Expanding the Horizon from Barnstormers to Mainstream

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Which of the following was Lincoln Beachey the first to achieve?
First person to fly a monoplane,
First person to fly over the North Pole,
First American pilot to perform the outside loop,
First to make an airplane tail slide on purpose

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First to make an airplane tail slide on purpose

Front

What is attached to the term barnstorming?

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Stunt flying

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Why did the US government cancel $100 million worth of airplane contracts? Options: The use for aircraft diminished after the war, Commercial and private aviation did not yet exist, There were no companies available to build the aircraft in the United States, World War I ended

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World War I ended

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Who did Orville Wright call “the greatest pilot of all time”?

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Lincoln Beachey

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What did Raymond Orteig offer for the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris?

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$25,000

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A pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting

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Barnstormer

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People who come to see an event or show

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Spectators

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The height above Earth’s surface

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Altitude

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Designed with rounded edges to reduce wind drag

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Aerodynamic

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Aircraft designed to take off and land on either water or land

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Amphibian planes