FCAS Final Exam Study Guide

FCAS Final Exam Study Guide Who is credited for the principle of Buoyancy? - Archimedes Balloons, what year, who? - - 1783, Montgolfier Brothers (Joseph and Etienne) -- released first, manned, free ascent hot air balloon - 1783, J.A.C. Charles -- first manned flight of a hydrogen filled balloon Cayley, what were his contributions? - 1804, first model airplane flown 1809, built full scale airplane Penaud, what were his contributions? - - first airplane with inherent lateral and longitudinal stability - 1871, 20" rubber band powered model; with dihedral, tail surface, and pusher propeller Lilienthal, what book did he write, what were his other contributions? - - wrote "Bird Flight as a Basis of Aviation" - built and flew a series of gliders beginning in 1891 Chanute, Pratt Truss, assisted others (Wright Brothers) - - civil engineer - built and tested gliders based on Otto Lilienthal's designs - wrote "progress in flying machine" Langley, steam powered model, Smithsonian curator - may 6, 1896, flew a steam powered model 3,300 ft Wright brothers, first names, profession, home city, where did they make their 1st flights? - - Wilbur Wright - Orville Wright - Orville started a printing press while in high school - they owned a bike shop in Dayton, Ohio - Made their first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Date of Wright Brothers first flight? - December 17, 1903 Length and distance of Wright Brothers first flight? - 12 seconds, 120 feet other contributions from the Wright Brothers? - - built wind tunnel in 1901 - 1900 began working with gliders Glenn Curtiss, what were his contributions? - - July 25, 1909, first to fly across the English channel - first to build a monoplane and fly across the English Channel Louis Bleriot, what were his contributions? - - July 25, 1909, first to fly across the English channel - first to build a monoplane and fly across the English channel 1st trans-americas flight, when, who? - - Calbraith Perry Rogers - September 17-November 5, 1911 Sikorsky, what were his contributions? - - September 14, 1939: first helicopter flight in the U.S. -- first practical single rotor helicopter NACA, what was this and when was it founded? - - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics - established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915 WW1, dates, aviation advancements? - - July 28, 1914-November 11, 1918 - Advancements: -- airplane development -- airplanes: --- stronger --- faster --- more powerful engines -- fighters are faster and armed better