OSU AVIATION 2000 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Who invented the hot air ballon? - ANS Montgolfier Brothers
Who is the father of aviation? - ANS Sir George Cayley
What are Aerostats? - ANS Lighter than air vehicles (first aircraft)
How do Aerostats work? - ANS Lift is provided by buoyant air (gas less dense than air) (lower
density, greater buoyancy)
What are the different classifications of Aerostats? - ANS Balloons and Airships
What are the different types of Aerostats? - ANS Blimps and Zeppelins
Who flew the first heavier-than-air aircraft? - ANS Orville and Wilbur Wright
What did WW1 do for aircraft development? - ANS Accelerated and weaponized aircraft
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, What was the purpose of the Air Commerce Act of 1926? - ANS Foster the development of
commercial aviation (business side of aviation over safety)
What did Transcontinental Air Transport do? - ANS Initiated a 48 hour coast to coast air-rail
service
What was the first generation aircraft built specifically for the purpose of being a passenger
airliner for the Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT)? - ANS Ford Tri-Motor
What did the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 do? - ANS Created the Civil Aeronautics Agency
(CAA) (safety over business)
Who was the first person to exceed the speed of sound in level flight in the Bell-X1? -
ANS Chuck Yeager
What is the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) responsible for? -
ANS Establishing safety standards for aviation worldwide
What is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) responsible for? - ANS Establishing and
enforcing safety standards in the United States
What is the National Transportation Safety Board responsible for? - ANS Investigating aviation
accidents and incidents and for making recommendations to improve aviation safety in the
United States
What is the order of Federal Regulation on Aviation? - ANS U.S. Constitution, Laws,
Regulations, Other Documents
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Who invented the hot air ballon? - ANS Montgolfier Brothers
Who is the father of aviation? - ANS Sir George Cayley
What are Aerostats? - ANS Lighter than air vehicles (first aircraft)
How do Aerostats work? - ANS Lift is provided by buoyant air (gas less dense than air) (lower
density, greater buoyancy)
What are the different classifications of Aerostats? - ANS Balloons and Airships
What are the different types of Aerostats? - ANS Blimps and Zeppelins
Who flew the first heavier-than-air aircraft? - ANS Orville and Wilbur Wright
What did WW1 do for aircraft development? - ANS Accelerated and weaponized aircraft
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, What was the purpose of the Air Commerce Act of 1926? - ANS Foster the development of
commercial aviation (business side of aviation over safety)
What did Transcontinental Air Transport do? - ANS Initiated a 48 hour coast to coast air-rail
service
What was the first generation aircraft built specifically for the purpose of being a passenger
airliner for the Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT)? - ANS Ford Tri-Motor
What did the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 do? - ANS Created the Civil Aeronautics Agency
(CAA) (safety over business)
Who was the first person to exceed the speed of sound in level flight in the Bell-X1? -
ANS Chuck Yeager
What is the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) responsible for? -
ANS Establishing safety standards for aviation worldwide
What is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) responsible for? - ANS Establishing and
enforcing safety standards in the United States
What is the National Transportation Safety Board responsible for? - ANS Investigating aviation
accidents and incidents and for making recommendations to improve aviation safety in the
United States
What is the order of Federal Regulation on Aviation? - ANS U.S. Constitution, Laws,
Regulations, Other Documents
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