Plane Types
What type of aircraft is most commonly used in flight training?
Cessna 172
What is the name of the U.S. agency responsible for regulating civil aviation?
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
What does “FBO” stand for in aviation?
Fixed Based Operator
Who was the first African American military pilot in the U.S.?
Eugene Bullard
What do pilots use to communicate with Air Traffic Control?
Radio
What kind of aircraft can take off and land vertically?
VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft
What was the first commercial airline in the U.S.?
St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line
What does “VFR” stand for?
Visual Flight Rules
What pilot was known as the “Red Baron” during World War I?
Manfred von Richthofen
What’s the main job of a control tower?
Directing aircraft on the ground and in nearby airspace
Which aircraft is known for being the fastest passenger jet?
Concorde
What global conflict led to rapid advancements in aviation technology?
World War II
What is “airspeed” a measurement of?
Speed of an aircraft relative to the air around it
Who was the first woman to fly in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
What’s the emergency radio frequency in aviation?
121.5 MHz
What does the term “glider” refer to in aviation?
An aircraft that flies without an engine using air currents
What space program put the first humans on the Moon?
Apollo
What is the name of the part of the cockpit that shows altitude, speed, and heading?
Instrument panel
Who was the youngest person to fly solo around the world?
Mack Rutherford (as of 2022)
What do you call the maintenance record of an aircraft?
Aircraft logbook
What kind of plane has two main wings stacked on top of each other?
Biplane
What U.S. president was the first to fly while in office?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What does a “squawk code” refer to?
A 4-digit transponder code for radar identification
What test pilot flew the experimental Bell X-1 to break the sound barrier?
Chuck Yeager
What does “NOTAM” stand for?
Notice to Air Missions