Spaatz Aerospace Practice Questions
With Correct Answers
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his
son could escape imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Daedalus
Invented gunpowder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-The Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Leonardo da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Laurenco
deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Montgolfier brothers
,Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ferdinand von
Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Otto Lilienthal
First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-The Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you
climb - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Toricelli, von Guericke, and Pascal
Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft
once it is flying - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The three basic problems of
flight
Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
George Caley
,Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting
ribs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
Wright brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-December 17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the
wing-warping technique - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Robert Esnault-
Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Was the first person to fly across the English Channel - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Louis Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Rheims, France
, Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Igor
Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-They
were too heavy
Was the French "ace of aces" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Rene Fonck
Was a former race car driver - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Eddie
Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Edward Mannock
Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Billy Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Raoul Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Glenn Curtiss
With Correct Answers
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his
son could escape imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Daedalus
Invented gunpowder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-The Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Leonardo da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Laurenco
deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Montgolfier brothers
,Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ferdinand von
Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Otto Lilienthal
First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-The Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you
climb - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Toricelli, von Guericke, and Pascal
Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft
once it is flying - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The three basic problems of
flight
Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
George Caley
,Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting
ribs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
Wright brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-December 17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the
wing-warping technique - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Robert Esnault-
Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Was the first person to fly across the English Channel - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Louis Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Rheims, France
, Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Igor
Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-They
were too heavy
Was the French "ace of aces" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Rene Fonck
Was a former race car driver - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Eddie
Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Edward Mannock
Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Billy Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Raoul Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Glenn Curtiss
