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Based on past quizzes in AVI102

1
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Which nation was credited with working with kites?

A

China

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2
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Who was a great artist and architect who experimented with aviation in 1500

A

Leonardo da Vinci

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3
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First use of balloons by the U.S. military?

A

During the Civil War

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4
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First person to fly untethered in a balloon?

A

Pilatre de Rozier

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5
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The Montgolfier Balloon was constructed of…?

A

Paper lined linen

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6
Q

Lift in the first balloon was created by?

A

Heat

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7
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In 1785, who was the first person to fly across the English Channel?

A

Jean Pierre Blanchard

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8
Q

The person credited with developing the Hydrogen Balloon was…?

A

JAC Charles

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9
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The longest balloon flight record in 1859 lasted until what year?

A

1900

John Wise, 809 miles

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10
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First woman to die in aviation?

A

Madeleine Blanchard

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11
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Which explorer left Sweden in a balloon to fly to the North Pole?

A

SA Andree

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12
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The term dirigible means…?

A

Steerable, directable

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13
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The first engine used on a dirigible was a…?

A

Steam powered engine

steam, coal, electric, internal combustion engine?

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14
Q

The premier airships of the time were associated with…?

A

Count von Zeppelin

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15
Q

Name a military application of balloons.

A

Reconnaissance

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16
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Who was the Brazilian aviation pioneer who built and flew dirigibles and airplanes?

A

Alberto Santos-Dumont

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17
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The most important year for ballooning and aviation was…?

A

1783

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18
Q

How did the Charles Balloon differ from the Montgolfier Balloon?

A
  1. Montgolfier used hot air, while Charles used hydrogen gas.
  2. Montgolfier leaked air, Charles used a rubber sealant to prevent hydrogen gas leaks.
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19
Q

What inventor experimented with kite and kite design?

A

Alexander Graham Bell (he also invented the telephone)

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20
Q

The first person to die as a result of a balloon accident was…?

A

Pilatre de Rozier - June 1785

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21
Q

Sir George Cayley developed what type of craft?

A

Glider

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22
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Who died while experimenting with gliders and flight?

A

Lilienthal

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23
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The Wright Bros. began work in aviation on a glider in what year?

A

1899

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24
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The Wright Bros. first successful heavier-than-air flight took place on…?

A

December 17, 1903

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25
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The first heavier-than-air flight lasted how long?

A

12 seconds

26
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The developer of the Wright Bros. engine was who?

A

Charles Taylor

27
Q

The first person to die in an aircraft accident was?

A

Thomas Selfridge (during demonstration flight with one of the Wright Brothers)

28
Q

The person who utilized Ailerons as opposed to wing warping was?

A

Glenn Curtiss

29
Q

Holder of Pilot License #1?

A

Glenn Curtiss

30
Q

The first flight of a heavier-than-air machine in Europe occurred in France in December of 1906. The pilot of the plane?

A

Alberto Santos-Dumont

31
Q

Gustave Whitehead claimed to have made the first successful heavier-than-air flight prior to the Wright Bros. T/F?

32
Q

The first licensed female, American pilot?

A

Harriet Quimby

33
Q

The first pilot to fly an a/c across the English Channel was…?

A

Louis Bleroit

34
Q

The engine powering the 1903 Wright Flyer was how many horsepower?

35
Q

Glenn Curtiss designed and flew an a/c named…?

A

“June Bug”

36
Q

The Wright Brothers patent was granted for what?

A

A flying machine

37
Q

What was the distance covered in the 1st powered flight?

38
Q

What year did first lighter-than-air take place?

39
Q

The first pilot of heavier-than-air flight was…?

A

Orville Wright

40
Q

When was the Wright Bros. first attempt at heavier-than-air flight? Who piloted it?

A

December 14, 1903

Wilbur Wright

41
Q

The means to turn the Wright Bros. airplane was with what?

A

Wing warping

42
Q

America’s top ace in WWI?

A

Eddie Rickenbacker

43
Q

January 1st, 1914 the world’s 1st scheduled airline service was started in which city?

A

St. Petersburg, FL.

to Tampa?

44
Q

Who placed steel deflector plates on the prop in order to shoot through the propeller?

A

Roland Garros

45
Q

What did Anthony Fokker do?

A

He added a timing device to Roland Garros’ design of steel deflector plates, in order to shoot through the propeller.
“Fokker Scourge”

46
Q

George Cayley developed which type of a/c?

A

Gliders
Four forces of flight
Round disc w/ a design

47
Q

The first Gordon Bennett Speed race was won by who?

A

Glenn Curtiss

48
Q

How did Billy Mitchell demonstrate that air power could play a dominant part in future warfare?

A

By sinking the Battleship Ostfriesland (the German, “unsinkable” ship offered to us after WWI)

49
Q

The NC Flying Boats crossed the Atlantic and landed at which European city?

A

Plymouth, England

50
Q

Who contributed to the Wright Brothers’ flying?

A

Otto Lilienthal

51
Q

Military leader of the American Aviation unit in Europe during WWI?

A

Billy Mitchell

52
Q

This inventor was paid thousands of dollars (by the U.S.) to develop the first heavier-than-air machine.

A

Samuel Pierpont Langley

53
Q

Eugene Ely flew a Curtiss biplane off a naval ship. T/F?

54
Q

Igor Sikorsky developed the first flying boat. T/F?

55
Q

During WWI, the first aerial bombing of London was from a fixed wing biplane bomber. T/F?

56
Q

Two planes engaged in combat for the 1st time in which conflict?

57
Q

The first female pilot to fly across the English Channel?

A

Harriet Quimby

58
Q

This pilot was credited with downing Manfred von Ricthofen?

59
Q

The first African American fighter pilot?

A

Eugene Bullard

60
Q

German pilot that wrote the first rules of a fighter pilot was?

A

Oswald Boelcke

61
Q

Robert Goddard

A

Developed liquid fuel rockets

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