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Which navy built the first ships called "aviation vessels" solely for launching aerial vehicles?

The Swedish Navy

What aircraft has tilt-rotor capabilities?

V-22 Osprey

Which fighter aircraft was retrofitted with tankers during Operation Iraqi Freedom?

F-14 Tomcat

In which conflict were helicopters first widely used?

The Korean War.

What is the correct chronological order for the following space programs?


Apollo


Mercury


Gemini

Mercury


Gemini


Apollo

Who was the first American to walk in space?

Ed White

When was the Continental Navy founded?

October 13, 1775

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.

When was the Ader Eole created?

1890

What powered the Ader Eole?

Steam engines

What was the Wright Flyer?

The first successful powered and piloted aircraft, developed by the Wright Brothers in 1903.

What is the LZ1?

The first zeppelin, a rigid airship.

The LZ127 was the first aircraft to _______________________.

Circumnavigate the globe in 21 days, 5 hours, 31 minutes.

The LZ1 first flew on _________; it was _____ minutes long.

July 2, 1900; l8 minutes long.

Who developed the Wright Flyer and when?

Wilbur and Orville Wright, on December 17, 1903.

What is the LZ1?

The first Zeppelin aircraft (first successful rigid airship).

What is the Zeppelin NT?

The modern Zeppelin semi-rigid airship, in use since 2001.

When did the LZ1 first fly?

July 2, 1900

What was the first aircraft to circumnavigate the globe?

Zeppelin LZ127

How long did the first aircraft circumnavigation take?

21 days, 5.5 hours

Focke Wulf FW-61

The first functional helicopter, first constructed in 1936.

Who flew the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and when?

Charles Lindbergh Jr., May 20-21, 1927.

Who was the first woman fly solo across the Atlantic?

Ameilia Earhart

Who was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross?

Amelia Earhart

The first jet to fly combat missions was the __________ in ____.

Messerschmitt ME-262, 1944.

Who was the first man to break the sound barrier and when?

Chuck Yeager, 1947.

The first aircraft to break the sound barrier was the _________.

Bell X-1 rocketplane

Who was the first person to complete a ship takeoff and landing?

Eugene Ely

In 1911, The USS Pennsylvania became to first naval ship to ___________.

Launch and recover an aircraft.

When was the attack on Pearl Harbor?

December 7, 1947.

When was D-Day?

June 6, 1944.

When and where did the US drop 2 atomic bombs over Japan?

Hiroshima, August 6, 1945.


Nagasaki, August 9, 1945.

What does the MH prefix represent for the MH-60?

Multi mission helicopter

What does the H designation mean for aircraft?

Helicopter or search and rescue.

A prototype aircraft uses what letter designation?

Y

Which airplane was the main torpedo bomber of WWII that flew for 15 years?

Grumman TBF Avenger

Which aircraft was the first fighter with the capabilities of escorting bombers over long distances?

North American P-51 Mustang

What aircraft was designed to track hard to hear Russian submarines?

Lockheed S-3 Viking

Aircraft handling, catapult, and arresting gear officers would wear a ______ jersey on the flight deck.

Yellow

Blue shirt personnel on an aircraft carrier are generally responsible for ___________.

Handling aircraft, tractor driving, messengers and phone talkers. More physically demanding jobs.

"Grapes" on an aircraft carrier wear ____ jerseys. They are responsible for ________.

Purple, aviation fuels

Personnel in green jerseys perform what duties?

Maintenance and handling crews, cargo, ground support equipment, mass communication specialists, etc. Most variable position.

EOD and other ordnance men wear what color jersey on a carrier deck?

Red

What color jersey does the LSO wear?

White


(Landing Signals Officer)

Medical and safety personnel on an aircraft carrier wear what color jersey?

White

Junior enlisted personnel wearing ____ jerseys are directly instructed by personnel wearing _____ jerseys.

Blue, yellow

What was the purpose of the Mercury missions?

To achieve manned orbit around Earth.

How many Apollo missions were there?

17, 6 of which landed on the Moon.

What was the purpose of the Gemini project?

Demonstrate extravehicular activities (EVA) and rendezvous/dock two ships in orbit.

What aircraft entered service just before Midway as a torpedo bomber?

Grumman TBF Avenger