AS100 Chapter 1, 2, and 3 Review

What did early inventors use to make wings?

• Wax

• Cloth

• Kindling

• Feathers

Who is credited as the first known human to attempt to fly?

• Icarus

• Daedalus

• King Minos

• Armen Firman

What aeronaut organized the Balloon Corps of the Union Army?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Joseph Henry

• Thaddeus Lowe

• General Winfield Scott

When was the balloon section of the Signal Corps established?

• 1890

• 1891

• 1892

• 1898

What was the first step the Wright Brothers did in experimenting with aircraft control?

• Manned gliders

• Unmanned gliders

• Manned, powered aircraft

• Unmanned box kite

What did the brothers use for bracing on the unmanned box kite?

• Wood

• Steel

• Aluminum

• Fabric

Who was the first man to cross the English Channel in the heavier-than-air craft?

• Glenn Curtiss

• Louis Bleriot

• Robert Esnault-Pelterie

• Igor Sikorsky

What did rotary engines use as a coolant?

• Water

• Antifreeze

• Carbon Dioxide

• Circulating air

Which country was part of the Central Powers?

• Russia

• France

• Serbia

• Turkey

Which country was included in the Allies?

• Germany

• Russia

• Turkey

• Austria-Hungary