Naval Aviation

Put the following events in the correct order.

(Input the answers in the correct order; then push the ENTER button.)

A Wright Brothers make their first flight

B Helicopters used for rescue and patrol

C First aircraft carrier invented

D Stealth aircraft used in war in Iraq

The following types of missions would be most likely flown by _________ aircraft?

· Search and Rescue

· Amphibious Operations

· Mine Sweeping

• Fixed-wing

• Rotary-wing

• Jets

• Experimental

A B-17 is a ________ and the 17th __________________.

• Battalion aircraft / design of this plane

• Bomber / one that was created

• Bomber / design of this plane

A floating structure, such as the float on a seaplane

• Man of war

• Pontoon

• Drone

• Blade

An unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote control

• Stealth

• Pontoon

• Drone

• Infrared

What capability did the angled flight deck give air craft carriers?

• Repairing and refueling aircraft more quickly

• Carrying twice as many aircraft

• Allowing higher degree of safety for crew members on deck

• Launching and recovering aircraft at the same time

What was Eugene Ely’s major achievement?

• Designing the angled flight deck for aircraft carriers

• Enveloping the technology for VTOLs

• Being named captain of the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

• Piloting the first successful takeoff from a ship

What was the name of the US Navy’s first aircraft carrier?

• USS Midway

• USS Langley

• USS Lexington

• USS Saratoga

In what war was the versatility of helicopters first put to widespread use?

• World War I

• World War II

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

What term is used for close observation of the enemy?

• Reconnaissance

• Surveillance

• Engagement

• Interception