Chapter 13

Question 1

Yuan Huangton

-First recorded to fly & survive in 550AD

Answer 1

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Question 2

Mongolfier Brothers

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

Answer 2

-[1783]

Question 3

Henri Giffard

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

Answer 3

-[1852]

Question 4

Clement Alex

• Created the _______ equipped w/_____ & ____ in [_____]
• In [_____] was the recorded first powered flight (Not Credited with it though)

Answer 4

• Created the “aircraft” equipped w/engine & propeller in [1886]
• [1890]

Question 5

David Schwarz

• First to invent _____
• It was first tested in [____]
• His invention crashed in [_____] and he died

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Zeppelin

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

Answer 6

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Question 7

LZ129 “Hindenburg”

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

Answer 7

-Airship exploded in [1937]

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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Question 9

World’s First Powered Flight

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

Answer 9

-Occurred in [1903]

Question 10

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 [____]

Answer 10

• [1903]
• [1905]
• [1908]
• [1909]

Question 11

S22 “Sikorsky”

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

Answer 11

-Built in [1914]

Question 12

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

Answer 12

-[1939]

Question 13

Henri Coanda

-Invented the first jet plane in [____]

Answer 13

-Invented the first jet plane in [1910]

Question 14

Frank Whittle

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

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Hans Von Ohain

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

Answer 15

• Invented the first successful jet engine in [1935]

- First successful jet engine: “HeS3 Heinkel”

Question 16

He178 “Heinkel”

-First operational jet plane

Answer 16

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Question 17

DH108

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

Answer 17

-[1946]

Question 18

DH108 II

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

Answer 18

-[1946]

Question 19

4 Components that Made Supersonic Possible:

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

Answer 19

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Question 20

Bell X1 Rocket

• First to ______
• The test pilot who flew it was _____

Answer 20

• First to break the sound barrier in a level flight

- The test pilot was Yeager

Question 21

F102

• First _____
• Built in [____]
• Had a Delta wing before the arrow

Answer 21

• First supersonic jet fighter

- Built in [1953]

Question 22

HO229

• First to _____
• Built in [_____]

Answer 22

• First to apply coke bottle principle (Fusalage)

- Built in [1945]

Question 23

F106

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

Answer 23

-Built in [1945]

Question 24

De Havilland Comet

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

Answer 24

-Built in [1952]

Question 25

CF105 "The Arrow" - First aircraft ______ - Built in [____-____]

Answer 25

- First aircraft with computers | - Built in [1958-1959]

Question 26

Lockhead SR71 "Blackbird" - Fastest operational aircraft - Created in [1958] and in service from [1964-1993]

Answer 26

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