Early Flight
This pair of brothers made the first powered, controlled flight in 1903.
Who were the Wright Brothers?
This document, carried on every flight, lists aircraft limitations and procedures.
What is the POH (Pilot's Operating Handbook)?
This airport in the Southeastern United States is the world's busiest by passenger volume.
What is Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport?
This Boeing aircraft, nicknamed the "Queen of the Skies" revolutionized long-haul travel.
What is the 747?
Founded in 1926 as Varney Air Lines, this U.S. carrier is now the world’s largest by fleet size.
What is American Airlines?
This Ohio-born inventor built the first practical helicopter in the US.
Who is Igor Sikorsky?
Pilots use this instrument to maintain altitude.
What is the altimeter?
This lighting system helps pilots align with the runway during landing
What is an approach lighting system (ALS)?
What lightweight metal is most commonly used in aircraft structures due to its strength‑to‑weight ratio?
This airline, based in Dubai, operates the world’s largest fleet of Airbus A380s.
What is Emirates?
This 1939 U.S. program, designed to build a pool of civilian pilots before WWII, offered government‑subsidized flight training to private citizens at local airports.
What is the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP)?
The imaginary line running from the nose to tail of an aircraft.
What is the longitudinal axis?
This term describes the invisible, controlled region around an airport where aircraft are sequenced for landing.
What is the Terminal Control Area (TCA) or TRACON?
The Concorde's top speed exceeded this Mach number.
What is Mach 2?
“WN” is the code for this low‑cost U.S. airline known for open seating.
What is Southwest Airlines?
Before GPS, pilots flying early airmail relied heavily on these ground-based painted patterns and beacons to navigate at night.
What are airway beacons (or airway light beacons)?
The “six-pack” instrument that shows pitch and bank.
What is the attitude indicator?
This airport is built on artificial islands in Osaka Bay.
What is Kansai International Airport?
This control surface on the tail controls pitch.
What is the elevator?
This airline retired the last commercial Boeing 747 in the U.S. in 2017.
What is Delta Airlines?
This German airship, destroyed in 1937, marked the end of the zeppelin era.
What was the Hindenburg?
A sudden change in wind speed or direction over a short distance.
What is wind shear?
The protected airspace around an airport designed to keep obstacles clear for instrument approaches
What is a TERPS surface?
This jet fighters, introduced in 1976, is known as the "Tomcat".
What is the F-14?
This cargo airline operates the world’s largest fleet of Boeing 777 freighters.
What is FedEx Express?