Aviation Milestones

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Instructions: Soar through the history of flight from the Wright Brothers to modern jets

1.
In what year did the Wright Brothers make their first powered flight at Kitty Hawk?
A
1905
B
1901
C
1899
D
1903
2.
Who was the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
A
Wiley Post
B
Howard Hughes
C
Charles Lindbergh
D
Amelia Earhart
3.
What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's aircraft for his transatlantic flight?
A
Glamorous Glennis
B
The Flyer
C
Spirit of St. Louis
D
Winnie Mae
4.
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
A
Harriet Quimby
B
Amelia Earhart
C
Jacqueline Cochran
D
Bessie Coleman
5.
What was the first commercial jet airliner to enter regular service?
A
de Havilland Comet
B
Boeing 707
C
Douglas DC-8
D
Concorde
6.
Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier in what year?
A
1945
B
1949
C
1947
D
1951
7.
What was the name of the aircraft Chuck Yeager flew to break the sound barrier?
A
X-1 (Glamorous Glennis)
B
F-86 Sabre
C
SR-71 Blackbird
D
X-15
8.
The Concorde supersonic airliner was jointly developed by which two countries?
A
France and Germany
B
UK and Germany
C
France and UK
D
USA and UK
9.
What is the Boeing 747 commonly nicknamed?
A
Super Jumbo
B
Dreamliner
C
Jumbo Jet
D
Stratocruiser
10.
Who invented the first successful helicopter design in 1939?
A
Juan de la Cierva
B
Heinrich Focke
C
Leonardo da Vinci
D
Igor Sikorsky
11.
The 'black box' flight recorder is actually what color?
A
Black
B
Yellow
C
Bright orange
D
Red
12.
What was the fastest manned aircraft ever built, capable of Mach 3+?
A
Concorde
B
SR-71 Blackbird
C
F-22 Raptor
D
MiG-25 Foxbat
13.
Which pilot is credited with being the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license?
A
Willa Brown
B
Bessie Coleman
C
Janet Harmon Bragg
D
Amelia Earhart
14.
What type of engine powers most modern commercial aircraft?
A
Ramjet
B
Piston engine
C
Turbofan jet engine
D
Turboprop
15.
Solar Impulse 2 made history in 2016 by being the first aircraft to do what?
A
Circumnavigate the globe using only solar power
B
Carry 500 passengers
C
Fly at Mach 5
D
Land on water

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