The first aeronautical event in Florida was presented on January 28, 1878, when a balloon flew over Jacksonville. Florida has since hosted four major aviation events.
Events January 1914 - St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line becomes the first airline in the world using heavier-than-air vehicles. December 1916 - Navy takes delivery of its first airship, the DN-1 April 1, 1926 - Florida Airways starts Commercial Air Mail (CAM) Service. Sun 'n Fun air show started in 1974.
Aircraft manufacturers Comp Air - Merritt Island, Florida Piper Aircraft - Vero Beach Progressive Aerodyne - Tavares, Florida
Aerospace Florida Institute of Technology Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Airports List of airports in Florida
Commercial service Air Florida based in Florida from 1971 to 1984 Red Arrow Flying Service - Chalk's Ocean Airways - Chalk's International Airlines founded in Miami in 1917. National Airlines founded in 1934.
Organizations Florida Aviation Association - Founded in 1936 in Orlando Space Florida
Government and military Florida Department of Transportation The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration bases its aircraft at the Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland. Museums Air Force Armament Museum, Valparaiso, Florida Air Force Space and Missile Museum, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Airport Museum (Melbourne, Florida) DeLand Naval Air Station Museum, DeLand, Florida Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, Florida Florida Air Museum, Lakeland, Florida Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island, Florida Kissimmee Air Museum National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, south of Titusville, Florida US Space Walk of Fame, Titusville, Florida Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Titusville, Florida Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum, Keystone Heights, Florida Wings Over Miami, Tamiami Airport, Miami
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