Air Transportation Lesson 2

Question 1

What are the three types of air transportation?

Answer 1

1. Airplane
2. Jets
3. Glider

Question 2

This has one or more gas-turbine engines. Often faster than turboprops making them more attractive to VIP’s who need to reach destinations in the shortest time possible.

Answer 2

Jets

Question 3

They are used to rescue missions to help people in danger

Answer 3

Helicopters

Question 4

They are principally used for air sports of gliding, hang gliders and paragliding

Answer 4

Gliders

Question 5

What are the three types of lift?

Answer 5

1. Thermal
2. Wave
3. Ridge

Question 6

This is the first type of air transportation made successfully to carry humans.

Answer 6

Hot air balloon

Question 7

What are the two airplane broad categories

Answer 7

Jet Engine and Propeller Engine

Question 8

This is a type of reaction engine discharging a fast moving jet that generates thrust by jet propulsion

Answer 8

Jet Engine

Question 9

This is an engine having blades radiating from a central hub that is rotated to produce thrust to propel the aircraft

Answer 9

Propeller Engine

Question 10

What does a propeller engine consist of?

Answer 10

Gas compressor, combustor, turbine

Question 11

This is an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine and it combines features of both prop and jet engine.

Answer 11

Jet Prop/ Turnoprop

Question 12

This is a flight whose seats have been sold by an airplane to the general public

Answer 12

Commercial flight

Question 13

This is called an overnight flight

Answer 13

Red-eye flightTh

Question 14

This is an airline personnel who see to the safety, comfort, and needs of passengers on a plane

Answer 14

Flight attendants

Question 16

This is a flight that must start and end within the same borders of the country

Answer 16

Domestic Service / Flight

Question 16

This is a flight that starts in one country and ends in another country

Answer 16

International Service / Flight

Question 17

This is a traveller that goes from point A to point B on the same aircraft with no stop

Answer 17

Non-stop flight

Question 18

This is a traveller that goes from Point A to Point B on the same aircraft but the aircraft stops at an airport to between with one flight number

Answer 18

Direct Flight

Question 19

This is a flight that in order for the traveler to get to his/her destination. One must change planes once or twice or even more

Answer 19

Connecting Flight

Question 20

This type of route includes a traveller that goes from point a to point b

Answer 20

One way flight itinerary

Question 21

This type of route includes a traveller that flies from point a to point b then travels by ground transportation from b to c then flies back from c to a

Answer 21

Open jaw flight itinerary

Question 22

This type of route includes from point a to b, stays a while then point b to a

Answer 22

Round trip flight itinerary

Question 23

This type of route includes the traveller has two or more extended stopovers and returns to the originating city

Answer 23

Circle flight itinerary