Fantastic Flying Machines

Who designed the first helicopter?

• George Washington

• Orville Wright

• Leonardo da Vinci

• George Cayley

• Kyle Walker

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The first passengers in a hot-air balloon were _____________.

• the president and his wife

• a sheep, rooster, and a duck

• the balloon's inventor and his dog

• the balloon's inventor and his brother

Answer explanation

How long did Orville Wright fly on December 17, 1903?

• five minutes

• one hour

• twenty seconds

• one minute

• two days

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Why would a plane used to spray crops not need to hae a jet engine?

• It doesn't carry a lot of people.

• It doesn't need to go very high or fast.

• It doesn't need to be very safe.

• It doesn't fly very often.

Answer explanation

How are blimps and hot-air balloons different?

• Hot-air balloons can't be steered.

• Blimps have no engines.

• Hot-air balloons can carry heavy equipment.

• Hot-air balloons fly faster than blimps.

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How are blimps and hot-air balloons alike?

• They can't be steered.

• They are used for crop dusting.

• They can carry vary heavy equipment.

• They fly slowly.

Answer explanation

Which of the following aircraft has no engine?

• helicopter

• blimp

• hang glider

• the Space Shuttle

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Something that is sleek is ___________.

• long and narrow

• heavy

• wide and open

• colorful

Which word means to float without direction?

• soar

• steer

• blimp

• drift

Before the Wright brothers built their airplane, they _________________.

• built a submarine

• studied other people's ideas

• built a car

• invented the parachute