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| By 1929, how much did a standard Vega cost? |
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| What did Adolf Karl Rohrbach build that intrigued American engineers? |
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Pg. 320
box-spar, stressed-skin wings - light and strong, and without ribs |
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| After the crash of Shenandoah, what did investigators find? |
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Pg. 322
extensive corrosion in the two year old duralumin framework |
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| What was unique about the XF-H1 navy fighter? |
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Pg. 322
(Hally's) first riveted aircraft |
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| The Hall PH-1 may have been first what? |
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Pg. 323
flush-riveted aircraft |
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| For the U.S. Army, the Boeing P-26 was the first what? |
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Pg. 326
all-metal fighter airplane
flush-riveted |
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| What did Boeing hire registered nurses to be flight attendants? |
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Pg. 326
air sickness on the Curtiss Condor (dip and sway) |
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| Why was Boeing 247 not a passenger's dream? |
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main wing spar pased directly through the passenger cabin
no new technology |
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| What did Frank Caldwell introduce in 1930? |
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Pg. 329
two-position, variable-pitch propeller |
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| In 1934, what did Jack Frye and Eddie Rickenbacker do that delighted industry but angered the U.S. government? |
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Pg. 332
raced a storm front across the continent in the DC-1, carrying the last load of airmail before Roosevelt shut down the airmail service |
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| What man was really responsible for the DC-3? |
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| By 1938, DC-3s made up what percentage of the U.S. airline fleet? |
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| What did Western Air Express introduce in 1928? |
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Stewards and box lunches |
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| Why did Reuben Fleet sell PT-3s to the ARMY for only $1 apiece? |
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He was accused of profiteering and wanting to preserve his relationship with the government |
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| Winston Churchill believed that the lesson of WWI was to ban what? |
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Pg. 357
military aviation (aside from LN AF) |
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| What fundamental role of the aircraft carrier was demonstrated by the attack on Shanghai? |
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Pg. 359
the projection of force in support of national policy in an area where land-based air power is unavailable |
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| What on the Langley became standard equipment on aircraft carriers around the world? |
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| According to Admiral Joseph Reeves, what was the central purpose of an aircraft carrier? |
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Pg. 361
Ability to attack the enemy from the sky |
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| What was the first U.S. ship designed to be an aircraft carrier? |
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| What was the last biplane to serve on a U.S. aircraft carrier? |
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| What did the Treaty of Repallo allow the Germans to do? |
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build a secret air arm and train military aviators |
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| What was Junkers placed under house arrest? |
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accused of spending Reichshwhr funds intended to support the operation at Fili on the other company ventures |
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| What did the Treaty of Paris of 1926 do for Germany? |
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lifted all of the technical limitations on the production of civil aircraft |
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| What did Werner Moelders become while in Spain? |
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first German ace since 1918 |
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| After creation of Air France, what percentage of its planes was bought by the government? |
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| Air Corps planners wanted to launch "surgical strikes" against what? |
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Pg. 386
key industries (petroleum production, machine tool factories, ball bearing plants) |
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| What did Thomas Migley discover in 1922? |
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Pg. 388
lead (a noncombustible fuel additive) reduced knocking in engines |
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| The Seversky P-35 was the first what? |
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Pg. 392
all metal, closed cockpit fighter with retractable landing gear |
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| In what about Pearl Harbor did U.S. officials take comfort? |
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Too shallow for aerial torpedoes |
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| The Dornier Do 335 holds what record? |
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Speed record for propeller driven aircraft |
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| Kurt Welter remains what till this day? |
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Highest ranking jet ace |
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| During WWII, the U.S. lost what percentage of carriers compared to Japan? |
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U.S. - 9%
Japan - 87% |
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| Of the 60,000 English civilians killed by air attacks, how many were killed during the Blitz? |
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| What was the Knickebein beam? |
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Pg. 413
Guided German bombers to their target and signaled when to drop their bombs |
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| In early 1944, USAAF heavy bomber groups suffered what percentage of causalities? |
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| What was the estimated total cost of the German guided-missile program? |
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| Why did Kenneth Wolfe have to fight the Battle of Wichita? |
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Pg. 420
To show that the B-29's, without modifications, were battle ready |
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| What was the percentage of B-29 losses? |
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| What was the significance of the Tokyo firebombing? |
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Pg 423
Small factories go up in flames
Kill and drive workers from their home
Break their will |
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| Which U.S. aviation firm was the most successful in the 1930's? |
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| Which country was the largest export market for the U.S. between 1925-1939? |
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| Which U.S. firm built the most planes during WWII? |
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Housing for Glenn Martin's aircraft manufacturing plants employees in Maryland |
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| General Adolf Gelland preferred money to be spent on what besides experimental ventures? |
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Pg. 445
Me 262s (German fighter jet) |
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| What did Frank Caldwell's wind tunnel tests reveal? |
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increase in drag and loss of lift at 450 mph (on propellers) |
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| What was the first airplane to fly with a pure jet engine? |
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| The XS-1's fuselage shape was based on what? |
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Pg. 456
.50 Caliber Bullet |
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| Why did Richard Whitcomb design a "wasp-waisted" fuselage? |
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Pg. 461
To rid of a shock waves via an ideal streamlined body (area rule) |
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| What was the impact of the turboshaft helicopter? |
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Pg. 472
provided a revolutionary jump in performance and marked the single most important turning point in the history of rotary-wing flight |
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| What was the Office of Scientific Research and development empowered to do? |
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Pg. 477
marshall the scientific resources of the nation for the war effort
acoordinate research undertaken by the federal government |
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| Why was Hap Arnold not a fan of Vannevar Bush? |
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Pg. 479
He had no interest in rockets |
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| What was Operation Lusty? |
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Pg. 481
Karman and colleagues went to German facilities and interviewed the men who created the Nazi wonder weapons |
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| Between 1960-1974, what percentage of the defense budget went to research? |
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