ASTB-E Aviation Historical Milestones exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

1783 - correct answer The French Montgolfier brothers fly in a hot air balloon for 5.5 miles in 25 minutes. 1861-65 - correct answer Observation balloons are used by both sides in the Civil War 1896 - correct answer American scientist Samuel Langley flies the first (unmanned) powered aircraft. Dec 17, 1903 - correct answer Wright brothers achieve first recognized powered, manned flight-Kitty Hawk, NC Nov 14, 1910 - correct answer First airplane take off from a ship. -Eugene B. Ely Jan 18, 1911 - correct answer First successful shipboard landing. -Eugene B. Ely 1913 - correct answer Igor Sikorsky builds first multi engined aircraft in Russia 1915 - correct answer US establishes National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, first gov't sponsored support of aviation research and development 1919 - correct answer First transatlantic air crossing by Navy and first nonstop transatlantic air crossing. 1920 - correct answer Launch of first aircraft carrier, the USS Langley, CV-1 1926 - correct answer Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid propellant rocket 1927 - correct answer Charles Lindberg makes the first solo flight across the Atlantic 1930 - correct answer First jet engine designed and patented by Frank Whittle. Not tested on an airplane until a decade later 1946 - correct answer The FH-1 Phantom is the first jet combat aircraft to operate from the deck of a US aircraft carrier and the Navy's first airplane to fly 500mph 1947 - correct answer Chuck Yeager, in the Bell X-1, is the first man to verifiably break the sound barrier. US Air Force is established. 1950-53 - correct answer Korean War, sees increasing use of jets and helicopters 1957 - correct answe