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1. Who was an advisor to the Wright Brothers who suggested they conduct their flight tests outside of Dayton? a. Tate c. Langley b. Chanute d. Lilienthal
2. In what state did the Wright brothers’ conduct their first flight tests? a. Ohio c. New York b. Virginia d. North Carolina
3. The Wright Brothers initially used data and equations from _____________, an early pilot who studied the effect of lift on various wing shapes, sizes and materials? a. Tate c. Langley b. Chanute d. Lilienthal
4. During their earliest flight tests, what was the primary focus of the Wright Brothers? a. engine testing c. maximizing lift b. balance and control d. optimal wing size
5. What were the vertical posts between the wings called? a. strut c. rod b. brace d. Canard
6. The Wright Brothers patented their technique for controlling aircraft roll by twisting the ends of the wings, a technique they called ____________________. a. bracing. c. wing warping b. angle of attack d. Canard movement
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7. What is the term for an aircraft's movement up or down? a. roll c. pitch b. yaw d. elevator
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8. What part of the aircraft controlled the motion of the nose up or down? a. rudder c. flaps b. elevator . d. aileron
9. What is the term for a wing’s profile? a. strut c. wing arc b. airfoil d. Canard configuration.
10. What did the Wrights build in their bicycle shop in Ohio to test model-size wings? a. kites c. engines b. airfoils d. wind tunnel
11. Prior to their first successful powered flight in 1903, how many gliders did the Wright
Brothers build and test? a. 1 c. 3 b. 2 d. 4
12. What was one key to the Wright brothers’ success? a. government funding b. countless test flights c. flight data from Santos-Dumont d. support from the Smithsonian Institute
13. On what day in 1903 did the Wright Brothers make their first successful powered flight? a. Dec 3 c. Dec 17 b. Dec 7 d. Dec 21
14. Who made the first successful controlled, sustained, heavier-than-air human flight with a powered aircraft? a. Charlie Tate c. Orville Wright b. Samuel Langley d. Wilbur Wright
15. The first flight lasted 12 seconds and covered _________ feet. a. 80 c. 150 b. 120 d. 200
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16. The longest of the four successful flights the Wright Brothers made on their historic day was
_____ feet. a. 120 c. 852 b. 346 d. 1200
17. What were the two main parts of the Wright Flyer’s wings? a. Spars and ribs c. Struts and bracing. b. Skids and yaw d. Structure and span.
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18. Which of the following was used to control the yaw of the original Wright Flyer? a. forward elevator c. wing warping b. cockpit steering wheel d. single, movable rear rudder.
19. In 1905, the Wright Brothers unsuccessfully tried to sell their airplane to ____________. a. Samuel Langley c. The British government b. The US government. d. The French government.
20. In addition to achieving the first flight, what was another way the Wright brothers
contributed to aviation? a. Promoting civilian aviation b. Training pilots for the Army c. Serving as pilots in World War I d. Opening an airplane production company
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