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Innovations in Aviation
  • 1. Who is credited with designing and building the first successful airplane?
A) c. Amelia Earhart
B) d. Charles Lindbergh
C) a. The Wright Brothers
D) b. Leonardo da Vinci
  • 2. Which of the following is considered one of the greatest innovations in aviation?
A) c. Hot air balloon
B) a. Jet engine
C) d. Glider
D) b. Propeller engine
  • 3. Who was the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?
A) a. Charles Lindbergh
B) c. Howard Hughes
C) b. Amelia Earhart
D) d. Wiley Post
  • 4. What was the world's first jet airliner introduced into service in 1952?
A) a. De Havilland Comet
B) b. Boeing 707
C) c. Douglas DC-8
D) d. Airbus A300
  • 5. Which aircraft introduced the fly-by-wire control system for the first time?
A) b. Boeing 737
B) a. Airbus A320
C) d. McDonnell Douglas MD-80
D) c. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
  • 6. What was the first commercial aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight?
A) b. Boeing 747
B) a. Concorde
C) d. A380
D) c. DC-10
  • 7. Which aircraft was the first to use a turbojet engine for a successful flight?
A) b. Me 262
B) c. Gloster Meteor
C) d. P-80 Shooting Star
D) a. Heinkel He 178
  • 8. Which aviation pioneer is known for developing the Sikorsky R-4, the first mass-produced helicopter?
A) b. Frank Whittle
B) a. Igor Sikorsky
C) d. Billy Mitchell
D) c. Glenn Curtiss
  • 9. What aircraft set the world absolute speed record for manned air-breathing jet aircraft in 1976?
A) c. F-15 Eagle
B) b. MiG-25 Foxbat
C) d. Eurofighter Typhoon
D) a. SR-71 Blackbird
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