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100 200 300 400 500 VoyagerWrights Doolittle & Extra Info Navigation BoldfaceOther Facts 100
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A 100 The flight of the Voyager was considered so significant to aviation history that it is now on permanent display at the US Air Force Museum. True or False
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False A 100
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The Voyager aircraft was a tool that was used hundreds of times after its successful around the world flight for scientific experiments True or False A 200
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False A 200
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Of all the dangers and problems faced by the crew of the Voyager during their ‘round the world flight, weather was their biggest concern. True or False A 300
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True A 300
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The flight of the Voyager began and ended in California. What was the name of the airfield? A 400
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Edwards Air Force Base A 400
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Dick Rutan made a career of flying for what branch of the armed services? A 500
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Air Force A 500
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The Wright Brothers studied many wing designs. Which one did they find produced the most lift? B 100
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Curved wing B 100
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What were the two kinds of bird flight which the Wright Brothers observed? B 200
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Fast wing flapping Rigid wing soaring B 200
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What is the exact date and location of the Wright Brothers first successful powered flight? B 300
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Dec. 17, 1903 Kitty Hawk, North Carolina B 300
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The Wright Brothers first powered airplane was given a special name. What was it? B 400
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Kitty Hawk Flyer B 400
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How many years did the Wright Brothers experiment at Kill Devil Hill? B 500
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4 years B 500
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C 100 Jimmy Doolittle became interested in flying at an early age. He was so excited about the possibility of flying that he built something from plans he found in a magazine. What did he build?
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A glider C 100
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C 200 During World War I Jimmy Doolittle flew for the Army Air Corps but was never a flight instructor. True or False
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False C 200
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True or False: As a youngster Jimmy Doolittle began his aviation career by building and testing his own glider. The glider flew successfully. C 300
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False C 300
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DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager
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Jimmy Doolittle was the master of the “calculated risk.” One of the riskiest things which he did was to set a new speed record while flying a dangerous airplane. What was the name of that airplane? C 400
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GeeBee C 400
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Jimmy Doolittle made many advances during the early days of aviation. One of the most significant of these advances was known as “blind flying.” How did he manage to take off and land without looking outside the airplane? C 500
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With instuments C 500
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Magnetic compasses have three things in common. Two of those common items are a lubber line and a pivot point. What is the third item? D 100
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Compass card D 100
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A compass points to the _________ north pole. D 200
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magnetic D 200
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Whole degrees of longitude and latitude are divided into segments called minutes. How many minutes are in each whole degree? D 300
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60 D 300
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Latitude lines are drawn parallel to what imaginary line on the earth’s surface? D 400
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Equator D 400
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The oldest known use of the magnetic compass dates back to the 12 th century when they were used by sailors at sea. True or false D 500
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True D 500
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The author Harry Combs in the first Wright Flight lesson called the Wright Brothers what? E 100
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Doers with Dreams E 100
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Aircraft ground safety is important. When going to and from parked aircraft: E 200
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Do not run on the aircraft ramp! E 200
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Give the exact date and place of takeoff for the Voyager aircraft and the total lengthof its epic around-the-world flight. E 300
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December 14, 1986 Edwards Air Force Base 9 days, 3 minutes, 44 seconds E 300
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There are four forces of flight that act on an aircraft in motion. What are they? E 400
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Lift, weight, drag, and thrust E 400
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Name the designer and pilots of the Voyager. E 500
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Burt Rutan, designer Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager, pilots E 500
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F 100 When approaching an aircraft prior to “pre-flight” and after exiting the aircraft do not enter within:
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The radius of the propeller F 100
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What process did Jimmy Doolittle say accounted for his successes? “He set goals and achieved them; and his failures he: F 200
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Pushed them aside, gained from them and would go on to another goal.” F 200
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_____________ lines connect the earth’s north pole and the south pole. F 300
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longitude F 300
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When Jeana Yeager began her flying career she wanted to fly what type of aircraft? F 400
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helicopters F 400
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Dead Reckoning Navigation uses what components to determine your future position? F 500
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Current position Time/speed Distance Heading F 500
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The Final Jeopardy Category is: Boldface Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin
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Jimmy Doolittle was the flyer who led the first raid on Tokyo during World War II. What was his philosophy of life? “I have a very simple philosophy of life. I believe we were put on this earth for a purpose and that purpose is to make it… Click on screen to continue
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“within our capabilities, a better place in which to live.” Click on screen to continue
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