Intro to Aviation Final Exam Study
Guide Exam|112 Questions with
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Otto Lillienthal experimented with ornithopters.
1) True
2) False - -1) True
- The title "Father of the Float Plane" belongs to _______.
1) Glenn Curtis
2) Samuel Langley
3) Henri Faber
4) None of the Above - -3) Henri Faber
- France Wenham is best known for ______.
1) The Whirling Arm
2) The Father on Gliders
3) The Machine Gun
4) The Wind Tunnel
5) None of the Above - -4) The Wind Tunnel
- Henson and Stringfellow were attempting to use a ____ engine to power
their flying machine.
1) Jet
2) Rotary
3) Gasoline
4) Steam - -4) Steam
- The first flight across North America was completed in 49 days. Who made
this historic flight?
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Cal Rogers
3) Roger Bacon
4) None of the Above - -2) Cal Rogers
- Sir George Cayley is best known as the _______.
1) Father of Gliders
2) Father of Orville and Wilbur
3) Father of Aerial Navigation
4) Father of the Sea Plane - -3) Father of Aerial Navigation
- The term aileron was invented by the French aviator ___.
1) Albert Santos-Dumont
,2) Clement Ader
3) Felix Du Temple de la Croix
4) Henry Farman - -4) Henry Farman
- During the first air meet one of the main competitions was the Gordon
Bennett Cup race. The winner of this race was based on the best time over
two laps. Who won the Gordon Bennett Cup?
1) Glenn Curtiss
2) Gustave Whitehead
3) Louis Bleriot
4) Claude Grahame-White - -1) Glenn Curtiss
- The U.S. Navy had no interest in floatplanes.
1) True
2) False - -2) False
- What did the crossing of the English Channel by airplane prove to England?
1) The airplane is nothing but a toy.
2) England only needs a strong Navy
3) All of the Above
4) None of the Above - -4) None of the Above
- At first the French considered the Wright Brothers as frauds.
1) True
2) False - -1) True
- Who invented the Split S Maneuver?
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Cal Rogers
3) Roger Bacon
4) None of the Above - -1) Lincoln Beachey
- On July 24, 1909 the first successful flight across the English Channel was
made by ____.
1) Lincoln Beachey
2) Henri Fabre
3) Hubert Latham
4) Louis Bleriot - -4) Louis Bleriot
- The first American Air Show was held in Los Angeles in 1910. At what
airfield in California were the races held?
1) Mojave Field
2) Rodriguez Field
3) Oceanside Field
4) Dominguez Field
5) None of the Above - -4) Dominguez Field
, - Hiram Maxim was best known for the _______.
1) Machine Gun
2) First Glider Flight
3) Carbonic-Acid Engine
4) All of the Above - -1) Machine Gun
- In 1783 a Duck, _____, and a ______ were the first passengers in a balloon.
1) Sheep and Rooster
2) Pig and Dog
3) Dog and Cat
4) Rooster and Pig - -1) Sheep and Rooster
- The statement "It is not necessarily for human beings to fly, but it so
happens that God did not give them the knowledge of how to do it. It follows
therefore that anyone who claims that he can fly must have sought the aid of
the Devil. To attempt to fly is therefore sinful." Was given by ______.
1) Oliver the Monk
2) Leonardo da Vinci
3) Roger Bacon
4) Clement Ader - -3) Roger Bacon
- _______ probably had the most comprehensive database on aeronautical
knowledge.
1) Octave Chanute
2) Alberto Santos-Dumont
3) Otto Lilenthal
4) Glenn Curtiss - -1) Octave Chanute
- The Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) was created in 1907 by ______.
1) Orville and Wilber Wright
2) Glenn Curtiss
3) Alexander Graham Bell
4) Samuel Langley - -3) Alexander Graham Bell
- The first scientific approach to flight occurred in the 15th Century with
______.
1) The Wright Brothers
2) Leonardo da Vinci
3) Sir George Cayley
4) Daniel Bernoulli - -2) Leonardo da Vinci
- The U.S. Army gave Samuel Langley $500,000 dollars to construct an
aerodrome capable of carrying a pilot.
1) True
2) False - -2) False
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