Cars, Cars, Cars
Mobility
The Wright Way to Fly
People
True/False
100
At first, a driver did not need a _______ in order to operate a car.
License
100
This is the term that describes the ability to move from place to place.
Mobility
100
The brothers went where to test their Flyers.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
100
Inventor of the Great Aerodrome
Langley
100
A diploma ensured that no one could steal the Wright Brothers' idea for the airplane.
False. -Patent
200
One benefit of the assembly line was:
Faster production time; workers did not need to move/products move from worker to worker; or, made products more affordable
200
Who bought the first military plane in 1909?
The U.S. army
200
The Wright's invented this to allow them to test small scale models of airplanes and gliders.
Wind tunnel
200
Invented a glider with rubber joints.
Chanute
200
Henry Ford was not the only person to manufacture cars.
True
300
Horsepower refers to what?
The power of a car's engine
300
Henry Ford modeled his car after a what?
Tractor
300
The brothers had what other business to fund their experiments.
Bicycle repair shop
300
Made gliders that look like a bird's wings and tail.
Lilienthal
300
The first automobile was invented by Henry Ford.
False
400
The Red Flag Act stated what three laws?
Two miles per hour in town; Four miles per hour out of town; and a person to walk in front carrying a flag.
400
Blades driven by a machine are called:
Propellers
400
Which brother piloted the Flyer on Dec. 17, 1903?
Orville Wright
400
Developed the gasoline engine.
Gottlieb Daimler and Jean Joseph Lenoir
400
One disadvantage of the steam powered engine is that it required a large gasoline tank.
False
500
The Model T was introduce by Henry Ford in what year?
1908
500
According to the Greek myth, what boy flew too close to the sun and melted the wax on his wings?
Icarus
500
Orville and Wilbur read books and wrote to what institution in order to get information about flying.
The Smithsonian Institution
500
The person whose job it is to get airplanes in and out of the airport safely.
Air Traffic Controller
500
The army wanted an airplane that could travel 120 miles at 40 miles per hour with two men on board.
False -distance of 125 miles
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