Spaatz Aerospace Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers for
Accuracy
What happened on December 17, 1903, that was of major
significance for aviation?
✓✓ The Wright Flyer flew for 12 seconds, traveled 120 feet
and landed safely
What country is credited with inventing kites and gunpowder?
✓✓ China
Which one of the following statements about Leonardo da Vinci is
accurate?
✓✓ He conducted the first scientific experiments in the field of
aviation.
Who were the first men to fly in the Montgolfier balloon over Paris
on November 21, 1783?
✓✓ Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes
Who, in 1872, built the first dirigible powered by an internal
combustion engine?
, ✓✓ Paul Haenlein
Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved success in controlled sustained
and powered flight.
Which of the following is a true statement about their success?
✓✓ They developed the idea of twisting the wings and called
this their wing-warping technique.
In 1911, ________ _________ became America's first licensed female
pilot
✓✓ Harriet Quimby
In the early 1900s, the Wright brothers signed a contract with the
US Army to build an
airplane. While Orville was working on the contract, what was
Wilbur doing?
✓✓ Wilbur was in France demonstrating the airplane for
European governments.
Who flew the first powered airplane in Europe?
✓✓ Alberto Santos-Dumont
Detailed Verified Answers for
Accuracy
What happened on December 17, 1903, that was of major
significance for aviation?
✓✓ The Wright Flyer flew for 12 seconds, traveled 120 feet
and landed safely
What country is credited with inventing kites and gunpowder?
✓✓ China
Which one of the following statements about Leonardo da Vinci is
accurate?
✓✓ He conducted the first scientific experiments in the field of
aviation.
Who were the first men to fly in the Montgolfier balloon over Paris
on November 21, 1783?
✓✓ Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes
Who, in 1872, built the first dirigible powered by an internal
combustion engine?
, ✓✓ Paul Haenlein
Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved success in controlled sustained
and powered flight.
Which of the following is a true statement about their success?
✓✓ They developed the idea of twisting the wings and called
this their wing-warping technique.
In 1911, ________ _________ became America's first licensed female
pilot
✓✓ Harriet Quimby
In the early 1900s, the Wright brothers signed a contract with the
US Army to build an
airplane. While Orville was working on the contract, what was
Wilbur doing?
✓✓ Wilbur was in France demonstrating the airplane for
European governments.
Who flew the first powered airplane in Europe?
✓✓ Alberto Santos-Dumont
