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50 Cards in this Set
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Which navy built the first ships called "aviation vessels" solely for launching aerial vehicles? |
The Swedish Navy |
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What aircraft has tilt-rotor capabilities? |
V-22 Osprey |
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Which fighter aircraft was retrofitted with tankers during Operation Iraqi Freedom? |
F-14 Tomcat |
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In which conflict were helicopters first widely used? |
The Korean War. |
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What is the correct chronological order for the following space programs? Apollo Mercury Gemini |
Mercury Gemini Apollo |
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Who was the first American to walk in space? |
Ed White |
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When was the Continental Navy founded? |
October 13, 1775 |
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What is the Ader Eole? |
The world's first true aeroplane (first to fly under its own power and carrying a person through the air). Designed by Clement Ader in 1890. |
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When was the Ader Eole created? |
1890 |
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What powered the Ader Eole? |
Steam engines |
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What was the Wright Flyer? |
The first successful powered and piloted aircraft, developed by the Wright Brothers in 1903. |
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What is the LZ1? |
The first zeppelin, a rigid airship. |
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The LZ127 was the first aircraft to _______________________. |
Circumnavigate the globe in 21 days, 5 hours, 31 minutes. |
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The LZ1 first flew on _________; it was _____ minutes long. |
July 2, 1900; l8 minutes long. |
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Who developed the Wright Flyer and when? |
Wilbur and Orville Wright, on December 17, 1903. |
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What is the LZ1? |
The first Zeppelin aircraft (first successful rigid airship). |
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What is the Zeppelin NT? |
The modern Zeppelin semi-rigid airship, in use since 2001. |
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When did the LZ1 first fly? |
July 2, 1900 |
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What was the first aircraft to circumnavigate the globe? |
Zeppelin LZ127 |
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How long did the first aircraft circumnavigation take? |
21 days, 5.5 hours |
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Focke Wulf FW-61 |
The first functional helicopter, first constructed in 1936. |
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Who flew the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and when? |
Charles Lindbergh Jr., May 20-21, 1927. |
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Who was the first woman fly solo across the Atlantic? |
Ameilia Earhart |
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Who was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross? |
Amelia Earhart |
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The first jet to fly combat missions was the __________ in ____. |
Messerschmitt ME-262, 1944. |
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Who was the first man to break the sound barrier and when? |
Chuck Yeager, 1947. |
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The first aircraft to break the sound barrier was the _________. |
Bell X-1 rocketplane |
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Who was the first person to complete a ship takeoff and landing? |
Eugene Ely |
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In 1911, The USS Pennsylvania became to first naval ship to ___________. |
Launch and recover an aircraft. |
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When was the attack on Pearl Harbor? |
December 7, 1947. |
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When was D-Day? |
June 6, 1944. |
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When and where did the US drop 2 atomic bombs over Japan? |
Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Nagasaki, August 9, 1945. |
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What does the MH prefix represent for the MH-60? |
Multi mission helicopter |
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What does the H designation mean for aircraft? |
Helicopter or search and rescue. |
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A prototype aircraft uses what letter designation? |
Y |
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Which airplane was the main torpedo bomber of WWII that flew for 15 years? |
Grumman TBF Avenger |
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Which aircraft was the first fighter with the capabilities of escorting bombers over long distances? |
North American P-51 Mustang |
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What aircraft was designed to track hard to hear Russian submarines? |
Lockheed S-3 Viking |
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Aircraft handling, catapult, and arresting gear officers would wear a ______ jersey on the flight deck. |
Yellow |
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Blue shirt personnel on an aircraft carrier are generally responsible for ___________. |
Handling aircraft, tractor driving, messengers and phone talkers. More physically demanding jobs. |
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"Grapes" on an aircraft carrier wear ____ jerseys. They are responsible for ________. |
Purple, aviation fuels |
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Personnel in green jerseys perform what duties? |
Maintenance and handling crews, cargo, ground support equipment, mass communication specialists, etc. Most variable position. |
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EOD and other ordnance men wear what color jersey on a carrier deck? |
Red |
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What color jersey does the LSO wear? |
White (Landing Signals Officer) |
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Medical and safety personnel on an aircraft carrier wear what color jersey? |
White |
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Junior enlisted personnel wearing ____ jerseys are directly instructed by personnel wearing _____ jerseys. |
Blue, yellow |
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What was the purpose of the Mercury missions? |
To achieve manned orbit around Earth. |
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How many Apollo missions were there? |
17, 6 of which landed on the Moon. |
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What was the purpose of the Gemini project? |
Demonstrate extravehicular activities (EVA) and rendezvous/dock two ships in orbit. |
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What aircraft entered service just before Midway as a torpedo bomber? |
Grumman TBF Avenger |