History
What was the first war in which aircraft were widely used?
World War 1
What is central body section of the aircraft holds passengers, cargo, and sometimes the cockpit?
The fuselage
What is the force that opposes gravity and allows an aircraft to become airborne?
Lift
Who was the first man to walk on the Moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong
What is the job title for the person who provides traffic separation and sequencing of aircraft both on the ground and in flight?
Air Traffic Controller
What flying inventions did the ancient Chinese create?
Rockets & Kites
What section of the aircraft generates lift and usually contains flaps and ailerons?
The wing
What is the force that pulls the aircraft toward Earth?
Weight/Gravity
What is the name of the reusable NASA spacecraft flew from 1981 to 2011?
The Space Shuttle
What is the call sign for any USAF aircraft carrying the President of the United States?
Air Force One
What aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947?
The Bell X-1
What is the section that includes the vertical and horizontal stabilizers?
The empennage
What is the force that jet engines and propellers produce to move an aircraft forward?
Thrust
What is the red planet targeted by many robotic missions and future human exploration?
Mars
What is the term for a sudden loss of lift, usually caused by an excessive angle of attack?
An aerodynamic stall
What is the name of the pilots who were the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown
What section has components attached to the wings or fuselage allow the aircraft to take off, land, and taxi on the ground?
The landing gear
What is the force that slows the aircraft down as it moves through the air?
Drag
What is the international laboratory orbiting Earth since 1998?
The International Space Station (ISS)
What is the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki?
Bockscar
Who was the first person to die in an airplane crash?
Lt Thomas E. Selfridge
What facility is often located at the nose of the aircraft, houses instruments, flight controls and seats?
The cockpit
What is the point at which the aircraft's longitudinal, latitudinal, and vertical axes intersect?
Center of Gravity
What company became the first private firm to send astronauts into orbit?
SpaceX
What dangerous weather phenomenon which involves a sudden, powerful downdraft, of air that can cause rapid loss of altitude, especially during takeoff or landing?
Microburst