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1
When was the first working helicopter first flown?
1936
2014
1969
1909
2
What is the fastest speed recorded by a helicopter?
400 mph
254 mph
284 mph
248 mph
3
What are helicopters sometimes called?
copters
Helis
choppers
flyers
4
Which of the following can a helicopter NOT do?
Take off vertically
Hover
Land horizontally
Fly in different directions
5
Which of the following is not a way that helicopters are useful?
Search & Rescue
Military Activity
Carry Large # of Passengers
Tourism
6
What is the longest distance traveled in a helicopter without landing?
1,223 miles
2,213 miles
3,122 miles
2,321miles
7
Who designed a machine resembling a helicopter which can be described as an "aerial screw"?
Bernoulli
Robert Hooke
Galileo
Leonardo da Vinci
8
Which of the following is NOT a limitation of a helicopter?
Vibrate a lot
Noisy
Search and rescue
Slower than fixed-wing aircraft
9
Vertical flight has existed as far back as ______________?
1 million years ago
400BC
33AD
1999
10
Which of the following is the most difficult for a helicopter to do?
Landing
Flying
Transporting
Hovering
