Aviation history mid term

Who was Joseph-Michel de Montgolfier?

Came up with the idea of flying a balloon; began experiments with a paper bag over a fire

Who was Jacques-Etienne de Montgolfier?

Brother of Joseph; first manned flight (October 1783)

Who was King Louis XVI?

Witnessed balloon demonstrations with Marie Antoinette

Who was Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier?

Attempted English Channel crossing; died when balloon exploded (first aviation fatality)

Who was Francois Laurent?

Made the first public manned flight in a free (untethered) balloon

Who was J.A.C. Charles?

Invented the hydrogen balloon; first public ascension on August 27, 1783

Who was Marie Elisabeth Thible?

First woman to fly in a balloon

Who was Pierre Romain?

Died with de Rozier attempting Channel crossing (first fatality)

Who was Jean-Pierre Blanchard?

Made first balloon voyage across English Channel with Dr. Jeffries; first U.S. flight

Who was Dr. John Jeffries?

Flew with Blanchard across Channel; wrote first American aviation book

Who was Edward Warren?

First American manned flight at age 13 (tethered)

Who was Peter Carnes?

Lawyer who built silk hot air balloon used for first American manned flight

Who was Andre Jacques Garnerin?

Made the first parachute jump from a substantial height

Who was Madeleine-Sophie Blanchard?

First woman aviation fatality (balloon caught fire from fireworks)

Who was Richard Clayton?

Set world record of 350 miles (1835)

Who was Charles Green?

Set distance record of 480 miles (1830)

Who was John Wise?

Set record of 809 miles (1859)

Who was Salmon Auguste Andree?

Attempted North Pole by balloon; disappeared in 1897

Who was Henri Giffard?

Made first dirigible flight (steam-powered, non-rigid), Sept. 24, 1852

Who was Paul Haenlein?

First to use combustion engine in airships

Who were Albert & Gaston Tissandier?

Built first electric-powered airship

Who was Albert Santos-Dumont?

Won Deutsch prize by flying around Eiffel Tower (1901)

Who was David Schwartz?

Designed first all-metal airships, precursor to Zeppelin

Who was Walter Wellman?

Journalist; attempted North Pole by airship (failed); sent first wireless airship-to-shore message

Who was Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin?

Built rigid airships; founded DELAG (first airline)

What happened in October 1783?

First manned flight by Etienne Montgolfier

What was the Montgolfière?

Hot-air balloon invented by the Montgolfier brothers

What was the Charlière?

Hydrogen balloon invented by J.A.C. Charles

What were dirigibles?

Steerable balloons (rigid, semi-rigid, non-rigid)

What is a non-rigid airship?

Maintains form by internal pressure

What is a semi-rigid airship?

Maintains form by pressure + keel structure

What is a rigid airship?

Maintains form with internal framework

Who invented the hot air balloon?

Joseph & Etienne Montgolfier, 1783, Annonay, France

Who invented the hydrogen balloon?

J.A.C. Charles, Aug. 27, 1783

What were the first animals in flight?

Sheep, duck, rooster; Montgolfier balloon, Sept. 1783, Versailles

Who was the first airman?

Etienne Montgolfier, October 1783

When was the first public manned flight?

November 1783, Montgolfier balloon

Who was the first woman in aviation?

Marie Elisabeth Thible, 1784

Who were the first aviation fatalities?

Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier & Pierre Romain, 1785

Who first flew across the English Channel?

Jean-Pierre Blanchard & Dr. John Jeffries, 1785

Which country first used balloons for military aviation?

France

Who made the first American flight?

Edward Warren (tethered)

Who made the first untethered American flight?

Jean-Pierre Blanchard, U.S., possibly witnessed by George Washington

Who made the first parachute jump?

Andre Jacques Garnerin, 1797

Who was the first woman aviation fatality?

Madeleine-Sophie Blanchard, balloon fire from fireworks

Who invented the Dragline?

Charles Green, 1830s

First successful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean

1978, successful crossing

Who was the first airman to fly?

Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier

Who was part of the first voyage across the English Channel by air?

Jean-Pierre Blanchard

Who was not included as one of the the first living passengers on September 19, 1783

Dog

Who was the winner of the Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe? This competition had the goal of flying from the Aero Club of France to the Eiffel Tower and back

Alberto Santos-Dumont

What Austro-Hungarian was known for designing all metal ships and was credited for inspiring the most famous of airship designers, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin?

David Schwartz

How does a non-rigid dirigible maintain its form?

Internal Pressure

How does a semi-rigid airship maintain its form?

Internal pressure & a keel structure

Who does military aviation begin with?

Napoleons Republic Army

What was the goal of S.A. Andree when he departed Spitsbergen on July 11, 1897?

Fly over the North Pole

Where was the first public, manned flight conducted?

Paris, France

What did Andre Jacques Garnerin become famous for doing first?

First successful parachute jump

After it's invention, what became known as the charliere?

Hydrogen balloon

What was the name of the 13 year old who became the first American to fly?

Edward Warren

In what year was the first dirigible flight?

1852

In what country was the first dirigible flown?

France

When was the first successful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean?

1978

What was Ferdinand von Zeppelin's main concern when designing his airships?

Military Aviation

What important historical figure witnessed the Montgolfier's first flight in Paris, France on September 19, 1783?

King Louis XVI

Which of the Montgolfier brothers conceived of the idea of aviation?

Joseph-Michel

After hearing about the Montgolfier brothers balloon what did J.A.C. Charles invent because of inaccurate reporting of a journalist?

Hydrogen Balloon

Who is credited for making the first wireless message from airships to shore on October 15, 1910 when their airship lost one engine in its attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean?

Walter Wellman

What Chicago journalist attempted to fly a dirigible to the North Pole three separate times between 1906-1909?

Walter Wellman

What milestone was trying to be accomplished when the balloon crashed causing the first aviation fatality on June 15, 1785?

First crossing of the English Channel

What type of engine powered the first dirigible?

Steam

Who was the first female to fly in a hot-air balloon?

Marie Elisabeth Thible

How does a rigid airship maintain its form

Structure or internal framework

What happened to the first hydrogen balloon after it crashed into a French field?

Attacked and destroyed by peasants

What year is considered to be the "Beginning of Aviation"?

1783

What did Charles Green invent in 1830 that assisted the pilot in slowing the speed of the balloon while it was defending or ascending?

Dragline

What is a ballon that can be directed or steered called

Dirgible

Of the following countries, which was the last to award the Wright Brothers a patent for their invention?

United States

What civil engineer, who designed railway bridges, introduced the Pratt Truss to his glider wing technology?

Octave Chanute

Which Wright Flyer was considered to be the first to meet the criteria for a practical airplane?

Wright Flyer No. 3

Which of the following is not one of the four sources of flight as defined in this chapter?

Gravity

Which of the following is a false statement concerning Sir George Cayley?

He developed a successful ornithopter

What is termed as the ability to turn, climb, descend, roll, and yaw as described in your textbook?

Maneuverability

Where did the first fatal accident in an airplane occur?

Fort Meyer, Virginia

What does the canard control on the Wright brothers first flyer?

Pitch

Why did the Wright brothers ground themselves in October, 1905?

Fearful of commercial spies

What is termed as the tendency of the airplane to return to equilibrium once it is disturbed?

Stability

This man collected information on flight and published it in a book titled "Progress in Flying Machines" in 1894

Octave Chanute

What is termed as any construction whereby the angular relation of the lateral margins of the wings may be varied in opposite directions?

Wing Warp

Who was the first airplane passenger according to your textbook?

Charlie Furnas

What was the first airplane to use Huffman Prairie?

Wright Flyer No. 2

Which of the following was not one of the Wright brothers early professions before they invented the airplane?

Engine Mechanic

After Kitty Hawk, where did the Wrights further develop their invention?

Huffman Prairie

How was wing warping consoled in the Wright brothers first Flyer?

Hip Movement

Who was credited with the idea of the airplane?

Wilbur Wright

What date was the first manned, powered, controlled, sustained flight?

December 17, 1903

Who's contribution to aviation consisted of demonstrating that man could fly heavier-than-air- craft without an engine?

Otto Lilienthal

Who was flying when Lt. Selfridge lost his life in the first fatal airplane accident?

Orville Wright

How far, and how long was the first powered flight by the Wright Brothers

120 ft & 12 seconds

Who is known for designing and building the engine that powered the Wright Flyer?

Charles Taylor