Hot air balloon and parachutes
What did Mike Blanchard do when he realized that his hot air balloon was going down?
Answer he threw away all his food and his drinks and even his clothes!
How fast was the robot jet scientists test in 2004 ( in the book )?
The jet went up to 5370 MPH per hour or 7 times the speed of sound about the speed of a rifle bullet.
What was the largest air ship ever built?
LZ 129 Hindenburg also known as the Hindenburg.
How fast can a falcon go when it dives?
180KMH
How did Giovanni Battista Danti celabrate gliding over a lake unhurt?
He jumped off perugia cathedral and crashed at the bottom.
What happends to your hand when you go up where the air is really thin?
Your hands turn black.
What happens when you take out the tail rotor of a helicopter?
The whole helicopter spins around and around and around.
How fast can the Zeppelin go ?
4.8 KMH
How did Wilbur Wright react when a boy sat on his hat.
Surprisingly nothing.
How were the montgolfier brothers rewarded by the king when they invented the hot air balloon?
They were rewarded with a gold medal.
What did John Wise use to test his parachute on?
He tied a cat to the parachute.
When was the aircraft mayfly made?
1910
What is the difference between the airship and a hot air balloon?
An airship has a skeleton inside the skin and a hot air balloon just has the skin. Airship has a propeller and a rudder.
How did the king of Persia ( king Kai Kaoos ) fly to China in 1500 BC?
He tied eagles to his throne and the eagles flew after goat meat on a spear.
What were the three main reasons about the Wright brother's plane that were bad?
There were no brakes, no seatbelts and you had to tie your dress around your leg if you wore one.
What did people do to stop the hot air balloon from rising to quickly
they put heavy sand bags on the sides of the hot air balloon.
Who won the race of flying the English Channel and win 10,000 pounds from the British newspaper in 1909?
Louis Bleriot
Until what time did the airships stop being filled up with hydrogen gas and why?
1930
because it is easy to catch on fire.
What are some examples of wing walking
Hanging on a plane while flying by bitting the wheel of the plane,leaping from plane to plane.
By 2009, how many passengers could a fully laden A380 European airbus could carry?
900
Who did Dolly Shepard on her parachute save in 1908
Louie May
How does turbine in the plane work?
1. Turbine squashes air into the chamber.
2. Combustion Chamber - fuel added.
3. Second turbine Powered by the burning gases.
4. Burning gases shooting from back of engine push plane forward very fast.
who was the most famous flyer of the airships in 1900s
Albert Santos -Dumont
What is the highest speed a super sonic jet could be?
More then 1200 KMH
In the world wars, why did pilots often wear scarves?
If you get the answer correct and you say how it affects fighting in the war.
The scarves stop the pilots from getting stiff necks. With a stiff neck it would be harder to look round and spot their enemies.