Golden Years 1
Misc. Aviation 2
Famous Planes 1
Famous Planes 2
Famous Planes 3
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The Golden Age make up what years?
1918-1939
End of World War I to start of World War II
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What years make up the Early years
Everything up to 1897
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What the name of the plane that dropped the Atomic Bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
Enola Gay
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What was the MIG-15?
First Soviet (Russian) Jet Fighter
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What was the first American Fighter Jet?
P-80 Shooting Star
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How did airplanes evolve during the Golden Years?
Evolved from Biplanes to Monoplanes
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Why does the Modern Age of Aviation start after World War II?
Its when Jets became standard.
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What was the first jet ever?
Heinkel HE 178
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What was the fighter that replaced the P-38 and was in service all the way up until the standardization of Jet fighters in the Korean War?
P-51 Mustang
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What was the first jet bomber?
B-47
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What did Barnstormers leave their field for?
Air races of 1920s and 1930s
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What was the largest airline in history?
The US Army airforce of World War II
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This was the fighter used by Richard bong powered by two turbosupercharger engines.
P-38 lighting.
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What was the Hindenburg?
Giant Zeppelin that crashed and killed many people over New Jersey in 1937.
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What was the significance of the U-2?
American highly successful high altitude spy plane
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What was the significance of the Wasp engine?
It was 220 pounds lighter than previous models and still produced excellent horsepower. Became standard of most fighters and many prop engines planes.
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What is Jimmy Doolittle famous for in Aviation?
Standardizing instrumental flight in 1939.
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What was the Spruce Goose?
Giant airplane designed by Howard Hughes that was the largest of its time and designed to carry troops.
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What was the significance of the Boeing Stratoliner?
First pressurized aircraft
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What was the first fighter jet to be able to go super sonic at will?
F-100 Super Sabre
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What were Air Races?
Competition between aviators to see who could break speed records, distance records, etc.
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What years make up the Pioneer Years?
1897 -1918
First Smithsonian flight to end of World War I
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What was the significance of the DC-1?
First airplane designed exclusively to be able to fly on one engine if the other one fails.
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What is the nickname of B-2 Bomber?
The flying wing
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What is the name of the prop airplane still used to this day by America and tis allies that can transport up to 90 troops, is very agile, and has a range of up to 2,000 miles?
YC-130 Hercules