Spaatz Aerospace Practice Quiz: Questions With
Correct Solutions
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his son could
escape imprisonment Accurate Answer:- Daedalus
Invented gunpowder Accurate Answer:- The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies Accurate
Answer:- The Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight Accurate Answer:- Leonardo
da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon Accurate Answer:- Laurenco deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon Accurate Answer:-
Montgolfier brothers
Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army Accurate Answer:-
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible Accurate Answer:- Ferdinand von
Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation" Accurate Answer:- Otto Lilienthal
First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight Accurate
Answer:- The Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon Accurate Answer:- The
dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb
Accurate Answer:- Toricelli, von Guericke, and Pascal
Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft once
it is flying Accurate Answer:- The three basic problems of flight
,Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics Accurate Answer:- George
Caley
Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs
Accurate Answer:- John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight Accurate Answer:- The Wright
brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on Accurate Answer:-
December 17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the wing-
warping technique Accurate Answer:- Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe Accurate Answer:- Alberto
Santos-Dumont
Was the first person to fly across the English Channel Accurate Answer:-
Louis Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at Accurate Answer:- Rheims,
France
Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft Accurate Answer:- Igor
Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines Accurate Answer:- They were too
heavy
Was the French "ace of aces" Accurate Answer:- Rene Fonck
Was a former race car driver Accurate Answer:- Eddie Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer Accurate Answer:- Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces" Accurate Answer:- Edward Mannock
, Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack Accurate Answer:- Billy
Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille Accurate Answer:- Raoul
Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation Accurate
Answer:- Glenn Curtiss
Made the first flight from the deck of a ship Accurate Answer:- Eugene
Ely
Are rotory-wing aircraft because the wings rotate Accurate Answer:-
Helicopters
Primarily used for observation at the beginning of World War I Accurate
Answer:- Airplanes
Used to drive off attacking bombers in World War I Accurate Answer:-
Fighter aircraft
Was America's "ace of aces" in World War I Accurate Answer:- Eddie
Rickenbacker
If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; if you lose the air, you cannot win
Accurate Answer:- Lesson learned in World War I
Began in America when Ralph Pulitzer offered a trophy to promote high-
speed flight Accurate Answer:- The Pulitzer Trophy Race
Was a result of the Pulitzer Trophy Race Accurate Answer:- The
National Air Races
Transcontinental speed race Accurate Answer:- The Bendix Race
Was led by a group of women fliers called the Ninety-Nines Accurate
Answer:- The Woman's Air Derby
Correct Solutions
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his son could
escape imprisonment Accurate Answer:- Daedalus
Invented gunpowder Accurate Answer:- The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies Accurate
Answer:- The Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight Accurate Answer:- Leonardo
da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon Accurate Answer:- Laurenco deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon Accurate Answer:-
Montgolfier brothers
Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army Accurate Answer:-
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible Accurate Answer:- Ferdinand von
Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation" Accurate Answer:- Otto Lilienthal
First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight Accurate
Answer:- The Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon Accurate Answer:- The
dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb
Accurate Answer:- Toricelli, von Guericke, and Pascal
Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft once
it is flying Accurate Answer:- The three basic problems of flight
,Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics Accurate Answer:- George
Caley
Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs
Accurate Answer:- John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight Accurate Answer:- The Wright
brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on Accurate Answer:-
December 17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the wing-
warping technique Accurate Answer:- Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe Accurate Answer:- Alberto
Santos-Dumont
Was the first person to fly across the English Channel Accurate Answer:-
Louis Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at Accurate Answer:- Rheims,
France
Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft Accurate Answer:- Igor
Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines Accurate Answer:- They were too
heavy
Was the French "ace of aces" Accurate Answer:- Rene Fonck
Was a former race car driver Accurate Answer:- Eddie Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer Accurate Answer:- Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces" Accurate Answer:- Edward Mannock
, Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack Accurate Answer:- Billy
Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille Accurate Answer:- Raoul
Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation Accurate
Answer:- Glenn Curtiss
Made the first flight from the deck of a ship Accurate Answer:- Eugene
Ely
Are rotory-wing aircraft because the wings rotate Accurate Answer:-
Helicopters
Primarily used for observation at the beginning of World War I Accurate
Answer:- Airplanes
Used to drive off attacking bombers in World War I Accurate Answer:-
Fighter aircraft
Was America's "ace of aces" in World War I Accurate Answer:- Eddie
Rickenbacker
If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; if you lose the air, you cannot win
Accurate Answer:- Lesson learned in World War I
Began in America when Ralph Pulitzer offered a trophy to promote high-
speed flight Accurate Answer:- The Pulitzer Trophy Race
Was a result of the Pulitzer Trophy Race Accurate Answer:- The
National Air Races
Transcontinental speed race Accurate Answer:- The Bendix Race
Was led by a group of women fliers called the Ninety-Nines Accurate
Answer:- The Woman's Air Derby
