new Vimy. In the video he explains how pilots must take wind speed and direction into account. If the wind is from behind, the plane will travel faster. If it is from the front the journey will go slower. If the wind is from the side, the plane will be blown off course. The stronger the wind, the more the plane will be affected. In very light winds, the plane will not be affected very much.

To get across the ocean faster, which direction do you think the wind needs to blow ?

From A to B

From B to A

It doesn’t matter

Effect of Wind

In 2005, Mark Rebholz flew across the Atlantic in a new Vimy. In the video he explains how pilots must take wind speed and direction into account. If the wind is from behind, the plane will travel faster. If it is from the front the journey will go slower. If the wind is from the side, the plane will be blown off course. The stronger the wind, the more the plane will be affected. In very light winds, the plane will not be affected very much.

To get across the ocean faster, which direction do you think the wind needs to blow ?

From A to B

From B to A

It doesn’t matter

FAKE NEWS

Fake news is news that is deliberately incorrect. It is usually spread by newspapers, TV or online.

Alcock and Brown had fake news printed about them. These pictures are from newspapers printed at the time.

It was not possible for their aeroplane to fly upside-down. This fact did not stop the Newspapers of the time from printing the story.

The most famous made-up story about the trip was that Brown had to walk on the wing to clear ice from the engine.

Although Alcock did fly into cloud and lose control, he was never upside-down 10 ft from the sea.

John (Jack) Alcock went to Heyhouses school around the year 1900. He wrote in his copybook an essay about courage. This is a piece of the essay.

Listen to 13-year-old Jack Alcock read it to you. He is John Alcock's great-grandnephew.

GROUP WORK

What does it mean to be courageous ?

Create a list of examples of physical courage. Remember, they might not only be jobs, people are courageous for fun also.

Give some examples or stories of someone being morally courageous.

FAKE NEWS

Fake news is news that is deliberately incorrect. It is usually spread by newspapers, TV or online.

Alcock and Brown had fake news printed about them. These pictures are from newspapers printed at the time.

It was not possible for their aeroplane to fly upside-down. This fact did not stop the Newspapers of the time from printing the story.

The most famous made-up story about the trip was that Brown had to walk on the wing to clear ice from the engine.

Although Alcock did fly into cloud and lose control, he was never upside-down 10 ft from the sea.

John (Jack) Alcock went to Heyhouses school around the year 1900. He wrote in his copybook an essay about courage. This is a piece of the essay.

Listen to 13-year-old Jack Alcock read it to you. He is John Alcock's great-grandnephew.

GROUP WORK

What does it mean to be courageous ?

Create a list of examples of physical courage. Remember, they might not only be jobs, people are courageous for fun also.

Give some examples or stories of someone being morally courageous.

FLYING THE PAPER PLANE

Let’s Fly !

Which plane can fly the furthest. Have a competition. You might also set up a hoop to fly the plane through. Now fly straight through the hoop.

Experiments on the characteristics of flight

EXPERIMENT ACTION ACTUAL RESULT

LAUNCH

TRIM THE

Time zones

Before clocks were invented, people used to tell the time from the position of the Sun. Because the sun is in a different place depending on where you are, you will also have a different time, based on the sun.

Imagine if while travelling from Dublin to Clifden you had to change your watch for every area you passed through. This would not be very convenient, so everywhere in the country is set to the same time.

Other countries that share the same sun position are also part of our 'time zone’. Some countries which are very large are split into several zones. When you move from one zone to a different zone you have to change the time on your watch.

Not all zones are 1 hour apart, there are many which are half-hour zones ( e.g., Newfoundland is 3½ hours).

When Alcock and Brown flew the Atlantic, they flew across several time zones. To avoid confusion, Brown recorded the times in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time - the time in the UK).

FLYING THE PAPER PLANE

Let’s Fly !

Which plane can fly the furthest. Have a competition. You might also set up a hoop to fly the plane through. Now fly straight through the hoop.

Experiments on the characteristics of flight

EXPERIMENT ACTION ACTUAL RESULT

LAUNCH

TRIM THE

Time zones

Before clocks were invented, people used to tell the time from the position of the Sun. Because the sun is in a different place depending on where you are, you will also have a different time, based on the sun.

Imagine if while travelling from Dublin to Clifden you had to change your watch for every area you passed through. This would not be very convenient, so everywhere in the country is set to the same time.

Other countries that share the same sun position are also part of our 'time zone’. Some countries which are very large are split into several zones. When you move from one zone to a different zone you have to change the time on your watch.

Not all zones are 1 hour apart, there are many which are half-hour zones ( e.g., Newfoundland is 3½ hours).

When Alcock and Brown flew the Atlantic, they flew across several time zones. To avoid confusion, Brown recorded the times in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time - the time in the UK).

CRIOSANNA AMA AN DOMHAIN

TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD

CRIOSANNA AMA AN DOMHAIN

TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD

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Criosanna ama

Sula raibh aon chlog ann, is de réir ionad na gréine sa spéir a d'insíodh daoine an t-am. Ó tharla nach mar a chéile ionad na gréine sa spéir ag brath ar an áit ar domhan a bhfuil duine ag breathnú uirthi, ní mar a chéile an t-am sna háiteanna éagsúla sin ach oiread, bunaithe ar an ngrian.

Cuir i gcás go bhfuil tú ag taisteal trasna na tíre idir Baile Átha Cliath agus an Clochán agus go bhfuil ort an t-am ar d'uaireadóir a athrú de réir mar a théann tú ó cheantar go ceantar. Ba mhór an trioblóid sin agus, ar an ábhar sin, socraítear gurb é an t-am amháin atá i ngach áit ar fud na tíre.

Bíonn na tíortha ar fad ar ionann ionad na gréine iontu san amchrios céanna. Tá roinnt tíortha chomh fairsing agus go dteastaíonn níos mó ná crios ama amháin iontu. Bíonn ar dhaoine an t-am ar an uaireadóir a athrú agus iad ag dul ó amchrios amháin isteach i gcrios eile.

Ní 1 uair a chloig óna chéile atá na criosanna ama go léir. Tá cuid mhór criosanna ama leathuaire ar fáil. ( e.g., Talamh an Éisc 3½ uair a chloig).

Nuair a bhí Alcock agus Brown ag eitilt trasna an Atlantaigh, chuaigh siad trí amchriosanna éagsúla. Le meascán a sheachaint, chloígh Brown ina chuid tuairiscíochta le ham GMT (Meán-am Greenwich - an t-am sa Ríocht Aontaithe).

AN tEITLEÁN PÁIPÉIR A SCAOILEADH

Suas san Aer !

Cén t-eitleán is faide a théann? Bíodh sé ina chomórtas. D'fhéadfaí freisin fáinne a fheistiú a bhféachfaí leis na heitleáin a chur tríd. Eitil díreach tríd an bhfáinne é.

Tástáil maidir le tréithe eitilte

TÁSTÁIL CÓIRIÚ TORADH

SCAOILEADH AN

EITLEÁIN

Cothrom

Tréan

Réidh

COTHROMÚ AN

EITLEÁIN

Cothrom

Criosanna ama

Sula raibh aon chlog ann, is de réir ionad na gréine sa spéir a d'insíodh daoine an t-am. Ó tharla nach mar a chéile ionad na gréine sa spéir ag brath ar an áit ar domhan a bhfuil duine ag breathnú uirthi, ní mar a chéile an t-am sna háiteanna éagsúla sin ach oiread, bunaithe ar an ngrian.

Cuir i gcás go bhfuil tú ag taisteal trasna na tíre idir Baile Átha Cliath agus an Clochán agus go bhfuil ort an t-am ar d'uaireadóir a athrú de réir mar a théann tú ó cheantar go ceantar. Ba mhór an trioblóid sin agus, ar an ábhar sin, socraítear gurb é an t-am amháin atá i ngach áit ar fud na tíre.

Bíonn na tíortha ar fad ar ionann ionad na gréine iontu san amchrios céanna. Tá roinnt tíortha chomh fairsing agus go dteastaíonn níos mó ná crios ama amháin iontu. Bíonn ar dhaoine an t-am ar an uaireadóir a athrú agus iad ag dul ó amchrios amháin isteach i gcrios eile.

Ní 1 uair a chloig óna chéile atá na criosanna ama go léir. Tá cuid mhór criosanna ama leathuaire ar fáil. ( e.g., Talamh an Éisc 3½ uair a chloig).

Nuair a bhí Alcock agus Brown ag eitilt trasna an Atlantaigh, chuaigh siad trí amchriosanna éagsúla. Le meascán a sheachaint, chloígh Brown ina chuid tuairiscíochta le ham GMT (Meán-am Greenwich - an t-am sa Ríocht Aontaithe).

AN tEITLEÁN PÁIPÉIR A SCAOILEADH

Suas san Aer !

Cén t-eitleán is faide a théann? Bíodh sé ina chomórtas. D'fhéadfaí freisin fáinne a fheistiú a bhféachfaí leis na heitleáin a chur tríd. Eitil díreach tríd an bhfáinne é.

Tástáil maidir le tréithe eitilte

TÁSTÁIL CÓIRIÚ TORADH

SCAOILEADH AN

EITLEÁIN

Cothrom

Tréan

Réidh

COTHROMÚ AN

EITLEÁIN

Cothrom

D’fhreastail John (Jack) Alcock ar scoil i Heyhouses School thart ar an mbliain 1900. Scríobh sé aiste ina chóipleabhar faoi chrógacht. Seo sliocht as an aiste.

Éist le Jack Alcock, trí bliana déag, á léamh. Is garnia le John Alcock é Jack.

OBAIR GHRÚPA

Cad atá i gceist le crógacht ?

Cuir liosta de shamplaí le chéile maidir le crógacht fhisiciúil. Ní gá gur cineálacha oibre a bheadh i gceist, cuimhnigh go mbíonn daoine cróga i mbun a gcuid caitheamh aimsire chomh maith. Tabhair samplaí nó cuntais ar neart aigne á léiriú ag daoine.

NUACHT BRÉIGE

Is cumadóireacht atá i nuacht bréige. Is iondúil an nuacht bréige a scaipeadh ar pháipéir nuachta, ar an teilifís nó ar an idirlíon.

Cuireadh scéalta bréige nuachta i gcló faoi Alcock agus Brown. Ní fhéadfaí an t-eitleán a bhí acusan a eitilt ar a bhéal faoi. Níor stop sin nuachtáin na linne ón scéal a fhoilsiú.

Ba é an píosa cumadóireachta faoin turas ba mhó a tharraing aird an scéal go raibh ar Brown siúl amach ar an sciathán chun leac oighir a ghlanadh as an inneall.

Cé gur eitil Alcock trí scamall agus gur chaill sé an stiúir, níor tharla riamh go raibh sé bunoscionn i bhfoisceacht 10 dtroithe de dhroim na farraige.

D’fhreastail John (Jack) Alcock ar scoil i Heyhouses School thart ar an mbliain 1900. Scríobh sé aiste ina chóipleabhar faoi chrógacht. Seo sliocht as an aiste.

Éist le Jack Alcock, trí bliana déag, á léamh. Is garnia le John Alcock é Jack.

OBAIR GHRÚPA

Cad atá i gceist le crógacht ?

Cuir liosta de shamplaí le chéile maidir le crógacht fhisiciúil. Ní gá gur cineálacha oibre a bheadh i gceist, cuimhnigh go mbíonn daoine cróga i mbun a gcuid caitheamh aimsire chomh maith. Tabhair samplaí nó cuntais ar neart aigne á léiriú ag daoine.

NUACHT BRÉIGE

Is cumadóireacht atá i nuacht bréige. Is iondúil an nuacht bréige a scaipeadh ar pháipéir nuachta, ar an teilifís nó ar an idirlíon.

Cuireadh scéalta bréige nuachta i gcló faoi Alcock agus Brown. Ní fhéadfaí an t-eitleán a bhí acusan a eitilt ar a bhéal faoi. Níor stop sin nuachtáin na linne ón scéal a fhoilsiú.

Ba é an píosa cumadóireachta faoin turas ba mhó a tharraing aird an scéal go raibh ar Brown siúl amach ar an sciathán chun leac oighir a ghlanadh as an inneall.

Cé gur eitil Alcock trí scamall agus gur chaill sé an stiúir, níor tharla riamh go raibh sé bunoscionn i bhfoisceacht 10 dtroithe de dhroim na farraige.

Tionchar na Gaoithe

Sa bhliain 2005, d'eitil Mark Rebholtz trasna an Atlantaigh i Vimy nua. Míníonn sé san fhíseán an chaoi a dtugann píolóta luas agus treo na gaoithe san áireamh. Má bhíonn cóir na gaoithe leis an eitleán, imeoidh sé níos tapa.

Má bhíonn an ghaoth ina aghaidh, beidh an turas níos moille.

Má bhíonn an ghaoth de leataobh, cuirfear an t-eitleán den chúrsa.

Dá láidre an ghaoth is ea is mó an cur isteach ar an eitleán.

Nuair a bhíonn an ghaoth an-éadrom, is beag a chuirtear isteach ar an eitleán.

Más mian leat dul trasna an aigéin níos tapa, cén treo gaoithe is fearr ?

Ó A go B

Ó B go A

Is cuma

Tionchar na Gaoithe

Sa bhliain 2005, d'eitil Mark Rebholtz trasna an Atlantaigh i Vimy nua. Míníonn sé san fhíseán an chaoi a dtugann píolóta luas agus treo na gaoithe san áireamh. Má bhíonn cóir na gaoithe leis an eitleán, imeoidh sé níos tapa.

Má bhíonn an ghaoth ina aghaidh, beidh an turas níos moille.

Má bhíonn an ghaoth de leataobh, cuirfear an t-eitleán den chúrsa.

Dá láidre an ghaoth is ea is mó an cur isteach ar an eitleán.

Nuair a bhíonn an ghaoth an-éadrom, is beag a chuirtear isteach ar an eitleán.

Más mian leat dul trasna an aigéin níos tapa, cén treo gaoithe is fearr ?

Ó A go B

Ó B go A

Is cuma

Líon isteach na focail atá in easnamh:

Rás gan stad san aer trasna an ______________ a bhí ann.

I mí _____________ a d'eitil Alcock agus Brown.

Thuirling Alcock agus Brown in aice le baile an ________________ .

£ __________ a bhí á thairiscint ag an Daily Mail don fhoireann bhuaiteach.

TÓRAÍOCHT FOCAL

AIGÉAN EITILT AN CLOCHÁN DUAIS BROWN LIOSPÓIN VIMY MARCONI RÁS NUACHTÁN ALCOCK

Bhí foireann eile, Raynham agus Morgan, ar tharla timpiste dóibh agus iad ag éirí den talamh. Tar éis 11 lá a chaitheamh ar an turas, tháinig ceann d'eitleáin Mheiriceá, an NC4, le talamh i Liospóin na Portaingéile, an chéad eitleán riamh a rinne bealach san aer trasna aigéan an Atlantaigh.

An 14 Meitheamh 1919, d'fhág an Vickers Vimy St. John’s i dTalamh an Éisc. Bhí Alcock agus Brown 16 uair a chloig ag eitilt agus Dé Domhnaigh, an 15 Meitheamh, tháinig siad anuas in aice le Stáisiún Raidió Marconi in aice leis an gClochán in Éirinn. B'iadsan an chéad dream a d'eitil trasna an Atlantaigh gan stad. Bhuaigh siad an rás agus an duais £10,000.

Líon isteach na focail atá in easnamh:

Rás gan stad san aer trasna an ______________ a bhí ann.

I mí _____________ a d'eitil Alcock agus Brown.

Thuirling Alcock agus Brown in aice le baile an ________________ .

£ __________ a bhí á thairiscint ag an Daily Mail don fhoireann bhuaiteach.

TÓRAÍOCHT FOCAL

AIGÉAN EITILT AN CLOCHÁN DUAIS BROWN LIOSPÓIN VIMY MARCONI RÁS NUACHTÁN ALCOCK

Bhí foireann eile, Raynham agus Morgan, ar tharla timpiste dóibh agus iad ag éirí den talamh. Tar éis 11 lá a chaitheamh ar an turas, tháinig ceann d'eitleáin Mheiriceá, an NC4, le talamh i Liospóin na Portaingéile, an chéad eitleán riamh a rinne bealach san aer trasna aigéan an Atlantaigh.

An 14 Meitheamh 1919, d'fhág an Vickers Vimy St. John’s i dTalamh an Éisc. Bhí Alcock agus Brown 16 uair a chloig ag eitilt agus Dé Domhnaigh, an 15 Meitheamh, tháinig siad anuas in aice le Stáisiún Raidió Marconi in aice leis an gClochán in Éirinn. B'iadsan an chéad dream a d'eitil trasna an Atlantaigh gan stad. Bhuaigh siad an rás agus an duais £10,000.

Eitilt gan stad Trasna an Atlantaigh den chéad uair

Sa bhliain 1913, thairg páipéar nuachta an 'Daily Mail’ duais £10,000 don chéad eitleán a dhéanfadh eitilt trasna aigéan an Atlantaigh.

Tar éis an chogadh in 1918, chuaigh ceithre cinn d'fhoirne trasna na farraige go Talamh an Éisc chun páirt a ghlacadh sa rás.

Chuir rialtas na Stát Aontaithe foireann go Talamh an Éisc chomh maith, féachaint an n-eitleoidís trasna an Atlantaigh. Ceithre cinn de bháid aeir, a raibh na 'Nancies' de leasainm orthu, a bheadh in úsáid acusan. Ní fhéadfaí na heitleáin sin a eitilt an bealach ar fad agus bheadh orthu a theacht anuas ar ghrúpa oileán ar a dtugtar na hAsóir. D'fhág sin nach bhféadfaidís an duais a fháil.

Bhí foireann an Sopwith (Hawker & Grieve) níos déanaí ag imeacht ná na Meiriceánaigh. Ó bhí siadsan ag eitilt gan stad, d'fhéadfaidísean an rás a bhuachan. Bhí siad níos mó ná leath bealaigh aniar nuair a bhris an t-eitleán orthu agus chuaigh siad i bhfarraige. Tugadh ar bord loinge iad.

Buíochas /Acknowledgements: Text and Design/Téacs agus Leagan Amach: Kevin Glynn ‘Big Idea Films’

Project Team/Foireann an Togra: Developed by the ‘Education & Learning Working Group’ comprising: Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer Galway County Council, Kevin Glynn ‘Big Idea Films’, Marie Bourke, Clifden, Cllr Eileen Mannion, Clifden, Terence O’Toole, Clifden

Administrative Support/Tacaíocht riaracháin: Gráinne Smyth, Caroline Hannon & Martina Creaven, Sharon O’Grady and Bernadette O’Connor, Galway County Council, Laura Griffin, Principal, Claddaghduff N.S.

Funded by/ Arna mhaoiniú ag: Creative Ireland Programme 2017-2022 and Galway County Council

Printing/Arna cur i gCló ag: KPW Print Management (Ballinasloe).

Proofreading/Profáil: Marianne ten Cate

Translation/ Aistriúchán: Europus

Published/Foilsithe: Galway County Council.

ISBN: 978-1-913449-02-5

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