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Trivia |
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Test Your Knowledge |
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1. The year 1903 saw Orville and Wilbur fly their aircraft for the world's first flight. What was this famous date in history? |
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2. What company built the X-1 aircraft that Chuck Yeager flew through the 'sound barrier' on October 14, 1947? |
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3. Who was the first person to fly in a hydrogen filled balloon? |
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4. What is the name of the first privately- funded, manned space craft? |
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5. What is the average sea level pressure in inches of mercury? |
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6. The instrument shown below is a what?
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7. What section of a turbine engine changes gas energy into mechanical motion? |
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8. Icing that forms when an aircraft is flying through supercooled clouds is called: |
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9. Scott Crossfield became the first person to reach Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound) on November 20, 1953. What aircraft was he flying? |
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10. The pitot-static system includes what three instruments? A) Airspeed indicator, vertical speed indicator, and heading indicator B) Altimeter, vertical speed indicator, and groundspeed indicator C) Tachometer, odometer, and vertical speed indicator D) Vertical speed indicator, altimeter, and airspeed indicator |
