Chapter 3 -- Expanding the Horizon
Test Prep Questions and Chronology
What do historians give barnstormers credit for?
What happened to aircraft production after World War I?
Where did most of the barnstormers gain their flight experience prior to becoming barnstormers?
Who did Orville Wright call “the greatest pilot of all time”?
Which famous female barnstormers ran her own flying circus?
What is streamlining?
Who was the first person to fly to the Noreth and South Poles and live to tell about it?
Who tried to become the first person to fly across the U.S. in less than 30 days?\
What were the accomplishments of Charles Lindbergh?
What was Lindbergh’s nickname when he flew airmail?
Where was his plane, the Spirit of St Louis, built?
What is a milestone?
Who else flew across the Atlantic as a passenger and then as a pilot?
What is an aviation circuit?
What type of flight was 1st Lt James Harold Doolittle the first to achieve?
What is spatial disorientation?
What did early pilots use to orient themselves while in flight?
What did Sgt William C. Ocker develop to help him stay oriented while flying?
What is a flight suimulator?
What was the name of the plane Carl Spaatz flew for 6+ days to demonstrate aerial refueling?
According to Joseph Corn, what did the airplane come to symbolize during this Golden Era?
What do you call an airplane with floats for landing on or taking off from a body of watger?
What does the term mainstream refer to?
In 1925, many new airline companies were created. What were they competing to carry on their
planes?
What is a government subsidy?
What aircraft first made “same-day” service between New York and San Francisco possible?
Which airline was losing money and asked Douglas Aircraft to improve on the DC-2?
Which aircraft became one of the most successful planes ever built?
What airline flew the first airmail route between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba?
What aircraft completed the first airmail flight between San Francisco and Manila, Philippines?
What year did the Post Office Department start the first airmail service?
What did the Air Commerce Act on 20 May 1926 establish for the first time?
How did the Air Mail Act of 1938 affect aviation?
Who made the first successful flight in an autogiro?
Which aspect of flight was a problem for helicopter experimenters that resulted in the invention
of the tail rotor?
What war did the US military first use helicopters in?
What insect led to Sikorsky’s first breakthrough in aviation?
Chapter 3 Chronology -- Expanding the Horizon
Put in the year that each of the following events occurred. The first and last event are shown as
examples. The years run from 1911 to 1939.
1911
William Randolph Hearst offered 50,000 to the first pilot who could fly
transcontinent in less than 30 days
Snatching scarves off the ground while flying by, this "greatest pilot of
all time" crashed and died on his final flight
The U.S. government cancels $100 million worth of airplane contracts 3
days after WWI ended
The U.S. Post Office Department starts the first airmail service
William Boeing and his pilot, Eddie Hubbard, open first international
airmail route -- Seattle to Vancouver
Bessie Coleman become's first black woman to get a pilot's license
1Lt Smith and 1Lt Richter complete first successful aerial refueling
Juan de la Cierva builds first successful autogiro flown by a Spanish
Army pilot
The Airmail Act allows private companies to carry mail under contract
with the U.S. government
Rear Admiral Robert Byrd becomes first to fly over the North Pole
The Air Commerce Act provided first safety regulations for airline
pilots and aircraft
Charles Lindbergh became first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic
when he landed his Spirit of St Louis in Paris
Byrd becomes first to fly over South Pole
Doolittle makes first successful "blind" flight
Carl Spaatz sets record for aerial refueling in an aircraft named the
Question Mark
Lindbergh's son was kidnapped and killed
Boeing 247 aircraft is first produced--the first ever all-metal airliner
The Douglas DC-2 aircraft is produced--could fly 192 mph and carry 14
passengers for 900 miles
The Martin 130 aircraft is produced--known as the China Clipper for
Pan Am
Phoebe Omlie made her biggest contribution to aviation by developing
the "air marker" system along every air route in the U.S.
1939
Amelia Earhart becomes first pilot to fly from Honolulu to Oakland, CA
China Clipper completes the first airmail route between San Franciso
and Manila, Phillipines
The Douglas DC-3 aircraft is produced--could carry 24 passengers for
1200 miles
Dr Henirich Focke builds first helicopter a pilot could actually control-the FA-61
Igor Sikorsky builts the first "practical" helicopter (VS-300) which
could carry loads and actually work