Aviation History
These brothers made the first powered airplane flight in 1903.
Who were the Wright Brothers?
What is the A380?
KLAF
What is Purdue University Airport?
These visible clouds touching the ground can severely reduce visibility.
This was the year PPI was founded.
What is 1956?
This pilot flew the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927.
Who was Charles Lindbergh?
This supersonic passenger jet flew commercially from 1976 to 2003.
What is the Concorde?
KORD
What is Chicago O'Hare International Airport?
This phenomenon consists of violently rotating columns of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
What is a tornado?
PPI used to be based at this airport.
What was Aretz Airport?
This aviator disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.
Who was Amelia Earhart?
This reconnaissance aircraft built by Lockheed could cruise above Mach 3 and above 80,000 feet.
What is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird?
KIAD
What is Washington Dulles International Airport?
This type of icing occurs when large supercooled water droplets freeze on contact with aircraft.
What is clear ice?
This club aircraft has a Sentry Mini.
What is 47G?
This barrier island was the site of the first powered flight.
What is Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
This experimental plane was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight.
What is the Bell X-1?
EGLL
What is London Heathrow Airport?
These thunderstorm clouds are often associated with turbulence, lightning, and hail.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
This club aircraft is 47 years old.
What is 33T?
In 1947, this pilot became the first person to break the sound barrier.
Who was Chuck Yeager?
This German manufacturing company first produced the all-metal fuselage.
What is Junkers?
LFPG
What is Charles de Gaulles Airport?
This invisible hazard occurs when strong downward airflow from a thunderstorm spreads outward near the ground.
What is a microburst?
This is the brand of the propellors on both 33T and 47G.
What is Sensenich?