Intro to Aviation Test 2
Exam/Questions and Answers
Airplanes, balloons, dirigibles, and airships flew __________ missions; the crew
looked at the enemy, recorded their position, and reported during the
beginning of WWI - -reconnaissance
- Soon Germany developed the airship as a __________, though these
Zeppelins prove most effective throughout the war as reconnaissance
vehicles - -bomber
- Germany launched its first Zeppelin raid against ___________ in January of
1915 - -England
- The German Navy launched a total of 53 __________ against England - -
airship missions
- The German airships would also attack __________ at sea - -battleships and
subs
- By 1917, the Zeppelin factory took only __________ weeks to build an
airship - -six
- The overall war experience demonstrated the failure of the airship as a
__________ and its effectiveness for __________ - -land bomber; Navy
reconnaissance
- Great Britain started the war with __________ lighter-than-air craft - -four
- The ____________ or kite balloon, was a balloon tethered to the ground or to
a naval vessel on water - -Drachen
- The __________ was used for observation, sector reconnaissance, artillery
spotting, battery ranging, and verification of demolition - -kite balloon
- Most Air Forces entered WWI with aircraft and crews suitable for only
__________ - -reconnaissance, observation, and scouting missions
- __________ had the leading Air Force among the allies - -France
- Despite the large number of aircraft available, Russia had maybe
__________ airplanes that were combat ready and fewer than 100 pilots at the
start of the war - -fifty
, - Some Americans went to __________ or __________ to enlist before the US
entered the war, ofter under assumed names to avoid losing citizenship - -
Canada; Great Britain
- The LaFayette Escadrille was a group of men that trained and served as an
__________ unit within the French Foreign Legion - -American
- One pilot who did not transfer back to the US units was the first Black
American military aviator, ___________ - -Eugene Bullard
- In the fall of 1914, after the war started, Britain began expanding the
__________ - -Royal Flying Corps
- In October of 1914, the two man crew of a French Voisin Biplane shot down
a two man German Aviatik Biplane. This was the first ___________ - -
confirmed air-to-air kill
- __________ is the practice in which the aircraft and artillery units cooperate
during a battle - -artillery spotting
- Early in the war, military forces tried various methods of air to ground
communications. One of the simpler methods was dropping __________
connected to long streamers - -message bags
- ___________ developed and produced a machine gun that was synchronized
with the propeller by an interrupted gear - -Anthony Fokker
- Manfred von Richtelfen became known as the __________ - -Red Baron
- Of all the combat nations, __________ dropped the most bombs during the
war - -France
- WWI was a grand __________ to the aviation industry - -stimulant
- __________ was the leading producer of aircraft before and during WWI - -
France
- ___________ developed as WWI was fought and the combatants selected
what designs would be appropriate to their respective and changing needs -
-standardization
- The British Government's aircraft manufacturing factory was known as
___________ - -Royal Aircraft Factory
- The highlight of the American production program was __________ - -Curtiss
Exam/Questions and Answers
Airplanes, balloons, dirigibles, and airships flew __________ missions; the crew
looked at the enemy, recorded their position, and reported during the
beginning of WWI - -reconnaissance
- Soon Germany developed the airship as a __________, though these
Zeppelins prove most effective throughout the war as reconnaissance
vehicles - -bomber
- Germany launched its first Zeppelin raid against ___________ in January of
1915 - -England
- The German Navy launched a total of 53 __________ against England - -
airship missions
- The German airships would also attack __________ at sea - -battleships and
subs
- By 1917, the Zeppelin factory took only __________ weeks to build an
airship - -six
- The overall war experience demonstrated the failure of the airship as a
__________ and its effectiveness for __________ - -land bomber; Navy
reconnaissance
- Great Britain started the war with __________ lighter-than-air craft - -four
- The ____________ or kite balloon, was a balloon tethered to the ground or to
a naval vessel on water - -Drachen
- The __________ was used for observation, sector reconnaissance, artillery
spotting, battery ranging, and verification of demolition - -kite balloon
- Most Air Forces entered WWI with aircraft and crews suitable for only
__________ - -reconnaissance, observation, and scouting missions
- __________ had the leading Air Force among the allies - -France
- Despite the large number of aircraft available, Russia had maybe
__________ airplanes that were combat ready and fewer than 100 pilots at the
start of the war - -fifty
, - Some Americans went to __________ or __________ to enlist before the US
entered the war, ofter under assumed names to avoid losing citizenship - -
Canada; Great Britain
- The LaFayette Escadrille was a group of men that trained and served as an
__________ unit within the French Foreign Legion - -American
- One pilot who did not transfer back to the US units was the first Black
American military aviator, ___________ - -Eugene Bullard
- In the fall of 1914, after the war started, Britain began expanding the
__________ - -Royal Flying Corps
- In October of 1914, the two man crew of a French Voisin Biplane shot down
a two man German Aviatik Biplane. This was the first ___________ - -
confirmed air-to-air kill
- __________ is the practice in which the aircraft and artillery units cooperate
during a battle - -artillery spotting
- Early in the war, military forces tried various methods of air to ground
communications. One of the simpler methods was dropping __________
connected to long streamers - -message bags
- ___________ developed and produced a machine gun that was synchronized
with the propeller by an interrupted gear - -Anthony Fokker
- Manfred von Richtelfen became known as the __________ - -Red Baron
- Of all the combat nations, __________ dropped the most bombs during the
war - -France
- WWI was a grand __________ to the aviation industry - -stimulant
- __________ was the leading producer of aircraft before and during WWI - -
France
- ___________ developed as WWI was fought and the combatants selected
what designs would be appropriate to their respective and changing needs -
-standardization
- The British Government's aircraft manufacturing factory was known as
___________ - -Royal Aircraft Factory
- The highlight of the American production program was __________ - -Curtiss
