History of GLiders

For two thousand years ​ (a)   have been used for various reasons including measuring ​ (b)   , testing wind conditions, lifting ​ (c)   in the air, and even developing the first ​ (d)  

• kites
• distances
• people
• aircraft

By 1783, a ​ (a)   was developed that could lift ​ (b)   using hot air or ​ (c)   .

• balloon
• passengers
• hydrogen

On December 17, ​ (a)   , the ​ (b)   flew the first controlled, sustained, powered, heavier-than-air ​ (c)   over a distance of ​ (d)   in 12 seconds on the shores of ​ (e)   , NC.

• 1903
• Wright Brothers
• aircraft
• 120 feet
• Kitty Hawk

The first aircrft were used primarily during the _______

One way pilots made money after the war was by flying tricks and stunts. This was called _______

• Stunt flying

• Kamikaze Flying

• Barnstorming

• Trick flying

Commercial aircraft began using jet propulsion in 1957 for the Boeing 707​ (a)  

• True
• False
• Not until 1960

In October of 1947, a skilled US Air Force pilot by the name of Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 at a speed of 807.2 mph with an altitude of 45,000ft. This became the first recorded manned _______ flight.

• Sonic

• Supersonic

• Long Distance

• Transatlantic

Future ​ (a)   designs will go beyond just flying in the sky and will actually go into the upper levels of the ​ (b)   . Space ​ (c)   is predicted to "take off" as flight into the atmosphere becomes less ​ (d)   , due to developing and innovative technologies.

• aircraft
• atmosphere
• tourism
• expensive

What is a UAV?