People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: early attempts at lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air flight pre-World War I; significant achievements in powered flight pre-World War I in New Zealand and overseas; significant aviation developments during World War I and up to World War II; aviation developments brought about by World War II; the development of the aircraft into a major transport mode post-World War II; the development of military and civil jet aircraft; and current developments in the civil aviation industry.
