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| Aviation merit badge
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| Status:
| Discontinued
| BSA Advancement ID:
| None
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| Created:
| 1911
| Original/new/replaced:
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| Discontinued:
| 1941
| Replaced by:
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| Please note that Aviation is still a current merit badge! This page only explains the Aviation Merit Badge before it split in 1941, but it did get reintroduced in 1952.
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| Aviation is a discontinued merit badge. Aviation Merit Badge was one of the original merit badges in 1911. It was discontinued in 1941, being replaced by Aerodynamics and Aeronautics.
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Merit badge requirements
- 1. Have a knowledge of the theory of aeroplanes, balloons, and dirigibles.
- 2. Have made a working model of an {27} aeroplane or dirigible that will fly at least twenty-five yards; and have built a box kite that will fly.
- 3. Have a knowledge of the engines used for aeroplanes and dirigibles, and be able to describe the various types of aeroplanes and their records.
| The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Boy Scout Handbook, 1911 Edition
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