Charles Bernard (aviator)
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Charles Bernard is an aviation
pioneer who developed Bernard's Airport
in Beaverton, Oregon
, USA.
Bernard ran a hay
farm in Beaverton amounting to 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) in size at least as early as the mid 1920s. By 1929, he allowed 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of this agricultural holding into a private airfield catering to aircraft
inventors and collectors of one-of-a-kind small aircraft. The original airfield was known as Watts Airfield, named for Dr. G.E. Watts, the man most actively involved in the initial airfield development. As more capital for airport expansion was needed, Watts called upon Bernard to assist with financing and management of the enlarged airport. Much of the enlargement was for construction of additional wooden hangar
s to support the expanding fleet of aircraft housed at this airport. Around 1929, the facility was renamed Bernard's Airport, as it is shown on official maps of the area in 1948. The airport was closed in 1969 when the Beaverton Mall was developed on the airport site.
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
pioneer who developed Bernard's Airport
Bernard's Airport
Bernard's Airport was a non-commercial airfield in Beaverton, Oregon, USA. The airfield was originally named Watts Airport.-History:The site of Bernard's Airport was originally developed as a motion picture studio in the 1920s. After film making on the West Coast became concentrated in Hollywood...
in Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city...
, USA.
Bernard ran a hay
Hay
Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs...
farm in Beaverton amounting to 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) in size at least as early as the mid 1920s. By 1929, he allowed 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of this agricultural holding into a private airfield catering to aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
inventors and collectors of one-of-a-kind small aircraft. The original airfield was known as Watts Airfield, named for Dr. G.E. Watts, the man most actively involved in the initial airfield development. As more capital for airport expansion was needed, Watts called upon Bernard to assist with financing and management of the enlarged airport. Much of the enlargement was for construction of additional wooden hangar
Hangar
A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also sometimes used...
s to support the expanding fleet of aircraft housed at this airport. Around 1929, the facility was renamed Bernard's Airport, as it is shown on official maps of the area in 1948. The airport was closed in 1969 when the Beaverton Mall was developed on the airport site.