FLIGHT GOES MAINSTREAM
A. Define, Describe, or Identify:
1. Milestone – an important event, such as a breakthrough in the advancement of
knowledge in a field. (p. 94)
2. Apprentice – a person who works with a skilled master to learn by practical
experience. (p. 97)
3. Autogiro – an early helicopter-like vehicle. (p. 97)
4. Transcontinental – coast to coast. (p. 97)
5. Circuit – a route that passes through one or more points and then returns to the
starting point. (p. 98)
6. Equator – the imaginary circle that divides Earth into northern and southern
halves. (p. 98)
7. Blind flight – the act of taking off and landing relying solely on instruments inside
the cockpit for guidance. (p. 99)
8. Spatial disorientation – a condition in which a person’s sense of direction does not
agree with reality. (p. 99)
9. Mainstream – the current of most people’s life and activities. (p. 100)
10. Flight simulator – a training device that simulates, or imitates, the experience and
sensation of flight. (p. 101)
11. Aerial refueling – taking on more fuel in flight. (p. 103)
B. Matching:
Match the definition in Column A with the name in Column B. You may use each name
only once.
Column A
__a__ 1. This aviator named his plane the Spirit of
St. Louis, in honor of the men who had
supported him. (p. 92)
Column B
a.
b.
c.
__g__ 2. As an aviator, she was best known for her d.
1931 flight to China over the North Pole.
e.
(p. 96)
f.
g.
__e__ 3. On an early Atlantic crossing, this pilot
h.
landed in Wales instead of Ireland, and with i.
only a gallon of fuel left. (p. 97)
j.
__c__ 4. She was a pioneer of transatlantic flight,
but on her first crossing, she was a
passenger, not a pilot. (p. 97)
__i_ _ 5. He was Amelia Earhart’s last copilot. (p.
98)
__d__ 6. He made the first successful blind flight.
(p. 99)
__f__ 7. This sergeant’s work helped solve the
problem of spatial disorientation. (p. 99)
__b__ 8. This Army flight surgeon helped solve
the problem of spatial disorientation. (p. 99)
__h__ 9. She soloed after only 12 ½ hours of
instruction. (p. 101)
__j__ 10. He and his crew set an endurance record
in the Question Mark and demonstrated the
practicality of in-flight refueling. (p. 103)
Charles A. Lindbergh
David Myers
Amelia Earhart
James Harold Doolittle
Wilmer Stultz
William C. Ocker
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Katherine Sui Fun Cheung
Frederick Noonan
Carl Spaatz
C. Multiple Choice:
Circle the letter that provides the best answer.
1. Why did Charles Lindbergh want Ryan Aircraft to build him his plane so quickly?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He was on leave from the Army and had only a limited amount of time.
He wasn’t sure the company would be in business much longer.
He knew other pilots were after the same prize he was.* (p. 92)
He had a new kind of radio he wanted to be able to test out in his plane.
2. What did Lindbergh do after his transatlantic solo flight?
a.
b.
c.
d.
In a little more than three months, he flew 22,350 miles across the United States.
He made a 3,200-mile tour of 13 Latin American countries.
He worked to help the new airlines determine the best air routes.
All of the above.* (p. 94)
3. Why did Wilmer Stultz ask Amelia Earhart to fly with him to Europe in 1928?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He thought she would bring him good luck.
He wanted to win a prize being offered by Amy Phipps Guest.* (p. 97)
He valued her skills as a navigator.
He was hoping she’d write an article about the adventure.
4. In the early days, pilots got confused when visibility was poor. This was because:
a. They had lost sight of the horizon, which they’d used to orient themselves.*
(p. 99)
b. Most places on the ground weren’t as well lighted as they are today.
c. Early aircraft didn’t have very good lighting.
d. Early aircraft vibrated so much they made on-board compasses hard to read.
5. What was William Ocker’s ambition as a pilot?
a.
b.
c.
d.
To be the first pilot to master each new type of aircraft.
To have as much safety equipment as possible.
To be not the best pilot, but the oldest pilot.* (p. 101)
To help Colonel Doolittle push for an independent air force.
6. When the Post Office started airmail service in 1918, what planes did it have?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A few planes borrowed from the Army.* (p. 104)
A special fleet manufactured by Glenn Curtiss.
Some German aircraft captured in Europe, where World War I was still raging.
Individual pilots were expected to bring their own aircraft.
D. Crossword Puzzle:
Across
2.
Amelia Earhart, Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie, and Katherine Sui Fun Cheung were all
members. NINETYNINES. (p. 101)
4.
A route that passes through one or more points and then returns to the starting point.
CIRCUIT. (p. 98)
6.
An early helicopter-like aircraft. AUTOGIRO (p. 97)
7.
Taking off and landing relying solely on instruments. BLINDFLIGHT. (p. 99)
8.
Sergeant Ocker developed a number of training devices that were forerunners of
today’s ______ __________. FLIGHTSIMULATOR. (p. 101)
10. The crew of the Question Mark were able to stay airborne for almost a week because
they relied on ______ _________. AERIALREFUELING. (p. 103)
11. Katherine Sui Fun Cheung amazed crowds with her rolls and _____ in the air.
LOOPS. (p. 101)
12. The only instrument Lindbergh had to guide him. COMPASS. (p. 92)
13. Amelia Earhart had an opportunity to be an ____________ to pilot Wilmer Stultz.
APPRENTICE. (p. 97)
14. In the early days of airlines, planes carried mail and only two or three __________.
PASSENGERS (p. 104)
15. Another way of saying “coast to coast.” TRANSCONTINENTAL. (p. 97)
Down
1.
An important event or big breakthrough. MILESTONE. (p. 94)
3.
Earhart’s goal was to circle the globe as close as possible to the _______.
EQUATOR. (p. 98)
5.
When you suffer from this, you really don’t know which end is up.
SPATIALDISORIENTATION (p. 99)
9.
The current of most people’s life and activities. MAINSTREAM. (p.100)
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E. Fill in the Blanks:
1. During the 1920s, Charles A. Lindbergh toured as a wing walker and a parachutist
in a barnstorming act, and then a pilot. (p. 92 )
2. When he reached the western edge of the British Isles on his transatlantic flight, he
called down to the fishermen, “Which way is Ireland?” (p. 93)
3. Today, jumbo jets fly from New York to Paris in less than one-third the time
Lindbergh took. (p. 94)
4. Writing was a way for Anne Morrow Lindbergh to establish her own identity and
step out of her husband’s shadow. (p. 96)
5. Among the challenges Amelia Earhart coped with on her solo flight across the
Atlantic were iced-up wings, instrument problems, and a broken weld in the
exhaust system. (p. 98)
6. Other pilots had flown around the world and made their circuits in the northern
hemisphere, where there is more land. (p. 98)
7. After Doolittle’s pioneering work in blind flight, manufacturers starting equipping
planes with instruments and two-way radios. (p. 99)
8. Many early pilots took pride in their ability to “fly by the seat of their pants.” But
William Ocker and David Myers realized that pilots of the future would have to rely
more heavily on instruments. (p. 101)
9. Two things that helped bring aviation into the mainstream for Americans were
airmail service and commercial airlines. (p. 104)
10. Airmail not only sped up mail delivery—it contributed a great deal to the
development of the airlines. (p. 104)