AVMG 1010 Midterm Exam Questions with Verified Solutions Graded A+
What are the 4 forces that act on an airplane? - Answers lift, thrust, weight, and drag
What happened on December 17 - Answers Orville Wright was first brother to fly
(1) Who was the first Naval Aviator to die? (2) How did he die (be specific to the cause)? (3)
What was the safewty mandate that came from this MISHAP? - Answers W.D.Billingsly was the
first naval aviator to die when he was thrown from a plane his death caused seatbelts to be
added to planes.
Why did Wright brothers sue Glenn Curtiss - Answers The Wright Brothers sued Glenn Curtis
because they believed he coppied their design when he actually improved their design by using
ailerons
Amelia Earhart - Answers first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928)
Bessie Coleman - Answers the first African-American woman to receive a pilot's license and the
first to become a stunt pilot
The Barron - Answers
Stability - Answers the tendency for an aircraft to return to equilibrium
Glenn Curtiss - Answers The first person to fly a publicly viewed flight. He also manufactured
airplanes, built the largest fleet during WWI. Was an American aviation pioneer and founder of
the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. His
company sold the first airplanes in the USA. Huge industrial enterprise during WWI Aviation
industry pioneer.
Who was the first American to get their pilots license? - Answers Glenn Curtiss
This particular wood was sought after in airplanes for propellers and much more. It was very
light and strong. - Answers Spruce
Raymond de Laroche - Answers First female to obtain her license
The weight brothers (orvill and Wilbur) - Answers First to demonstrate powered flight
Montgolfier Brothers - Answers The first manned hot air ballon ascent was piloted by these two
brothers
Eugene Ely - Answers First person to takeoff and land on an aircraft carrier
What was fokkers invention to allow for better efficiency in forwarding firing weapons from
airplanes? - Answers Interrupte
Octave Chanute - Answers Known for aviation lectures that inspired innovation by others
What are the 4 forces that act on an airplane? - Answers lift, thrust, weight, and drag
What happened on December 17 - Answers Orville Wright was first brother to fly
(1) Who was the first Naval Aviator to die? (2) How did he die (be specific to the cause)? (3)
What was the safewty mandate that came from this MISHAP? - Answers W.D.Billingsly was the
first naval aviator to die when he was thrown from a plane his death caused seatbelts to be
added to planes.
Why did Wright brothers sue Glenn Curtiss - Answers The Wright Brothers sued Glenn Curtis
because they believed he coppied their design when he actually improved their design by using
ailerons
Amelia Earhart - Answers first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928)
Bessie Coleman - Answers the first African-American woman to receive a pilot's license and the
first to become a stunt pilot
The Barron - Answers
Stability - Answers the tendency for an aircraft to return to equilibrium
Glenn Curtiss - Answers The first person to fly a publicly viewed flight. He also manufactured
airplanes, built the largest fleet during WWI. Was an American aviation pioneer and founder of
the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. His
company sold the first airplanes in the USA. Huge industrial enterprise during WWI Aviation
industry pioneer.
Who was the first American to get their pilots license? - Answers Glenn Curtiss
This particular wood was sought after in airplanes for propellers and much more. It was very
light and strong. - Answers Spruce
Raymond de Laroche - Answers First female to obtain her license
The weight brothers (orvill and Wilbur) - Answers First to demonstrate powered flight
Montgolfier Brothers - Answers The first manned hot air ballon ascent was piloted by these two
brothers
Eugene Ely - Answers First person to takeoff and land on an aircraft carrier
What was fokkers invention to allow for better efficiency in forwarding firing weapons from
airplanes? - Answers Interrupte
Octave Chanute - Answers Known for aviation lectures that inspired innovation by others
