Aviation History - March 2016 USA

MYSTERY SHIP

Can you identify this

stubby VTOL pioneer?

See the answer below.

flight test

62 AH march 2016

A. Thérèse Peltier

B. Raymonde de Laroche

C. Betty Miller

D. Princess Evgenie Shakhovskaya

E. Emma Lilian Todd

F. Harriet Quimby

G. Svetlana Savitskaya

H. Jacqueline Cochran

I. Elizabeth Coleman

J. Florence “Pancho” Barnes

FEMALE FIRSTS

Match the aviation pioneer to her achievement.

1. First woman to exceed Mach 1 and 2 in an airplane


2. First woman to fly the English Channel


3. First licensed black pilot in the United States


4. First licensed aviatrix


5. First female stunt pilot in motion pictures


6. First woman to solo in an airplane


7. First woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean


8. First female military pilot


9. First woman to design an airplane


10. First woman to walk in space

Doppeldeckers

1. Who designed the first
   wire-braced biplane wing to
   carry a man into the air?
   A. Otto Lilienthal
   B. Wilbur Wright
   C. Samuel Langley
   D. Octave Chanute


2. What is the fastest biplane
   ever flown?
   A. Aberle Phantom
   B. Beck-Mahoney Sorceress
   C. Fiat CR.42B
   D. Pitts Special


3. What is the most-
   produced biplane in history?
   A. Antonov An-2
   B. Polikarpov Po-2
   C. Stearman-Boeing PT-17
   D. Bücker Bü-131


4. Which was the first
   product of a major airplane
   manufacturer designed from
   the onset as an agricultural
   plane?
   A. de Havilland Canada
   DHC-2 Beaver
   B. Transavia PL-12 Airtruk
   C. Grumman AgCat
   D. PZL Mielec M-18
   Dromader


5. When and where was the
   last biplane used in military
   operations?
   A. Slovakia, 1944
   B. Korea, 1952
   C. Laos, 1968
   D. Croatia, 1991

The Short SC.1. To learn more about it, visit HistoryNet.com/aviation-history. MYSTERY SHIP: ANSWERS:

1.A, 2.C, 3.B, 4.C, 5.DDOPPELDECKERS: A.6, B.4, C.7, D.8, E.9, F.2, G.10, H.1, I.3, J.5 FEMALE FIRSTS:

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