AS100-Fall 2023 Study Guide

Where did the Wright brother’s first test flight of the Wright Flyer take place?

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

What type of aircraft did the Wrights choose as their starting point?

Glider

What did the Wrights build in their bicycle shop in Ohio to test model-size wings?

A wind tunnel

Who made the first controlled, sustained, heavier-than-air human flight, with a powered aircraft?

Orville Wright

What type of engine did Glenn Curtiss build that caught the eyes of people in the field of flight?

Motorcycle engines

What did Glenn Curtiss organise and open in 1910?

A flight school

What is the advantage of a multiengine plane?

Increased safety

Who is the first black woman to get a pilot’s license?

Bessie Coleman

What event would lead to revolutionary developments in aviation?

World War I

How did World War I begin in Europe?

A Serb assassinated Archduke, Franz Ferdinand

Which Allied country had a foreign Legion, that could sign up American pilots?

France

Who was America’s “ace of aces”?

Edward Rickenbacker

Who believed strongly in the future of aviation as an instrument in warfare?

General Billy Mitchell

Which famous aviator was a brainstorm at the beginning of his/her career?

Charles Lindbergh

What was the name of Charles Lindbergh’s plane?

The spirit of St. Louis

What did Charles Lindbergh become famous for?

His solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic

What is the imaginary circle that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves?

The Equator

What is spatial disorientation?

A condition in which a person sense of direction does not agree with reality

What did Congress cut back on after World War I?

Defence spending

What event in 1921 convinced the Navy to build aircraft carriers?

The sinking of the German battleship, Óstfriésland

What happened on 7 December 1941?

Japanese pilot attack the US at Pearl Harbor

What threw millions of workers out of work around the world in 1932?

The Great depression

Who is responsible for the holocaust?

The Nazis

What is blitzkrieg?

A war conducted with great speed and force

What was the first naval battle in history in which the opposing ships never saw each other?

The battle of the Coral Sea

By which method did the US forced Japan to surrender?

The atomic bomb

What marked the end of efforts to use airships for commercial travel?

The Hidenburg disaster

What is the difference between Tactical and Strategic warfare?

Tactical: Achieving short-term specific objectives.

Strategic: Achieving long-term campaign objectives.

Who were the Axis Powers during World War II? Who were the Allies?

The Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, and Japan

The Allies: United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and other countries.

What was the Combat Box formation?

Bombers arranged in a staggering formation

What was one Pro and one Con of the Precision Daylight Bombing?

Pro: More accurate

Con: More vulnerable

What was the name of the German Air Force during World War II?

Luftwaffe

What was the new tactic used by the Germans that combine an air, armour, and inventory units in a “lightning” attack?

Blitzkrieg

What was the allies three-point plan for using air power in World War II?

Strategic bombing, close air support, and air superiority

When was the battle of Britain?

From July to October 1940

What was the primary target of Operation Tidal Wave?

Oil refineries at Ploiești, Romania

What was the significance of the Doolittle Raid?

To demonstrate the vulnerability of Japan’s homeland

America lost approximately 300,000 military and civilian personnel during World War II. How many did the Soviet Union lose?

27 million civilian and military personnel