Spaatz Aerospace Practice Quiz (AEROSPACE: The Journey of Flight 2nd Edition, Chapters 1-
10, 18-19, 21, and 23-27) Questions and Answers| New Update with 100% Correct Answers
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his son could escape
imprisonment Daedalus
Invented gunpowder The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies The Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight Leonardo da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon Laurenco deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon Montgolfier brothers
Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible Ferdinand von Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation" Otto Lilienthal
First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight The Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon The dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb Toricelli, von
Guericke, and Pascal
,Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft once it is flying The
three basic problems of flight
Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics George Caley
Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight The Wright brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on December 17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the wing-warping technique
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe Alberto Santos-Dumont
Was the first person to fly across the English Channel Louis Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at Rheims, France
Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft Igor Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines They were too heavy
Was the French "ace of aces" Rene Fonck
, Was a former race car driver Eddie Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces" Edward Mannock
Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack Billy Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille Raoul Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation Glenn Curtiss
Made the first flight from the deck of a ship Eugene Ely
Are rotory-wing aircraft because the wings rotate Helicopters
Primarily used for observation at the beginning of World War I Airplanes
Used to drive off attacking bombers in World War I Fighter aircraft
Was America's "ace of aces" in World War I Eddie Rickenbacker
If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; if you lose the air, you cannot win Lesson
learned in World War I
Began in America when Ralph Pulitzer offered a trophy to promote high-speed flight The
Pulitzer Trophy Race
10, 18-19, 21, and 23-27) Questions and Answers| New Update with 100% Correct Answers
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his son could escape
imprisonment Daedalus
Invented gunpowder The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies The Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight Leonardo da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon Laurenco deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon Montgolfier brothers
Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible Ferdinand von Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation" Otto Lilienthal
First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight The Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon The dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb Toricelli, von
Guericke, and Pascal
,Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft once it is flying The
three basic problems of flight
Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics George Caley
Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight The Wright brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on December 17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the wing-warping technique
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe Alberto Santos-Dumont
Was the first person to fly across the English Channel Louis Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at Rheims, France
Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft Igor Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines They were too heavy
Was the French "ace of aces" Rene Fonck
, Was a former race car driver Eddie Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces" Edward Mannock
Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack Billy Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille Raoul Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation Glenn Curtiss
Made the first flight from the deck of a ship Eugene Ely
Are rotory-wing aircraft because the wings rotate Helicopters
Primarily used for observation at the beginning of World War I Airplanes
Used to drive off attacking bombers in World War I Fighter aircraft
Was America's "ace of aces" in World War I Eddie Rickenbacker
If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; if you lose the air, you cannot win Lesson
learned in World War I
Began in America when Ralph Pulitzer offered a trophy to promote high-speed flight The
Pulitzer Trophy Race
