History of Flight Quiz

Who is known as father of naval aviation?

• Alberto Santos-Dumont

• Glenn Curtiss

• Henry Farman

• Louis Blériot

Which aircraft was known as the 'Tin Goose'?

• Ford Tri-motor

• Lockheed Vega

• Boeing 247

• Lockheed Electra

Who became the first woman to fly across the English Channel?

• Harriet Quimby

• Bessie Coleman

• Jacqueline Cochran

• Amelia Earhart

Which aircraft was the first to make money carrying passengers rather than mail?

• Lockheed Vega

• DC-3

• Ford Tri-motor

• Boeing 247

Who made the first solo, non-stop transatlantic flight?

• Amelia Earhart

• Charles Lindbergh

• Howard Hughes

• Chuck Yeager

Which aircraft set the air speed record for an airplane at 4,534 mph or Mach 6.1?

• Lockheed SR71 Blackbird

• NASA X15

• Boeing 747

• Concorde

In which year did Chuck Yeager take the rocket powered Bell X-1 past the speed of sound?

• 1950

• 1952

• 1947

• 1945

Which aircraft was developed and used as the first supersonic airliner?

• Lockheed SR71 Blackbird

• Concorde

• Boeing 747

• Airbus A320

What was the purpose of the rotating beacons deployed along the route of flying?

• To guide ships at sea

• To mark the route for road construction

• To assist in air mail delivery

• To signal enemy aircraft

Which aircraft was the first heavier-than-air powered aircraft?

• June Bug

• Blériot XI

• Wright Flyer

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