Baby Bootlegger

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/baby-bootlegger

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the aircraft designation?Light biplane trainer seaplane
2. What is the designer and manufacturer?Glenn Curtiss, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
3. Why did Glenn Curtiss design the Baby Bootlegger?Glenn Curtiss made the Baby Bootlegger to let more people learn how to fly. He wanted a cheap, easy‑to‑use plane that beginners could practice on safely.
4. How does the Baby Bootlegger land on water?The Baby Bootlegger has big V‑shaped floats that keep it on the water. When it takes off, the floats act like a boat hull, letting the plane glide onto the air.

General Aviation: All civil aviation operations other than scheduled air transport.
Floatplane: An aircraft equipped with floats instead of wheels, designed for water operations.
Rotary Engine: An early internal combustion engine type where the crankshaft is stationary and the cylinders rotate around it, providing a high power-to-weight ratio.
Aerodynamics: The study of how air moves around solid objects, crucial for aircraft design and flight.