Slide 3

Question 1

-French aeronautical engineer who built the first
freeflying helicopter
- He was successful in completing the “first man
helicopter flight”, flew 1 foot or 30.48m off the
ground, and hover for 20 seconds.
- Later on, he acquired a height of 5 feet or 1.524m
with a speed of 6 miles/h or 9.656 km/h

Answer 1

Paul Cornu

Question 2

The Daily Newspaper prizes achievers of aviation
and one of the most famous prizes given was the first
cross-channel flight
-Engineer & skilled businessman made his fortune in
his automobile accessories business. At the age of
28, he began his lifelong dedication to aviation.
-He became famous for crossing the English
Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft; took off from
France and landed in England and won £1000.

Answer 2

Louis bleriot

Question 3

-First licensed female pilot in America
- She was awarded a US Pilot Certificate by the Aero
Club of America.
-First woman to cross the English Channel in 1912

Answer 3

Hariet Quimby

Question 4

Airplanes were introduced for military purposes
during the Italian-Turkish war.
-An Italian lieutenant dropped grenades in Turkish
camps marking the first use of aircraft for military
purposes.

Answer 4

(September 1911 to October 1912)

Question 5

a flying circus where pilots
perform tricks

Answer 5

Barnstorming

Question 6

German Aircraft Engineer created the first all-metal
aircraft
-Transition from wood to metal in manufacturing
airplanes

Answer 6

Hugo Junkers

Question 7

put up shows and stunts giving
entertainment to people and making a profit out of i

Answer 7

Barnstormers

Question 8

-The first person to fly solo without stopping crossing
the Atlantic Ocean (First to complete solo nonstop
trans-Atlantic flight).
-Took off in New York landing in Paris using his
airplane, Spirit of St. Louis, and won the Orteig
prize $25,000.

Answer 8

Charles A. Lindbergh

Question 9

were used for the transport of
passengers and cargo

Answer 9

Giant Airship

Question 10

The invention of the Jet Engine pave the way for
supersonic flights.

Answer 10

Frank Whittle

Question 11

First woman to fly a solo non-stop trans-Atlantic
flight.
-First person to fly from Hawaii to the US Mainland
-During a flight to circumnavigate the globe, she
disappeared somewhere over the pacific in July 1937
and her plane breakage was never found.

Answer 11

Amelia Earheart

Question 12

was introduced which started the
modern era of passenger airline service.

Answer 12

Douglas DC 3

Question 13

the first fully
jetpropelled
(Uses a jet engine to power) aircraft to fly

Answer 13

Heinkel 178

Question 14

goal to standardize the efficiency,
safety, and consistency of all civil flights.
-The convention also established rules of airspace,
aircraft registration and safety, and other air
travelrelated matter. 55 states

Answer 14

ICAO

Question 15

First to pilot a supersonic aircraft “Bell X-1”

Answer 15

Charles E. Yeager

Question 16

first aircraft to exceed the speed of
sound in level flight

Answer 16

Bell X-1

Question 17

-a measure of a speed of an object compared to the
speed of sound.

Answer 17

Mach Number

Question 18

Mach < 1.0 (any speed lower than the
speed of sound

Answer 18

Sub sonic

Question 19

Mach = 1.0 (breaking the sound
barrier
traveling 760 miles per hour; the transition from
subsonic to supersonic)

Answer 19

Transonic

Question 20

Mach > 1.0 (used to describe speed
that is over the speed of sound; 770 miles per hour

Answer 20

Supersonic

Question 21

Mach > 5.0 (speed of an object 5x
than the speed of sound; 5000-6000 miles per hour)

Answer 21

Hypersonic

Question 22

-World’s first commercial jet airliner, 13 fatal crashes which
resulted in 426 fatalities and caused the bankruptcy
of the company.

Answer 22

De havilland Comet

Question 23

-A Russian airline – the first Airline in the world.
that operates sustained regular jet services and is still
operating in the present

Answer 23

Aeroflot

Question 24

-Introduction of the first jumbo jet which
transformed
the scale of long-distance passenger flight.
-Can carry 3 or 4 times as many passengers and
eventually ushered in the age of mass air traveling.

Answer 24

Boeing 747

Question 25

-First aircraft to fly around the world without
stopping or refueling.

-Americans Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager were the
pilots of Voyager and spent 9 days, 3 minutes, and
44 seconds to finish the flight. Took off and landed at
Edward’s Airbase, California.

Answer 25

The voyager

Question 26

solar-powered aircraft

Answer 26

Pathfinder