AFJROTC -Aviation history Questions With 100%
Correct Answers!!
What act was the first regulation of aviation in the United States? - ✔✔Air Commerce Act
What new federal agency took charge of civil aviation in 1938? - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics
Authority
What agency was in charge of air traffic control in 1940? - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics
Administration
What agency licensed pilots and planes in 1940? - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics Administration
What agency made safety rules and regulated airlines as businesses in 1940? - ✔✔Civil
Aeronautics Board
What act required airliners to have flight data recorders? - ✔✔Airways Modernization Act
What act transferred duties of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) to the Federal
Aviation Agency (FAA)? - ✔✔Federal Aviation Act
What were some of the improvements that were instituted by the FAA under Lieutenant
General Elwood "Pete" Quesada? - ✔✔Improved air traffic control systems
Which president wanted Congress to authorize the US Department of Transportation (DOT)? -
✔✔President Lyndon Johnson
What percentage of the airspace does the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) control? - ✔✔17%
,What organization is responsible for investigating accidents in all modes of transportation? -
✔✔National Transportation Safety Board
What organization is responsible for coordinating federal assistance to the families of aviation
accident victims? - ✔✔National Transportation Safety Board
What act created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)? - ✔✔Aviation and
Transportation Security Act
When was the Department of Homeland Security created? - ✔✔2002
What agency controlled airline routes as the jet era began? - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics Board
Between 1965 and 1978, how many airline applications for new routes were approved? -
✔✔Fewer than 10%
How full did flights need to be to guarantee a 12 percent return on flights? - ✔✔55 percent
What act allowed airlines to enter or leave markets and set fares as they saw fit? - ✔✔Airline
Deregulation Act
What was a result of the Airline Deregulation Act? - ✔✔More people flew
What airline went bankrupt but was able to reorganize and stay in business? -
✔✔Continental
What airline was founded by Herb Kelleher and Rollin King? - ✔✔Southwest
, How many airlines have sought bankruptcy protection or gone out of business since 1978? -
✔✔150
What percentage of the market do the top four airlines currently control? - ✔✔70 percent
What is an example of a flow in a network industry? - ✔✔Aircraft
What is an example of a grid in a network industry? - ✔✔Airports
What made air travel more comfortable? - ✔✔Pressurized cabins
What was the most widely used aircraft right after the war? - ✔✔DC-3
What did the Lockheed Constellation start out as? - ✔✔C-69
Which aircraft was known as the "Seven Seas" because of its great range? - ✔✔DC-7C
How long did it take the Lockheed Super Constellation and the Starliner to fly across the
country? - ✔✔9 hours
In 1947, what pressurized aircraft flew shorter routes? - ✔✔Martin 2-0-2
What aircraft offered the same passenger comforts as the DC-6 but flew shorter routes? -
✔✔Convair 240
Who were the first all-cargo planes developed for? - ✔✔The military
Correct Answers!!
What act was the first regulation of aviation in the United States? - ✔✔Air Commerce Act
What new federal agency took charge of civil aviation in 1938? - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics
Authority
What agency was in charge of air traffic control in 1940? - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics
Administration
What agency licensed pilots and planes in 1940? - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics Administration
What agency made safety rules and regulated airlines as businesses in 1940? - ✔✔Civil
Aeronautics Board
What act required airliners to have flight data recorders? - ✔✔Airways Modernization Act
What act transferred duties of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) to the Federal
Aviation Agency (FAA)? - ✔✔Federal Aviation Act
What were some of the improvements that were instituted by the FAA under Lieutenant
General Elwood "Pete" Quesada? - ✔✔Improved air traffic control systems
Which president wanted Congress to authorize the US Department of Transportation (DOT)? -
✔✔President Lyndon Johnson
What percentage of the airspace does the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) control? - ✔✔17%
,What organization is responsible for investigating accidents in all modes of transportation? -
✔✔National Transportation Safety Board
What organization is responsible for coordinating federal assistance to the families of aviation
accident victims? - ✔✔National Transportation Safety Board
What act created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)? - ✔✔Aviation and
Transportation Security Act
When was the Department of Homeland Security created? - ✔✔2002
What agency controlled airline routes as the jet era began? - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics Board
Between 1965 and 1978, how many airline applications for new routes were approved? -
✔✔Fewer than 10%
How full did flights need to be to guarantee a 12 percent return on flights? - ✔✔55 percent
What act allowed airlines to enter or leave markets and set fares as they saw fit? - ✔✔Airline
Deregulation Act
What was a result of the Airline Deregulation Act? - ✔✔More people flew
What airline went bankrupt but was able to reorganize and stay in business? -
✔✔Continental
What airline was founded by Herb Kelleher and Rollin King? - ✔✔Southwest
, How many airlines have sought bankruptcy protection or gone out of business since 1978? -
✔✔150
What percentage of the market do the top four airlines currently control? - ✔✔70 percent
What is an example of a flow in a network industry? - ✔✔Aircraft
What is an example of a grid in a network industry? - ✔✔Airports
What made air travel more comfortable? - ✔✔Pressurized cabins
What was the most widely used aircraft right after the war? - ✔✔DC-3
What did the Lockheed Constellation start out as? - ✔✔C-69
Which aircraft was known as the "Seven Seas" because of its great range? - ✔✔DC-7C
How long did it take the Lockheed Super Constellation and the Starliner to fly across the
country? - ✔✔9 hours
In 1947, what pressurized aircraft flew shorter routes? - ✔✔Martin 2-0-2
What aircraft offered the same passenger comforts as the DC-6 but flew shorter routes? -
✔✔Convair 240
Who were the first all-cargo planes developed for? - ✔✔The military
