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Chapter 13 Flashcards

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Yuan Huangton

-First recorded to fly & survive in 550AD

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Mongolfier Brothers

-First to demonstrate a hot air balloon in Europe in [____]

A

-[1783]

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Henri Giffard

-First to demonstrate powered & controlled flight in [____]

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-[1852]

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Clement Alex

  • Created the _______ equipped w/_____ & ____ in [_____]
  • In [_____] was the recorded first powered flight (Not Credited with it though)
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  • Created the “aircraft” equipped w/engine & propeller in [1886]
  • [1890]
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David Schwarz

  • First to invent _____
  • It was first tested in [____]
  • His invention crashed in [_____] and he died
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  • First to invent dirigible airship
  • It was first tested in [1896]
  • His invention crashed in [1897] and he died
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Zeppelin

-He bought the designs of David Schwarz from his widow.

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LZ129 “Hindenburg”

  • Airship exploded in [____]
  • Used Hydrogen instead of Helium
A

-Airship exploded in [1937]

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Wright Brothers
-Innovations
1] Longer narrower wings, slightly curved & much better life @ lower speeds
2] Control System
3]Modern Propeller

-In [1903] equipped “flying machine” w/internal combustion engine that was made by Charles Taylor

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World’s First Powered Flight

  • Credited to the wright brothers
  • Occurred in [____]
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-Occurred in [1903]

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Wright Brother Planes
>Flyer I
-Built in [____]

> Flyer II
-Built in [____]

> Flyer III

  • It was brought to France in [____]
  • It was sold to the US Army in [____]
A
  • [1903]
  • [1905]
  • [1908]
  • [1909]
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S22 “Sikorsky”

  • Built in [____]
  • First large passenger aircraft
  • First Bomber
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-Built in [1914]

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**In [____] Aircraft development turned towards higher speeds

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-[1939]

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Henri Coanda

-Invented the first jet plane in [____]

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-Invented the first jet plane in [1910]

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Frank Whittle

-First to propose jet engine idea to military in [____]

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-First to propose jet engine idea to military in [1929]

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Hans Von Ohain

  • Invented the first successful jet engine in [____]
  • First successful jet engine: “ “
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  • Invented the first successful jet engine in [1935]

- First successful jet engine: “HeS3 Heinkel”

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He178 “Heinkel”

-First operational jet plane

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DH108

-First to attempt to break sound barrier in [____]

A

-[1946]

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DH108 II

  • Built in [____]
  • Flew by Eric Brown & he survived the flight which led to the discovery of the shockwave effect
A

-[1946]

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4 Components that Made Supersonic Possible:

1] Swept Wing Design
2] Large Control Surfaces
3] Powerful Engine
4] Fusalage-Coke bottle principle

A

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Bell X1 Rocket

  • First to ______
  • The test pilot who flew it was _____
A
  • First to break the sound barrier in a level flight

- The test pilot was Yeager

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F102

  • First _____
  • Built in [____]
  • Had a Delta wing before the arrow
A
  • First supersonic jet fighter

- Built in [1953]

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HO229

  • First to _____
  • Built in [_____]
A
  • First to apply coke bottle principle (Fusalage)

- Built in [1945]

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F106

  • Modified F102 w/Fuselage
  • Built in [____]
  • First production supersonic aircraft
A

-Built in [1945]

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De Havilland Comet

  • Built in [____]
  • First Air Bus/Operational jet liner
A

-Built in [1952]

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CF105 “The Arrow”

  • First aircraft ______
  • Built in [____-____]
A
  • First aircraft with computers

- Built in [1958-1959]

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Lockhead SR71 “Blackbird”

  • Fastest operational aircraft
  • Created in [1958] and in service from [1964-1993]
A

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