WRIGHT BROS
BOEING
WWI
BALLOONS/AIRSHIPS
JETS
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What is what the Wright Brother's did before constructing planes?
Bike construction.
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What business was Boeing in before he got into aviation?
Lumber.
100
Who shot down the most planes in World War I?
The Red Baron.
100
What caused the Hindenburg to explode?
The hydrogen caught on fire.
100
Who was the first woman to break the sound barrier?
Jacqueline Cochran.
200
Where was the first manned powered flight at?
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
200
What did Boeing's company produce when the plane market fell?
Boats and furniture.
200
What were planes initially used in World War I?
The observation of enemy positions and defenses.
200
What is the less common name of engine driven and steerable balloons?
Dirigible.
200
What is hypersonic?
Above Mach 5.0.
300
Why was aircraft development stalled before World War I?
The Wright Brothers wanted to take legal action against anyone who tried to use their designs.
300
Who was the senator that tried to destroy Boeing?
Hugo Black.
300
What was the name of the famous group of American pilots who served with the French during World War I?
Lafayette Escadrille.
300
When was the first hot air balloon made?
1783.
300
What are the names of the three types of jets?
Turbojet, turboprop, and turbofan.
400
What was the year of the first flight?
1903
400
What was the name of Boeing's first plane?
B & W Seaplane (Model 1)
400
What was the name of the device in airplanes that let them shoot through their own active propeller?
An interrupter.
400
What are the three types of airships?
Rigid, nonrigid, and semirigid.
400
What Mach did Yeager reach in an X-1?
Mach 2.42
500
In 1913, what did the Wright Brothers achieve?
The Collier Trophy.
500
What was Boeing's ground breaking commercial aircraft that first appeared in 1954?
707 Boeing Jet Airliner.
500
What weapon was used during the first air-to-air conflicts in World War I?
Pistols.
500
What is the name of the world's first commercial airship?
LZ-7.
500
What is the ratio used to calculate Mach?
The ratio of an aircraft's speed to the local speed of sound.
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