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Heroes of Flight: George Cayley & Otto Lilienthal

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

George Cayley was know as the ...

a)

The Flying Man

b)

Father of Aviation

c)

The Flying Pioneer

d)

Glider Man

2.

Otto Lilienthal was known as

a)

The Flying Scholar

b)

The Father of Aviation

c)

The Glider King

d)

The Flying Man

3.

George Cayley and Otto Lilienthal were both...

a)

British

b)

German

c)

fascinated with birds as children

d)

soldiers in a war and had to put their inventions on hold

4.

Who said "I don't think a flying machine would need flapping wings like a bird"?

a)

Otto Lilienthal

b)

George Cayley

c)

The Wright brothers

5.

Who published the book " Birdflight As the Basis of Aviation"?

a)

Otto Lilienthal

b)

George Cayley

c)

The Wright Brothers

6.

Who engraved his design for an airplane into a silver medalion?

a)

Otto Lillienthal

b)

George Cayley

7.

Otto Lilienthal and George Cayley invented engine powered gliders.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Kind of

8.

Check all that are true...

a)

George and Otto were inventors of gliders

b)

George and Otto were both good at science and math

c)

George and Otto both were able to capture their achievements on film

d)

George and Otto believed in powered flight one day

9.

Otto Lilienthal can be thought of as an "early YouTuber".

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Check all that apply. Otto L ...

a)

was an inspiration to the Wright brothers

b)

built a special hilltop platform to launch his gliders

c)

flew a glider 900 feet across Brompton Dale in Yorkshire

d)

wrote George Cayley to tell him about his achievements