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Aviation Fun Facts!
Aviation Fun Facts!
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A #blindquiz to introduce people to the field of aviation!
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1
Who first founded NASA?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
JFK
2
During which of these times did the FAA ground all air traffic?
Both
9/11 terrorist attacks
Neither
Hurricane Katrina in 2005
3
What airport is the busiest in the world?
London-Heathrow
LAX
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
JFK International
4
Which country has the highest number of female pilots?
USA
Canada
India
China
5
Which of these is the largest airline company?
Delta Airlines
American Airlines
United Airlines
Lufthansa
6
What plane did Maverick and Iceman fly in Top Gun?
F-14 Tomcat
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-22 Raptor
F-15 Eagle
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How old do you have to be to obtain a private pilot's license?
17
18
16
15
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What are the 4 forces of flight?
Lift, power, friction, gravity
Lift, power, drag, weight
Lift, acceleration, resistance, gravity
Lift, thrust, drag, weight
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What does the FAA stand for?
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Association
Federal Aeronautics Association
Federal Airplane Administration
10
What Boeing plane is this?
767
777
707
747
11
Which Marvel movie is the best?
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thor: Ragnarok
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Trick question - DC is better!
12
Which scientific principle explains why a plane can fly?
Heisenburg's Uncertainty Principle
Bernoulli's Principle
Pauli's Exclusion Principle
13
What percentage of pilots are female?
>5%
15-20%
25-30%
10-15%
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How much does the average commercial pilot make a year?
$60,000
$75,000
$115,000
$140,000
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What happened to flight MH370?
Pressure drop caused an unresponsive crew & a hypoxia event
No one knows - the plane disappeared
A crew member hijacked the plane
It crashed into the Indian Ocean due to engine failure
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Approximately how many pilots will be needed in the global industry by 2035?
600,000
200,000
400,000
350,000
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In what year did the Wright brothers first fly?
1907
1901
1905
1903
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Which one of these is not an axis of flight?
Yaw
Pitch
Roll
Spin
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The higher the angle of the wing of a plane is...
...the MORE lift (upward force) it produces.
...the LESS lift (upward force) it produces.
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Who did Ronald Reagan take with him on Air Force One to tour the west coast?
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev
Queen Elizabeth II
