The Connection Between Aviation and the Human Existence

Aviation is a revolution of transportation that startedwhere the airplane became established as the only
in the beginning of the 20th century. As everysafe transportation in the air, because airships did not
revolution in transportation that preceded it, like theprove themselves. The Nazis roused to rule on a
wheel and the steamship, it gave to the hands of itsplatform of canceling the Versailles Treaty, that one
dominators the tool for occupation of the world. Butof its main sections was incapacitating Germany from
in contrast to the land and sea which are the cradlesdeveloping the air force that it was so proud of.
of human activity from Prehistory, the air is anThe political inspiration for the Nazis was provided by
absolutely new field of action and sustenance.a line of intellectuals who attached between the
Mankind has not developed the cultural backgroundmaterial and the spiritual need, such as Nietzsche and
to Aviation in relation to the imaginary flight. Thehis Superman theory. They processed the movement
imaginary flight has a central role in the developmentto the sky as a method of action for modern
of the soul. It is expressed in vast imagination, butGermany. They developed the German race and
not in relation to the activity of practical'living space' theories, of the dominator of the world
Aviation.There is a chronological direct connectionfrom the air by force.The militarization of Nazi
between developments in the field of Aviation andGermany was done mainly by means of accelerated
historic important events in the Modern Era. Thedevelopment of Aviation. Goering, the second to
airplane is a transportation device that enables aHitler and the most popular figure in Germany, lead
physical movement of people and merchandises fromthe course, developing the Luftwaffe.
place to place with overcoming of physical obstacles.The Second World War occurred with air superiority
The significance is absolute change of power relationsdictating its development. The Nazis were convinced
among the nations. It is not a surprise that the 20thuntil their defeat that they will succeed in winning the
century was characterized by the most difficult warswar by means of 'fantastic aerial weapons', like the
in human history.Aviation is not the single factor forballistic missile and the jet airplane.The program of the
the historical changes that will be described here. It is'final solution' for the annihilation of the Jews was
one of them. But the spiritual flight is a symbol of thecarried out by Rinhard Heidrich, who developed an
human mind and freedom, and the Aviation isimpressive second career as a fighter pilot, in addition
identified naturally and organically with this vision. Thusto his career as Himler's deputy in the S-S.
Aviation is situated in the center of the humanThe Wanza Conference in January 1942 took place
interest and deeds, as a central symbol of theabout a month after the offensive of the Japanese
personal freedom. It has the ability to serve as aairplanes on Pearl Harbor. The timing served as an
yardstick, as a litmus paper, as a clear expression forexcellent opportunity for Heidrich for the
lines of phenomena and as such to enable a braveenforcement of his authority and creating a course
historical explanation, short and blunt.The first sign tothat otherwise could possibly be complicated by
the unstable political climate that innovations in thebureaucratic obstacles.Read more about 'The
field of Aviation created can be found in the end ofConnection between the Holocaust and the
the 18th century, in the French revolution thatDevelopment of Aviation' in:
happened ten years after the invention of the firstthe Second World War occurred at least two wars
practical hot-air balloon. The first impression of theof regional importance where the air superiority had a
illustrated huge balloon made by the Montgolfierprominent role:
brothers was very strong. Every person, and evenThe Vietnam War, in the 1960th, lasted more and
goat and lamb, could rise to the sky and observe themore, because the Americans presumed that it is in
world from above as deities. The sublime and thetheir ability to win it by using combat helicopters.
upper where not regarded any more as the heritageThe Yom- Kippur war in 1973, between Israel to
of the aristocracy.The nation rebelled against theEgypt and Syria, began because the Arabs presumed
corrupted authority, with the results of desolationthat they have enough strength to accumulate
and social chaos, in the shape of the bloody Frenchadequate air defense which will enable them a limited
revolution.land attack. The oversight and complacency of Israel
Napoleon, an ambitious artillery officer, who was theresulted from the thought that the Arabs will not try
first to use the balloon in the army, tried to bringto open in a war as long as there is not air
order. The wars that he managed caused a greateradvantage in airplanes in their hands.The 1960th was
bloodshed and a political reactionism for atypified by the race to the Space, where United
century.The First World War started ten years afterStates prevailed lastly, after launching the first man
the flight of the first airplane by the Right brothers.to the moon. Ten years later this superpower began
To the war preceded rapid developments of thisto launch shuttles to the Space. It converted the gap
empirical tool which included, among other things,with USSR to such big, that the last collapsed.United
crossing of the English Channel in an airplane andStates became the only superpower in the world by
demonstrations of its adaptability to the needs ofmeans of the 'Shuttle Diplomacy'. Within this
armies throughout Europe. Improvement of theframework it enforced the universal peace by
airship at the same period and its transformation to aaircraft carriers fleet and leapings of her heads
threatening weapon, added to the picture. The seniorbetween capitals of the world.In the last years, with
European empires guarded the old order, but thethe clarified slowdown and the relative failure of the
nations under their authority rebelled. They wanted, inAmerican space program, the universal peace
the spirit of 'the spring of nations' of the middle 19thdisintegrates, as a result of fundamentalist terrorism.
century, to have freedom and equality. TheThe terror attack by airplanes on United States in
fermentation of the different nations brought theSeptember 2001 is a clear expression of a new
system into trembling, and it collapsed as a result ofWorld Order. The order is parallel to the period of the
nationalism.As a result of bombardments from airshipsanarchy before the First World War.Avinoam Amizan
on civilian population in the course of this war, theis the author of the book: 'The Connection between
modern 'total state' was created, where every citizenthe Holocaust and the Development of Aviation', and
is mobilized for the military effort.In the course ofenthusiastic reader of Gaston Bachelard's book: 'Air
the First World War the airplane became a muchand Dreams'.
more important weapon which drew greatHis home website is: which describes the human
attention.The Second World War began in the periodshape of the Holy Land.