AFJROTC Developing Flight Exam
Graded A+
About how many men were enlisted in the Air Service by the end of the war? -
ANSWER-9,500
According to Joseph Corn, what did people expect from airplanes? - ANSWER-That
soon they would fly their own family plane
According to Joseph Corn, what did the airplane symbolize? - ANSWER-The promise of
the future
Best known for his 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, was a barnstormer at the
beginning of his career? - ANSWER-Charles A. Lindbergh
How did Bessie Coleman earn fame? - ANSWER-As a barnstormer
How long was Frank Luke's career as a combat pilot? - ANSWER-17 days
How many days did the Battle of Saint Mihiel last? - ANSWER-4
How many men and women died in unsuccessful attempts to fly across the Atlantic in
1927, the year Lindbergh achieved fame? - ANSWER-19
How many planes did America have at the start of the Great War? - ANSWER-20
How many scheduled airlines were there in 1929? - ANSWER-44
How much longer did it take Calbraith Rodgers to fly across the United States? -
ANSWER-Almost 3 weeks
How much money did Congress appropriate for airplanes in 1916 after the 1st Aero
Squadron's planes were not powerful enough to get over Arizona's Casa Grande
Mountains? - ANSWER-$13.2 million
How much money did Congress appropriate for airplanes in 1917? - ANSWER-$64
million
Many of these became barnstormers because military aviation had been cut back? -
ANSWER-Former Army pilots
Three qualities a fighter aircraft needs? - ANSWER-Lightweight, fast, and
maneuverable
, What act led to United Airline's contract to build the Boeing B-247? - ANSWER-McNary-
Watres Act
What act provided for the first federal safety regulation of aviation for pilots and aircraft?
- ANSWER-Air Commerce Act
What agency was created to investigate air accidents? - ANSWER-Air Safety Board
What aircraft was built for American Airways? - ANSWER-DC-3
What aircraft was used to fly over the North Pole? - ANSWER-Fokker monoplane
What airplane had the first pressurized cabin and could fly at 20,000 feet? - ANSWER-
307 Stratoliner
What are the years between 1919 and 1939 called? - ANSWER-Golden age of aviation
What building material was used to build aircraft between 1919 and 1939? - ANSWER-
Metal
What country could accept American pilots that did not want to wait for the United
States to join the war? - ANSWER-France
What device did Ocker use to solve spatial disorientation? - ANSWER-Turn-and-bank
indicator
What did barnstormers' air shows do for aviation? - ANSWER-Brought romance to flying
What did Lindbergh encourage people to do during his tour of the country? - ANSWER-
Get pilot training
What did the Kelly Act allow private companies to do? - ANSWER-Carry mail under
contract
What did the term barnstorming become attached to in the 1920s? - ANSWER-Stunt
flying
What did the US House of Representatives authorize on 18 July 1914? - ANSWER-
Creation of an aviation branch of the Army's Signal Corps
What government committee did Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie get appointed to? -
ANSWER-National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
What important thing did Eddie Rickenbacker do for his men? - ANSWER-Got them
equipped with parachutes
Graded A+
About how many men were enlisted in the Air Service by the end of the war? -
ANSWER-9,500
According to Joseph Corn, what did people expect from airplanes? - ANSWER-That
soon they would fly their own family plane
According to Joseph Corn, what did the airplane symbolize? - ANSWER-The promise of
the future
Best known for his 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, was a barnstormer at the
beginning of his career? - ANSWER-Charles A. Lindbergh
How did Bessie Coleman earn fame? - ANSWER-As a barnstormer
How long was Frank Luke's career as a combat pilot? - ANSWER-17 days
How many days did the Battle of Saint Mihiel last? - ANSWER-4
How many men and women died in unsuccessful attempts to fly across the Atlantic in
1927, the year Lindbergh achieved fame? - ANSWER-19
How many planes did America have at the start of the Great War? - ANSWER-20
How many scheduled airlines were there in 1929? - ANSWER-44
How much longer did it take Calbraith Rodgers to fly across the United States? -
ANSWER-Almost 3 weeks
How much money did Congress appropriate for airplanes in 1916 after the 1st Aero
Squadron's planes were not powerful enough to get over Arizona's Casa Grande
Mountains? - ANSWER-$13.2 million
How much money did Congress appropriate for airplanes in 1917? - ANSWER-$64
million
Many of these became barnstormers because military aviation had been cut back? -
ANSWER-Former Army pilots
Three qualities a fighter aircraft needs? - ANSWER-Lightweight, fast, and
maneuverable
, What act led to United Airline's contract to build the Boeing B-247? - ANSWER-McNary-
Watres Act
What act provided for the first federal safety regulation of aviation for pilots and aircraft?
- ANSWER-Air Commerce Act
What agency was created to investigate air accidents? - ANSWER-Air Safety Board
What aircraft was built for American Airways? - ANSWER-DC-3
What aircraft was used to fly over the North Pole? - ANSWER-Fokker monoplane
What airplane had the first pressurized cabin and could fly at 20,000 feet? - ANSWER-
307 Stratoliner
What are the years between 1919 and 1939 called? - ANSWER-Golden age of aviation
What building material was used to build aircraft between 1919 and 1939? - ANSWER-
Metal
What country could accept American pilots that did not want to wait for the United
States to join the war? - ANSWER-France
What device did Ocker use to solve spatial disorientation? - ANSWER-Turn-and-bank
indicator
What did barnstormers' air shows do for aviation? - ANSWER-Brought romance to flying
What did Lindbergh encourage people to do during his tour of the country? - ANSWER-
Get pilot training
What did the Kelly Act allow private companies to do? - ANSWER-Carry mail under
contract
What did the term barnstorming become attached to in the 1920s? - ANSWER-Stunt
flying
What did the US House of Representatives authorize on 18 July 1914? - ANSWER-
Creation of an aviation branch of the Army's Signal Corps
What government committee did Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie get appointed to? -
ANSWER-National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
What important thing did Eddie Rickenbacker do for his men? - ANSWER-Got them
equipped with parachutes
