History of Air Transportation Industry

Question 1

They flew the first heavier than air engined powered aircraft

Answer 1

Wright Brothers

Question 2

What was the first sustained and controlled flight?

Answer 2

Wright Brothers’ flights

Question 3

What is the exact date did the Wright Flyer 1 flew?

Answer 3

Dec 17 1903

Question 4

How high and how far was the first attempt for the Wright Flyer 1?

Answer 4

12 sec, 120 ft

Question 5

How high and how far was the fourth attempt for the Wright Flyer 1?

Answer 5

59 sec, 852 ft

Question 6

When did the Wright Flyer 2 flew for the first time?

Answer 6

Sept 20 1904

Question 7

Where did the Wright Flyer 2 fly to?

Answer 7

Huffman Prairie

Question 8

This flight completed the first circle or 360 degree turn

Answer 8

Wright flyer 2

Question 9

How long did the first Wright Flyer 2 flew for? and how high?

Answer 9

1 min 36 sec, 4,080 ft.

Question 10

When did the Wright Flyer 3 have it’s first flight?

Answer 10

Oct 05 1905

Question 11

How long did the wright flyer 3 circle a field for and what was the total distance?

Answer 11

39 min and 39km

Question 12

When did the first passenger flight take place?

Answer 12

May 14 1908

Question 13

Who was the first passenger aboard a heavier than air flight?

Answer 13

Charles Furnas

Question 14

Who was the first woman to fly a plane as a passenger and when did this take place?

Answer 14

Thérèse Peltier, July 8 1908

Question 15

What was the first commercial passenger airline? and when was its first flight

Answer 15

St. Petersburg - Tampa Airboat Line , Jan 1 1914

Question 16

Who was the first airline passenger and who was the first airline pilot?

Answer 16

Abram C. Pheil - passenger
Antony Habersack Jannus - pilot

Question 17

How long did the first airboat line last for?

Answer 17

4 months

Question 18

Who founded the first airboat line?

Answer 18

Percival E. Fansler and Thomas Benoist

Question 19

When was the first flight for air mail in the U.S take place?

Answer 19

May 14 1918

Question 20

When did the first official airmail flight take place and where?

Answer 20

Feb 18 1911 in India

Question 21

Who was the pilot in the first official airmail flight?

Answer 21

Henri Pequet

Question 22

She is the 4th woman in the US to earn a Pilot License

Answer 22

Katherine Stinson

Question 23

When did Stinson get hired by the post office to deliver mail?

Answer 23

May 23 1918

Question 24

What was Katherine Stinson known for? and what did she invent?

Answer 24

“The Flying School Girl” and she invented the “Dippy twist loop”

Question 25

What is another term for Kelly Act

Answer 25

The Privatization of air mail - Contract Air Mail Act of 1925

Question 26

Who was the first director for the new Aeronautics Branch in the Department of Commerce?

Answer 26

William P. MacCracken Jr.

Question 27

This act brought the government into commercial aviation as regulator of the private airlines

Answer 27

Air Commerce Act of 1926

Question 28

In 1934, the Department of Commerce changed the name of Aeronautics Branch to what?

Answer 28

Bureau of Air Commerce

Question 29

Another term for Airmail Act of 1930

Answer 29

McNary-Watres Act

Question 30

Who was behind the Airmail Act of 1930

Answer 30

Sen. Charles L McNary and Rep Laurence H. Watres

Question 31

This authorized the post office to enter into longer-term contracts for airmail with rates based on space or volume rather than weight

Answer 31

McNary - Watres Act

Question 32

Another term for the McNary - Watres Act?

Answer 32

Spoils Conference

Question 33

New set of rules were made so that not only big airlines were able to operate but small companies as well. The result of this act was the development of the passenger side of the business.

Answer 33

Air Mail Act of 1934