Lindbergh and Airplanes
Although the airplane had become used more throughout America, it was never taken seriously by anyone. Until the federal government developed the idea of Air-Mail. The idea of using airplanes to transport mail quickly caught on. Instead of receiving long-distance mail in a few weeks, one could receive it in only a few days. Air-Mail quickly became a success. As Air-Mail became more popular, other industries began turning to the airplane as a for of freighting that was much faster than land based transportation. So the airplane quickly became an integrated part of American business during the 1920s. After using airplanes to transport freight became commonplace, the idea of airplanes carrying people quickly took hold. A few airplane companies began to offer flying people from one place to the other, for a price though. Usually it was fairly costly and only upper-class people could afford it. But as flights became more common, prices fell, and it almost reached a point where upper-middle class people could afford flights.
Although the airplane did not catch on as quickly as other inventions of the 1920s did, it still caught on. And it sure did catch on. During the 20s, many people began to do airplane stunts and tricks to entertain themselves. Various people would climb onto an airplane wing and start dancing the Charleston, or try flying around in circles for a whole day. Airplane fads even managed to produce an American hero, Charles A. Lindbergh, when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean by himself in an airplane. Crossing the Atlantic won him the Orteig Prize. The success of the airplane in the 1920s surely makes the airplane one of the most important inventions of the 1920s .
Although the airplane did not catch on as quickly as other inventions of the 1920s did, it still caught on. And it sure did catch on. During the 20s, many people began to do airplane stunts and tricks to entertain themselves. Various people would climb onto an airplane wing and start dancing the Charleston, or try flying around in circles for a whole day. Airplane fads even managed to produce an American hero, Charles A. Lindbergh, when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean by himself in an airplane. Crossing the Atlantic won him the Orteig Prize. The success of the airplane in the 1920s surely makes the airplane one of the most important inventions of the 1920s .