CHALLENGERS MERIT: AVIATION HISTORY
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1. Study chapter 3 in Aviation Fundamentals:
a. Aviation History, section A - The Quest for Flight.
b. Aviation History, section B - World War I.
c. Aviation History, section C - The Golden Age.
d. Aviation History, section D - World War II.
e. Aviation History, section E - The Jet Age.
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2. Explain how many years it has been since the first successful airplane flight
at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Who built the airplane that was flown there?
What was their occupation? What city were they from?
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3. Explain how many "wings" the first aircraft to fly at Kitty Hawk had. How far
did it fly? How long was the flight?
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4. Compare the modern small private airplane to the airplane that flew first at
Kitty Hawk. List 7 major improvements in today's airplanes.
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5. List 5 famous flights that have occurred since the first flight at Kitty Hawk.
Name the pilot, the name of the aircraft, the places where the flight started
and stopped, or another aspect that made the flight famous.
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6. Most people associate aviation with airplanes. List 2 other primary aspects of
aviation that developed along with airplanes.
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7. Name 3 missionary organizations that are committed to spreading the gospel with
the help of aircraft.
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c. __________________________________
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