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INTRO TO AVIATION FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Otto Lillienthal experimented with ornithopters.
1) True
2) False - correct answer- 1) True
The title "Father of the Float Plane" belongs to _______.
1) Glenn Curtis
2) Samuel Langley
3) Henri Faber
4) None of the Above - correct answer- 3) Henri Faber
France Wenham is best known for ______.
1) The Whirling Arm
2) The Father on Gliders
3) The Machine Gun
4) The Wind Tunnel
5) None of the Above - correct answer- 4) The Wind Tunnel
Henson and Stringfellow were attempting to use a ____ engine
to power their flying machine.
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1) Jet
2) Rotary
3) Gasoline
4) Steam - correct answer- 4) Steam
The first flight across North America was completed in 49 days.
Who made this historic flight?
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Cal Rogers
3) Roger Bacon
4) None of the Above - correct answer- 2) Cal Rogers
Sir George Cayley is best known as the _______.
1) Father of Gliders
2) Father of Orville and Wilbur
3) Father of Aerial Navigation
4) Father of the Sea Plane - correct answer- 3) Father of Aerial
Navigation
The term aileron was invented by the French aviator ___.
1) Albert Santos-Dumont
2) Clement Ader
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3) Felix Du Temple de la Croix
4) Henry Farman - correct answer- 4) Henry Farman
During the first air meet one of the main competitions was the
Gordon Bennett Cup race. The winner of this race was based
on the best time over two laps. Who won the Gordon Bennett
Cup?
1) Glenn Curtiss
2) Gustave Whitehead
3) Louis Bleriot
4) Claude Grahame-White - correct answer- 1) Glenn Curtiss
The U.S. Navy had no interest in floatplanes.
1) True
2) False - correct answer- 2) False
What did the crossing of the English Channel by airplane prove
to England?
1) The airplane is nothing but a toy.
2) England only needs a strong Navy
3) All of the Above
4) None of the Above - correct answer- 4) None of the Above
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At first the French considered the Wright Brothers as frauds.
1) True
2) False - correct answer- 1) True
Who invented the Split S Maneuver?
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Cal Rogers
3) Roger Bacon
4) None of the Above - correct answer- 1) Lincoln Beachey
On July 24, 1909 the first successful flight across the English
Channel was made by ____.
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Henri Fabre
3) Hubert Latham
4) Louis Bleriot - correct answer- 4) Louis Bleriot
The first American Air Show was held in Los Angeles in 1910.
At what airfield in California were the races held?
1) Mojave Field
2) Rodriguez Field
INTRO TO AVIATION FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Otto Lillienthal experimented with ornithopters.
1) True
2) False - correct answer- 1) True
The title "Father of the Float Plane" belongs to _______.
1) Glenn Curtis
2) Samuel Langley
3) Henri Faber
4) None of the Above - correct answer- 3) Henri Faber
France Wenham is best known for ______.
1) The Whirling Arm
2) The Father on Gliders
3) The Machine Gun
4) The Wind Tunnel
5) None of the Above - correct answer- 4) The Wind Tunnel
Henson and Stringfellow were attempting to use a ____ engine
to power their flying machine.
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1) Jet
2) Rotary
3) Gasoline
4) Steam - correct answer- 4) Steam
The first flight across North America was completed in 49 days.
Who made this historic flight?
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Cal Rogers
3) Roger Bacon
4) None of the Above - correct answer- 2) Cal Rogers
Sir George Cayley is best known as the _______.
1) Father of Gliders
2) Father of Orville and Wilbur
3) Father of Aerial Navigation
4) Father of the Sea Plane - correct answer- 3) Father of Aerial
Navigation
The term aileron was invented by the French aviator ___.
1) Albert Santos-Dumont
2) Clement Ader
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3) Felix Du Temple de la Croix
4) Henry Farman - correct answer- 4) Henry Farman
During the first air meet one of the main competitions was the
Gordon Bennett Cup race. The winner of this race was based
on the best time over two laps. Who won the Gordon Bennett
Cup?
1) Glenn Curtiss
2) Gustave Whitehead
3) Louis Bleriot
4) Claude Grahame-White - correct answer- 1) Glenn Curtiss
The U.S. Navy had no interest in floatplanes.
1) True
2) False - correct answer- 2) False
What did the crossing of the English Channel by airplane prove
to England?
1) The airplane is nothing but a toy.
2) England only needs a strong Navy
3) All of the Above
4) None of the Above - correct answer- 4) None of the Above
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At first the French considered the Wright Brothers as frauds.
1) True
2) False - correct answer- 1) True
Who invented the Split S Maneuver?
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Cal Rogers
3) Roger Bacon
4) None of the Above - correct answer- 1) Lincoln Beachey
On July 24, 1909 the first successful flight across the English
Channel was made by ____.
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Henri Fabre
3) Hubert Latham
4) Louis Bleriot - correct answer- 4) Louis Bleriot
The first American Air Show was held in Los Angeles in 1910.
At what airfield in California were the races held?
1) Mojave Field
2) Rodriguez Field
