AFJROTC // The Modern Air Force Exam
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Who built a model steam-powered helicopter in 1842? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅W.H.
Phillips
Who flew a helicopter in 1907, but needed the help of four assistants to hold it steady? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Louis Bréguet
Who made the first successful flight in an autogiro in 1923? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Juan de la Cierva
What was the first helicopter a pilot could completely control? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅FA-61
What was the first practical helicopter? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅VS-300
What was the first mass-production helicopter? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅R-4
What helicopter made the first cross-country flight in 1942? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅XR-4
When did the military first use helicopters? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅WW II
What helicopter was featured in the television series M.A.S.H.? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅H-13 Sioux
What was one of the most successful helicopters of all time? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Bell Helicopter Model 47
, Which of the following helicopters was also used as a primary rescue helicopter in the
Korean War? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky S-51
What helicopter was used as a multipurpose transport helicopter in Korea? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky H-19
What was the Indian nickname for the HU-1A "Huey" helicopter? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Iroquois
What was the primary medevac helicopter in Vietnam? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅HU-1A
"Huey"
What distinct sound does the UH-1 make? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Whomp whomp
Which of the following is true regarding the Huey? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Was the
US military's first turbine-engine helicopter
What long-range helicopter was used in Vietnam made it invaluable for combat search and
rescue? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅HH-3E "Jolly Green Giant"
What helicopter does the US Customs and Border Protection use? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky S-70
What helicopter has an unusual long and low-set shape that can fit inside a C-130 Hercules? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
What helicopter has been modified for the Air Force for aircrew search and rescue in all
weather situations? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk
What post-Vietnam helicopter is designed as an attack helicopter? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Boeing AH-64 Apache
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Who built a model steam-powered helicopter in 1842? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅W.H.
Phillips
Who flew a helicopter in 1907, but needed the help of four assistants to hold it steady? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Louis Bréguet
Who made the first successful flight in an autogiro in 1923? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Juan de la Cierva
What was the first helicopter a pilot could completely control? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅FA-61
What was the first practical helicopter? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅VS-300
What was the first mass-production helicopter? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅R-4
What helicopter made the first cross-country flight in 1942? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅XR-4
When did the military first use helicopters? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅WW II
What helicopter was featured in the television series M.A.S.H.? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅H-13 Sioux
What was one of the most successful helicopters of all time? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Bell Helicopter Model 47
, Which of the following helicopters was also used as a primary rescue helicopter in the
Korean War? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky S-51
What helicopter was used as a multipurpose transport helicopter in Korea? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky H-19
What was the Indian nickname for the HU-1A "Huey" helicopter? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Iroquois
What was the primary medevac helicopter in Vietnam? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅HU-1A
"Huey"
What distinct sound does the UH-1 make? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Whomp whomp
Which of the following is true regarding the Huey? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Was the
US military's first turbine-engine helicopter
What long-range helicopter was used in Vietnam made it invaluable for combat search and
rescue? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅HH-3E "Jolly Green Giant"
What helicopter does the US Customs and Border Protection use? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky S-70
What helicopter has an unusual long and low-set shape that can fit inside a C-130 Hercules? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
What helicopter has been modified for the Air Force for aircrew search and rescue in all
weather situations? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk
What post-Vietnam helicopter is designed as an attack helicopter? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Boeing AH-64 Apache
