Foundational Conceptions/Aviation Studies
Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
How many divisions of a bird's wing are there? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅2
Archimedes is responsible for establishing which principle? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅buoyancy
Who made the first hot air balloon? What year was the first flight? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier. 1783
What was JAC Charles responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅First manned flight of
a hydrogen balloon
What stability components did George Cayley add to fixed wing aircraft? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Streamlining for tail, movable tail surfaces, dihedral design
Who added inherent lateral and longitudinal stability to aircraft? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Alphonse Penaud
What book did Otto Lilienthal write? How many flights did he perform? What major
contribution did he make? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅"Bird Flight as the Basis of
Aviation". 2000. Wings with built in camber.
What was Octave Chanute best known for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Added the Pratt
Truss design to gliders
How long did the first successful flight of the Wright Bros. last for? How far did it fly? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅12 seconds. 120 ft.
How far did the Wright flyer go on the longest flight on December 17th? How long did it
last? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅853 ft. 59 seconds
, What two things was Glenn Curtiss best known for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inventing
ailerons and building the first seaplane.
What was Louis Bleriot best known for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅First to fly across the
English channel
Who was the first to perform a transcontinental flight? How many days did it last? What
year? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Calbraith Perry Rogers. 49 days. 1911.
Who was the first woman to fly across the English channel and become a licensed pilot? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Harriet Quimby
What two things was Igor Sikorsky best known for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inventing
helicopters and multiengine aircraft
Who was the first Trans-Atlantic flight performed by? What year? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Navy NC-4. 1919
Who was Bessie Coleman? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅First african american pilot,
learned french to move to france where she was allowed to fly.
Who was the first to circumnavigate the world? How many days did it take? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅US Army pilots. 49 days.
What four things did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 implement? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Nav aids, requires licenses for pilots with differing levels, airworthy
certifications for aircraft, accident investigation.
Who was Richard Byrd - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flew over the North Pole.
Who was the first to solo across the Atlantic from New York to Paris? How many hours did it
take? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Charles Lindberg. 33.5 hours.
Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
How many divisions of a bird's wing are there? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅2
Archimedes is responsible for establishing which principle? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅buoyancy
Who made the first hot air balloon? What year was the first flight? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier. 1783
What was JAC Charles responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅First manned flight of
a hydrogen balloon
What stability components did George Cayley add to fixed wing aircraft? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Streamlining for tail, movable tail surfaces, dihedral design
Who added inherent lateral and longitudinal stability to aircraft? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Alphonse Penaud
What book did Otto Lilienthal write? How many flights did he perform? What major
contribution did he make? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅"Bird Flight as the Basis of
Aviation". 2000. Wings with built in camber.
What was Octave Chanute best known for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Added the Pratt
Truss design to gliders
How long did the first successful flight of the Wright Bros. last for? How far did it fly? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅12 seconds. 120 ft.
How far did the Wright flyer go on the longest flight on December 17th? How long did it
last? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅853 ft. 59 seconds
, What two things was Glenn Curtiss best known for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inventing
ailerons and building the first seaplane.
What was Louis Bleriot best known for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅First to fly across the
English channel
Who was the first to perform a transcontinental flight? How many days did it last? What
year? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Calbraith Perry Rogers. 49 days. 1911.
Who was the first woman to fly across the English channel and become a licensed pilot? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Harriet Quimby
What two things was Igor Sikorsky best known for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inventing
helicopters and multiengine aircraft
Who was the first Trans-Atlantic flight performed by? What year? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Navy NC-4. 1919
Who was Bessie Coleman? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅First african american pilot,
learned french to move to france where she was allowed to fly.
Who was the first to circumnavigate the world? How many days did it take? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅US Army pilots. 49 days.
What four things did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 implement? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Nav aids, requires licenses for pilots with differing levels, airworthy
certifications for aircraft, accident investigation.
Who was Richard Byrd - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flew over the North Pole.
Who was the first to solo across the Atlantic from New York to Paris? How many hours did it
take? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Charles Lindberg. 33.5 hours.
