CHAPT 1 KNOWLEGE TEST Flashcards

1
Q

____________ developed the first known principles of flight

A

Da Vinci

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2
Q

Laurenco de Gusmannoo invented the ___________________

A

hot air balloon

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3
Q

First human passengers flew on a ____________ balloon

A

Montfolfier

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4
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_______________ Organized balloon signal service of the union army

A

Thaddeus S.C. Lowe

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5
Q

_____________ is the “father of modern aviation.”

A

Otto Lilienthal

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6
Q

______________________ had the first success in a controlled, powered and sustained flight.

A

Wright brothers

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7
Q

T/F: The dirigible was an improvement over the balloon because it could be steered.

A

T

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8
Q

T/F: Hydrogen was a major advancement in ballooning because of its safety

A

F

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9
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T/F: Torricelli, Von Guericke, and Pascal learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb

A

T

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10
Q

T/F: The three main early problems of flight:
they had to develop the lift necessary to get into the air.
they had to figure a way to sustain that lift.
they had to develop a way to control the aircraft once it was flying.

A

T

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11
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T/F: Cayley laid the foundation for modern aeronautics when he wrote: The whole problem is confined within these limits, namely, to make a surface support a given weight by the application of power to the resistance of air.”

A

T

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12
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T/F: Penard’s greatest contribution was the cambered wing

A

F

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13
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T/F: John Montgomery was known as the “father of modern aviation.”

A

F

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14
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T/F: wings having a front and rear spat with connecting ribs were developed by John Stringfellow.

A

T

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15
Q

T/F: Langley’s aircraft was the first to successfully fly after being launched from a catapult

A

F

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16
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T/F: The Wright Brothers solved the three basic problems of flight on Dec 17 1903.

A

T