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Helicopters

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented the world's first full scale production helicopter?

a)

Igor Sikorsky

b)

R J Mitchell

c)

Andrei Tupolov

d)

J D Siddeley

2.

What was the first helicopter to fly in 1936?

a)

Sikorsky R-4

b)

Westland Wasp

c)

Focke-Wulf Fw61

d)

Flettner 184

3.

What opposes the torque in most helicopters?

a)

Aileron

b)

Flaps

c)

Tail rotor

d)

Rudder

4.

What control would a pilot use if they wanted to move horizontally?

a)

Throttle

b)

Collective pitch Control

c)

Elevator trim

d)

Cyclic Pitch Control

5.

The collective pitch control is used to.....

a)

Go sideways

b)

Go up and down

c)

Reverse

d)

Land

6.

The nickname for the Bell UH-1 is?

a)

Huey

b)

Dewey

c)

Louie

d)

Phooey

7.

Who drew a design for a flying machine in the 1480s?

a)

Leonardo Dicaprio

b)

Leona Lewis

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Leonard Cohen

8.

What type of engine is most commonly used in helicopters?

a)

Turboprop

b)

Turbojet

c)

Turboshaft

d)

Turbofan

9.

The MBB Bo 105 made history because? (more than one answer)

a)

First helicopter capable of aerobatics

b)

First light twin engine helicopter

c)

Fastest helicopter in the world at the time of production

d)

First light single engine helicopter

10.

Who produces the Super Puma

a)

Westland

b)

Airbus Helicopters

c)

Bell

d)

MBB

11.

What is the main helicopter used by the police called?

a)

MBB Bo 105

b)

Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)

c)

AugustaWestland AW109

d)

Airbus Helicopters H135 (Eurocopter EC135)

12.

What is the American designation of the Chinook?

a)

C-130

b)

UH-1

c)

UH-60

d)

CH-47

13.

What RAF Station is considered the Home of the Chinook?

a)

RAF Odiham

b)

RAF Marham

c)

RAF High Wycombe

d)

RAF Benson

14.

Which RAF Helicopter can carry up to 55 troops?

a)

Merlin

b)

Chinook

c)

Sea King

d)

Puma

15.

Chinook Mk3s can carry double the fuel load of a standard Chinook, what nickname do they have?

a)

Huge Helo

b)

Thirsty Ferret

c)

Fat Tank

d)

Big bus

16.

Which helicopter holds the speed record (unofficial)?

a)

Mi-24

b)

Bell X15

c)

Sikorsky X2

d)

Boeing CH-47

17.

Which Helicopter is dubbed 'flying tank' by Russian pilots?

a)

Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk

b)

Mil Mi-24 Hind

c)

Mil Mi-26 Halo

d)

Boeing AH-64 Apache

18.

Which helicopter holds the official helicopter speed record?

a)

Westland Whirlwind

b)

Westaland Lynx

c)

Westland Wessex

d)

Westland Scout

19.

What is the name of the Army Air Corps attack helicopter?

a)

Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne

b)

Westland Sioux AH1

c)

Bell UH-1 Iroquois

d)

AugustaWestland Apache AH-1

20.

What training helicopters do the Army Air Corps use

a)

Bill

b)

Juno

c)

Jupiter

d)

Ben

21.

AS365 Dauphin is used as what type of helicopter by the AAC?

a)

Search and Rescue

b)

Transport

c)

Anti Submarine Warfare

d)

Attack

22.

What is the largest helicopter in the world?

a)

AW-101

b)

EC 725

c)

Mil Mi-26

d)

CH-53

23.

The smallest helicopter weighs?

a)

75 kg

b)

125 kg

c)

175 kg

d)

225 kg

24.

The story of Operation Gothic Serpent was made into what film?

a)

Apocalypse Now

b)

Airwolf

c)

Blackhawk Down

d)

Blue Thunder

25.

What helicopters featured in the film Apocalypse Now?

a)

Bell H-13 Sioux

b)

Bell OH-58 Kiowa

c)

Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)

d)

Hughes OH-6 Cayuse

26.

Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low was also known as the?

a)

Big Bertha Bus

b)

Happy Cammo Hippo

c)

Jolly Green Giant

d)

Green Cross Code

27.

Which one of these is the Sikorsky S-92, the UK's main SAR Helicopter?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

The AugustaWestland AW189 is also a search and rescue helicopter, which one of these is it?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Which one of these is a Puma?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Which one of these is a Merlin?

a)
b)
c)
d)