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The 4 forces of flight are 

Lift, Weight, Drag, Thrust

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The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean

Amelia Earhart

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What does "VFR" stand for?

Visual flight rules

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What is the nickname of the Boeing 747?

Queen of the Skies

200

What does the 360 represent in IO-360-L2A

360 cubic in displacment

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This pilot saved all 155 people when he desided to make an emergency landing in the Hudson

Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger 

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What does "FSDO" stand for

Flight Standards Distric Office

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The fastest airplane ever built

The SR-71 blackbird

300

What grade of oil do we use in the aircraft (not including 13T)

20W 50

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Which Wright brother flew the first flight

Orville

300

What dose "METAR" stand for 

Meteorological Aerodrome Report

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What is the name of Charles Lindbergh's aircraft?

The Spirit of St. Louis

400
What information dose the Flux Valve provide.

Heading information

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This pilot was the first one to fly faster then the speed of sound

Chuck Yeager

400

What dose "RAIM" stand for

Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring

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What is the longest running airline with the same name

KLM

500

What is the lift equation?

Lift = CL x r x V/2  x A

Lift= the coefficient times density times velocity squared devided by 2 times wing area

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Who was the 3rd crew member of Apollo 11 who did not land on the moon?

Michael Collins

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What does "MTOW" stand for?

Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW)

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What year was the Cessna 172 introduced

1956