What principle does a balloon operate on?
a. Gas.
b. Lift.
c. Buoyancy.
d. Floatation.
What is C, buoyancy
100
What two things helped pilots steer airships?
a. Rudders and power sources.
b. Rudders and wings.
c. Wings and propellers.
d. None of the above.
What is A, rudders and power sources.
100
What was Thaddeus Lowe known as?
a. A balloon maker.
b. An aeronaut.
c. A dirigible inventor.
d. A soldier in the Confederate Army.
What is B, an Aeronaut
100
During the Battle of San Juan Hill, US Commanders made the all of the following changes to strategy after hearing the observations from the balloon, except:
a. Divided their soldiers into two forces to advance.
b. Relieved congestion on the main road where the Americans were more vulnerable.
c. Directed artillery fire from El Pozo Hill against the San Juan Hill trenches.
d. Created a surprise diversion attack to divide the Spanish forces.
What is D, created a surprise diversion attack to divide the Spanish forces.
100
What is an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces, usually placed one above the other?
a. An airplane.
b. A glider.
c. A biplane.
d. A monoplane.
What is C, a biplane
200
If the air or gas inside a balloon is lighter than the air around it, what will happen to the balloon?
a. It will sink.
b. It will float.
c. It will burst.
d. It will zip around the room.
What is B, it will float
200
What type of airship did Santos-Dumont build?
a. Rigid.
b. Non-rigid.
c. Un-powered.
d. Commercial.
What is B, non-rigid
200
What did Thaddeus Lowe’s balloon demonstration for President Lincoln prove that balloons could be useful for?
a. Firing on the enemy from the air.
b. Sending messages from one section of the Army to another.
c. Keeping an eye on the enemy’s forces.
d. Transporting materials.
What is C, keeping an eye on the enemy’s forces
200
What three important forces in connection with aviation did Sir George Cayley identify?
a. Buoyancy, lift, and propulsion.
b. Buoyancy, lift, and thrust.
c. Lift, drag, and propulsion.
d. Lift, drag, and thrust.
What is D, lift, drag, and thrust
200
What is an aircraft with one set of wings?
a. An airplane.
b. A glider.
c. A biplane.
d. A monoplane.
What is D, a monoplane
300
Who invented the hot-air balloon?
a. Leonardo da Vinci.
b. The Montgolfier brothers.
c. Laurenço de Gusmão.
d. J. A. C. Charles.
What is C, Laurenço de Gusmão
300
What landmark did Alberto Santos-Dumont fly around in one of his airships?
a. The Eiffel Tower in Paris.
b. Big Ben in London.
c. The Statue of Liberty in New York City.
d. The Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
What is A, The Eiffel Tower in Paris
300
What group did Thaddeus Lowe organize?
a. Balloon Corps of the Confederate Army.
b. Balloon Corps of the Union Army.
c. US Balloon Corps during the War of 1812.
d. US Balloon Corps during the Spanish-American War.
What is B, Balloon Corps of the Union Army
300
What is the pull, or slowing effect, of air on an aircraft?
a. Thrust.
b. Buoyancy.
c. Drag.
d. Streamlining.
What is C, drag
300
What powered Samuel Langley’s first flying models?
a. Rockets.
b. Rubber bands.
c. Steam engines.
d. Compressed gases.
What is B, rubber bands
400
What is the upward force on an aircraft against gravity?
a. Propulsion.
b. Floatation.
c. Flight.
d. Lift.
What is D, lift
400
What type of dirigible was Count von Zeppelin the first to build and fly?
a. Powered by an internal-combustion engine.
b. Cigar-shaped.
c. Equipped with propellers.
d. Rigid.
What is D, rigid
400
Who insisted on bringing the Army’s single spy balloon as close to the action as possible during the Battle of San Juan Hill?
a. Brig Gen Adolphus V. Greely.
b. Thaddeus Lowe.
c. Lt Col George M. Derby.
d. President Lincoln.
What is C, Lt Col George M. Derby
400
What is the forward force driving an aircraft?
a. Thrust.
b. Buoyancy.
c. Propulsion.
d. Lift.
What is A, thrust
400
What happened to the Aerodrome during Langley’s first test flight of his aircraft?
a. It caught on fire.
b. Its engine didn’t work well.
c. It fell into the river.
d. It flew perfectly.
What is C, it fell into the river
500
What is a steerable airship?
a. An airplane.
b. A balloon.
c. A dirigible.
d. A glider.
What is C, a dirigible
500
What were the world’s first commercial airships known as?
a. Dumontians.
b. Zeppelins.
c. Airboats.
d. The Flying Ships.
What is B, Zeppelins
500
What could observers on board the balloon see during the Battle of San Juan Hill?
a. A new trail leading to the Spanish forces.
b. Fewer Spanish forces than expected.
c. More Spanish forces than expected.
d. Retreating Spanish forces.
What is A, a new trail leading to the Spanish forces
500
Who is often called the “Father of Modern Aviation”?
a. Wilbur Wright.
b. Sir George Cayley.
c. Samuel Langley.
d. Otto Lilienthal.
What is D, Otto Lilienthal
500
What do historians fault Samuel Langley for not spending enough time on?
a. How to power his aircraft.
b. How to control his aircraft.
c. How to get enough lift for his aircraft.
d. All of the above.