INTRO TO AVIATION EXAM PT.2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What British officer was instrumental in the development of the jet engine? -
ANSWER-Frank Whittle
What was the first jet aircraft to fly and in what year> - ANSWER-Heinkel He 178 in
1939
Who was the manufacturer and what was the designation of the first jet fighter
(Germany, 1940)/ - ANSWER-Designation ME-262
Who was the Lockheed engineer who undertook the design of jet aircraft? -
ANSWER-Kelly Johnson Owned Willis Hawkens
What was the first American Jet fighter? - ANSWER-P-80 to F-80
What is the difference between a jet engine and a rocket engine - ANSWER-Jet uses
oxygen in air
Rocket carry's oxygen in it
When was the sound barrier broken? - ANSWER-1947
What type engine does the SR-71 utilize? - ANSWER-J-57
How many passengers did the Boeing 80A carry? - ANSWER-18
Which Boeing aircraft was considered to be the first modern airliner? - ANSWER-b
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In what year was Donald Douglas born - ANSWER-1892
What year was Douglas appointed to the Naval Academy? - ANSWER-1909
When the United States entered WWI the government-appointed Douglas as the
chief engineer for the Army Air Corp. What was he tasked to do? - ANSWER-To
coordinate America's scattered airplane builders in the effort to speed production
By the 1930's DC-3's carried nearly ____% of the U.S. Air Traffic - ANSWER-90
When did the stock market craft - ANSWER-1929
After the Senate hearings, what did William Boeing do when he arrived back in
Seattle? - ANSWER-Sold all his stock and left the industry
The President of the United States called for the production of ___ airplanes a year -
ANSWER-50,000
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What British officer was instrumental in the development of the jet engine? -
ANSWER-Frank Whittle
What was the first jet aircraft to fly and in what year> - ANSWER-Heinkel He 178 in
1939
Who was the manufacturer and what was the designation of the first jet fighter
(Germany, 1940)/ - ANSWER-Designation ME-262
Who was the Lockheed engineer who undertook the design of jet aircraft? -
ANSWER-Kelly Johnson Owned Willis Hawkens
What was the first American Jet fighter? - ANSWER-P-80 to F-80
What is the difference between a jet engine and a rocket engine - ANSWER-Jet uses
oxygen in air
Rocket carry's oxygen in it
When was the sound barrier broken? - ANSWER-1947
What type engine does the SR-71 utilize? - ANSWER-J-57
How many passengers did the Boeing 80A carry? - ANSWER-18
Which Boeing aircraft was considered to be the first modern airliner? - ANSWER-b
247
In what year was Donald Douglas born - ANSWER-1892
What year was Douglas appointed to the Naval Academy? - ANSWER-1909
When the United States entered WWI the government-appointed Douglas as the
chief engineer for the Army Air Corp. What was he tasked to do? - ANSWER-To
coordinate America's scattered airplane builders in the effort to speed production
By the 1930's DC-3's carried nearly ____% of the U.S. Air Traffic - ANSWER-90
When did the stock market craft - ANSWER-1929
After the Senate hearings, what did William Boeing do when he arrived back in
Seattle? - ANSWER-Sold all his stock and left the industry
The President of the United States called for the production of ___ airplanes a year -
ANSWER-50,000
