AVST 101 mid term review

Question 1

What happened in 1783?

Answer 1

1st Flight in a hot air balloon
- Paris
- 25 mins long

Question 2

what happened in 1960?

Answer 2

1st aerial shot
- In Boston

Question 3

what happened in 1881?

Answer 3

Glider King
- Otto Lilienthal

Question 4

what happened in 1903?

Answer 4

Wright Brothers had their first flight

Question 5

Where did the Wright Brothers fly and how long did the flight last?

Answer 5

• Kitty Hawk in NC
• 12 secs

Question 6

Which one of the Wright Brothers flew and how did they choose?

Answer 6

• Orville
• Coin toss

Question 7

What happened in 1919?

Answer 7

KLM airline opened
- is the oldest airline

Question 8

What happened in 1925?

Answer 8

Good Year blimp

Question 9

What happened in 1927?

Answer 9

1st Solo Transatlantic Flight

Question 10

Who conducted the first solo transatlantic flight?

Answer 10

Charles Lindbergh

Question 11

What happened in 1947?

Answer 11

Charles Yeager became the first to fly at the speed of sound

Question 12

What happened in 1967?

Answer 12

FAA was established as part of DOT

Question 13

What happened in 1986?

Answer 13

1st non-stop flight with refuel in air

Question 14

What happened in 1993?

Answer 14

Paperless plane tickets

Question 15

What happened in 2001?

Answer 15

• 9/11 (affecting Virginia, NY, and DC the most)
• DHS and TSA established

Question 16

What happened in 2009?

Answer 16

Captain Sully safely landed Airbus in Hudson River following failure of both engines

Question 17

What kind of license did Captain Sully hold?

Answer 17

A glider license

Question 18

What is the story of LGA?

Answer 18

New York Mayor LaGuardia refused to depart airplane at Newark because he misread his plane as New York

Question 19

Who is Lou Freeman?

Answer 19

• 1st black pilot hired by WN
• 1st black chief with Major Airline
• Part of our Advisory Board

Question 20

Who is Dr. Naomi Ledet?

Answer 20

Created TSU’s aviation program in 1986

Question 21

Who is Marlon Green

Answer 21

His Supreme Court from 63’ allowed blacks to be pilots in major airlines

Question 22

Where was Marlon Green hired?

Answer 22

Continental

Question 23

What major airlines run on a hub and spoke system

Answer 23

UA, AA, and DL

Question 24

what major airlines run on point to point system

Answer 24

WN and B6

Question 25

Where is United's headquarters?

Answer 25

ORD

Question 26

Where is American's headquarters?

Answer 26

DFW

Question 27

Where is Southwest's headquarters?

Answer 27

DAL

Question 28

Where is Delta's headquarters?

Answer 28

ATL

Question 29

What are the 4 stages of Airline Development?

Answer 29

Regulation, Liberalization, Deregulation, and Re- Regulation

Question 30

What is the Regulation Stage?

Answer 30

- happened in the 30s - no competition on fares - new and limited market

Question 31

What is the Liberalization Stage?

Answer 31

- happened in the 60s - great commercial freedom - allowed improved productivity and efficiency

Question 32

What is the Deregulation Stage?

Answer 32

- happened in the late 70s - allows completion and bidding for routes with no government control

Question 33

What is the Re-Regulation Stage?

Answer 33

- happened in 2007 - Major airlines began discussing merging

Question 34

What is Geographic Information System (G.I.S.)?

Answer 34

gathers, manages, and analyzes data for maps

Question 35

What is overbooking?

Answer 35

the practice of selling seats beyond capacity to compensate for potential empty seats

Question 36

What are the 3 types of DBs (denied bookings)?

Answer 36

- Moving classes - Moving seats - Not boarding at all

Question 37

What is a spoiled seat?

Answer 37

A seat that goes empty at departure

Question 38

What is peak travel and non-peak travel days?

Answer 38

- Peak is holidays or days like Fridays and Sunday - Non-peak is non-holidays and days like Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Question 39

What are 3 buildings on campus that are named after former presidents of the school?

Answer 39

- Spearman - Fairchild - Leiner

Question 40

What are the instrument 6 pack in an airplane?

Answer 40

- Airspeed indicator - Attitude indicator - vertical speed indicator - heading indicator - turn coordinator - Altimeter