World War I
During World War I planes transitioned from being made of fabric and wood to being made of this material.
Metal
In the 1920's women were able to fly, but they were unable to do many other things. Name at least one.
- Preach
- Serve on a jury
- Obtain a loan
- Vote
- Serve in the military
Name one of the advancements in WWII aviation (not the three types of aircraft).
- Enclosed cockpits
- All-metal airplanes
- Retractable landing gear
- Powerful engines
- More accurate bombsights
The first commercial airline took off and landed from this type of terrain.
Water
Name one of the ways that airmail had been delivered in the past.
- Kites
- Pigeon post
- Air balloons
Water-cooled engines were heavy and unreliable, which is why they were replaced by engines that used this as coolant instead.
Air
Katherine Stinson was able to get into aviation because her family owned this flight-related business.
Flight school/airplane manufacture plant
Name the two of the three types of aircraft that were developed for World War II.
Fighters, bombers, and transport
The first commercial airline was able to carry this many passengers (NOT including the pilot)
One
Delivering mail was often called "one of America's most _________ jobs".
Dangerous/deadliest
This was the first kind of weapon used in air-to-air combat.
Pistol
The first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, who disappeared with her co-pilot during an attempt to fly around the world.
Amelia Earhart
The Vought F-4U Corsair had a large propeller and was launched from aircraft carriers. It was designed with bent wings (seagull wings) to prevent this part from hitting the ground.
Propellor
The first airline was based on this US state.
Florida
This WWI plane was the first used for airmail (despite only being able to carry 300 lbs of mail).
Curtiss "Jenny"
Plane wings were made shorter in order to make this war activity easier.
Surveillance/reconnaisance
Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman to earn a pilot license, but because American flight schools denied her access, she learned to fly in this European country.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was the bomber responsible for dropping these famous bombs.
The atomic bombs that ended WWII
Name TWO of the reasons the first airline failed.
- Demand decreased when winter residents moved back North
- Only one passenger
- Low cargo capacity
- Expensive tickets
- Limited destinations
Flying at night was made possible by the creation of these structures (and the concrete arrows on the ground that accompanied them).
Beacons
This kind of a gear allowed for nose-mounted machine guns to be timed to fire between rotations of the plane's propellors.
Interrupter gear
Harriet Quimby was the first woman to earn her pilot's license. Prior to that she had this job, which was unusual for women at this time.
Journalist
What was one of the benefits of having pressurized cabins on planes?
- No more oxygen masks
The plane used (a Benoit Model XIV Airboat) had a relatively weak engine that only put out this many horsepower.
75
This US state is the only one that still operates Federal Airway Beacons.
Montana