Aerospace Education Program

Who won the 1908 Scientific American Trophy and the 1909 Gordon Bennett Trophy?

Running your hand over a piece of sandpaper would be an example of _______ drag.

Ultralight aircraft do not require FAA certification and pilots do not need a license.

In 1911, ________ _________ became America’s first licensed female pilot

All of the Fortune 500 companies in the US have at least one company aircraft.

A dirigible is defined as a heavier-than-air craft that cannot be steered.

What city is sometimes referred to as the Air Capital of the World?

Most of the helicopters used for business aviation are Bell 206 Jet Rangers and McDonnell-Douglas 500Ds.

At civilian airports during bad weather, the airport uses a rotating beacon flashing red and white lights.

Which aircraft is not classified as a reconnaissance aircraft?

The Bristol Aeroplane Company and Sud-Aviation together built what aircraft?

What is the most popular utility helicopter built in the US?

Because of technology, birds are no longer a concern for airplanes.

The military version of the Boeing 707 is the

Which category of military aircraft has the mission of destroying other aircraft?

The __________ axis runs from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail of a single engine airplane.

The Federal Government places limitations on the amount of engine noise an aircraft can produce.

What is a tool used by a pilot to determine where wind drift will cause the aircraft to fly over the ground?

A hangar is really just a garage for airplanes.

Which of the following is often called the “stealth” bomber?

Use of an aircraft for other than business or commercial use defines _______ aviation.

Which of the following is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft?

The four forces of flight are lift, ______, thrust and weight.

The first air mail route in the United States was between

On August 6, 1945, what happened that devastated the Japanese and hastened the end of WWII?

What is significant about the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway?

The number of a runway is the first 2 digits of a compass direction rounded to the nearest 10 degrees.

An airport without a control tower is called an uncontrolled airport.

Short takeoff and landing is abbreviated as

The Boeing 727 is the most successful airliner ever built in terms of numbers.

The National Championship Air Races are held in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

On a map, the largest area of controlled airspace is called the __________control area.

Taxiways are the parking spots for aircraft

Which of the following is not in the US’ current bomber inventory?

The C-141B Starlifter has been the backbone of our strategic airlift.

Which one of the following aircraft is used as an air cargo carrier?

What is the only VTOL aircraft that has many versions in service world wide?

UAVs come in all classes; rotary and fixed wing..

The first powered dirigible in the United States used a ___________ engine.

What is a technique of navigation that involves the consideration of all factors that will and could affect a flight?

What helicopter was one of the select few to fly the President and other dignitaries?

Boeing 747s and McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 fall into what category of major air carrier?

Which of the following is not one of the four basic types of turbine engines?

Who is credited with inventing gunpowder?

What is the largest turboprop executive aircraft?

At the beginning of a runway, the lights are red.

Commercial aviation is a segment of general aviation.

A small, pilot-less aircraft that performs missions which do not require a pilot onboard is called:

Which of the following is not in the nontransportation area of commercial aviation?

Gliding is the controlled descent of a non-powered aircraft.

Business aviation is usually classified into two groups according to who is flying the aircraft:

Who designed the world’s first turbojet engine for use in an airplane?

In order to qualify as an antique, an aircraft must be at least 50 years old.

What is defined as all civil aviation other than flying done by scheduled air carriers and government agencies?

The first use of balloons by the United States military occurred during

There are only two US helicopters that are limited strictly to military use – the Bell AH-1 Cobra and the

Who was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean solo?

The Boeing 777 was designed to fill the size gap between the 767 and 747.

Who were the two major powers in the Cold War?

In which battle did the Japanese lose over 100 of their best pilots and served as a key to defeating Japan?

The SR-71 Blackbird is the world’s highest flying and fastest aircraft.

The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 allowed airlines free entry into the air routes of the nation

The T-1 Jayhawk is used in training for pilots who will be flying fighter aircraft.

Who built and flew the world’s first successful rigid dirigible?

In 1947, the United States Air Force came into being with the passage of the

Who built the first powered monoplane and also built 11 planes before getting one that could cross the English Channel?

The Airbus best fits into the Regional/Commuter carrier category.

Regional-Commuter aircraft mainly carry freight.

The Airbus is built by an international corporation. Which of the following countries makes the engines for the Airbus?

Who designed and flew the first 4-engine aircraft?

The Immelmann, the hammerhead stall and Cuban 8s are maneuvers seen during a typical aerobatic performance.

VTOL means vertical takeoff and short landing

Compound helicopters use lift compounding and thurst compounding for better performance than standard helicopters.

The C-9A is used by the Air Force to transport medical patients.

The Boeing 747F is the giant of the air freight world.

Where is the central area of a reciprocating engine where fuel is converted into energy?

Who is the world’s largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes?

In the turbojet area, who leads all other manufacturers in numbers of aircraft?

There are three areas of concern in aviation today; fuel efficiency, cost effectiveness and

What is the US Air Force’s largest aircraft?

What is the only single-engine business aircraft built in the United States that is pressurized?

A fixed-base operation is basically a service station for airplanes.

Which of the following is not considered as sport aviation?

Who has been called the “Father of Modern Aviation?”

Bernoulli’s Principle states that