History: Air Transport People and Dates

Who designed the first hot air balloon?

• American pilot

  Amelia Earhart

• French brothers Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier

• American

  brothers Wilber and Orville Wright

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When was the first manned flight in a hot air balloon?

• 1937

• 1852

• 1903

• 1783

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​ (a)   flew an ​ (b)   for ​ (c)   kilometers in ​ (d)   .

• hot air balloon
• Henri Giffard
• airship
• 27
• Amelia Earhart
• 35
• 1852
• 1783

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Which airship was famous for its disaster in 1937?

• Hindenburg

• Concorde

• Apollo

• Challenger

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The ​ (a)   were the first to build an ​ (b)   in ​ (c)   ?

• Montgolfier Brothers
• Wright Brothers
• aeroplane
• 1903
• airbus
• 1950

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What powered the first aeroplane flown by the Wright Brothers on 17 December 1903?

• Engine

• Electricity

• Steam

• Wind

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How long did the second flight of the Wright Brothers' aeroplane last in 1904?

• 1 minute

• 5 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes

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How long did the aeroplane of the Wright Brothers fly in 1905?

• More than half an hour at a time

• Approximately 15 minutes at a time

• 12 metres in 36 seconds

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In which year did the Wright Brothers' aeroplane fly across America?

• 1903

• 1904

• 1911

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In which year did Amelia Earhart fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

• 1969

• 1961

• 1937

• 1928

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