WAPS TEST CEO EXAMPREP 2026 STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
⩥ The Wright Brothers 1903 flyer design was built with a relatively
lightweight gasoline engine and revolutionary, highly efficient
propellers. When and where did the aircraft successfully fly four manned
missions? Answer: 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC
⩥ Who is considered the "father" of flying? Answer: Orville Wright
⩥ He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force
independent of the US Army. Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the General
Staff in 1912. Answer: William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ He joined the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1915* and
*commanded most US air combat units* during much of *1918*.
Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
,⩥ He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led
*battleship bombing trails* in 1921. Answer: Colonel William "Billy"
Mitchell
⩥ The high point of his military career was likely the sinking of the
former German battleship *Ostfriesland* by the 1st Provisional Air
Brigade under his leadership. Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial
ordered by President Coolidge? Answer: outspoken advocacy of a
separate air force, critical remarks about the poor quality of the Air
Service, and criticism of superiors
⩥ He was a *pioneer aviator* and the *first commander* of an
American air unit in the field. Answer: Major General Benjamin D.
"Benny" Foulois
⩥ He entered the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1907* and
participated in the acceptance tests of the *Army's first semirigid
dirigible* and it's first airplane, a Wright flyer designated Signal Corps
No. 1, in 1908 and 1909. Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny"
Foulois
,⩥ *He* completed the organization of the *Army's first* operational
unit, the *1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915. Answer: Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He *commanded the 1st Aero Squadron* during the *Mexican
Punitive Expedition from 1916-1917* (the first deployment of a US
Army air unit to the field). Answer: Major General Benjamin D.
"Benny" Foulois
⩥ He played a major role in *planning* and implementing the *$640
million aviation program* started after the US entered WWI. Answer:
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Fuolois
⩥ He was promoted to brigadier general and named *Chief of the Air
Service for the American Expeditionary Force in 1917*, but was
replaced by *General Patrick* six months later. Answer: Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He became Assistant Chief of the Air Service in 1927 and was
promoted to major general and named Chief of the Air Corps 1931.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
, ⩥ In 1934, whose reputation was damaged when he agreed that the Air
Corps could fly the US mail and they later proved to be ill-equipped.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is
generally recognized as the father of the modern USAF. Answer:
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ Under his direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000
members and 3,900 aircraft to nearly 2.5 million members and 75,000
aircraft. Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ His career would then go on to parallel the early development of the
US military aviation, spending most of WWI as the highest-ranking
flying officer in Washington, D.C. and winning two Mackay Trophies
for making the most meritorious military flights in 1912 and 1934.
Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ Congress appointed him the first and only five-star General of the Air
Force in 1949. He was a five-star General of the Army in 1944. Answer:
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
⩥ The Wright Brothers 1903 flyer design was built with a relatively
lightweight gasoline engine and revolutionary, highly efficient
propellers. When and where did the aircraft successfully fly four manned
missions? Answer: 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC
⩥ Who is considered the "father" of flying? Answer: Orville Wright
⩥ He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force
independent of the US Army. Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the General
Staff in 1912. Answer: William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ He joined the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1915* and
*commanded most US air combat units* during much of *1918*.
Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
,⩥ He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led
*battleship bombing trails* in 1921. Answer: Colonel William "Billy"
Mitchell
⩥ The high point of his military career was likely the sinking of the
former German battleship *Ostfriesland* by the 1st Provisional Air
Brigade under his leadership. Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial
ordered by President Coolidge? Answer: outspoken advocacy of a
separate air force, critical remarks about the poor quality of the Air
Service, and criticism of superiors
⩥ He was a *pioneer aviator* and the *first commander* of an
American air unit in the field. Answer: Major General Benjamin D.
"Benny" Foulois
⩥ He entered the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1907* and
participated in the acceptance tests of the *Army's first semirigid
dirigible* and it's first airplane, a Wright flyer designated Signal Corps
No. 1, in 1908 and 1909. Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny"
Foulois
,⩥ *He* completed the organization of the *Army's first* operational
unit, the *1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915. Answer: Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He *commanded the 1st Aero Squadron* during the *Mexican
Punitive Expedition from 1916-1917* (the first deployment of a US
Army air unit to the field). Answer: Major General Benjamin D.
"Benny" Foulois
⩥ He played a major role in *planning* and implementing the *$640
million aviation program* started after the US entered WWI. Answer:
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Fuolois
⩥ He was promoted to brigadier general and named *Chief of the Air
Service for the American Expeditionary Force in 1917*, but was
replaced by *General Patrick* six months later. Answer: Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He became Assistant Chief of the Air Service in 1927 and was
promoted to major general and named Chief of the Air Corps 1931.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
, ⩥ In 1934, whose reputation was damaged when he agreed that the Air
Corps could fly the US mail and they later proved to be ill-equipped.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is
generally recognized as the father of the modern USAF. Answer:
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ Under his direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000
members and 3,900 aircraft to nearly 2.5 million members and 75,000
aircraft. Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ His career would then go on to parallel the early development of the
US military aviation, spending most of WWI as the highest-ranking
flying officer in Washington, D.C. and winning two Mackay Trophies
for making the most meritorious military flights in 1912 and 1934.
Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ Congress appointed him the first and only five-star General of the Air
Force in 1949. He was a five-star General of the Army in 1944. Answer:
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
