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What gives you the ability to see objects that are far away? Elevation
Who built the first devices that enabled us to fly? The Chinese
Which three scientists performed scientific studies of the atmosphere, learning that the
atmosphere is a fluid and that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb?
Torricelli, Von Guericke, and Pascal
Which Jesuit priest is credited with inventing the hot air balloon? Laurenco de Gusmao
Who were the first people to achieve manned flight in a hot air balloon? Joseph and Etienne
Montgolfier
Who were the first men to fly in a lighter-than-air craft? Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis
d'Arlandes
Who was the first woman to make a ballooning career, and also the first woman to be killed in a
ballooning accident? Madeleine Sophie Blanchard
Who organized the Balloon Signal Service, which was the first use of balloons by the United
States military? Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
Who made the dirigible that is generally credited as being the first successful one in the world?
Henri Giffard
What was the first successful rigid dirigible? LZ-1
,Who has been called the "Father of Modern Aviation?" Otto Lilienthal
What technique was instrumental in the Wright Brother's success? The wing-warping
technique
Who was piloting the Wight Flyer on its first successful flight? Orville Wright
When did the Wright Flyer have its first successful flight? December 17, 1903
According to legend, who built two sets of wings so he and his son could escape imprisonment?
Daedalus
Who invented gunpowder? The Chinese
Who may have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies? The Chinese
Who developed the first known principles of flight? Leonardo da Vinci
Who invented the hot air balloon? Laurenco de Gusmao
Who built the hot air balloon that had the first human passengers? The Montgolfier
Brothers
What was an important improvement over the balloon because it could be steered? The
dirigible
What are the three basic problems of flight? Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift,
and controlling the aircraft once it is flying
,Who wrote "The whole problem is confined with these limits; namely, to make a surface
support a given weight by the application of power to the resistance of air? George Caley
Wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs, were developed by who? John
Stringfellow
What was the first airplane to successfully fly after being launched from a catapult? Samuel
Pierpont Langley's aircraft Aerodrome
Who solved the three basic problems of flight when their Flyer flew on December 17, 1903?
The Wright brothers
What is the science and art of flight through the atmosphere? Aeronautics
What is the science relating to the energy of gases in motion? Aerodynamics
The atmosphere is a mixture of what? Several gases
What is the measure of the energy within a gas? Temperature
What is essentially how many molecules are squeezed into a given volume? Density
What is defined as a fluid's resistance to flow? Viscosity
What phenomenon occurs when an object is placed in the path of moving air? Viscous drag
What is the smooth flow pattern of air around an object? Laminar flow
, What part of an airfoil meets relative wind first? The leading edge
What is designed specifically to cause a dynamic reaction from the air through which it moves?
An airfoil
Early airfoils were similar to what? The wings of birds
What is the imaginary line running from the leading edge to the trailing edge of an airfoil?
The chord
The angle created by the pilot during takeoff is known as what? The angle of attack
Who was given credit for developing the laws that explain how a wing lifts? Daniel Bernoulli
What is Bernoulli's principle? "As a fluid's speed increases, the pressure within the fluid
decreases"
What are the four forces of flight? Lift, drag, thrust, and weight
What is a graphic mathematical illustration showing both direction and magnitude? A vector
What causes induced lift? Changing the camber, or curvature, of the airfoil shape of the
wing
Today, most airplanes are built of what? Aluminum alloys
What is the force that propels the aircraft forward? Thrust
Correct Answers
What gives you the ability to see objects that are far away? Elevation
Who built the first devices that enabled us to fly? The Chinese
Which three scientists performed scientific studies of the atmosphere, learning that the
atmosphere is a fluid and that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb?
Torricelli, Von Guericke, and Pascal
Which Jesuit priest is credited with inventing the hot air balloon? Laurenco de Gusmao
Who were the first people to achieve manned flight in a hot air balloon? Joseph and Etienne
Montgolfier
Who were the first men to fly in a lighter-than-air craft? Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis
d'Arlandes
Who was the first woman to make a ballooning career, and also the first woman to be killed in a
ballooning accident? Madeleine Sophie Blanchard
Who organized the Balloon Signal Service, which was the first use of balloons by the United
States military? Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
Who made the dirigible that is generally credited as being the first successful one in the world?
Henri Giffard
What was the first successful rigid dirigible? LZ-1
,Who has been called the "Father of Modern Aviation?" Otto Lilienthal
What technique was instrumental in the Wright Brother's success? The wing-warping
technique
Who was piloting the Wight Flyer on its first successful flight? Orville Wright
When did the Wright Flyer have its first successful flight? December 17, 1903
According to legend, who built two sets of wings so he and his son could escape imprisonment?
Daedalus
Who invented gunpowder? The Chinese
Who may have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies? The Chinese
Who developed the first known principles of flight? Leonardo da Vinci
Who invented the hot air balloon? Laurenco de Gusmao
Who built the hot air balloon that had the first human passengers? The Montgolfier
Brothers
What was an important improvement over the balloon because it could be steered? The
dirigible
What are the three basic problems of flight? Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift,
and controlling the aircraft once it is flying
,Who wrote "The whole problem is confined with these limits; namely, to make a surface
support a given weight by the application of power to the resistance of air? George Caley
Wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs, were developed by who? John
Stringfellow
What was the first airplane to successfully fly after being launched from a catapult? Samuel
Pierpont Langley's aircraft Aerodrome
Who solved the three basic problems of flight when their Flyer flew on December 17, 1903?
The Wright brothers
What is the science and art of flight through the atmosphere? Aeronautics
What is the science relating to the energy of gases in motion? Aerodynamics
The atmosphere is a mixture of what? Several gases
What is the measure of the energy within a gas? Temperature
What is essentially how many molecules are squeezed into a given volume? Density
What is defined as a fluid's resistance to flow? Viscosity
What phenomenon occurs when an object is placed in the path of moving air? Viscous drag
What is the smooth flow pattern of air around an object? Laminar flow
, What part of an airfoil meets relative wind first? The leading edge
What is designed specifically to cause a dynamic reaction from the air through which it moves?
An airfoil
Early airfoils were similar to what? The wings of birds
What is the imaginary line running from the leading edge to the trailing edge of an airfoil?
The chord
The angle created by the pilot during takeoff is known as what? The angle of attack
Who was given credit for developing the laws that explain how a wing lifts? Daniel Bernoulli
What is Bernoulli's principle? "As a fluid's speed increases, the pressure within the fluid
decreases"
What are the four forces of flight? Lift, drag, thrust, and weight
What is a graphic mathematical illustration showing both direction and magnitude? A vector
What causes induced lift? Changing the camber, or curvature, of the airfoil shape of the
wing
Today, most airplanes are built of what? Aluminum alloys
What is the force that propels the aircraft forward? Thrust
