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(t/f) Glenn Curtiss was a partner with the Wright Brothers in developing the Aerodrome
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False
(t/f) The dirigible was an improvement over the balloon because it could be steered
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True
(t/f) Otto Lilienthal developed the first succussful heavier than air powered aircraft
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False
(t/f) Calbraith Perry Rogers was the 1st person to fly across the United States
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True
(t/f) The first woman to fly across the English Channel was Harriet Quimby
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True
(t/f) Billy Mitchell commanded the first mass-air bombing attack
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true
(t/f) Samuel Pierpont Langley's Aerodrome was the 1st successful heavier than air aircraft
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false
(t/f) At the beginning of WWI, the aircraft was ised mostly for observation
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true
(t/f) amelia earhart was the 1st person across the Atlantic ocean
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False
(t/f) The Air Commerce Act of 1926 established the role of the Federal Government in the regulation of aviation
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True
(t/f) The Kelly Act is another name for the Air Mail Act of 1925
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True
(t/f) Air Traffic Control requires no aptitude
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(t/f) Aircraft dispatchers do not require FAA certification
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false
(t/f) At the beginning of WWI, France had the best prepared air force in the world
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True
(t/f) Anyone can be successfully trained to be a competent pilot
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False
(t/f) The aerospace career field requires an educational level beyond high-school
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(t/f) Louis Bleriot was the 1st person to fly an airplane across the English Channel
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True
(t/f) Glenn Curtiss and the Wright Brothers worked in a partnership to develop the airplane
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False
(t/f) Harriet Quimby was the 1st female licensed pilot in the US
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true
(t/f) Eddie Rickenbacker was the only living American airman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor in WWI
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True
(t/f) The antics of the Barnstormers during the early 1920s led to the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926
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(t/f) One of the provisions of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 was no commercial flying in wooden airplanes
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(t/f) The United States produced several American designed combat airplanes that saw service in WWI
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False
(t/f) Billy Mitchell successfully demonstrated that an airplane could sink a battleship
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true
(t/f) The army performed the 1st successful around the world flight in 1924
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True
(t/f) The 1st airmail route was between Washington D.C. and NYC
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True
(t/f) Bessie Coleman was the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean
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False
False
(t/f) The atomic Bomb effectively ended WWII
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True
(t/f) da Vinci designed a parachute in the 16th century
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True
(t/f) Igor Sikorski built large multi-engine airplanes in Russia during WWI
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True
Government agency that became the primary employer of pilots in the 1920s
US Post Office
Collected and distibuted aviation information and advised the Wright Brothers
Octave Chanute
Invented Wing Warping
Wright Brothers
Built the 1st American Airplane to utilize ailerons
Glenn Curtiss
Made 1st successful flight in Europe
Alberto Santos-Dumont
America's higest scoring WWI ace
Eddie Rickenbaker
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intro to aerospace exam one
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2010-12-04T06:19:36Z
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