Spaatz Aerospace Chapter 3
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers for Accuracy
The _____ began in America when Ralph Pulitzer offered a trophy
to promote high-speed flight.
✓✓ Pulitzer Trophy Race
The National Air Races were a result of the _____.
✓✓ Pulitzer Trophy Race
The _____ was a transcontinental speed race.
✓✓ Bendix Race
The Woman's Air Derby led the formation of an association of
women fliers called the ______.
✓✓ Ninety-Nines
In 1915, ______ formed an organization called the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics.
✓✓ Woodrow Wilson
More efficient wing shapes were developed by ______ scientists.
, ✓✓ School of Aeronautics at New York
______ developed the first practical helicopter.
✓✓ Igor Sikorsky
______ was the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo.
✓✓ Charles Lindbergh
One decline in the use of dirigibles during the 1930s can be traced to
_____.
✓✓ many disasters
The _____ allowed the Germans to build Zeppelins again after their
defeat in WWI.
✓✓ Treaty of Versailles
First attempt to standardize and regulate commercial aviation.
✓✓ Air Commerce Act of 1926
Authorized a thorough study of commercial aviation.
✓✓ Air Mail Act of 1934
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers for Accuracy
The _____ began in America when Ralph Pulitzer offered a trophy
to promote high-speed flight.
✓✓ Pulitzer Trophy Race
The National Air Races were a result of the _____.
✓✓ Pulitzer Trophy Race
The _____ was a transcontinental speed race.
✓✓ Bendix Race
The Woman's Air Derby led the formation of an association of
women fliers called the ______.
✓✓ Ninety-Nines
In 1915, ______ formed an organization called the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics.
✓✓ Woodrow Wilson
More efficient wing shapes were developed by ______ scientists.
, ✓✓ School of Aeronautics at New York
______ developed the first practical helicopter.
✓✓ Igor Sikorsky
______ was the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo.
✓✓ Charles Lindbergh
One decline in the use of dirigibles during the 1930s can be traced to
_____.
✓✓ many disasters
The _____ allowed the Germans to build Zeppelins again after their
defeat in WWI.
✓✓ Treaty of Versailles
First attempt to standardize and regulate commercial aviation.
✓✓ Air Commerce Act of 1926
Authorized a thorough study of commercial aviation.
✓✓ Air Mail Act of 1934
