Aircraft and Aviation Quiz 11

Put the following events in the correct order.

• Wright Brothers make their first flight

• Helicopters used for rescue and patrol

• First aircraft carrier invented

• Stealth aircraft used in war in Iraq

The following types of missions would be most likely flown by _______ aircraft? - Search and Rescue - Amphibious Operations - Mine Sweeping

• Fixed-wing

• Rotary-wing

• Jets

• Experimental

A B-17 is a _______ and the 17th ______________.

• Bomber / design of this plane

• Battalion aircraft / design of this plane

• Bomber / one that was created

• Cargo aircraft / design of this plane

A floating structure, such as the float on a seaplane

• Man of war

• Pontoon

• Drone

• Blade

An unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote control

• Stealth

• Pontoon

• Drone

• Infrared

What capability did the angled flight deck give aircraft carriers?

• Repairing and refueling aircraft more quickly

• Carrying twice as many aircraft

• Allowing higher degree of safety for crew members on deck

• Launching and recovering aircraft at the same time

What was Eugene Ely’s major achievement?

• Designing the angled flight deck for aircraft carriers

• Enveloping the technology for VTOLs

• Being named captain of the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

• Piloting the first successful takeoff from a ship

What was the name of the US Navy’s first aircraft carrier?

• USS Midway

• USS Langley

• USS Lexington

• USS Saratoga

In what war was the versatility of helicopters first put to widespread use?

• World War I

• World War II

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

What term is used for close observation of the enemy?

• Reconnaissance

• Surveillance

• Engagement

• Interception