AVST 101 mid term review Flashcards
What happened in 1783?
1st Flight in a hot air balloon
- Paris
- 25 mins long
what happened in 1960?
1st aerial shot
- In Boston
what happened in 1881?
Glider King
- Otto Lilienthal
what happened in 1903?
Wright Brothers had their first flight
Where did the Wright Brothers fly and how long did the flight last?
- Kitty Hawk in NC
- 12 secs
Which one of the Wright Brothers flew and how did they choose?
- Orville
- Coin toss
What happened in 1919?
KLM airline opened
- is the oldest airline
What happened in 1925?
Good Year blimp
What happened in 1927?
1st Solo Transatlantic Flight
Who conducted the first solo transatlantic flight?
Charles Lindbergh
What happened in 1947?
Charles Yeager became the first to fly at the speed of sound
What happened in 1967?
FAA was established as part of DOT
What happened in 1986?
1st non-stop flight with refuel in air
What happened in 1993?
Paperless plane tickets
What happened in 2001?
- 9/11 (affecting Virginia, NY, and DC the most)
- DHS and TSA established
What happened in 2009?
Captain Sully safely landed Airbus in Hudson River following failure of both engines
What kind of license did Captain Sully hold?
A glider license
What is the story of LGA?
New York Mayor LaGuardia refused to depart airplane at Newark because he misread his plane as New York
Who is Lou Freeman?
- 1st black pilot hired by WN
- 1st black chief with Major Airline
- Part of our Advisory Board
Who is Dr. Naomi Ledet?
Created TSU’s aviation program in 1986
Who is Marlon Green
His Supreme Court from 63’ allowed blacks to be pilots in major airlines
Where was Marlon Green hired?
Continental
What major airlines run on a hub and spoke system
UA, AA, and DL
what major airlines run on point to point system
WN and B6
Where is United’s headquarters?
ORD
Where is American’s headquarters?
DFW
Where is Southwest’s headquarters?
DAL
Where is Delta’s headquarters?
ATL
What are the 4 stages of Airline Development?
Regulation, Liberalization, Deregulation, and Re- Regulation
What is the Regulation Stage?
- happened in the 30s
- no competition on fares
- new and limited market
What is the Liberalization Stage?
- happened in the 60s
- great commercial freedom
- allowed improved productivity and efficiency
What is the Deregulation Stage?
- happened in the late 70s
- allows completion and bidding for routes with no government control
What is the Re-Regulation Stage?
- happened in 2007
- Major airlines began discussing merging
What is Geographic Information System (G.I.S.)?
gathers, manages, and analyzes data for maps
What is overbooking?
the practice of selling seats beyond capacity to compensate for potential empty seats
What are the 3 types of DBs (denied bookings)?
- Moving classes
- Moving seats
- Not boarding at all
What is a spoiled seat?
A seat that goes empty at departure
What is peak travel and non-peak travel days?
- Peak is holidays or days like Fridays and Sunday
- Non-peak is non-holidays and days like Tuesdays and Wednesdays
What are 3 buildings on campus that are named after former presidents of the school?
- Spearman
- Fairchild
- Leiner
What are the instrument 6 pack in an airplane?
- Airspeed indicator
- Attitude indicator
- vertical speed indicator
- heading indicator
- turn coordinator
- Altimeter
