SPAATZ 2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What was the Air Commerce act?
(1926) Established aerobatic branch of the department of commerce. It provided safety, maps,
flight data, laws of flying and air ways, etc. It aided in the continuing development of
commercial airlines.
What was the Air mail act of 1934?
Increased regulation of commercial airlines baby forcing them to report to three agencies (which
worried the airlines) and separated air transport companies from aircraft manufactures
What was the air mail act of 1938?
Combines both economic and safety regs into one agency called Civil Aeronautical Authority
Who was the first person to cross the Atlantic solo and when?
Charles Lindbergh in may of 1927
When did Amelia Earhart make her first solo Atlantic flight and when did she go missing?
1932; 1937
What was the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)?
Founded by Woodrow Wilson in 1915, it supervised and directed the scenic study of aviation.
What did Daniel Guggenheim do?
He established school of aeronautics at NYU in 1926 which did research on developing air craft.
What is Jimmy Doolittle famous for?
Inventing the artificial horizon and other aviation instruments allowing him to land and takeoff
without looking out the window.
Who made the first practical helicopter?
Igor Sikorsky in 1939
, What was the McNary-Watres Act?
Amendment to Airmail act of 1925 that gave incentives to those airlines who built and flew
larger planes
What was special about the Boeing 247?
First all metal airliner and could carry 10 passengers and 400 pounds of mail and could fly across
the US (1933)
What famous plane proved to be better than the Boeing 247 and developed by
Transcontinental and Western Airlines (TWA)?
DC-2 (1934) and later the DC-3 (1936) which became the most commonly used commercial
plane and one of the most successful planes ever.
What was the first airline/plane to fly transpacific?
Pan American with the China Clipper
When did the Hindenburg explode?
1937
What was the first long range bomber of the army?
The B-299 (B-17) in 1935
What was the Civilian Pilot Training Program?
Pushed by Gen Hap Arnold, got funding from congress to teach thousands of pilots across the
country to help prepare for a future war (1939)
What was the first Civilian Pilot Training program (CPTP) for African Americans?
Tuskegee Sub Depot in Alabama
Describe the requirements of the contract the wright brothers signed with the US Army.
(army was skeptical at first because of langley's failures) Had to design a plane with pilot and a
passenger that could fly 125 miles at at least 36mph under perfect control. Had to also be able to
be disassembled for transport.
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What was the Air Commerce act?
(1926) Established aerobatic branch of the department of commerce. It provided safety, maps,
flight data, laws of flying and air ways, etc. It aided in the continuing development of
commercial airlines.
What was the Air mail act of 1934?
Increased regulation of commercial airlines baby forcing them to report to three agencies (which
worried the airlines) and separated air transport companies from aircraft manufactures
What was the air mail act of 1938?
Combines both economic and safety regs into one agency called Civil Aeronautical Authority
Who was the first person to cross the Atlantic solo and when?
Charles Lindbergh in may of 1927
When did Amelia Earhart make her first solo Atlantic flight and when did she go missing?
1932; 1937
What was the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)?
Founded by Woodrow Wilson in 1915, it supervised and directed the scenic study of aviation.
What did Daniel Guggenheim do?
He established school of aeronautics at NYU in 1926 which did research on developing air craft.
What is Jimmy Doolittle famous for?
Inventing the artificial horizon and other aviation instruments allowing him to land and takeoff
without looking out the window.
Who made the first practical helicopter?
Igor Sikorsky in 1939
, What was the McNary-Watres Act?
Amendment to Airmail act of 1925 that gave incentives to those airlines who built and flew
larger planes
What was special about the Boeing 247?
First all metal airliner and could carry 10 passengers and 400 pounds of mail and could fly across
the US (1933)
What famous plane proved to be better than the Boeing 247 and developed by
Transcontinental and Western Airlines (TWA)?
DC-2 (1934) and later the DC-3 (1936) which became the most commonly used commercial
plane and one of the most successful planes ever.
What was the first airline/plane to fly transpacific?
Pan American with the China Clipper
When did the Hindenburg explode?
1937
What was the first long range bomber of the army?
The B-299 (B-17) in 1935
What was the Civilian Pilot Training Program?
Pushed by Gen Hap Arnold, got funding from congress to teach thousands of pilots across the
country to help prepare for a future war (1939)
What was the first Civilian Pilot Training program (CPTP) for African Americans?
Tuskegee Sub Depot in Alabama
Describe the requirements of the contract the wright brothers signed with the US Army.
(army was skeptical at first because of langley's failures) Had to design a plane with pilot and a
passenger that could fly 125 miles at at least 36mph under perfect control. Had to also be able to
be disassembled for transport.
