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Wright Brothers
Golden Age
Pot Luck
Schweinfurt Air Battle
Pot Luck #2
100
In what European country did the Wrights first fly their plane?
France
100
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
100
How many years did the Wright Brothers experiment before successfully flying?
Four
100
What was the designation and nickname of the aircraft used on the Schweinfurt raid?
B-17 Flying Fortress
100
What type of bomber did the Doolittle raiders use to bomb Japan?
Mitchell B-25
200
What common everyday object did the Wrights use to test their wing designs?
A bicycle.
200
What was the name of the company to build the first passenger airplane in 1927?
Ford
200
True or False...Initially the U.S. Government was not interested in buying the Wright Flyer.
True
200
What target did the U.S. bombers want to hit in the town of Schweinfurt?
The ball bearing factories
200
Who was the first aviator to take off and land without being able to see outside the cockpit?
Jimmy Doolittle
300
The Wright Brothers first flight was on...
December 17, 1903
300
What was the name of Charles Lindburgh's plane?
The Spirit of St Louis
300
The Wrights Experimented with hundreds of wing designs. Which will produce the most lift?
Curved wing.
300
The enemy anti-aircraft guns fired shells wihich produced black explosions near the bombers. This is called what?
Flak
300
How did the U.S. know that the Japanese were going to attack the Island of Midway?
The U.S. broke their secret code
400
What mechanism did the Wright Brothers use to help the Wright Flyer get off the ground?
A catapult.
400
In 1932 Jimmy Doolittle set a new speed record in a very dangerous airplane. What was that plane called?
The GeeBee
400
Which of the following was a major victory for the U.S. in which airpower played a decisive role? Pearl Harbor? Midway? Ploesti? Battle of Kursk?
Midway
400
A total of 65 B-17 bombers were lost on the Schweinfurt raid. What percentage of the entire striking force was lost?
30%
400
What was the first airline to make a profit?
American Airline
500
Which U.S. president was first interested in buying the Wright Flyer?
Theodore Roosevelt
500
True or False? As a youngster Jimmy Doolittle began his aviation career by building and testing his own glider. The glider flew successfully.
False
500
When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt called it "a date which will live in infamy" What was that date?
December 7, 1941
500
The B-17 required a ground support crew of ten men to prepare it for battle. It's aircrew required how many men? Name 5 of those positions.
10 - pilot, co-pilot, bambardier, navigator, filght engineer, ball turret gunner, tail gunner, radio operator, right and left waist gunners.
500
What was the name of the aircraft that revolutionized the airline industry on 1936?
Douglas DC-3