World War Plane Evolution
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During the 21 year gap between the world wars the plane became more advanced. With new body’s made of metal and better engines so the planes could go faster and have advanced their fighting tactics. Since the people built the design, the military didn’t have to do as much. In 1935 the first practical radar system was developed. This was a big advancement because pilots could now detect nearby surrounding objects and other planes. January 1st 1973 was the first use of jet engines on aircrafts. Unlike the airplanes of WW1, these fighter planes were equipped with radio communications.
On December 7th 1941 the United States was forced into war. By 1944 the U.S. military had produced 100,000 planes. The North American P-51 mustang took center stage when it was designed, built, and shipped out within 117 days. During WW2 over 1.5 million tons of bombs were dropped on Germany. The use of the B-29 bomber proved effective. Armed with machine guns and a cannon gun the B-29 bomber could deliver a 20,000 pound bomb to its destination. Later a B-29 bomber named the Enola Gay dropped a uranium bomb called “little boy” on Hiroshima, Japan. Some 75,000 people died in a minute. It wasn’t till 8 days later another Japan city was bombed named Nagasaki with a second atomic bomb named “Fat Man’’. Some 35,000 people died from “Fat Man” and Japan soon surrendered.