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MRO Quiz: Historical Figures

April 04, 2022

1. Who is the Frenchman who successfully crossed the Channel in the summer of 1909 flying a self-designed aircraft winning a prize of £1000 from the UK base Daily Mail Newspaper?

e. Adolphe Pégoud
a. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
b. Louis Bleriot
c. Henri Farman

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1. Who is the Frenchman who successfully crossed the Channel in the summer of 1909 flying a self-designed aircraft winning a prize of £1000 from the UK base Daily Mail Newspaper?

The answer is B! Louis Bleriot successfully crossed the channel in the summer of 1909 winning £1000

2. The first autopilot was created in 1912 and could maintain straight and level flight on a compass course without pilot input, but who invented it?

a. Lawrence Sperry 
b. Elmer Sperry
c. Jack Sperry

Turn to the next picture to see if you got the answer right >>>>>>>

2. The first autopilot was created in 1912 and could maintain straight and level flight on a compass course without pilot input, but who invented it?

The answer is A! Lawrence Sperry invented the first autopilot

3. The man in the picture is the founder of one of the biggest OEMs currently operating today, but who is he?

a. Roger Beteille
b. Willaim E. Boeing
c. Henry Rolls

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3. The man in the picture is the founder of one of the biggest OEMs currently operating today, but who is he?

The answer is B! It is a picture of William E. Boeing, the founder of Boeing

4. The woman in the picture was the first woman in US history to gain a pilot’s license, but what is her name?

a. Blanche Scott
b. Marthe Niel
c. Harriet Quimby

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4. The woman in the picture was the first woman in US history to gain a pilot’s license, but what is her name?

The answer is C! Harriet Quimby was the first woman to be granted a pilot's license in the US

5. Who piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919?

a. John Alcock and Arthur Brown
b. Charles Lindbergh
c. Lt E. H. “Bill” Lawford

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5. Who piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919?

The answer is A! John Alcock and Arthur Brown piloted the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic in June 1919 using a modified Vickers Vimy powered by two Rolls-Royce Eagle 360 hp engines.

6. The de Havilland Comet was the world’s first commercial jet airliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland, who was its chief designer?

a. Geoffrey de Havilland 
b. Terry de Havilland 
c. Ronald Eric Bishop

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6. The de Havilland Comet was the world’s first commercial jet airliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland, who was its chief designer?

The answer is C! Ronald Eric Bishop designed the de Havilland Comet, the first commercial jet airliner

7. This is a picture of Helen Richey, what is she famous for?

a. Being the first woman to pilot across the Atlantic 
b. She was the first woman hired as a pilot by a US commercial airline
c. She was the first woman to be granted a pilot’s license

Turn to the next picture to see if you got the answer right >>>>>>>

7. This is a picture of Helen Richey, what is she famous for?

The answer is B! Helen Richey was the first woman hired as a pilot by a US commercial airline

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1 Comment
myke.predko
Fri, 04/30/2021 - 19:02
This would have been better if there were clickable answers, like in most online surveys.

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