After Warhawk Field Trip Questions

The P-40N Warhawk travels at a cruising speed of 235 mph and has a range (maximum distance) of 850 miles.

TRUE or FALSE: If it maintains the cruising speed, it can fly for four hours without running out of fuel.

(Hint: d = rt)

• True. In four hours it will travel 850 miles.

• True. In four hours it will travel 820 miles.

• False. Four hours at that speed would be 940 miles.

• False. The range is 415 nautical miles less than it travels at cruising speed.

The P-40E Kittyhawk travels at a cruising speed of 288 mph and has a range (maximum distance) of 850 miles.

Select the greatest amount of time it can fly without running out of gas.

(Hint: d = rt)

• 1.5 hours

• 2 hours

• 2.5 hours

• 3 hours

The F-84G Thunderjet's max speed is 620 mph with a range (maximum distance) of 1,550 miles.

How long can it fly before running out of gas. Answer options below are in minutes.

(Hint: d = rt)

• 120 minutes

• 125 minutes

• 150 minutes

• 180 minutes

The F-104 Starfighter's max speed was 1,328 mph. About how many times faster was it than the F-84G Thunderjet (from the previous question)?

• about 1.5 times

• about 2.1 times

• about 2.5 times

• about 2.8 times

• About 96 feet

• About 75.36 feet

• About 24 feet

• About 150.72 feet

The "Boise Bee" is 32 feet in length. Select the measure that is equivalent to it's length in inches.

• 256 inches

• 384 inches

• 288 inches

• 320 inches

An average school bus has a capacity for 80 people. If there were 260 7th graders that went on the field trip and an adult for every 20 students, how many busses are needed to transport all the people?

• 2 busses

• 3 busses

• 3.5 busses

• 4 busses

If 260 7th graders were admitted to the museum at the "Children" rate and 13 adults were admitted at the "General Admission" rate, what was the total amount spent on admission?

• $5000

• $195

• $1,300

• $1,495

The Grumman “Eastern” FM-2 Wildcat was a past visitor at the Warhawk Air Museum. Designed in 1939, the Grumman Wildcat was America’s most capable naval fighter in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal. How many years ago was this model of aircraft designed?

• 84

• 116

• 85

• 117

What did you enjoy most about the field trip?