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In 1905 The wright brothers flew how many minuets and how many miles?
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38 minuets and 24 miles
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When the wright brothers flew 38 minuets and 24 miles why did the flight end?
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they ran out of fuel
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what did the wright brothers offer to do for the government in 1905?
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Offered to build an aircraft for the US government
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Why did the governments turn down the wright brothers offer to build an aircraft for them?
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the were afraid of another failure like the langley failures
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After being turned down three times by the government what did the Wright brothers do?
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Gave up trying to sell their invention to the government.
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What did Theordore Rosevelt as the secretary of defense to do?
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Ask the wright brothers to test an aircraft that could carry a plane, a passenger and fuel for 125 miles plus the plane needs to fly 36 mph.
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When Wilber went to France what did Orivelle do?
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He began building a new plane.
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Wilber signed a $100,000 contract to do what?
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To form a French aircraft building company.
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When did orivelle complete 12 successful flight?
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1908
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In 1908 what happened on the 13th test flight?
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Army Lieutenant thomas selfridge was killed and Orivelle was seriously hurt.
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Who was the first man killed in a powered aircraft?
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Selfridge
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What did the Army do in 1909?
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brought it's first airplane from the wright brother for 25,000 plus, 5,000 for exceeding the speed requirements.
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What did Glenn Curtis do?
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Became the fasted man on earth on motorcycle and then changed to airplanes.
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What did Curtis and Alexander Graham Bell do in 1907?
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founded the aerial experience association and designed and built several aircraft and the first seaplane to be flown in the US
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What did Curtis win in 1908?
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won the scientific American Trophy in June bug.
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What did Curtis win in 1909?
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Won the Gordan Bennett Trophy in Golden Flyer
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Who opens flying schools in 1910?
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The wrights and curtiss
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In 1911 what did william Randolph Herast do?
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He offerend 50,000 for flying across the US in 30 days.
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What did Calbraith Perry Rodgers do in 1911?
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flow across the us in the Vin fiz flier in 49 days and missed the prize.
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Who was the first License female piolet?
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Harriet quimby
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Who built a glider and used ailerons to replace the wing warping technique?
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rOBER eSNAULT PELTERIE IN 1904
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When and who flew the first powered airplane in Europe?
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Alberto Santos-Dumont in 1906
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What is Alberto Santos Dumont do a few weeks after her flew the first powered airplane in Europe?
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He flew 722 feed and the press reported it in a positive manner.
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Who built and flew the world's first powered monoplane?
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Louis Bleroir in 1907
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In 1907 who crossed the English Channel?
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Louis Bleroit
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What did Curtis win in 1909?
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Won the Gordan Bennett Trophy in Golden Flyer
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Who opens flying schools in 1910?
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The wrights and curtiss
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In 1911 what did william Randolph Herast do?
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He offerend 50,000 for flying across the US in 30 days.
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Whaat did Calbraith Perry Rodgers do in 1911?
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flow across the us in the Vin fiz flyer in 49 days and missed the prize.
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Who was the first License female piolet?
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Harriet quimby
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Who built a glider and used ailerons to replace the wing warping technique?
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rOBER eSNAULT PELTERIE IN 1904
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When and who flew the first powered airplane in Europe?
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Alberto Santos-Dumont in 1906
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What is Alberto Santos Dumont do a few weeks after her flew the first powered airplane in Europe?
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He flew 722 feed and the press reported it in a positive manner.
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Who built and flew the world's first powered monoplane?
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Louis Bleroir in 1907
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In 1907 who crossed the English Channel?
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Louis Bleroit
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Who were granted patents for the world's first multiengine aircraft?
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The Short brothers of England in 1911
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Who built and flew the first four engine aircraft?
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Igor sikorsky in 1913
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Who developed a lightweight rotary engine called the Gnome?
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Laurent and Gustaw Seguin
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What used the engine call the Gnome?
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Many WW1 aircraft
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Describe a helicopter?
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The large propeller on top of the helicopter is made oup of a number of blades
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On a helicopter each of the blades is like what?
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a wing
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What causes lift on helicopter?
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the blades moving through the air.
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What are called Rotary wing aircraft?
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Helicopters
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Who built and flew the first helicopter that lifted man into the air?
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Louis Breguet 1907
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Who were the first Americans to build and fly a helicopter?
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emile and henry Berliner 1909
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In 1914 the first what started?
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regularly scheduled air line service using heavier than air craft started
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What was the first regularly scheduled air service called?
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The st. Petersburg-Tampa airboat line
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Where did the St Petersburg-Tampa airboat line fly?
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Flew 22 miles across tampa bay and coast $5 and took about 20 minuets
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By 1912 all of the major modern countries of the world did what?
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formed military flying services
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What was present in name only?
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The US military flying service
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How many aircraft and pilots did the US have by the end fo 1913?
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19 aircraft and 29 pilots
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How many aircraft did Germany britain and france have in 1914?
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Germany had 200, Britain and France possessed about 450
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When did the us enter the war?
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1917
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When the us entered the war how many combat worthy aircraft did they have?
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none
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What did congres promised?
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263 American squadroms equipped with 22,625 aircraft would be in action by june 1918
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How many squadroms did the US have by the end of the war?
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45
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What aircraft were the americans flying during ww1?
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British and french aircraft
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How many american combat aircraft saw action in ww1?
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none
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what was the average plane speed at the start of 1914?
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70-80 mph and could fly no higher than 10,000
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What was the average speed when the war ended?
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140-150 and could fly up to 24,000 feet
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What was the airplane first used for in War?
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observation
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How was bomb first carried?
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In the pilot or observers lap
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How many dirigibles did Germany have at the beginning of ww1?
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20 large
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How man more dirigibles did Germany produce during the war?
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88 more
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Who did Germany plann to use dirigibles as bombers against ?
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French and English cities
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What were accurate bombers?
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Dirigibles
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What were highly flammable?
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dirgibles
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What were main flown at night?
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dirbibles
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There were a clear need for more fighters or pursuit aircraft to do what?
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drive off the bombers
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Who mounted an automatic rifle on his aircraft and fired through the propeller?
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afrench pilot Roland Garros in 1915
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Who captured Garros and his plane?
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The germans
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The Germans ask a dutch airplane design Anthony Fokker to improve what?
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Garros design of the automatic rifle firing though the propeller
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What gave Germans almost total control of the air for about a year?
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Anthony fokker improved design of the automatic rifle fired through the propeller
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By 1916 that allies captured what?
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captured a german plane and were able to copy the machine fun design.
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In may 1918 the German designer Hugo Junkers built what?
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the world's first all metal low wing monoplane fighter call the junkers D1
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What was too late to make much of a difference for the war?
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Low wing monoplane fighter called the junkers D1
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Who developed the method for recognizing pilots who shot down enemy aircraft?
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The French
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The french use the term ace for who?
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a pilot who shot down five enemy aircraft
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The Germans required how many downed aircraft to be called an ace?
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10
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What were the American citizens who flew with the french air service before America entered the war called?
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Lafayette escadrille
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Who was the leading american ace of WW1?
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Eddie Rickenbacker
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how many kills did Eddie Rickenbacker have in 5 months?
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26 kills
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Who was the only living American ro receive the congressional medal in ww1?l
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Eddie Rickenbacker
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Who was Billy mitchell?
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American aviator who got his start in ww1 and later became the leading enthusiast for aviation, air power and the airplane's role as an offensive weapon.
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In the early 1900;s the wright brother signed a contact with the us army to build an airplane. While Orville was working in the contract what was Wilbur doing?
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Wilbur was in France demonstrating the airplane for European governments.
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The first powered dirigible in the us used a_____________ engine?
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Curtiss
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Who wont the 1908 Scientific American Trophy and the 1909 Gordon Bennett Trophy?
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Glenn Curtiss
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in 1911,_________,________ became america's first lincensed female pilot?
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Harriet Quimby
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who buit the first powered monplane and also built 11 planes before getting one the could cross the English Channel?
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Louis Bleriot
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Who designed the flew the first 4 engine aircraft?
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Igor Sikorsky
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when world War 1 ended, the speed of aircraft had increased to--- to--- mph and could operate up to about _____ feet.
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140,150 and 24,000
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who were the lafayette escadrille group?
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They were a group of americans who flew for France in ww1
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True or False Orville Wright was the first man to lose his life in a powered airplane
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False
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T/F
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President Theodore aRoosevelt was the first US president to fly.s
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