Download Aviation History Quiz: From World War I to the Golden Age and more Exams Aviation in PDF only on Docsity!
AFJROTC // Developing Flight Exam
Who first bolted an automatic rifle to his plane so he could shoot straight through the propeller? -Correct Answer โ โ Roland Garros
Who built an interrupting gear for machine guns attached to the plane's engine? -Correct Answer โ โ Anthony Fokker
What was a goal of Allied pilots in the Battle of Saint Mihiel? -Correct Answer โ โ Destroy German airplanes in hangars
How many days did the Battle of Saint Mihiel last? -Correct Answer โ โ 4
How many planes did America have at the start of the Great War? - Correct Answer โ โ 20
What type of aircraft was in use from the start of World War I? - Correct Answer โ โ Observation
Three qualities a fighter aircraft needs? -Correct Answer โ โ Lightweight, fast, and maneuverable
Which fighter was built by the British? -Correct Answer โ โ Sopwith Camel
Who built an all-metal, low-wing monoplane fighter? -Correct Answer โ โ Hugo Junkers
What speed did fighter aircraft obtain by 1918? -Correct Answer โ โ 130 mph
What was the name of the bomber designed by the British? -Correct Answer โ โ Super-Handley Page
What did the US House of Representatives authorize on 18 July 1914? -Correct Answer โ โ Creation of an aviation branch of the Army's Signal Corps
How much money did Congress appropriate for airplanes in 1916 after the 1st Aero Squadron's planes were not powerful enough to get over
About how many men were enlisted in the Air Service by the end of the war? -Correct Answer โ โ 9,
Why did the US government cancel $100 million worth of airplane contracts after the war ended? -Correct Answer โ โ They didn't see how important aircraft could be for national security in peacetime
What percentage did aircraft production drop after the war ended? - Correct Answer โ โ 85%
Many of these became barnstormers because military aviation had been cut back? -Correct Answer โ โ Former Army pilots
Who did Orville Wright call "the greatest pilot of all time"? -Correct Answer โ โ Lincoln Beachey
Which of the following was Lincoln Beachey credited with being the first to accomplish? -Correct Answer โ โ First American pilot to perform the inside loop
Best known for his 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, was a barnstormer at the beginning of his career? -Correct Answer โ โ Charles A. Lindbergh
Who was the first woman in the United States to become a licensed transport pilot? -Correct Answer โ โ Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie
What government committee did Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie get appointed to? -Correct Answer โ โ National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
What are the years between 1919 and 1939 called? -Correct Answer โ โ Golden age of aviation
What building material was used to build aircraft between 1919 and 1939? -Correct Answer โ โ Metal
What was a key advance in aviation between 1919 and 1939? -Correct Answer โ โ Engines became more reliable
What airplane had the first pressurized cabin and could fly at 20, feet? -Correct Answer โ โ 307 Stratoliner
What agency was created to investigate air accidents? -Correct Answer โ โ Air Safety Board
What was the first all-metal airliner? -Correct Answer โ โ Boeing 247
What aircraft was built for American Airways? -Correct Answer โ โ DC-
What percentage of all commercial traffic was the DC-3 carrying in 1939? -Correct Answer โ โ 75%
What name did military pilots give to the C-47? -Correct Answer โ โ Gooney Bird
What is considered the "ultimate flying boat"? -Correct Answer โ โ Boeing 314
What country could accept American pilots that did not want to wait for the United States to join the war? -Correct Answer โ โ France
Who was the most famous pilot of the Lafayette Escadrille? -Correct Answer โ โ Raoul Lufbery
What important thing did Eddie Rickenbacker do for his men? -Correct Answer โ โ Got them equipped with parachutes
How long was Frank Luke's career as a combat pilot? -Correct Answer โ โ 17 days
Who was the only African American to serve as a pilot during World War I? -Correct Answer โ โ Eugene Bullard
Who was the only aircraft manufacturer in the United States at the time of World War I? -Correct Answer โ โ Curtiss Aircraft
Who was the first to attempt a long-range bombing raid? -Correct Answer โ โ Britain
According to Joseph Corn, what did people expect from airplanes? - Correct Answer โ โ That soon they would fly their own family plane
According to Joseph Corn, what did the airplane symbolize? -Correct Answer โ โ The promise of the future
What did Lindbergh encourage people to do during his tour of the country? -Correct Answer โ โ Get pilot training
Who was considered a true goodwill ambassador for aviation? - Correct Answer โ โ Charles Lindbergh
How many men and women died in unsuccessful attempts to fly across the Atlantic in 1927, the year Lindbergh achieved fame? - Correct Answer โ โ 19
Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic? -Correct Answer โ โ Amelia Earhart
Why did Wilmer Stultz ask Amelia Earhart to fly across the Atlantic with him? -Correct Answer โ โ He wanted to win a prize offered by Pittsburgh heiress Amy Phipps Guest
Which of the following is an accomplishment of Amelia Earhart? - Correct Answer โ โ She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
What was unique about Amelia Earhart's attempt to fly around the world? -Correct Answer โ โ She wanted to circle the globe as close as possible to the equator
Who made the first successful blind flight? -Correct Answer โ โ James Harold Doolittle
Who was the third enlisted man in the Army to become a pilot? - Correct Answer โ โ William C. Ocker
What device did Ocker use to solve spatial disorientation? -Correct Answer โ โ Turn-and-bank indicator
