Pre-WW1 Flashcards
Name someone who claims to have flown an airplane before the Wright brothers?
A-Gustave Whitehead
B-Clement Ader
C-Santos Dumont
D-Otto Lienenthal
A,B,C,D
Which country was first to fly balloons?
A-China
B-France
C-The United States
B
What was the name of the Wright brothers mechanic?
A-Clement Ader
B-Charlie Taylor
C-Calbraith Rodgers
B
Who made the first documented scientific experiments in the field of aviation?
A-Otto Lienienthal
B-Wright brothers
C-Leonardo Da Vinci
D-Michelangelo
C
Who built and flew the first monoplane?
A-Anthony Fokker
B-Louis Blariot
C-Glenn Curtiss
B
Before flying, Glenn Curtiss was famous for?
A-Creating the aileron
B-Racing Motorcycles
C-Building engines
B,C
Of all the groups that wanted to be first at powered flight, the Wright brothers were the only ones to develop?
A-A control for all 3 axes, namely Pitch, Roll, and Yaw
B-A wind tunnel to test their ideas
C-A curved wing to develop lift
B
Who was first to put 4 engines on an airplane?
A-Harriet Quimby
B-Glenn Curtiss
C-Igor Sikorski
B
Who was the first woman in the US to receive a pilot’s license?
A-Harriet Quimby
B-Bessie Coleman
C-Amelia Earhart
A
In what year were the Wright brothers successful with the first controllable powered flight?
A-1901
B-1903
C-1905
B
What is a Derigible?
A-A controllable airplane
B-A balloon that can be steered
C-A balloon that is filled with helium or hydrogen
B,C
Who was the first person in the US to put ailerons on an aircraft?
A-Glenn Curtiss
B-Matt Boulton
C-Robert Pelterie
A
The biggest contribution the Wright brothers made to aviation was?
A-Wing warping to control roll
B-Inspiring other inventors
C-Developing a light engine to produce thrust
B
What is Juan Cierva’s contribution to aviation?
A-He invented the controllable helicopter
B-Invented the Gyro Copter
C-Installed the first ailerons on airplanes
B
Who was the first passenger on an airplane to die?
A-Army Lieutenant Selfridge
B-Otto Linenthal
C-Maxwell Smart
A
