Chap 1 : History of Civil Air Transport

Question 1

What’s the year of the ornithopter flying machine by Leonardo da Vinci ?

Answer 1

1485

Question 2

What’s the year of the first hot-air balloon by Montgolfier brothers ?

Answer 2

1783

Question 3

What’s the year of the first sustained flight ?

Answer 3

1903

Question 4

What’s the year of the Spirit of St-Louis trip between N-Y and Paris ?

Answer 4

1927

Question 5

What’s the years of the first commercial jet airplanes flights ?

Answer 5

1949/1957 (Comet & 707)

Question 6

What’s the year of the first flight of the largest civil transport aircraft ?

Answer 6

2005 (A380)

Question 7

What are the 5 technological progress area in civil air transport ?

Answer 7

Navigation
Generation of air lift
Propulsion
Light-weight construction
Automation

Question 8

What are the 2 types of propulsion ?

Answer 8

Mechanical and thermal accélération of fluid

Question 9

What can we modify to increase the generation of air lift ?

Answer 9

Airfoil design (pressure delta)
Wing design (shape)
=> Modify TSFC and OEF

Question 10

What are the 2 types of navigation systems ?

Answer 10

On-board system
On-ground system
=> Systems indep from visual flight conditions

Question 11

What’s the reduction percentage of the ticket price from 1980 to 2012 ?

Answer 11

-43%
Aviation moves from an elite to a mass transportation sys

Question 12

Which criteria improve from 1930 to 2000 ?

Answer 12

Cruise speed
Range
Seats