AFJROTC AS 100 Course Review

Billy Mitchell believed in the future of aviation and advocated for an independent

I am, America’s Ace of Aces -- I shot down 26 German aircraft. I am...

Germany required their Aces to shoot down at least ___ Allied planes or balloons.

A ________ is an aircraft with two main supporting wings, usually placed one above the other.

This type of aircraft came into its own with the birth of the dogfight:

Lift is the ____________force acting on an aircraft and opposes the force of __________.

The rigid dirigible was first designed, built, and flown by ____________________

The F-86 Sabrejet had a _____ to one kill ratio over the MiG-15.

The first man to lead expeditions to the North and South Poles was:

Most barnstormers were former _____________ pilots from World War I.

This was the key weapon to be used for strategic warfare:

The most influential supported of an independent Air Service was:

The single-engine monoplane flown by Charles Lindbergh was called the:

Eddie Rickenbacker was the only surviving American pilot to receive the __________.

I, Raoul Lufbery was the most famous World War I pilot in this group:

The ________ invented gunpowder in the 800’s AD and then used it for making rockets?

The role of aircraft at the beginning of World War I was limited to:

Otto Lillienthal is known as the ___________ of ________ ____________.

The Golden Age of Aviation occurred between the years of ___________ and __________.

This is the name for the German Air Force.

Air power in World War II had a much larger role than it did in this war:

___________ __________ was the first black woman to get a pilot’s license.

The Wright Brothers first tested their aircraft, ___________ , at Kitty Hawk, NC.

Louis Bleriot crossed the _______ in a heavier than air monoplane and set a record.

I am Germany’s Ace of Aces, with 80 kills, My nicknamed is The Red Baron. Who am I?

The military built over 10,000 C-47 Skytrains during WWII. They were the military version of:

To strike at the sources of an enemy’s military, economic, or political power is________attack.

I invented the interrupting gear that kept a gun from firing when the propeller was in the way!

I flew the Bell X-1 and broke the sound barrier in 1947.

Jimmy Doolittle was famous for achieving the first "______ flight," (using only instruments).

Pilots who flew around the country giving exhibitions of stunt flying were called:

I disappeared while attempting to fly around the world. Who am I?

I was the only African-American to serve as a pilot during World War I

Saving people in distress at sea is the mission of the United States:

Langley’s aircraft, called the ________ crashed & fell into the River during two test flights.

I am the first American woman to receive my pilots license. Who am I?

A Serbian national assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and that led to _______

Charles Lindbergh was famous for his non-stop _____________ flight from New York to Paris.

Thrust is the ________________ force driving an aircraft.

The _____________ is the body of the aircraft that contains the crew, passengers, and cargo.

Made the first controlled, sustained, heavier-than-air manned flight in a powered aircraft:

Truman signed this to creat the post of Secretary of Defense, the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Drag is the pull or ___________________ effect of air on an ______________

Attacking with a machine gun from a low-flying aircraft is called:

Ailerons are small flaps on the wing used for controlling __________

A dogfight is an aerial battle between ____________ aircraft.

The Cold War was waged between the United States and the:

I invented the jumpsuit for women pilots_____________. Who am I?

Igor Sikorsky invented the first practical ____________.

The _________ & ______ supplied planes for American pilots to use during World War I.