Yeager Aerospace Study Guide Question Answers
Who is credited with inventing gunpowder? Chinese
Who was a great artist, architect, man of science and Leonardo da
Vinci conducted the first scientific experiments in the field of
aviation?
The first use of balloons by the United States military the Civil
War occurred during ___________
, Who built and flew the world's first successful rigid Ferdinand von Zeppelin
dirigible?
Who has been called the "Father of Modern Aviation"? Otto Lilienthal
Which one of the following statements about the Wright On December 17, 1903, the Flyer flew for two minutes and
1200 feet Brothers is NOT true?
The first men to fly in a lighter-than-air craft rode a True
Montgolfier balloon into the air over Paris on November
21, 1783. True or False?
In 1903, the Aerodrome, built by Samuel Pierpont Langley,
True
was launched by catapult from a barge in the Potomac
River. It did not fly and fell into the river. True or False?
The first balloon flight in the United States took place in
False 1793 with President George Washington and Benjamin
Franklin on board. The balloon ride lasted over one hour,
and both Washington and Franklin landed safely. True or
False?
A dirigible is defined as a heavier-than-air craft that
False cannot be steered. True or False?
In the early 1900's the Wright Brothers signed a contract Wilbur was in France demonstrating the airplane for European
governments. with the US Army to build an airplane. While Orville was
working on the contract, what was Wilbur doing?
The first powered dirigible in the United States used a Curtiss
_________engine
Who won the 1908 Scientific American Trophy and the Glenn Curtiss
1909 Gordon Bennett Trophy?
In 1911, __________ ____________ became America's first licensed Harriet Quimby
female pilot
Who built the first powered monoplane and also built 11 Louis
Bleriot planes before getting one that could cross the English
Channel?
Who designed and flew the first 4-engine aircraft? Igor Sikorsky
When World War I ended, the speed of aircraft has 140, 150 and 24,000
increased to ___ to ___mph, and could operate up to about
______feet
Who were the Lafayette Escadrille group? They were a group of Americans who flew for France in WWI
Who is credited with inventing gunpowder? Chinese
Who was a great artist, architect, man of science and Leonardo da
Vinci conducted the first scientific experiments in the field of
aviation?
The first use of balloons by the United States military the Civil
War occurred during ___________
, Who built and flew the world's first successful rigid Ferdinand von Zeppelin
dirigible?
Who has been called the "Father of Modern Aviation"? Otto Lilienthal
Which one of the following statements about the Wright On December 17, 1903, the Flyer flew for two minutes and
1200 feet Brothers is NOT true?
The first men to fly in a lighter-than-air craft rode a True
Montgolfier balloon into the air over Paris on November
21, 1783. True or False?
In 1903, the Aerodrome, built by Samuel Pierpont Langley,
True
was launched by catapult from a barge in the Potomac
River. It did not fly and fell into the river. True or False?
The first balloon flight in the United States took place in
False 1793 with President George Washington and Benjamin
Franklin on board. The balloon ride lasted over one hour,
and both Washington and Franklin landed safely. True or
False?
A dirigible is defined as a heavier-than-air craft that
False cannot be steered. True or False?
In the early 1900's the Wright Brothers signed a contract Wilbur was in France demonstrating the airplane for European
governments. with the US Army to build an airplane. While Orville was
working on the contract, what was Wilbur doing?
The first powered dirigible in the United States used a Curtiss
_________engine
Who won the 1908 Scientific American Trophy and the Glenn Curtiss
1909 Gordon Bennett Trophy?
In 1911, __________ ____________ became America's first licensed Harriet Quimby
female pilot
Who built the first powered monoplane and also built 11 Louis
Bleriot planes before getting one that could cross the English
Channel?
Who designed and flew the first 4-engine aircraft? Igor Sikorsky
When World War I ended, the speed of aircraft has 140, 150 and 24,000
increased to ___ to ___mph, and could operate up to about
______feet
Who were the Lafayette Escadrille group? They were a group of Americans who flew for France in WWI
