INTRO TO AVIATION FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Otto Lillienthal experimented with ornithopters.
1) True
2) False - (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 - (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 - (ANSWER)4) The Wind Tunnel
Henson and Stringfellow were attempting to use a ____ engine to power their flying machine.
1) Jet
2) Rotary
3) Gasoline
4) Steam - (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
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4) None of the Above - (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 - (ANSWER)3) Father of Aerial Navigation
The term aileron was invented by the French aviator ___.
1) Albert Santos-Dumont
2) Clement Ader
3) Felix Du Temple de la Croix
4) Henry Farman - (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 - (ANSWER)1) Glenn Curtiss
The U.S. Navy had no interest in floatplanes.
1) True
2) False - (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
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3) All of the Above
4) None of the Above - (ANSWER)4) None of the Above
At first the French considered the Wright Brothers as frauds.
1) True
2) False - (ANSWER)1) True
Who invented the Split S Maneuver?
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Cal Rogers
3) Roger Bacon
4) None of the Above - (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 - (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
3) Oceanside Field
4) Dominguez Field
5) None of the Above - (ANSWER)4) Dominguez Field
Hiram Maxim was best known for the _______.
Otto Lillienthal experimented with ornithopters.
1) True
2) False - (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 - (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 - (ANSWER)4) The Wind Tunnel
Henson and Stringfellow were attempting to use a ____ engine to power their flying machine.
1) Jet
2) Rotary
3) Gasoline
4) Steam - (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
,INTRO TO AVIATION FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
4) None of the Above - (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 - (ANSWER)3) Father of Aerial Navigation
The term aileron was invented by the French aviator ___.
1) Albert Santos-Dumont
2) Clement Ader
3) Felix Du Temple de la Croix
4) Henry Farman - (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 - (ANSWER)1) Glenn Curtiss
The U.S. Navy had no interest in floatplanes.
1) True
2) False - (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
, INTRO TO AVIATION FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
3) All of the Above
4) None of the Above - (ANSWER)4) None of the Above
At first the French considered the Wright Brothers as frauds.
1) True
2) False - (ANSWER)1) True
Who invented the Split S Maneuver?
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Cal Rogers
3) Roger Bacon
4) None of the Above - (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 - (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
3) Oceanside Field
4) Dominguez Field
5) None of the Above - (ANSWER)4) Dominguez Field
Hiram Maxim was best known for the _______.
