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79 Cards in this Set
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the 20 year period between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II is called what?
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The golden Age of Aviation
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When was flying over the Atlantic conquered?
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1919
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What did Three new Curtiss flying boats in the United States Navy do in 1919?
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conquered the Atlantic
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When did the first nonstop Atlantic crossing take place with a team of two?
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two weeks after the three curtiss flying boats in June1919`
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What did a pair of veterans of the royal British Air Force do in June on 1919?
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crossed the Atlantic non stop
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Who had all built great aviation industries by the end of WWI?
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France, Germany, Italy, England and the USA
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How many aircraft were in service by the end of the war?
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177,000
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What happened within 3 days after the WWI ended?
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US canceled $100 million in airplane contracts
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What happened within 3 months of the end of WWI?
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175,000 factory workers had been laid off, and Military aviation way cut back by 95 percent.
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When were Military airfields closed and pilots and other aviation personel unemployed?
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Right after WWI
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Who flew over small towns, then landed on nearby, farms and took people for rides?
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Ex-military,Barnstormers
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Who put on flying exhibitions and wing walking demonstrations?
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E.-military barnstormers
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Who was trying to encourage investment in aviation?
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General Billy Michell
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What did Billy Mitchell think the airplane could be used for?
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to bomb military and industrial targets
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Who advocated the air force as a separate service?
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Billy Mitchell
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In 1921 Mitchell's pilots sank what?
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the battleship ostfriesland
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Who planned the first round the world flight?
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Billy Mitchell
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In 1924 who flew coast to coast?
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Army Lieutenant russell Maughan
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How far the Army Lieutenant russell Maughan when he flew coat to coast in 1924?
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2850 miles in 21 hours and 47 minuets.
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Who offered a trophy to promote high speed flight?
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Ralph Pulitzer
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When was the first Pulitzer Trophy RAce?
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In New York in 1920
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what was the last year of the National Air Races?
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1925
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In 1924 the National air Races had how many events?
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10
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In 1930 Charles Thompson established what?
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A trophy to encourage faster land based aircraft
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What trophy was added in 1931?
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Bendix Trophy race was added`
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When were the National Air races opened to women?
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1929
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What was the first cross country competition for women?
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The women's Air Derby
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The women's Air Derby led to the formation of what?
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An association of women pliers call the NINety Nines
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Who was the first president of the Ninety Nines?
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Amelia Earhart
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When did airmail service begin?
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1918
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Where was the first airmail route?
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Between Washington DC and NYC
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When did Chicago get airmail?
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1919
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When did San francisco get airmail?
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1924
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the air mail Act of 1925 authorized the post office department to do what?
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Contract for air mail service
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The air commerce Act of 1926 ws the first attempt to do what?
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standardize and regulate commercial aviation
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In 1938 what became law?
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The Civil Aeronautics Act
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Who was the first person to cross the Atlantic solo?
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Charles Lindbergh
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When did he take off in New York and land in Paris?
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1927
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How long did Charles Lindbergy first solo trip take?
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331/2 hours
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Charles Lindbergh became what?
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a world hero and a promoter of civil aviation
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Who was the first women passenger to fly the atlantic in 1928?
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Amelia Earhart
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Who was the first women to make a transatlantic solo flight?
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Amelia Earhart
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How long did Amelia Earhart to cross the atlantic solo?
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20 hours and 40 minuets
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when did Amelia Earhart disappeared in the pacific?
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IN 1937
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In the 1920 small companies formed for what?
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to build private aircraft
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What is the earliest company?
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Travel Air Manufacturing Company in 1925
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what three men formed the first aircraft building company?
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Stearman, Cessna and Beech
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What happened to the company formed by Stearman, Cessna and Beech?
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within a few years they broke away and started their own companies
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Piper bought out Taylor Aircraft Company and renamed it what?
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Piper Aircraft Corporation
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Taylor started another company and called it what?
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Taylor Aricraft Company
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In 1915 president Woodrow Wilson Formed What?
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The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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IN 1926 Daniel Guggenhein Founded what?
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the school of Aeronautics at New York University.
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What provided many colleges and university with money for private flying clubs?
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School of Aeronautics of New York University founded by Daniel Guggenheim
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In 1929James Doolittle performed what?
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the first successful "blind" takeoff and landing
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what paved the way for fight and navigation instruments to be installed in planes?
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jAMES dOOLITTLE 'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL "BLIND' take off and landing
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Under the McNary [Watres Act, airmail carriers were paid according to what?
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the available cargo space
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In 1927, Pan American Airways was formed to fly what?
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the first airmail route between Key West, Florida and Havana, Cuba.
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What kind of plane was built to fly the airmail between Key west, florida and Havana, Cuba.
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A seaplane
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Pan American had six Boeing 314's Called what?
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Yankee Clippers
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When were Dirigibles at their peak?
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WWI and WWII
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The Treaty of Versailles, at the end of WWI allowed the Germans to build What?
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Zeppelins agian and they built three
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What is the best known Zeppelins and why?
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the Hindenburg and it is best remembered for it's crash.
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Military Air Power Development dering when?
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the interwar Years
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What was the Army's first long range bomber?
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X1B-17
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In January, 1939 the president of the USA called for a buildup of what?
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existing military forces
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What did the Army turn to to train their pilots?
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Civilian flying schools
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General Hap Arnold came up with what idea?
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civilian operated, Army supervised flight schools
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What was another sources for pilot training?
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The civilian Pilot training program
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The Civilian Pilot Traning program gave what famous airmen?
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Tuskegee
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T/F General Mitchell was a vocal advocate for a separate air service but equal to the Army and Navy?
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True
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T/F After WWI General Mitchell believed that naval power would dedide the winner of any future world wars?
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False
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T/F General Mitchell Believed that air power could fly over the battlefield, attack the enemy's supplies, thus shorten the war and save lives?
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true
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What were the names of the airacraft the us Army performed the first round the world flight with?
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Boston, Chicago, Seattle and New Orleans
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In 1931 What was the Bendix TRophy Trace?
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It was a transcontinental race flown from the west coast to cleveland ohio
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What cities where the first air mail route in the us between?
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New York City and Washington DC
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Who was the first person to fly across the atlantic Ocean solo?
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Charles Lindbergh
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T/F Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie was the first licensed black femail pilot?
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False
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T/F The women's air derby led to the formation of an association of women fliers called the ninety nines?
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True
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qui donne à réfléchir
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sobering
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