Civil Air Patrol Spaatz Exam - Aerospace Cumulative Study Guide Questions and Answers
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Air & Space Power The ability to take advantage of air and space to move people, cargo, and
information.
Emperor Shun "_________________________ donn[ed] the work clothes of a bird."
Kei Kung Chinese god of Thunder and Lightning:
Ki-Kung-Shi This man supposedly built a flying chariot.
Kite At about 500 BC, the Chinese invented this:
Gunpowder About 900 AD, the Chinese invented ______________.
Rockets By 1100, the Chinese were using gunpowder to power simple _____________.
Wan Hoo A legendary account of ___________________ tells the story of a man who
strapped 47 rockets to a chair and attempted to fly to the moon.
Daedulus and Icarus ________________________ built wings from wax and feathers to
escape from King Minos of Crete.
Leonardo da Vinci Great Italian artist, architect, painter, and man of science made the first
experiments on the field of aviation. 1452-1519
Ornithopter An aircraft propelled by flapping wings, designed by Leonardo da Vinci.
,Torricelli, Von Guericke, and Pascal These three men made discoveries in the study of the
atmosphere such as the fact that the atmosphere is a fluid, atmospheric pressure decreases
with altitude, the invention of the barometer, and the invention of the air pump.
Francesco de Lana a Jesuit priest who wrote a proposal for an aerial ship, which was, in
theory, close to the right idea of hot air balloons. he also discussed the need for ballast,
controlled ascent and descent, and military uses for balloons.
Laurenco de Gusmao A Jesuit priest credited with the invention of the hot air balloon in
1709.
1766 Henry Cavendish discovered a gas, now called hydrogen, that he called "flammable
air."
Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier Two papermakers from Annonay, France who first achieved
manned flight.
June 5, 1783 First flight by the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon.
November 21, 1783 The Montgolfier brothers' second flight with a sheep, a rooster, and a
duck inside the balloon.
Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes First men to fly in a lighter-than-air aircraft over
Paris, France.
August 27, 1793 JAC Charles used hydrogen to float a hot air balloon.
December 1, 1783 First manned flight in a hydrogen balloon.
,76 Between 1783 and 1790, _____ Flights were recorded in France alone.
1793 France formed an air arm to their Army, beginning to use balloons for reconnaissance.
1797, Andre-Jacques Garnerin The first parachute jump from 3000 feet.
January 7, 1785 Jean Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jeffries flew across the English Channel.
November 10, 1798 Jeanne-Genevieve Garnerin, wife of Andre-Jacques Garnerin, became
one of the earliest women to fly in a balloon.
October 12, 1799 Jeanne-Genevieve Garnerin became the first woman to parachute from a
balloon.
Madeleine Sophie Blanchard The first woman to be killed in a ballooning accident in 1819.
January 9, 1793 First balloon flight in the United States
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army.
Dirigible lighter than air aircraft that can be steered and propelled.
Henri Giffard 1852, he is credited for inventing the first successful dirigible.
The LaFrance The first airship powered by electric motors, built by Charles Renard and AC
Krebs in 1884.
, Paul Haenlein In 1872, he built a dirigible with an internal-combustion engine.
Santos Dumont The first man to build and fly gasoline-powered dirigibles.
Ferdinand von Zeppelin July 1900, this man built and flew the world's first rigid dirigible, the
LZ-1, with a steel/aluminum framework.
The Deutschland The LZ-7, the world's first commerical airship on June 22, 1910.
Absolute Charging Occurs when the whole aircraft is charged.
Acceleration When a body is subjected to the application of force over time.
Ace A pilot who shot down five enemy aircraft.
Active Communications Satellite A satellite, such as the Courier 1B, that received signals
from ground stations, amplified them and then rebroadcasted the signals to receiving stations
on Earth
Advection Lateral heat transfer that is important in the global circulation of air.
Advection Fog Fog formed when wind blows moist air over a cold surface and the surface
cools the air to its dew-point temperature.
Aeronaut Balloonist
Aeronautics The science and art of flying through the atmosphere.
(New Update with 100% Correct Answers)
Air & Space Power The ability to take advantage of air and space to move people, cargo, and
information.
Emperor Shun "_________________________ donn[ed] the work clothes of a bird."
Kei Kung Chinese god of Thunder and Lightning:
Ki-Kung-Shi This man supposedly built a flying chariot.
Kite At about 500 BC, the Chinese invented this:
Gunpowder About 900 AD, the Chinese invented ______________.
Rockets By 1100, the Chinese were using gunpowder to power simple _____________.
Wan Hoo A legendary account of ___________________ tells the story of a man who
strapped 47 rockets to a chair and attempted to fly to the moon.
Daedulus and Icarus ________________________ built wings from wax and feathers to
escape from King Minos of Crete.
Leonardo da Vinci Great Italian artist, architect, painter, and man of science made the first
experiments on the field of aviation. 1452-1519
Ornithopter An aircraft propelled by flapping wings, designed by Leonardo da Vinci.
,Torricelli, Von Guericke, and Pascal These three men made discoveries in the study of the
atmosphere such as the fact that the atmosphere is a fluid, atmospheric pressure decreases
with altitude, the invention of the barometer, and the invention of the air pump.
Francesco de Lana a Jesuit priest who wrote a proposal for an aerial ship, which was, in
theory, close to the right idea of hot air balloons. he also discussed the need for ballast,
controlled ascent and descent, and military uses for balloons.
Laurenco de Gusmao A Jesuit priest credited with the invention of the hot air balloon in
1709.
1766 Henry Cavendish discovered a gas, now called hydrogen, that he called "flammable
air."
Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier Two papermakers from Annonay, France who first achieved
manned flight.
June 5, 1783 First flight by the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon.
November 21, 1783 The Montgolfier brothers' second flight with a sheep, a rooster, and a
duck inside the balloon.
Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes First men to fly in a lighter-than-air aircraft over
Paris, France.
August 27, 1793 JAC Charles used hydrogen to float a hot air balloon.
December 1, 1783 First manned flight in a hydrogen balloon.
,76 Between 1783 and 1790, _____ Flights were recorded in France alone.
1793 France formed an air arm to their Army, beginning to use balloons for reconnaissance.
1797, Andre-Jacques Garnerin The first parachute jump from 3000 feet.
January 7, 1785 Jean Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jeffries flew across the English Channel.
November 10, 1798 Jeanne-Genevieve Garnerin, wife of Andre-Jacques Garnerin, became
one of the earliest women to fly in a balloon.
October 12, 1799 Jeanne-Genevieve Garnerin became the first woman to parachute from a
balloon.
Madeleine Sophie Blanchard The first woman to be killed in a ballooning accident in 1819.
January 9, 1793 First balloon flight in the United States
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army.
Dirigible lighter than air aircraft that can be steered and propelled.
Henri Giffard 1852, he is credited for inventing the first successful dirigible.
The LaFrance The first airship powered by electric motors, built by Charles Renard and AC
Krebs in 1884.
, Paul Haenlein In 1872, he built a dirigible with an internal-combustion engine.
Santos Dumont The first man to build and fly gasoline-powered dirigibles.
Ferdinand von Zeppelin July 1900, this man built and flew the world's first rigid dirigible, the
LZ-1, with a steel/aluminum framework.
The Deutschland The LZ-7, the world's first commerical airship on June 22, 1910.
Absolute Charging Occurs when the whole aircraft is charged.
Acceleration When a body is subjected to the application of force over time.
Ace A pilot who shot down five enemy aircraft.
Active Communications Satellite A satellite, such as the Courier 1B, that received signals
from ground stations, amplified them and then rebroadcasted the signals to receiving stations
on Earth
Advection Lateral heat transfer that is important in the global circulation of air.
Advection Fog Fog formed when wind blows moist air over a cold surface and the surface
cools the air to its dew-point temperature.
Aeronaut Balloonist
Aeronautics The science and art of flying through the atmosphere.
