Question

10. Where did the Wright brothers place the center of pressure?

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3 points
a. Further forward on the wing
b. Further back on the wing
c. Directly center on the wing
d. In the center of the craft
11. What provided more stability and control during flight?

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3 points
a. A high angle of attack
b. A low angle of attack
c. A high relative wind
d. A low relative wind
12. Who was interested in buying the Flyer?

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3 points
a. United States
b. British
c. Chinese
d. Canadians
13. What did the brothers receive on 22 May 1906?

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3 points
a. A bid
b. A patent
c. A news release
d. Support from the Aero Club of America
14. Which of the following was a technical requirement needed to meet the government’s request for bids to build an airplane?

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3 points
a. Carry three passengers
b. Be able to land without damage
c. Achieve a speed of 25 miles per hour
d. Have a fuel tank large enough to fly 50 miles nonstop
15. How long did 1st Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm and 2nd Lieutenant Fredric E. Humphreys train before their solo flights?

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3 points
a. Less than a month
b. Almost three months
c. Over six months
d. One year
16. How many hours of instruction in the air did 1st Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm and 2nd Lieutenant Fredric E. Humphreys have before their solo flights?

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3 points
a. 1 hour
b. 3 hours
c. 5 hours
d. 15 hours
17 . What was step one for the Wright brothers achieving manned, powered aircraft
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3 points
a. Build a manned glider
b. Build a manned box kite
c. Build an unmanned box kite
d. Build a manned, powered aircraft
18. What did the Wrights use for the bracing in their unmanned box kite?

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3 points
a. Wood
b. Steel
c. Fabric
d. Cables
19. What placement of the elevator made it easier to control climb and descent?

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3 points
a. The elevator was placed back
b. The elevator was placed forward
c. The elevator is placed to the left
d. The elevator is placed to the right
20. In what year did the Wright brothers achieve success with their glider design?

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3 points
a. 1900
b. 1901
c. 1902
d. 1903
21. What was a key to the Wright brother’s success?

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3 points
a. Countless test flights
b. Changing the design often
c. Testing aircraft in North Carolina
d. The distractions of creating each of the gliders
22. Who built the engine for the Wright Flyer?

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3 points
a. Orville Wright
b. Wilbur Wright
c. Charles E. Taylor
d. Benjamin Foulois
23. How long did Wilbur’s first flight last?

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3 points
a. 3.5 seconds
b. 12 seconds
c. 59 seconds
d. 1 minute and 15 seconds
24. How long was the Wright Flyer aloft on the first controlled, sustained, heavier-than-air human flight with a powered aircraft?

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3 points
a. 3.5 seconds
b. 12 seconds
c. 59 seconds
d. 1 minute and 15 seconds
25. How long did the fourth and final launch of the Wright Flyer last on 17 December 1903?

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3 points
a. 3.5 seconds
b. 12 seconds
c. 59 seconds
d. 1 minute and 15 seconds
26. Because the engine was somewhat right of center in the Wright Flyer, the pilot was placed slightly left of center to balance the weight
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3 points
a. True
b. False
27. The Wright brothers considered the propellers as extra wings on their airplane.
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3 points
a. True
b. False
28. The Wright brothers wanted the British government to have first crack at owning a Wright Flyer.
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3 points
a. True
b. False
29. The government required that the successful bidder train three Army pilots to fly the craft.
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3 points
a. True
b. False
30. Early observers thought the canard configuration resembled a flying duck
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3 points
a. True
b. False
31. Franklin is designing a model aircraft and experimenting with the angle of attack on the wings. What angle of attack would provide more stability and control during flight?

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6 points
a. A low angle of attack
b. A high angle of attack
c. A neutral angle of attack
d. No minimal angle of attack
32. Sara is researching the Wright brothers work on manned gliders. In her research, what did she discover that early glider experiments taught the brothers?

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7 points
a. How big the engine had to be to achieve lift
b. How to control climb and descent
c. The best position for the pilot
d. A small wing could sustain lift

Answer 1

10. b
11. b
12. b
13. b
14. c
15. a
16. b
17. c
18. d
19. b
20. c
21. a
22. c
23. b
24. b
25. c
26. a
27. a
28. a
29. a
30. a
31. a
32. b