Unit 1 - Early Aviation

What is the name for the fundamental law of buoyancy?

• Archimedes Principal'

• Dragline

• Semi-rigid dirigible

• Zeppelin's Principal

What lifting agent did JAC Charles use for his balloons?

• Hot Air

• Coal Gas

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

A(n) _____________ was an early aircraft idea which got its name from flapping birds' wings.

• icarian

• ornithopter

• rigid dirigible

• zeppelin

___________ fell to his death when he flew too close to the sun.

• Rozier

• Daedalus

• Icarus

• JAC Charles

On what date did the first successful hot air balloon fly?

• June 4, 1783

• November 21, 1783

• January 4, 1784

• February 4, 1895

Who destroyed JAC Charles first balloon?

• The Montgolfiers

• Rozier and Romain

• Peasants

• The King

Who was/were the first to fly in an untethered balloon?

• Rozier and Romain

• Blanchard and Jeffries

• Etienne Montgolfier

• Rozier and Laurent

What was the balloon's first practical use?

• To observe enemy militaries

• To deliver the mail

• To bomb the enemy.

• Vacation

Who were the first men to cross the English Channel in a balloon?

• Rozier and Romain

• Blanchard and Jeffries

• Etienne Montgolfier

• Rozier and Laurent

Who was killed attempting to cross the English Channel in a balloon?

• Rozier and Romain

• Blanchard and Jeffries

• Etienne Montgolfier

• Rozier and Laurent