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What happened on December 17, 1903, that was of major
significance for aviation?
Ans: The Wright Flyer flew for 12 seconds, traveled
120 feet and landed safely
What country is credited with inventing kites and
gunpowder?
Ans: China
Which one of the following statements about Leonardo da
Vinci is accurate?
Ans: He conducted the first scientific experiments in
the field of aviation.
Who were the first men to fly in the Montgolfier balloon over
Paris on November 21, 1783?
Ans: Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes
Who, in 1872, built the first dirigible powered by an internal
combustion engine?
Ans: Paul Haenlein
Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved success in controlled
sustained and powered flight.
Which of the following is a true statement about their
success?
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Ans: They developed the idea of twisting the wings
and called this their wing-warping technique.
In 1911, ________ _________ became America's first licensed
female pilot
Ans: Harriet Quimby
In the early 1900s, the Wright brothers signed a contract
with the US Army to build an
airplane. While Orville was working on the contract, what
was Wilbur doing?
Ans: Wilbur was in France demonstrating the
airplane for European governments.
Who flew the first powered airplane in Europe?
Ans: Alberto Santos-Dumont
On January 1, 1914, the world's first regularly scheduled
airline service using heavier than aircraft was started in the
United States. This airline was called the
Ans: St. Petersburg - Tampa Airboat Line.
In the early 1900s, who strongly advocated that the airplane
could be used as an offensive
weapon, that it could be used against an enemy's ground
troops and that the US air service
should be independent from the US Army?
Ans: Billy Mitchell
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Spaatz Aerospace Latest Questions
and Graded Answers
What happened on December 17, 1903, that was of major
significance for aviation?
Ans: The Wright Flyer flew for 12 seconds, traveled
120 feet and landed safely
What country is credited with inventing kites and
gunpowder?
Ans: China
Which one of the following statements about Leonardo da
Vinci is accurate?
Ans: He conducted the first scientific experiments in
the field of aviation.
Who were the first men to fly in the Montgolfier balloon over
Paris on November 21, 1783?
Ans: Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes
Who, in 1872, built the first dirigible powered by an internal
combustion engine?
Ans: Paul Haenlein
Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved success in controlled
sustained and powered flight.
Which of the following is a true statement about their
success?
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Ans: They developed the idea of twisting the wings
and called this their wing-warping technique.
In 1911, ________ _________ became America's first licensed
female pilot
Ans: Harriet Quimby
In the early 1900s, the Wright brothers signed a contract
with the US Army to build an
airplane. While Orville was working on the contract, what
was Wilbur doing?
Ans: Wilbur was in France demonstrating the
airplane for European governments.
Who flew the first powered airplane in Europe?
Ans: Alberto Santos-Dumont
On January 1, 1914, the world's first regularly scheduled
airline service using heavier than aircraft was started in the
United States. This airline was called the
Ans: St. Petersburg - Tampa Airboat Line.
In the early 1900s, who strongly advocated that the airplane
could be used as an offensive
weapon, that it could be used against an enemy's ground
troops and that the US air service
should be independent from the US Army?
Ans: Billy Mitchell
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