Chapter 3: The Golden Age 1919-1939

Question 1

A trophy race that began in America when Ralph Pulitzer offered a trophy to promote high-speed flight.

Answer 1

Pulitzer Trophy Race

Question 2

The National Air Races were a result of what race?

Answer 2

The Pulitzer Trophy Race

Question 3

A transcontinental speed race

Answer 3

The Bendix Race

Question 4

The Women’s Air Derby led the formation of an association of women fliers called the

Answer 4

Ninety-Nines

Question 5

In 1915, who formed an organization called the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics?

Answer 5

Woodrow Wilson

Question 6

Scientists from this university developed more efficient wing shapes

Answer 6

School of Aeronautics at New York University

Question 7

Developed the first practical helicopter

Answer 7

Igor Sikorsky

Question 8

The first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo

Answer 8

Charles Lindbergh

Question 9

One decline in the use of dirigibles during the 1930s can be traced to

Answer 9

Many disasters

Question 10

What treaty allowed the Germans to build Zeppelins again after their defeat in WWI?

Answer 10

The Treaty of Versailles

Question 11

First attempt to standardize and regulate commercial aviation

Answer 11

Air Commerce Act of 1926

Question 12

Authorized a thorough study of commercial aviation

Answer 12

Air Mail Act of 1934

Question 13

Unified the economic and safety regulations of the entire field of aviation

Answer 13

Air Mail Act of 1938

Question 14

Allowed the contractor to be paid 80% of the air mail revenue

Answer 14

Air Mail Act of 1925

Question 15

Three Navy Curtiss flying boats successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean on May 31, 1919.

Answer 15

FALSE
(Only the NC-4 completed the voyage successfully)

Question 16

On June 15, 1919, Henry Hawer and Kenneth McKenzie Grieve completed the first non-stop Atlantic crossing.

Answer 16

FALSE
(They failed. Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown succeeded on June 15)

Question 17

The US built 15,000 airplanes during the 21 months it was involved in WWI.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

At the end of WWI, airplane production dropped by 85%.

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

Aviation in America might have died down after WWI except for 2 groups of people: the barnstormers and the Army aviators.

Answer 19

TRUE

Question 20

Barnstormers put on flying exhibitions at county fairs, carnivals, and anywhere else crowds gathered.

Answer 20

TRUE

Question 21

The main contribution barnstormers made to aviation was that they publicized aviation.

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

After General Mitchell’s sinking of the Ostfriesland, both the Army and Congress were impressed with the military power of the airplane over the battleship

Answer 22

FALSE

Question 23

The first transcontinental flight was completed on May 2, 1923, by two Navy fliers.

Answer 23

FALSE
(US Army Air Service’s Lieutenant Oakley Kelly and Lieutenant John Macready)