Aviation History

Who invented the kite?

• Russians

• Americans

• Chinese

• Iranians

Who brought the idea of the kite to the western world?

• Wan Hoo

• Emperor Shun

• Eilmer Malmesbury

• Marco Polo

English Benedictine Monk known as a Tower Jumper.

• Eilmer Malmesbury

• Franz Reichelt

• John Stringfellow

• Charles Manley

Samuel Langley used a ________ to launch his models in the Potomac River.

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Mythical legends of flying imprisoned in the island of Minos.

• Daedalus and Cupid

• Nike and Icarus

• Nike and Hermes

• Daedalus and Icarus

The person in the picture recorded the first scientific study of aeronautics.

• Giovanni Borelli

• Leonardo DaVinci

• Pilatre DiRozie

• Fracois Laurent

Who were the passengers of the first Montgolfier balloon?

• It was unmanned

• Pilatre Di Rozier and Francois Laurent

• Rooster, Dog, and Pig

• Hen, Duck, and Lamb

What is an aeronaut?

• An aeronautics expert

• A navigator of the air

• A person that goes to space

• A tower jumper

Who were the passengers of the second Montgolfier balloon?

• A lamb, rooster, duck

• A rooster, pig, duck

• A sheep, a hen, dog

• A rooster, sheep, duck

True or False: Inert gases were used to propel the Montgolfier balloons?

• False

• True