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Spaatz Aerospace Practice Quiz Questions
with Correct Answers for Specific Exam Mail
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his son
could escape imprisonment
Ans: Daedalus
Invented gunpowder
Ans: The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies
Ans: The Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight
Ans: Leonardo da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon
Ans: Laurenco deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon
Ans: Montgolfier brothers
Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible
Ans: Ferdinand von Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation"
Ans: Otto Lilienthal
First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight
Ans: The Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon
Ans: The dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb
Ans: Toricelli, von Guericke, and Pascal
Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft once
it is flying
Ans: The three basic problems of flight
Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics
Ans: George Caley
Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight
Ans: The Wright brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on
Ans: December 17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the wing-
warping technique
Ans: Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe
Ans: Alberto Santos-Dumont
Was the first person to fly across the English Channel
Ans: Louis Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at
Ans: Rheims, France
Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft
Ans: Igor Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 4
Ans: They were too heavy
Was the French "ace of aces"
Ans: Rene Fonck
Was a former race car driver
Ans: Eddie Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer
Ans: Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces"
Ans: Edward Mannock
Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack
Ans: Billy Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille
Ans: Raoul Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation
Ans: Glenn Curtiss
Made the first flight from the deck of a ship
Pretest - Stuvia US
Spaatz Aerospace Practice Quiz Questions
with Correct Answers for Specific Exam Mail
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his son
could escape imprisonment
Ans: Daedalus
Invented gunpowder
Ans: The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies
Ans: The Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight
Ans: Leonardo da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon
Ans: Laurenco deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon
Ans: Montgolfier brothers
Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible
Ans: Ferdinand von Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation"
Ans: Otto Lilienthal
First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight
Ans: The Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon
Ans: The dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb
Ans: Toricelli, von Guericke, and Pascal
Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft once
it is flying
Ans: The three basic problems of flight
Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics
Ans: George Caley
Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs
Pretest - Stuvia US
,3
Ans: John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight
Ans: The Wright brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on
Ans: December 17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the wing-
warping technique
Ans: Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe
Ans: Alberto Santos-Dumont
Was the first person to fly across the English Channel
Ans: Louis Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at
Ans: Rheims, France
Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft
Ans: Igor Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 4
Ans: They were too heavy
Was the French "ace of aces"
Ans: Rene Fonck
Was a former race car driver
Ans: Eddie Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer
Ans: Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces"
Ans: Edward Mannock
Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack
Ans: Billy Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille
Ans: Raoul Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation
Ans: Glenn Curtiss
Made the first flight from the deck of a ship
Pretest - Stuvia US
