Flight Review 2025

How long has interest in flying in the skies existed?

• Once man flew into space.

• Thousands of years.

• When the first hot air balloon was flown.

• When the Wright Brothers first flew at Kitty Hawk, NC.

What was the first powered heavier-than-air aircraft to ever fly?

• Kite

• Archytas steam powered bird.

• Hydrogen filled airship.

• Wright Brothers aircraft.

In the early 1900s, what was developed and used that opened the door for naval use of aircraft?

• passenger planes

• aircraft carriers

• bombers

• reconnaissance aircraft

After World War I, many pilots entertained spectators by doing stunts with airplanes. What was this practice called?

• A. Barnstorming

• B. Stunt flying

• C. Wing walking

• D. Airshow

Flying across the Atlantic was a major milestone for aviation, especially when completed solo by:

• Arthur Brown

• Charles Lindbergh

• Chuck Yeager

• John Alcock

During World War II, which type of aircraft moved from the concept phase to development?

• Long-distance reconnaissance aircraft

• Fighter planes

• Jet airplanes

• Commercial passenger jets

In 1957, jet propulsion was first used for ___________.

• long-distance reconnaissance aircraft

• fighter planes

• airmail service

• commercial passenger jets

In 1947, a jet aircraft reached a speed of 807.2 mph, which is faster than sound travels. Flying faster than the speed of sound is known as ___________.

• extrasonic flight

• supersonic flight

• sound barrier flight

• beyond sound flight

The four forces that enable flight are:

• Drag, Lift, Thrust, and Weight

• Lift, Gravity, Lateral, and Vertical

• Thrust, Gravity, Horizontal, and Vertical

• Vertical, Lateral, Longitudinal, and Diagonal

Roll occurs about which aircraft axis?

• A. Lateral

• B. Longitudinal

• C. Backward

• D. Vertical