Spaatz Aerospace Practice Quiz Exam
2026 Questions and Answers
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his son could
escape imprisonment - Correct answer-Daedalus
Invented gunpowder - Correct answer-The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies - Correct answer-The
Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight - Correct answer-Leonardo da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon - Correct answer-Laurenco deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon - Correct answer-Montgolfier
brothers
Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army - Correct answer-Thaddeus
S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible - Correct answer-Ferdinand von Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation" - Correct answer-Otto Lilienthal
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,First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight - Correct answer-The
Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon - Correct answer-The dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb -
Correct answer-Toricelli, von Guericke, and Pascal
Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft once it is
flying - Correct answer-The three basic problems of flight
Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics - Correct answer-George Caley
Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs - Correct
answer-John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight - Correct answer-The Wright brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on - Correct answer-December
17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the wing-warping
technique - Correct answer-Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe - Correct answer-Alberto Santos-
Dumont
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,Was the first person to fly across the English Channel - Correct answer-Louis
Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at - Correct answer-Rheims, France
Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft - Correct answer-Igor Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines - Correct answer-They were too heavy
Was the French "ace of aces" - Correct answer-Rene Fonck
Was a former race car driver - Correct answer-Eddie Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer - Correct answer-Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces" - Correct answer-Edward Mannock
Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack - Correct answer-Billy Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille - Correct answer-Raoul Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation - Correct answer-Glenn
Curtiss
Made the first flight from the deck of a ship - Correct answer-Eugene Ely
Are rotory-wing aircraft because the wings rotate - Correct answer-Helicopters
Primarily used for observation at the beginning of World War I - Correct answer-
Airplanes
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, Used to drive off attacking bombers in World War I - Correct answer-Fighter
aircraft
Was America's "ace of aces" in World War I - Correct answer-Eddie Rickenbacker
If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; if you lose the air, you cannot win -
Correct answer-Lesson learned in World War I
Began in America when Ralph Pulitzer offered a trophy to promote high-speed
flight - Correct answer-The Pulitzer Trophy Race
Was a result of the Pulitzer Trophy Race - Correct answer-The National Air Races
Transcontinental speed race - Correct answer-The Bendix Race
Was led by a group of women fliers called the Ninety-Nines - Correct answer-The
Woman's Air Derby
Formed an organization in 1915 called the National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics (NACA) - Correct answer-Woodrow Wilson
Developed more efficient wing shapes - Correct answer-School of Aeronautics at
New York University
Developed the first practical helicopter - Correct answer-Igor Sikorsky
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2026 Questions and Answers
According to legend, __________ built two sets of wings so he and his son could
escape imprisonment - Correct answer-Daedalus
Invented gunpowder - Correct answer-The Chinese
May have used man-carrying kites to spy on their enemies - Correct answer-The
Chinese
Developed first known principles of flight - Correct answer-Leonardo da Vinci
Invented the hot air balloon - Correct answer-Laurenco deGusmano
First human passengers flew on their balloon - Correct answer-Montgolfier
brothers
Organized Balloon Signal Service of the Union Army - Correct answer-Thaddeus
S. C. Lowe
First successful rigid dirigible - Correct answer-Ferdinand von Zepplin
"Father of Modern Aviation" - Correct answer-Otto Lilienthal
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,First success in controlled, powered, and sustained flight - Correct answer-The
Wright brothers
An important improvement over the balloon - Correct answer-The dirigible
Was who learned that atmospheric pressure decreases the higher you climb -
Correct answer-Toricelli, von Guericke, and Pascal
Developing necessary lift, sustaining that lift, and controlling the aircraft once it is
flying - Correct answer-The three basic problems of flight
Laid the foundation for modern aeronautics - Correct answer-George Caley
Developed the wings having a front and a rear spar, with connecting ribs - Correct
answer-John Stringfellow
Solved the three basic problems of flight - Correct answer-The Wright brothers
The Wright brothers successfully flew their Flyer on - Correct answer-December
17, 1903
Built a Wright-style glider in 1904, and used ailerons to replace the wing-warping
technique - Correct answer-Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Flew the first powered aircraft from Europe - Correct answer-Alberto Santos-
Dumont
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,Was the first person to fly across the English Channel - Correct answer-Louis
Bleriot
The first international air meet was held at - Correct answer-Rheims, France
Built and flew the first four-engine aircraft - Correct answer-Igor Sikorsky
A problem with early aircraft engines - Correct answer-They were too heavy
Was the French "ace of aces" - Correct answer-Rene Fonck
Was a former race car driver - Correct answer-Eddie Rickenbacker
Was a Dutch airplane designer - Correct answer-Anthony Fokker
Was the British "ace of aces" - Correct answer-Edward Mannock
Commanded the first mass-air bombing attack - Correct answer-Billy Mitchell
Was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille - Correct answer-Raoul Lufberry
Was a motorcycle racer before being interested in aviation - Correct answer-Glenn
Curtiss
Made the first flight from the deck of a ship - Correct answer-Eugene Ely
Are rotory-wing aircraft because the wings rotate - Correct answer-Helicopters
Primarily used for observation at the beginning of World War I - Correct answer-
Airplanes
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, Used to drive off attacking bombers in World War I - Correct answer-Fighter
aircraft
Was America's "ace of aces" in World War I - Correct answer-Eddie Rickenbacker
If you control the air, you cannot be beaten; if you lose the air, you cannot win -
Correct answer-Lesson learned in World War I
Began in America when Ralph Pulitzer offered a trophy to promote high-speed
flight - Correct answer-The Pulitzer Trophy Race
Was a result of the Pulitzer Trophy Race - Correct answer-The National Air Races
Transcontinental speed race - Correct answer-The Bendix Race
Was led by a group of women fliers called the Ninety-Nines - Correct answer-The
Woman's Air Derby
Formed an organization in 1915 called the National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics (NACA) - Correct answer-Woodrow Wilson
Developed more efficient wing shapes - Correct answer-School of Aeronautics at
New York University
Developed the first practical helicopter - Correct answer-Igor Sikorsky
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