AERO 1010 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What are the six concentrations offered by the MTSU Aerospace Department? -
Answers - Professional Pilot, Aviation Management, Aerospace Technology,
Maintenance Management, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, Flight Dispatch.
What labs and facilities are available at MTSU for aerospace students? - Answers -
Flight simulator labs, air traffic control lab, maintenance labs, UAS lab, and training
facilities at Murfreesboro Municipal Airport (MBT).
Which accreditation board oversees the MTSU Aerospace Department? - Answers -
Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI).
Who is the chair of the MTSU Aerospace Department as of 2023-2024? - Answers - Dr.
Chaminda Prelis.
What significant early Chinese inventions contributed to aviation? - Answers - Kites
(~1000 BC) and gunpowder rockets (~900 AD).
What aviation concepts did Leonardo da Vinci design in the 1500s? - Answers -
Ornithopter, parachute, and helicopter concepts.
Who is known as the 'Father of Aerodynamics'? - Answers - Sir George Cayley, who
identified the four forces of flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag.
What was the achievement of the Wright Brothers on December 17, 1903? - Answers -
They completed the first controlled, sustained powered flight with the Wright Flyer.
What role did Charles Taylor play in the Wright Brothers' success? - Answers - He was
their mechanic who built their engine.
What was the first passenger fatality in aviation history? - Answers - Lt. Thomas
Selfridge in 1908 while flying in a Wright Flyer with Orville Wright.
What did Glenn H. Curtiss contribute to aviation? - Answers - He developed ailerons
and founded Curtiss Aircraft Co.
What was the significance of the Aerial Experiment Association (AEA)? - Answers -
Founded by Alexander Graham Bell, it aimed to develop powered aircraft with members
including Curtiss and Selfridge.
ANSWERS
What are the six concentrations offered by the MTSU Aerospace Department? -
Answers - Professional Pilot, Aviation Management, Aerospace Technology,
Maintenance Management, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, Flight Dispatch.
What labs and facilities are available at MTSU for aerospace students? - Answers -
Flight simulator labs, air traffic control lab, maintenance labs, UAS lab, and training
facilities at Murfreesboro Municipal Airport (MBT).
Which accreditation board oversees the MTSU Aerospace Department? - Answers -
Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI).
Who is the chair of the MTSU Aerospace Department as of 2023-2024? - Answers - Dr.
Chaminda Prelis.
What significant early Chinese inventions contributed to aviation? - Answers - Kites
(~1000 BC) and gunpowder rockets (~900 AD).
What aviation concepts did Leonardo da Vinci design in the 1500s? - Answers -
Ornithopter, parachute, and helicopter concepts.
Who is known as the 'Father of Aerodynamics'? - Answers - Sir George Cayley, who
identified the four forces of flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag.
What was the achievement of the Wright Brothers on December 17, 1903? - Answers -
They completed the first controlled, sustained powered flight with the Wright Flyer.
What role did Charles Taylor play in the Wright Brothers' success? - Answers - He was
their mechanic who built their engine.
What was the first passenger fatality in aviation history? - Answers - Lt. Thomas
Selfridge in 1908 while flying in a Wright Flyer with Orville Wright.
What did Glenn H. Curtiss contribute to aviation? - Answers - He developed ailerons
and founded Curtiss Aircraft Co.
What was the significance of the Aerial Experiment Association (AEA)? - Answers -
Founded by Alexander Graham Bell, it aimed to develop powered aircraft with members
including Curtiss and Selfridge.
