![]() ![]() Britain On JLouis Bleriot produced and flew the first aircraft to fly an airplane across the _.ĭ. more than 100 miles Horace, Albert, and Hugh Short organized a company to build airplanes in 1908, the first airplane manufacturing company in _.ĭ. Henry Farman Henry Farman became the first pilot to fly _.ĭ. 14-bis _ made Europe's first flight around a circular route in early 1908.ĭ. chord line In 1906, Santos-Dumont designed a biplane he called _.ĭ. incidence _: the imaginary line from the leading edge of the airfoil to the trailing edge.ĭ. ailerons _: the angle between the airplane's longitudinal axis and the wing's chord line.ĭ. manned, powered, controlled, and sustained Esnault-Pelterie devised his own glider, that utilized _ instead of wing warping, and flew it in October 1904.ĭ. interstellar, intergalactic, space, and low planetary orbit B. supersonic, inverted, high g, and combatĭ. manned, powered, controlled, and sustainedĬ. unmanned, unpowered, out of control, and unstainedī. Orville, Wilbur Wilbur and Orville earned the distinction of being the first men to fly an airplane in _, _, _, _ flight.Ī. ![]() Hand levers _ was the president and _ was the vice president of the Wright Company.ĭ. operator _ replaced the hip cradle in the Wright Flyer No. Warp The pilot called an "_" in the Wright Brothers' patent, was essential to the control system.ĭ. Wings The pilot used these wires to _ the wing for banking and turning.ĭ. ![]() flying machine The Wright Brothers called the _ "aeroplane" in their patent.ĭ. DecemOn Mathe Wright Brothers applied for a patent for their "_"ĭ. maneuverability On _ in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew an airplane in manned, powered, controlled, and sustained flights of a heavier-than-air aircraft.ĭ. stability _ is the ability to turn, climb, descend roll and yawĭ. biplane kite _ is the tendency for an airplane to return to the equilibrium once it is disturbed and inherently stable plane once disturbed would return to its original attitudeĭ. monoplane The Wright Brothers started modestly by constructing a _ in August 1899.ĭ. free flight A _ has one lifting plane or surface, that is, one wing (a biplane has two, a triplane, three).ĭ. propeller Cayley's 1853 flight in particular was historic as it was _ of a full size manned aircraftĭ. kite, windmill The _ was called an airscrew in British usage and a moulinet (revolving fan) in French usage.ĭ. The other is the _, which originated in ancient Rome, but the form that influenced aviation appeared in the 12th century Europe.ĭ. It is in essence a flying wing that dates from the 1st century or earlier. from balloon to dirigibles to airships Two technologies that influenced aviation were much older than their aeronautical applications. passenger service Lighter-than-air technology evolved from balloons to dirigible balloons to dirigible balloons with semi-rigid or rigid forms that is, _.Ĭ. large rigid airships with aluminum frames LZ Deutschland inaugurated _ with the commercial Deutsche Luftschiffahrts A.G. large rigid airships with aluminum framesĭ. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin Based on German military requirements, Zeppelin designed large _ and numerous compartments for hydrogen gas.ī. ![]() international The premier airships were those identified by the name _.ĭ. directional control and horizontal control Airship development, like aviation in general, was a/an _ activity.ĭ. directional control and horizontal control D. the wind is not strong Henri Giffard the Paris Hippodrome flew 17 miles, and in the process demonstrated _ of his aircraft.ĭ. directed or steered Regarding the wings or oars, John Jeffries concluded, "that with some future improvements.they may be of material service.especially whenever _".ĭ. designed to fly 45 degrees nose up or down A. a sport for wealthy people A dirigible is an aircraft (non-rigid balloon) that can be _.ĭ. From scientific and mechanical experimentation in the 18th century, through showmanship, military applications, scientific research, and exploration, ballooning had become mostly _.ĭ. ![]()
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