intro to aerospace exam one

(t/f) Glenn Curtiss was a partner with the Wright Brothers in developing the Aerodrome
True False

(t/f) The dirigible was an improvement over the balloon because it could be steered
True False

(t/f) Otto Lilienthal developed the first succussful heavier than air powered aircraft
True False

(t/f) Calbraith Perry Rogers was the 1st person to fly across the United States
True False

(t/f) The first woman to fly across the English Channel was Harriet Quimby
True False

(t/f) Billy Mitchell commanded the first mass-air bombing attack
True False

(t/f) Samuel Pierpont Langley's Aerodrome was the 1st successful heavier than air aircraft
True False

(t/f) At the beginning of WWI, the aircraft was ised mostly for observation
True False

(t/f) amelia earhart was the 1st person across the Atlantic ocean
True False

(t/f) The Air Commerce Act of 1926 established the role of the Federal Government in the regulation of aviation
True False

(t/f) The Kelly Act is another name for the Air Mail Act of 1925
True False

(t/f) Air Traffic Control requires no aptitude
True False

(t/f) Aircraft dispatchers do not require FAA certification
True False

(t/f) At the beginning of WWI, France had the best prepared air force in the world
True False

(t/f) Anyone can be successfully trained to be a competent pilot
True False

(t/f) The aerospace career field requires an educational level beyond high-school
True False

(t/f) Louis Bleriot was the 1st person to fly an airplane across the English Channel
True False

(t/f) Glenn Curtiss and the Wright Brothers worked in a partnership to develop the airplane
True False

(t/f) Harriet Quimby was the 1st female licensed pilot in the US
True False

(t/f) Eddie Rickenbacker was the only living American airman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor in WWI
True False

(t/f) The antics of the Barnstormers during the early 1920s led to the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926
True False

(t/f) One of the provisions of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 was no commercial flying in wooden airplanes
True False

(t/f) The United States produced several American designed combat airplanes that saw service in WWI
True False

(t/f) Billy Mitchell successfully demonstrated that an airplane could sink a battleship
True False

(t/f) The army performed the 1st successful around the world flight in 1924
True False

(t/f) The 1st airmail route was between Washington D.C. and NYC
True False

(t/f) Bessie Coleman was the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean
True False

(t/f) The atomic Bomb effectively ended WWII
True False

(t/f) da Vinci designed a parachute in the 16th century
True False

(t/f) Igor Sikorski built large multi-engine airplanes in Russia during WWI
True False

Government agency that became the primary employer of pilots in the 1920s

Collected and distibuted aviation information and advised the Wright Brothers

Invented Wing Warping

Built the 1st American Airplane to utilize ailerons

Made 1st successful flight in Europe

America's higest scoring WWI ace