AVMG 1010 Exam 1 Review Questions and Answers Already Passed
Etienne Montgolfier suggested to French officials that this new machine might be used to
transmit communications, to _______, to carry people, drop bombs, or transport goods. -
Answers conduct scientific experiments
The Montgolfier Brothers had demonstrated their invention: ________, a flight vehicle lifted and
held aloft by heated air. - Answers the hot air balloon
Unlike Annonay, Paris had both the financial and chemical resources necessary for J.A.C.
Charles to develop the _____. - Answers hydrogen balloon
After the second montgolfiere was destroyed by rain, wind, and fire. The next montgolfiere was
to carry a cage for a ____. - Answers sheep, a duck, and a rooster
Montgolfiere balloons made for manned flight were financed by the _____. - Answers French
government
Aviation began in 1783. That year Joseph and Etienne Montgolfiere and J.A.C. Charles designed
and launched two types of balloons: ______. - Answers the hot air and the hydrogen balloon
The fifth Montgolfiere, a wood burner, built for public display was called the _____, after a local
government official and supporter. - Answers Flesselles
Napoleon's army formally organized a company of balloonists to work in pairs as _______ as well
as command and support personnel. - Answers observers of enemy troop positions and
movements
On the first of two "aerial voyages" by Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries, Jeffries
addressed four cards and dropped them over London- an event soemtimes cited as the first
_____. - Answers airmail
In 1783, Dr. John Foulke of Philadelphia released a 6 ft. diameter hot air balloon which was
possibly the _____ in the U.S. - Answers first unmanned balloon
From scientific and mechanical experimentation in the 18th century, through showmanship,
military applications, scientific research, and exploration, ballooning had become mostly _____. -
Answers a sport for wealthy people
A dirigible is an aircraft (non-rigid balloon) that can be _____. - Answers directed or steered
Regarding the wings or oars, John Jefferies concluded, "that with some future
improvements...they may be of material service...especially whenever _____." - Answers the wind
is not strong
Henri Giffard the Paris Hippodrome flew 17 miles, and in the process demonstrated _____ of his
aircraft. - Answers directional control and horizontal control
, Airship development, like aviation in general, was a/an _____ activity. - Answers international
The premier airships were those identified by the name ______. - Answers Count Ferdinand von
Zeppelin
Based on German military requirements, Zeppelin designed ______ and numerous compartments
for hydrogen gas. - Answers large rigid airships with aluminum frames
LZ 7 Deutschland inaugurated ____ with the commercial Deutsche Luftschiffahrts A.G. (DELAG)
company in 1910. - Answers passenger service
Lighter-than-air technology evolved from balloons to dirigible balloons to dirigible balloons with
semi-rigid or rigid forms; that is, _____. - Answers from balloon to dirigibles to airships
Two technologies that influenced aviation were much older than their aeronautical applications.
One was the ___, a Chinese invention. It is in essence a flying wing that dates from the 1st
century or earlier. The other is the ___, which originated in ancient Rome, but the form that
influenced aviation appeared in 12th century Europe. - Answers kite; windmill
The ____ was called an airscrew in British usage and a moulinet (revolving fan) in French usage.
- Answers propeller
Cayley's 1853 flight in particular was historic as it was ___ of a full size manned aircraft. -
Answers free flight
A ____ has one lifting plane or surface, that is, one wing (a biplane has two; a triplane, three). -
Answers monoplane
The Wright Brothers started modestly by constructing a ___ in August 1899. - Answers biplane
kite
____ is the tendency for an airplane to return to the equilibrium once it is disturbed; and
inherently stable plane once disturbed would return to its original attitude. - Answers Stability
____ is the ability to turn, climb, descend roll and yaw. - Answers Maneuverability
On ___ in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew an airplane in manned,
powered, controlled, and sustained flights of a heavier-than-air aircraft. - Answers 17th of
December, 1903
On March 23, 1903 the Wright Brothers applied for a patent for their " ____". - Answers Flying
Machine
The Wright Brothers called the ____ "aeroplane" in their patent. - Answers wings
The pilot used these wires to ____ the wing for banking and turning. - Answers warp
Etienne Montgolfier suggested to French officials that this new machine might be used to
transmit communications, to _______, to carry people, drop bombs, or transport goods. -
Answers conduct scientific experiments
The Montgolfier Brothers had demonstrated their invention: ________, a flight vehicle lifted and
held aloft by heated air. - Answers the hot air balloon
Unlike Annonay, Paris had both the financial and chemical resources necessary for J.A.C.
Charles to develop the _____. - Answers hydrogen balloon
After the second montgolfiere was destroyed by rain, wind, and fire. The next montgolfiere was
to carry a cage for a ____. - Answers sheep, a duck, and a rooster
Montgolfiere balloons made for manned flight were financed by the _____. - Answers French
government
Aviation began in 1783. That year Joseph and Etienne Montgolfiere and J.A.C. Charles designed
and launched two types of balloons: ______. - Answers the hot air and the hydrogen balloon
The fifth Montgolfiere, a wood burner, built for public display was called the _____, after a local
government official and supporter. - Answers Flesselles
Napoleon's army formally organized a company of balloonists to work in pairs as _______ as well
as command and support personnel. - Answers observers of enemy troop positions and
movements
On the first of two "aerial voyages" by Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries, Jeffries
addressed four cards and dropped them over London- an event soemtimes cited as the first
_____. - Answers airmail
In 1783, Dr. John Foulke of Philadelphia released a 6 ft. diameter hot air balloon which was
possibly the _____ in the U.S. - Answers first unmanned balloon
From scientific and mechanical experimentation in the 18th century, through showmanship,
military applications, scientific research, and exploration, ballooning had become mostly _____. -
Answers a sport for wealthy people
A dirigible is an aircraft (non-rigid balloon) that can be _____. - Answers directed or steered
Regarding the wings or oars, John Jefferies concluded, "that with some future
improvements...they may be of material service...especially whenever _____." - Answers the wind
is not strong
Henri Giffard the Paris Hippodrome flew 17 miles, and in the process demonstrated _____ of his
aircraft. - Answers directional control and horizontal control
, Airship development, like aviation in general, was a/an _____ activity. - Answers international
The premier airships were those identified by the name ______. - Answers Count Ferdinand von
Zeppelin
Based on German military requirements, Zeppelin designed ______ and numerous compartments
for hydrogen gas. - Answers large rigid airships with aluminum frames
LZ 7 Deutschland inaugurated ____ with the commercial Deutsche Luftschiffahrts A.G. (DELAG)
company in 1910. - Answers passenger service
Lighter-than-air technology evolved from balloons to dirigible balloons to dirigible balloons with
semi-rigid or rigid forms; that is, _____. - Answers from balloon to dirigibles to airships
Two technologies that influenced aviation were much older than their aeronautical applications.
One was the ___, a Chinese invention. It is in essence a flying wing that dates from the 1st
century or earlier. The other is the ___, which originated in ancient Rome, but the form that
influenced aviation appeared in 12th century Europe. - Answers kite; windmill
The ____ was called an airscrew in British usage and a moulinet (revolving fan) in French usage.
- Answers propeller
Cayley's 1853 flight in particular was historic as it was ___ of a full size manned aircraft. -
Answers free flight
A ____ has one lifting plane or surface, that is, one wing (a biplane has two; a triplane, three). -
Answers monoplane
The Wright Brothers started modestly by constructing a ___ in August 1899. - Answers biplane
kite
____ is the tendency for an airplane to return to the equilibrium once it is disturbed; and
inherently stable plane once disturbed would return to its original attitude. - Answers Stability
____ is the ability to turn, climb, descend roll and yaw. - Answers Maneuverability
On ___ in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew an airplane in manned,
powered, controlled, and sustained flights of a heavier-than-air aircraft. - Answers 17th of
December, 1903
On March 23, 1903 the Wright Brothers applied for a patent for their " ____". - Answers Flying
Machine
The Wright Brothers called the ____ "aeroplane" in their patent. - Answers wings
The pilot used these wires to ____ the wing for banking and turning. - Answers warp
