History of Aviation Flashcards
(32 cards)
Who designed the ornithopter a machine that flaps like a bird?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who is known as the “Father of Aviation”?
George Cayley
Who introduced the concepts of “lift thrust drag and gravity” in aviation?
George Cayley
Who invented the hot air balloon and what did they sent while experimenting
Joseph-Michel and they sent sheep duck and roosters
Who were the first two people to ride a hot air balloon?
Rozier and Arlandes
Who is known as the “King of Gliders” and inspired the Wright brothers?
Otto Lilienthal
Who designed and flew the first official aeroplane called The Flyer?
The Wright brothers
Who was the first pilot to complete a non-stop flight from New York to Paris?
Charles Lindbergh
Who was the first woman to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart (Canada to Ireland)
Who designed and piloted the first helicopter flight in the USA?
Igor Sikorsky
Who flew the first successful heavier-than-air powered seaplane?
Henri Fabre
Who was the first person to travel faster than the speed of sound?
Chuck Yeager
Who was the first self-identified Native American to hold a pilot’s license?
Bessie Coleman (Queen Bess)
Who was the first human to travel into space?
Yuri Alekseyevich
Who invented the rigid airship which became synonymous with airships?
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Who conducted the first flight demonstration in Thailand for King Rama VI?
Charles van den
Who were the Montgolfier brothers and what did they invent?
The Montgolfier brothers invented the first airship
What is the first airline
Delag using airship/derigibles
Who designed aerial screw helicopter and parachute?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who flew the first successful heavier-than-air powered seaplane and what was it called?
Henri Fabre flew the first successful heavier-than-air powered seaplane called Hydravion
Who was the first person to demonstrate the principles of fixed-wing aircraft?
George Cayley
Who was the first person to fly a monoplane?
The Wright brothers
Who was the first person to fly a biplane?
The Wright brothers
Who was the first person to fly a triplane?
Triplanes were used during World War I but the specific first pilot is not mentioned in the file
