Aviation Pioneers
Who sponsored Calbraith Perry Rodgers flight across the United States?
Soft Drink manufacturer, Vin Fiz
What are the two phases of bird flight?
Ground and lift
What was needed to keep early balloons in the air?
Keep the air inside the balloon hot
Which of the Wright brothers' gliders was a big disappointment?
The second glider
What did Blanche Stuart Scott remove from her plane's engine to get it to fly?
A small piece of wood
What was the prize offered by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst for flying across the United States in 30 days?
$50,000
Who is credited as the first human attempt to fly?
Armen Firman
What gag did J.A.C Charles use in his balloon?
Hydrogen
What were the two parts of the Wright Flyer's wings?
Spars and ribs
What did Harriet Quimby set a record for?
Landing 7'9" from her takeoff point.
(planes did not have brakes)
Who was the first enlisted man to become a pilot?
US Army Private First Class (PFC) Venon Burge
What important invention did the Chinese make in AD 800s?
Gunpowder
Who do most historians give credit for inventing the first successful dirigible?
Henri Giffard
What did the Wright brothers invent in order to control yaw?
The single, movable rudder
Who was the second woman to earn her pilots license?
Matilde Moisant
(won trophy for flying at 2,500'
How many enlisted pilots could the Army Aeronautical Division have?
12
What was the first aircraft with directional control?
Glider
What aeronaut organized the Balloon Corps of the Union Army?
Thaddeus Lowe
Who was the first US military casualty?
1st Lt Thomas Selfridge
Who was the 4th and youngest woman to earn her pilot's license?
Katherine Stinson
When did the House Representatives pass a bill that authorized enlisted men to fly?
18 July 1914
What are the two types of lift?
Bernoullian or Induced Lift
Newtonian or Dynamic Lift
When was the balloon section of the Signal Corps established?
1892
What did the Wright brothers have better control off with the elevator at the front of the glider?
Climb and descent
How old was Katherine Stinson when she earned her pilot's license?
16