Chapter 2: The Adolescence Of Air Power 1904-1919

Question 1

(Robert Esnault-Pelterie / Matthew P.W. Boulton) built a Wright-style glider in 1904 and used ailerons to replace the wing-warping technique

Answer 1

Robert Esnault-Pelterie

Question 2

(Henri Farman / Alberto Santos-Dumont) flew the first powered aircraft in Europe

Answer 2

Alberto Santos-Dumont

Question 3

Louis Bleriot was the first person to fly across the

Answer 3

English Channel

Question 4

The first international air meet was held at

Answer 4

Rheims, France

Question 5

The first four-engine aircraft was built and flown by

Answer 5

Igor Sikorsky

Question 6

One problem with early aircraft engines was that they were too

Answer 6

Heavy

Question 7

French ace of aces

Answer 7

René Fonck

Question 8

Former raceway driver

Answer 8

Eddie Rickenbacker

Question 9

Dutch airplane designer

Answer 9

Anthony Fokker

Question 10

British ace of aces

Answer 10

Edward Mannock

Question 11

Commanded first mass-air bombing attack

Answer 11

Billy Mitchell

Question 12

Member of the Lafayette Escadrille

Answer 12

Raoul Lufberry

Question 13

The War Department was enthusiastic with the Wright brothers’ offer to build airplanes for the government.

Answer 13

FALSE

Question 14

Before Glenn Curtiss became interested in aviation, he was a motorcycle racer

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

Eugene Ely made the first flight from the deck of a ship.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

Who flew the first non-stop flight across the US?

Answer 16

Lt Oakley Kelly and Lt John Macready

Question 17

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel?

Answer 17

Harriet Quimby

Question 18

Helicopters are called rotary-wing aircraft because the wings (blades) rotate

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

Who built and flew the first helicopter to lift a man into the air?

Answer 19

Louis Breguet

Question 20

The Soviet Union began regularly scheduled airline service on January 1, 1914.

Answer 20

FALSE
(In the US: the St. Petersburg - Tampa Airboat Line)

Question 21

By 1914, the US had the most powerful flying service in the world

Answer 21

FALSE

Question 22

The US produced several American-designed combat aircraft during WWI.

Answer 22

FALSE

Question 23

At the beginning of WWI, the airplane was used primarily for

Answer 23

Observation

Question 24

The first bombing raids carried out by the Germans in WWI were done with

Answer 24

Airships - dirigibles

Question 25

In WWI, fighter aircraft were used to drive off attacking bombers

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

Who was America’s ace of aces in WWI?

Answer 26

Eddie Rickenbacker

Question 27

Who flew for the Lafayette Escadrille in the French Air Service?

Answer 27

Americans

Question 28

WWI lesson: If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; ________.

Answer 28

If you lose the air, you cannot win