The History of Flight: From Balloons to Jets
People dreamed of flying for thousands of years, then cracked it in barely two centuries: paper balloons over Paris, twelve seconds over a beach, and jets faster than sound.
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In which country did the Montgolfier brothers launch the first passenger-carrying hot-air balloons in 1783?
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AFranceBEnglandCGermanyDThe United StatesWhy does a hot-air balloon rise?
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AThe flame pushes against the groundBHot air is lighter than the cooler air around itCThe balloon's shape slices the windDThe basket swings it upwardIn which US state did the Wright brothers make their famous first flights?
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ACaliforniaBTexasCNorth CarolinaDOhio- What was the Wright brothers' first powered airplane called?Multiple Choice · 20s
- In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew alone nonstop from New York to Paris. What was his plane named?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across which ocean?Multiple Choice · 20s
- People jumped safely with parachutes before airplanes were even invented.True / False · 20s
- What made the passenger jet Concorde unique when it entered service?Multiple Choice · 20s
- The first airplane crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the 1800s.True / False · 20s
- The Hindenburg disaster of 1937 ended the era of which giant passenger aircraft?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Which aircraft hovers in one spot using spinning rotor blades? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
- What kind of aircraft carried humans into the sky for the very first time? (one or two words)Type Answer · 30s
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