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Invented hot air balloons
montgolfier brothers
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first successful rigid dirigibles
ferdinand von zeppelin
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father of modern aviation
otto lilienthal
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first success in controlled, powered and sustained flight
wright brothes
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commanded the first mass-air bombing attack
billy mitchell
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(t/f) samuel Pierpont Langley's aerodrome was the 1st truly successful airplane
false
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(t/f) amelia Earhart was the 1st woman to fly across the English Channel
false
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(t/f) the first scheduled airline in the US was United Airlines
False
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(t/f) Bessie Coleman was the 1st licensed female African-American Pilot
true
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(t/f) at the end of WWI, aircraft production in the US dropped by 85%
true
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(t/f) the dirigible was an improvement over the fixed wing airplane b/c it was faster
false
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(t/f) Calbraith Rogers was the 1st to fly non-stop across the US
false
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(t/f) by 1914, the US had the most powerful air force in the world
false
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(t/f) at the beg. of WWI, airplanes were mostly used for observation
true
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(t/f) barnstormers put on flying exhibitions at county fairs, carnivals, and anywhere else crowds gathered
true
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