Trivia History
History of Prior Trivia Questions
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| 2 April 2024 |
On 6 April 1924 (100 years ago) the first successful circumnavigation of the globe by aircraft took place. You can see on the image the route taken to leave the US, as their next stop was Kamchatka, Russia. This was also the first aviation crossing of the Pacific Ocean. <view image> |
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| How many aircraft departed and what were their names? | 4, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, New Orleans | |||
| How many crew were in each aircraft? | 2, A pilot and a mechanic | |||
| How many aircraft completed the flight and what were their names? | Chicago, Boston II, and New Orleans | |||
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| What other nations attempted a similar circumnavigation that year and how many succeeded? | Argentina, France, Great Britain, and Italy. Only the US Succeeded. | |||
| Who was the flight commander at departure, who was the flight commander at arrival? Why did the initial flight commander not complete? | Began with Maj Frederick Martin, ended with Lt. Lowell Smith. Lt. Smith had been in command for over a month by the time Martin got back to the US. He could have taken the prototype aircraft (later used as Boston II) but stated it would be unfair to rejoin after having missed a month of the flight (stolen valor), and did not want to take away the opportunity from Lt Lowell who had proven a good interim commander. | |||
| While in Japan the country was recovering from a major earthquake making clean drinking water scarce. What did they drink instead and what was the crew's take on that drink? | They had to drink beer. The crew thoroughly appreciated this due to prohibition back in the US being in place. |
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Mar Womens History |
In recognition of Women's Month, consider the following... At the end of WWII, in 1948, Pres Harry Truman signed into law an act that formalized women being allowed in the military but capped their numbers at 2% of total force and prohibited combat service.<View Image> |
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| What was this law called? | Women's Armed Services Integration Act | |||
| The Joint Chiefs recommending lifting all bans on Women in 2013. Sec of Defense Ashton Carter did so in what year? | 2015 | |||
| Across ALL branches of the military, which branch has the highest percentage of women? | United States Air Force | |||
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| There are three images associated with this trivia question. Who are these individuals and why are they significant? | Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley - Revolutionary War Heroine that served in the Battle of Monmouth | |||
| Dr. Mary Edwards Walker - Surgeon and Civil War POW. Oly woman to have earned teh Medal of Honor | ||||
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| 19 Mar 2024 |
On this date in 1989 (35 years ago) a unique aircraft shown here made it's first flight... <See Image> |
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| Cadet Level Questions | ||||
| What is this aircraft? | V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft | |||
| Where did that flight take place? | Arlington, TX | |||
| Who were the pilots? | Dorman Canon, and Dick Balzer | |||
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| There are three variants of this aircraft. What are they, and where are they each assembled at? |
All three are manufactured in Amarillo, TX MV-22B (Marines), CV-22B (Air Force), CMV-22B (Navy) |
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| Name two prior examples of attempts at tilt-rotor or convertiplane aircraft? | Lehberger Flying Machine | AgustaWestland AW609 | ||
| AgustaWestland Project Zero | American Dynamics AD-150 | |||
| Bell XV-3 | Vell XV-15 | |||
| Bell Eagle Eye | Bell V-280 Valor | |||
| Curtiss-Wright X-19 | Focke-Achgelis FA 269 | |||
| IAI Panther | Transcendental Model 1-G | |||
| Where and when was the picture above taken? | Eglin Range, FL, May 21, 2014 | |||
| 12 Mar 2024 |
On 16 Mar 1949 (75 years ago) the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation delivered the first production model of a new track-style landing gear. <see image> |
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| What type of aircraft was this gear installed on? | It was equipped on a C-82 Packet aircraft. | |||
| Where was it delivered to? | 314th Troop Carrier Wing at Smyrna, TN | |||
| Why was this type of tread being considered for aircraft? | To allow all terrain landing and reduce or eliminate the cost for runways. Officially, Military Requirement A-1-1 called for “a new type airplane landing gear effecting maximum practicable weight distribution” | |||
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| What aircraft were these gear styles tried with (11-12)? | A-20 Havoc, C-82 Packet, P-40 Warhawk, B-29 Superfortress, B-36 Peacemaker, B-50 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress, Waco CG-4A Hadrian, C-47 Skytrain, C-119B Flying Boxcar, C122 Avitruc, RB-49 Flying Wing (proposed) | |||
| Who manufactured the gear for these trials? | Goodyear, Firestone | |||
| What were the issues encountered that caused the idea to be scrapped? | Weight Restrictions, Interfered with Gunnery, Mud and Sand clogged and de-belted gear, Skis worked more effectively on snow, Large bombers which were the original intended use were so heavy the treads disintegrated on landing. | |||
| 5 Mar 2024 |
On 10 Mar 1977 (47 years ago), the women pictured here began an undergraduate Navigator Training Class <Show Image> |
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| In 1975 this program was announced by what Air Force Chief of Staff? | Gen David C. Jones | |||
| What prompted opening up this program to women at this time? | Draft had been eliminated and USAF had staffing difficulties | |||
| Where was the training class held? | Mather AFB (Near Sacramento, CA) | |||
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| The program allowed for 28 women, how many entered the program on this date, what were their names, how many were in their graduating class, who were they and why the difference? | 6 entered (Capt Elizabeth Koch, 2nd Lt Ramona Roybal, 1st Lt Mary Kay Higgins, 2d Lt Forence Fowler, Capt Margaret Stanek, and Capt Betty Jo Payne, Capt Stanek suffered injury in parasail training and graduated later. Marine Aerial Navigation School (MANS) moved from Corpus Christ, TX to Mather in 1976 and Stephanie Oram was one of two naval officers who joined the class, one who was removed from the program when she became pregnant. | |||
| We already know where the class was held, but what was their classroom, and how many students could be facilitated? | Boeing 737, classified as T-43 Trainers, known as Gators. They were used for undergraduate training and could support 12 students at a time. | |||
| What ranks did the Air Force trainees that entered the program on 10 Mar 1977 attain? | Mary Kay Higgins went on to become a pilot and retired as a Colonel. The other five all retired as Lieutenant Colonel. | |||
| 27 Feb 2024 |
On 28 Feb 1934 (90 years ago), a relative of Laura Ingalls Wilder, of Little House on the Prairie fame, departed on a flight that would place her in the history books setting 5 significant records. |
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| Name three of the records that she set on the flight... | Longest solo flight by a woman (17,000 miles) | |||
| First solo flight by a woman from North to South America | ||||
| First solo flight around South America by man or woman | ||||
| First complete flight by a land plane around South America by a man or woman | ||||
| First American woman to fly the Andes solo | ||||
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| What was her name and what was her association to Laura Ingalls Wilder? |
Laura Houghtaling Ingalls, a distant cousin, and friend of Wilder's daugher Rose Wilder Lane.
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| For her famous flight what was her aircraft, route, and stops? |
Lockheed Air Express
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| What CAP achievement potentially would have been named for her, except for certain equipment and behavioural issues that interfered? What were those issues? | Amelia Earhart Award - Lockheed designed an aircraft specifically for the transatlantic flight and chose Ingalls, however the planes 650 gallon fuel system experienced major leaks during a transcontinental test flight and the delays took so long Earhart completed the flight. - Behaviourally, however she would potentially have been disqualified for ... - Violating White House controlled airspace dropping anti-involvment literature in DC - Arrested as an unlicensed Nazi Agent to serve up to 2 years in federal prison. Served 20 months. |
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| 20 Feb 2024 |
On 22 Feb 1978 (46 years ago) The US Air Force launched a special Satellite that would become the first of many that are used throughout the World Today both for military and civilian applications. |
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| What was this satellite called? | Navstar 1 | |||
| What is the service/technology used today that it provided? | GPS (Global Positioning System) | |||
| How many satellites does the US currentely have providing this service? | 24 | |||
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| What satellite was launched in 1957 that paved the way for this satellite, and what phenomenon did so? | Sputnik. Scientists observed frequency changes as it moved closer or further away which became known as the Doppler Effect. | |||
| Through the 90's and 2000's one of the fastest growing hobbies/sports was based on this technology. What was it and how did it start? | Geocaching, which began when Dave Ulmer on May 3, 2005 hid a stash in the forest near Beavercreek, OR to test viability of the system and posted on the internet. It was found by two individuals 3 days later. | |||
| Which section of the FAR/AIM covers this technology for the Private Pilot required knowledge and what is the system description found there? | AIM 1-1-17 Global Positioning System (GPS). 1. System Description. The Global Positioning System is a space-based radio navigation system used to determine pricese position anywhere in teh world. The 24 statelline constellation is designed to ensure at least five satellites are always visible to a user worldwide. A minimum of four satellites is necessary for receivers to establish an accurate three-dimenstional position. The receiver uses data from satellites above the mask angle. The Department of Defense (DoD) is responsible for operating the GPS satellite constellation and monitors the GPS satellites to ensure proper operation. Each satellite's orbital parameters are sent to each satellite for broadcast as part of the data message embedded in the GPS signal. The GPS coordinate system is the Cartesian earth-centered, earth-fixed coordinats as specified int the World Geodetic System 1984. | |||
| 6 Feb 2024 |
February is Black History Month. Last week we discussed the F-16's 50th Birthday. February is also Black History month. As a result we will discuss the first African American Female Figher pilot (flew the F-16), and former CAP cadet (where she learned to fly). She was raised at a time when there were no female fighter pilots yet from 4th grade she wanted to be a pilot. She was repeatedly told to have a backup plan by her father and others. |
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| What was her name? | Shawna Rochelle (Ng-A-Qui) Kimbrell | |||
| What CAP Wing was she in? | Colorado Wing (Parker Composite Squadron) | |||
| What school did she go to for undergraduate studies? | United States Air Force Academy | |||
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| Where was her first assignment, and where and for what operations was she deployed to while there? | Misawa AFB in Misawa Japan, deployed to Operations Northern Watch and Southern Watch enforcing no fly zones over Iraq (170 combat hours) | |||
| She also served in Korea, Italy, Georgia, and Nevada at what bases, before transitioning to reserve and flying what? | Kunsan, Aviano, Fort Stewart, Nellis AFB; As a reservist flew MQ-9s Reapers | |||
| What was her 'backup plan' and what was she quoted as saying about it in 2012? | No backup plan. "I think sometimes you lull yourself into thinking 'OK, I have that plan.' If you don't have [a back-up plan], you push through." (Air Force News - Career Highlight) | |||
| 30 Jan 2024 |
On 2 February 1974 (50 years ago) The (Y)F-16 took it's official first flight out of Edwards AFB reaching an altitude of 30,000 feet. In the 50 years since this aircraft has become one of the most versatile and in-demand fighters around the world, despite the $80 million price tag. It has flown in many operations for the US. For each of them listed below, when were they, where were they, and what was the primary purpose of the operation? <Click Here to See Image> |
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| Operation DESERT STORM | 1990/1991; Iraq/Kuwait; Destory Iraq's Military Capability following an invasion of Kuwait | |||
| Operation ALLIED FORCE | 1999 (78 days); Kosovo; Put an end to ethnic cleansing against those of Albanian descent. | |||
| Operation NOBLE EAGLE | 9/11/2001-2007 when transitioned to permanent defense;US Homeland; Defend against Terrorist attacks in US | |||
| Operation ENDURING FREEDOM | 2001-2014-2021;Afghanistan/Worldwide;Destroy terrorist centers in Afghanistan and around the globe | |||
| Operation IRAQI FREEDOM? | 2003-2011;Iraq; US Invasion of Iraq to depose dictator Saddam Hussein who was also aiding and harboring terrorists | |||
| Who is Lockheed Martin's current order backlog on the F16? | 135 | |||
| 23 Jan 2024 |
On 27 Jan 1911 (113 years ago), the award pictured here was first awarded and has continued to be annually ever since. <see picture> |
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| What is this award? | The Mackay Trophy | |||
| Who established it? | Clarence H Mackay | |||
| What is it awarded for? | The most meritorious flight of the year by an Air Force person, persons, or organization | |||
| Who won the first award in 1912? | Henry "Hap" Arnold | |||
| What did he win it for? | An exceptionally long reconnaisance flight over VA. 40 miles in a Wright Model C, the same year he also set an altitude record over 4000 ft in that aircraft. | |||
| Who won the trophy this year? | Maj Stephen Keck (F15 Pilot who dynamically reacted to real time changes in the mission both in air and on ground ensuring successful apprehension of terrorist leader) | |||
| 9 Jan 2024 |
On the 12 January, 1935 (89 years ago), the first solo flight between Hawaii and the continental US took place... |
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| Who was the pilot? | Amelia Earhart | |||
| What was the aircraft? | Lockheed Vega | |||
| Where did they depart from and arrive at? | Oahu, Honolulu to Oakland, California | |||
| How long did the flight take? | 18hrs 15min | |||
| How far did they travel? | 2,408 miles | |||
| What was the intended destination and why? |
Salt Lake City, UT to break the female long distance record
Unable to continue there due to adverse weather conditions.
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| 19 Dec 2023 |
On the 24th of December, Santa Clause will travel the world. NORAD tracks all objects entering US and Canadian Air Space and will be tracking and escorting Santa as they do every year. The Air Force takes this job seriously. They also share his location with over 14million individuals around the world every year through their program called NORAD Santa. With regards to NORAD Santa... |
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| What does NORAD stand for? | North American Aerospace Defense Command | |||
| What year did the program start? | 1955 | |||
| What happened that initiated this program? | A young girl dialing a number to talk to Santa from the paper, misdialed and called the unlisted Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center | |||
| What is the Phone Number for NORAD Santa? | 1-877-HI-NORAD (446-6723) | |||
| What is the App for NORAD Santa? | NORAD tracks Santa | |||
| What is the website for NORAD Santa? | https://www.noradsanta.org/en/ | |||
| 12 Dec 2023 |
On the 17 December, 1903 (120 years ago), Something happened... |
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| Who? | Orville Wright | |||
| Wilbur Wright | ||||
| What? | First manned controlled sustained powered flight | |||
| With What? | Wright Flyer, Made of Spruce, Ash, and White cotton Muslin fabric | |||
| When? | 10:35 AM - Lasting 12 Seconds | |||
| Where? | Kill Devil Hill, Four miles south of Kitty Hawk, NC | |||
| 5 Dec 2023 |
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On 10 Dec 1986 (37 years ago), four F-15s with the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing were returning to Eglin AFB following a successful training exercise when they ntticed a phenomenon in the Gulf of Mexico about 30 miles south of Destin, FL. |
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| What was the phenomenon that they saw? | a plume of smoke | |||
| When they investigated whas was the cause of the phenomenon? | A ship on fire | |||
| What wss the Geco Alpha? | a 300 foot long Norwegian seismographic research vessel | |||
| What additional aircraft was dispatched, and for what purpose? | An HC-130 (Search and Rescue version of Hercules) that dropped lifesaving supplies | |||
| Helicopters were sent and retrieved how many people? | 19 of the 34 man crew | |||
| What happened to those individuals? | Taken to Eglin AFB, treated for injuries, and returned to the vessel after the coast guard assisted in putting out the fire and saving the ship. | |||
| 28 Nov 2023 |
On 1 December, 2958 (65 Years ago) the Strategic Air Command activated the 4135th Strategic Wing at Eglin AFB, bringing in 15 B-52s that were testing GAM-77 and GAM-72 missiles. |
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| Where is Eglin, AFB? | Western Floriday Panhandle | |||
| How much did it cost (in 1958 dollars) to build the facility? | $4,800,325 ($51,104,526 today) | |||
| What did the GAM-77 get renamed to, and what was it's nickname? | AGM-27 Hound Dog | |||
| What was the GAM-77? | Supersonic Air to Ground Thermonuclear Missile | |||
| What did the GAM-72 get renamed to, and what was it's nickname? | ADM-20 Quail | |||
| What was the GAM-72? | A decoy missile to confuse enemy air defenses. | |||
| 21 Nov 2023 |
On the 22nd of November, 1963 (60 years ago), while in a motorcade through Dallas, John F Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States was assassinated. With regards to this event... |
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| How many US Presidents were assassinated? | 4 | |||
| Who was accused of killing him? | Lee Harvey Oswald | |||
| What happened to the alleged assassin? | He was shot by Jack Ruby | |||
| At what time did the assassination take place? | 12:30pm | |||
| Lyndon B Johnson became the 36th President. Who swore him in and where? | Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes, On Air Force One at Love Field | |||
| What was the License plate of JFK's Limousine? | GG 300 | |||
| 14 Nov 2023 |
On 19 November, 1957 (66 years ago), Maj General Donald Keirn was selected to lead a new project for the DOD called ANP. |
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| What does ANP stand for? | Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion | |||
| Who was the objective of this project? | To create a nuclear powered aircraft by the mid 1960's increasing the range and loiter time of aircraft. | |||
| How was this to be accomplished? | An onboard reactor would heat the air in the turbines, replacing the need for jet fuel to do the same. | |||
| What companies built experimental engines for this? | General Electric (GE) and Pratt & Whitney (PW) | |||
| What company flew demo flights for this project? | Convair performed demonstration flights of an active nuclear reactor. | |||
| When and why was the project scrapped? | Kennedy cancelled it in 1961 due to the ICBM fleet becoming operational. | |||
| 7 Nov 2023 |
On 9 November, 1932 (91 years ago) the first seaplane flight around the world was completed. |
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| What country was credited with this accomplishment? | Germany | |||
| Who was the pilot? | Wolfgang von Gronau | |||
| How many were in the aircraft's crew? | 3 | |||
| What model of aircraft was used? | Dornier Wal | |||
| What was the name of the aircraft? | "Grönland Wal" (Greenland Whale) | |||
| How long did the flight take? | 111 days | |||
| 31 Oct 2023 |
In light of our meeting being on Halloween, this week's question is regarding the "Devil's Triangle". The region of the earth found in a triangle shape between Puerto Rico, the tip of Florida, and the island of Bermuda is known as 'The Devils Triangle'. Here many aircraft, ships, and individuals have disappeared. Is it UFO's, the Lost City of Atlantis, Methane Gas Expulsions from the Sea Floor, or something else? All of these are existing theories. 10 different incidents have caused aircraft to disappear here. Provide an incident with some details for each answer to this weeks trivia... |
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| 1945: December 5, Flight 19 (five TBF Avengers) lost with 14 airmen, and later the same day PBM Mariner BuNo 59225 lost with 13 airmen while searching for Flight 19. | ||||
| 1947: July 3, a Douglas C-54 crashed off the Florida coast after the pilot lost control in turbulence. | ||||
| 1948: January 30, Avro Tudor G-AHNP Star Tiger lost with six crew and 27 passengers, en route from Santa Maria Airport in the Azores to Kindley Field, Bermuda. | ||||
| 1948: December 28, Douglas DC-3 NC16002 lost with three crew and 36 passengers, en route from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Miami, Florida. | ||||
| 1949: January 17, Avro Tudor G-AGRE Star Ariel lost with seven crew and 13 passengers, en route from Kindley Field, Bermuda, to Kingston Airport, Jamaica. | ||||
| 1965: June 9, A USAF C-119 Flying Boxcar of the 440th Troop Carrier Wing missing between Florida and Grand Turk Island[6] The last call from the plane came from a point just north of Crooked Island, Bahamas, and 177 miles from Grand Turk Island. On July 18, 1965 debris from the plane was found on the beach of Gold Rock Cay just off the northeastern shore of Acklins Island. | ||||
| 1965: December 6, Private ERCO Ercoupe F01[8] lost with pilot and one passenger, en route from Ft. Lauderdale to Grand Bahamas Island. | ||||
| 2005: June 20, A Piper PA-23 disappeared between Treasure Cay Island, Bahamas and Fort Pierce, Florida. There were three people on board. | ||||
| 2017: February 23, The Turkish Airlines flight TK183 (an Airbus A330-200) was forced to change its direction from Havana, Cuba to Washington Dulles airport after some mechanical and electrical problems occurred over the triangle. | ||||
| 2017: May 15, A private MU-2B aircraft was at 24,000 feet when it vanished from radar and radio contact with air traffic controllers in Miami. Plane wreckage was found later. | ||||
| 17 Oct 2023 |
On 20th of October, 1999 the aircraft shown here as it approaches Edwards AFB to land, completed a history making record flight during it's demonstration phase of development. <See Picture> |
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| What was this aircraft? | Northrop-Grumman's RQ-4A Global Hawk (Air Vehicle No. 1) | |||
| How large is this aircraft? Length, Wingspan? | 47ft 7in Long, 130ft 11in Wingspan (C-172 27ft 2in long, 36ft Wingspan) | |||
| What were it's firsts (for a military drone)? | Flight Length of 24.8 hour Flight (CA to Alaska) | |||
| First Flight Over Water | ||||
| First Flight Outside of Continental US | ||||
| Near-Real-Time Image transfer (over NAS Fallon) | ||||
| 10 Oct 2023 |
On 15 October 1783 (240 years ago) what is looked to as the first manned flight took place in this balloon... <See Image> |
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| What was this balloon called? | The Montgolfier Balloon | |||
| Where was it launched from? | The yar of the Reveillon workshop in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Suburb of Paris, France | |||
| Who was in the balloon? | Jean Pilatre de Rozier | |||
| How high did it fly? | 84 Ft | |||
| Why was it unable to fly any higher? | That was the length of the tether rope | |||
| The King would not permit human testing until successful animal testing. What animal(s) were used? | A sheep, a duck, and a rooster | |||
| 3 Oct 2023 |
On 3 October 1947 (77 years ago), work began on a VC-54C, that had been known as "The Sacred Cow". It was also the sight of a significant document signing that year. |
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| This aircraft would be known to us by what callsign? | Air Force One | |||
| What VIP's used this aircraft? | Franklin D Roosevelt, and Harry S Truman | |||
| What was the significant document? | National Security Act of 1947 | |||
| What did that document do that is significant to us? | Established the US Air Force as its own military branch | |||
| This aircraft continued in service until what year? | 1961 | |||
| Where can this aircraft be found now? | National Museum of the USAF | |||
| 26 Sep 2023 |
On 1 October 1947 (77 years ago), the prototype XF-86, <shown here>, first flew at Muroc (Edwards) AFB. |
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| What did this aircraft become known as? | F-86 Sabre | |||
| The aircraft failed to meet the design requirement of 600 mph. What was done to correct it? | It was the first US aircraft to implement swept wings gaining it a 70mph boost. | |||
| Where did the idea for this correction come from? | German aeronautical records confiscated after WWII | |||
| Which war was this aircraft primarily used in? | Korean War | |||
| When was the last aircraft of this type produced? | 1956 | |||
| Roughly how many of this aircraft and it's variants were made? | 6000 | |||
| 19 Sep 2023 |
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On 23 September 1949 (74 years ago), every newspaper in the country ran the same front-page story after President Truman made a stunning announcement: The Soviet Union had detonated an atomic bomb. This surprised not only the US People, but also the Soviet leadership as they didn't know we had the capability to detect it. This event marked the beginning of the cold war's nuclear arms race. |
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| How was the US aware of the atomic bomb test? | We had learned to detect and recognize radioactive isotypes in the atmosphere | |||
| What was the cold war? | A battle between major world powers that was fought in proxy wars with smaller ally countries, economics, and politics rather than full armed conflict. | |||
| What were the predominant differences between the sides? | Communism/Socialism vs Democracy/Liberty | |||
| The boundary between the sides had a name implying impenetrability what was that boundary called? | The Iron Curtain | |||
| Cuba was to USSR as _____________ is to the USA? | Israel | |||
| What does M.A.D. stand for in reference to nuclear arms? | Mutally Assured Destruction - The philosophy that noone would start a nuclear war because the consequences would destroy them as well. | |||
| 12 Sep 2023 |
On 18 Sep, 1977 (46 years ago) the Voyager 1 Spacecraft despite not being the first voyager to launch transmitted a photo back to the earth that was the first of it's kind. One of many firsts for the Voyager 1. |
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| What was this first performed by the Voyager 1? | Photograph of both the earth and moon in the same photo. | |||
| Why was the Voyager 1 named the Voyager 1 when it launched second? | It's trajectory would take it further faster in the solar system while 2 would be slower and more detailed. | |||
| Voyager I was the first manmade craft to reach the Jupiter system, on what date? | 5 Mar 1979 | |||
| Voyager I was the first manmade craft to reach the Saturn system, on what date? | 12 November 1980 | |||
| Voyager I was the first manmade craft to cross the heliopause. What is the heliopause and when was this? | 25 August 2012; The edge of the solar system where the sun's solar winds are balanced by interstellar forces. | |||
| In Star Trek, the motion picture, the antagonist was the Voyager 6 craft. How many voyagers were there? | 2, the project was cancelled due to costs | |||
| 5 Sep 2023 |
11 Sep 2001 (22 years ago) on this date one of the most significant terrorist attacks on the US took place. Terrorists had many times hijacked aircraft in the past but this time their tactics were different. |
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| How many aircraft were involved? | 4 passenger airlines | |||
| What happened in New York? | Planes were flown into the two tallest buildings in the world, the World Trade Center Towers. | |||
| What happened in our nations capital? | A plane was flown into the Pentagon building | |||
| What happened in Pennsylvania? | A plane was heading for the capitol but passengers revolted and it crashed in an empty field. | |||
| Rather than using guns, as in the past, what weapons were used? | Box Knives | |||
| All flights in the US were grounded. The first non military aircraft up after the event has a unique tie to our unit. What is that connection? | The first plan up was a CAP plane to survey the damage. That very same aircraft was assigned to our unit commander's former unit. | |||
| 22 Aug 2023 |
On 27 August, 1939 (84 years ago) The german aircraft shown here first flew... <show picture> |
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| What is this aircraft? | Heinkel HE 178 v1 | |||
| Who was the pilot? | Erich Warsitz | |||
| How long was the flight? | 6 minutes | |||
| What made this aircraft unique? | The first jet engine (turbojet) | |||
| What restriction led decision makers to be unimpressed with it? | It's max speed was 372 mph, 100mph slower than fastest prop aircraft | |||
| What happened to this aircraft? | Put in a museum and destroyed during allied air raid in 1943 | |||
| 15 Aug 2023 |
On 17 August, 1993 (30 years ago) a large number of these aircraft, seen here flying over Texas, were destroyed beginning on this date. <see image> |
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| What is this aircraft? | B-52 Stratofortress | |||
| How many are actively still in service? | 72 | |||
| How many were destroyed, and why? | 365 due to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties of 1991 and 1993 with the Soviet Union. | |||
| How were they destroyed? | Stripped of parts then cut in pieces by a 13,000 lb steel guillotine dropped from a 120 ft tall crane. | |||
| After destruction they were left sitting out in the sun for 90 days. Why? | So the soviet satellites could get confirmation of the destruction | |||
| After 90 days, what happened to them? | Metal pieces were sold for scrap | |||
| 8 Aug 2023 |
On 12 August, 1977 (46 years ago) the space shuttle Enterprise took it's first free flight and landing at Edwards AFB. |
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| How did it get up to altitude? | Piggybacked on the back of a custom Boeing 747-100 | |||
| What height did it go to? | 24,100 ft | |||
| Who were the Pilots? | Fitz Fulton and Tom McMurty | |||
| Who were the flight engineers? | Vic Horton and Skip Guidry | |||
| How long did the flight last? | 5 minutes 21 seconds/53 minutes from takeoff | |||
| How fast was the shuttle when it landed and how far did it travel down the runway? | 2 miles/185 mph | |||
| 1 Aug 2023 |
On 4 August, 1955 (68 years ago) the aircraft shown here, manufactured by Lockheed, flew for the first time. <See Image> |
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| What was the aircraft and it's nickname? | U-2, The Dragonlady | |||
| What is the ceiling altitude of this aircraft? | 80,000 ft | |||
| How fast can it ascend from sea level to 60,000 ft? | 12m 30 sec (9000 ft/min) | |||
| This aircraft uses a special type of fuel. What is it and why? | JPTS, Normal fuel would freeze at the altitudes it flies | |||
| Two of these aircraft crashed. What happened with each? | On a flight over Russia two SAMs were launched. One hit an interceptor aircraft, but the other blew up behind the U2 causing enough damage to bring it down. | |||
| As the aircraft took off from Florida, the oxygen system failed causing the pilot to pass out. 3000 miles later the plane crashed in Bolivia. | ||||
| 25 July 2023 |
On 28 July 1935 (88 years ago) Boeing's Model 299 first flew at the Boeing plant near Seattle, Washington. This aircraft exceeded the Army's specifications for speed, range, and load carrying capacity. |
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| This became the prototype for what better known aircraft? | B17 Flying Fortress | |||
| How many of this better known aircraft were manufactured? | 12,731 | |||
| In Oct 1935 the Model 299 would crash. Who was the pilot? | Maj. Ployer P. Hill | |||
| What military installation is named after the pilot, and where is it? | Hill AFB/Ogden, UT | |||
| What was the cause of the crash? | Failure to unlock all flight controls during complex startup | |||
| What universally implemented tool resulted from this incident? | Preflight Checklists | |||
| 18 Jul 2023 |
On 21 July, 1961 (62 years ago) the first US Air Force Airman went into space, although he was the second American to make that journey. |
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| What was his name? | Virgil I. Grissom | |||
| What was his space capsules name? | Liberty Bell 7 | |||
| What surprising even happened on landing? | The explosive hatch fired prematurely allowing seawater in and sinking the spacecraft | |||
| What did the media claim occurred? | Grissom panicked and jumped the gun, blowing the hatch manually | |||
| After his initial service time he used the GI Bill for what degree where? | Mechanical Engineering degree at Purdue | |||
| What happened to this astronaut? | Went on to command Gemini I, and Apollo I where he died in a launchpad fire in Jan 1967 | |||
| 11 Jul 2023 |
On 15 July, 1998 (25 years ago) an aircraft took it's first flight over Wichita, KS. This was the second edition of an aircraft that was originally built in WWII. It has been used by over 55 countries, and in at least 10 different conflicts. Built by Raytheon it has also been known under the nicknames Mosquito, Harvard, Yale, Wirraway, Boomerang, and Tomcat. It has also been called the pilot-maker as all three aviation tracks in the US Military use it to train their pilots. |
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| What is the name we know this aircraft by, and why/how did it get that name? | T6-A Texan II, Originally manufactured in Dallas, TX | |||
| What are the three primary aircraft routes graduates from this trainer pick from? | USAF Fighter Bomber Track | |||
| USAF Airlift-Tanker Track/Navy Maritime | ||||
| USAF or Navy Helicopter Track | ||||
| What other role is trained in this aircraft at Pensacola NAS? | Undergraduate Combat Systems Officer Training | |||
| Simulators for this aircraft are used for another military aviation job, which is? | Remote Piloted Aircraft Training (RPA or UAV) | |||
| 20 Jun 2023 |
On 20 June 1941, an organization was formed that used this emblem... <see image> |
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| What was the organization? | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) | |||
| What was it formed from? | United States Army Air Corps | |||
| Who was it's first leader? | Henry "Hap" Arnold | |||
| Who assisted it's first leader in the proposed restructuring document that created this organization? | Carl A. Spaatz | |||
| How long did it exist for? | 6 Years, 3 Months | |||
| What was it replaced with? | United States Air Force | |||
| 13 Jun 2023 |
On 12 June, 1955 (68 years ago) a pilot took off from SE of Wichita, KS in a prototype model of what would become known as the most successful airplane of all time, still being manufactured today. |
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| Who was the pilot? | Evil Brown 'Fritz' Feutz | |||
| What was the destination? | Kingman, KS (48 miles away) | |||
| What was the aircraft model? | Cessna C-172 | |||
| What was the N-Number of the aircraft? | N41678 | |||
| The aircraft was originally a prototype for what different model of aircraft? | Cessna 170C (Taildragger) | |||
| Only one other aircraft has been in production longer. What is that aircraft? | Lockheed C130 Hercules | |||
| 6 June 2023 | On 5 June, 1948 (75 years ago) Northrop's No. 2 prototype YB-49 broke up over Murac AFB killing all crew. | |||
| What was the unique characteristic of the YB-49? | It was a flying wing aircraft | |||
| How were the Pilot and Co-Pilot of the YB-49? | Major Daniel Forbes | |||
| Capt Glen Edwards | ||||
| Where is Muroc Field? | Mojave Desert, now renamed Edwards AFB | |||
| When was this unique design successfully implemented? | 1987 - B2 Spirit Stealth Bomber | |||
| What is the next version of this design being released? | B-21 Raider (After Doolittle Raiders/CAP Achievement 6) | |||
| 23 May 2023 |
On 21 May 1927 and 20 May 1932, Historic Flights were made by two different aviation pioneers. |
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| Who was the aviation pioneer on the first date? | Charles Lindbergh | |||
| What was their historic accomplishment? | First to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean | |||
| What was the name and type of the aircraft? | Custom build Ryan NYP - Spirit of St Louis | |||
| Who was the aviation pioneer on the second date? | Amelia Earhart | |||
| What was their historic accomplishment? | First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean | |||
| What was the name and type of the aircraft? | Lockeed Vega - Little Red Bus | |||
| 16 May 2023 |
On 18 May 2018 (5 years ago) The FAA approved a special design for Boeing Jets. The first model of which flew on 5 January 2020, almost 2 years later. |
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| What was the jet the special design was created for? | Boeing 777X (777-9 was the flight) | |||
| What was the design item approved by the FAA? | Folding wingtips to accommodate terminal parking | |||
| To what extent did this modify the jet? | 22ft 8 in | |||
| What is the passenger capacity of this jet? | 426 | |||
| What is the range of this jet? | 7,285 miles | |||
| When did work start on this jet? | Nov 2013 | |||
| 9 May 2023 |
On 12 May, 1945 (78 years ago) the "B-29 Eagle Project" completed. With regards to this project and the B-29... |
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| What was the Eagle Project? | Modification of B29s for high altitude precision bombing in overcast skies | |||
| There were two significant payloads delivered by the B-29 in WWII. What were the aircraft and payloads? | Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima / Enola Gay | |||
| Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki / Bock's Car | ||||
| It dropped another significant payload in October 1947. What were the aircraft name and payload then? | Bell X1 to break the sound barrier / Fertile Mertile | |||
| What is the standard crew of a B-29? | 10 | |||
| What year did the B-29 first fly? | 1942 | |||
| 25 Apr 2023 |
On 24 Apr 1990 (33 years ago) Space Shuttle Discover launched on STS-31 to deliver the Hubble Space Telescope into Orbit. Regarding the Hubble Telescope... |
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| How big is the Hubble Telescope? | 43.5ft long, 14ft diameter. About the size of a schoolbus | |||
| How far can it see? | 13.4 Billion Light Years | |||
| How does it turn to point at objects? | Reaction Wheels | |||
| How many times per day does it orbit the earth? | 15 | |||
| How much data storage does it have? | 24 gigabits | |||
| It observed what kind of explosion when two neutron stars collided? | Kilonova | |||
| 18 Apr 2023 |
On 19 April 1995 (28 years ago), Airman 1st Class Cartney McRaven, who had just gotten married four days prior, went into the Federal Building in Oklahoma City to get a new Social Security Card with her new name. She never left. |
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| What was the name of the building? | Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building | |||
| What happened that morning? | 2nd Worst Terrorist Attack on US Soil Destroyed 1/3 of building | |||
| What time did the event occur? | 9:02 AM | |||
| Who was responsible? |
Timothy McVeigh, and Tery Nichols / Both from Michigan with proven ties to Islamic Extremist Groups
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| How did they do it? | Filling the back of a Rider Truck with over 2 tons of Ammonia Nitrate Fertilizer and Fuel Oil and detonating | |||
| Where is that building now? | The OK City National Historic Museum is in its place. | |||
| 11 Apr 2023 |
This aircraft, known as NASA 515, is shown here making it's final landing on 21 September 2003 at 1511 PDT. It's initial flight was made on 9 April, 1967 (56 years ago). The company's president at that time stated he believes the airplan will still be being built after he was old and in a rest home. He was right, the aircraft is still in production today. <See Image> |
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| What type of Aircraft (Make and Model) is it? | Boeing 737 | |||
| What was the company president's name that made the quote above? | Bill Allen | |||
| When was the 10,000th one delivered? | 13 Mar 2018 | |||
| What are the external dimensions of the aircraft? | 97ft long, 87ft wingspan, 37ft high | |||
| What is it's cruising speed and range? | 575mph; 1,150 miles | |||
| When and how did NASA get the aircraft? | Gifted to NASA when all flight tests and certifications were complete on 12 June 1973 | |||
| 4 Apr 2023 |
On 4 April, 1983 (40 years ago) one of the space shuttle orbiters launched on it's maiden flight. |
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| Which Orbiter was it? | Challenger | |||
| What time was the launch? | 18:30 | |||
| What equipment was first used on this mission? | Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) First space walk | |||
| How many missions did this orbiter fly? | 10 | |||
| Why did it not fly more missions? | In Jan 1986, during launch a booster rocket failed and the shear forces on the shuttle caused structural failure, destroying it. | |||
| How much time passed between it's last mission and the next shuttle launch? | 32 Months | |||
| 28 Mar 2023 |
On 27 Mar 1999 (24 years ago) an aircraft of the type in the image shown here was lost in combat. With regards to that aircraft... <See Image> |
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| What type of aircraft is it? (type, name, nickname) | F-117 Nighthawk "Wobbly Goblin" | |||
| When did it officially first fly? | 1981 | |||
| How long was it used? | 25 years | |||
| How many were lost in combat, total? | 1 | |||
| Who was the pilot for this incident? | Lt Col Darrel Patrick "Dale" Zelko | |||
| Where did this incident take place? | Servia via SA-3 GOA Surface to Air Missile | |||
| 21 Mar 2023 |
The Air Force has lots of different career options and ways to make a significant difference. One of those is meteorology. On 25 Mar, 1948 (75 years ago), a weather phenomenon that had occurred a few days prior causing the damage shown in this photo from Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City, reoccurred. Thanks to the weather team tasked by General Borum at the base, the second time was successfully predicted hours prior allowing the base to protect against further damage. The methods they developed then are still used today. <See Image> |
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| What was the weather phenomenon? | Tornado | |||
| On what date did the event occur causing this damage? | 5 days prior on 20 Mar 1948 | |||
| Who were the meteorologists that determined how to predict the event? | Capt. Robert C. Miller | |||
| Maj Ernest J Fawbush | ||||
| At what time did they issue their prediction? | 14:50 | |||
| At what time did this weather event occur? | 18:00 | |||
| 14 Mar 2023 |
On 18 Mar, 1977 (46 years ago) the first group of women undergraduate students completed the Phase II Training Program in the T37-Tweet. |
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| How many were in the class? | 10 | |||
| What company made the T37-Tweet? | Cessna | |||
| What type of aircraft was the Tweet? | Twin Engine Jet Trainer | |||
| How long did the USAF use the Tweet for training? | Over 52 years | |||
| In what year did the USAF retire the T37 Tweet? | 2009 | |||
| What aircraft replaced the Tweet for the USAF? | Beechcraft T-6 Texan II | |||
| 7 Mar 2023 |
March is Women's History Month. In light of Women's History Month, consider the following trivia questions... |
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| Who was Rosie the Riveter? | A charicature of a woman who supposedly worked in a factory on airplanes during WWII, used to recruit women to the workforce | |||
| Her initial reveal was by Westinghouse Electric Corporation under what headline? | "We Can Do It!" | |||
| A famous picture of her standing in defiance on Mein Kampf was drawn by whom? | Norman Rockwell | |||
| Who is considered to be the most credible claim to being the original Rosie? | Naomi Parker Fraley of Alameda, CA | |||
| A song was written about her by what songwriter(s)? | Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb | |||
| Regarding women's contributions, in WWII what % of the aircraft factory workforce were women? | 65% | |||
| 28 Feb 2023 |
Today, at Eisenhower National Airport a special ceremony was held to kick off the restoration of the first customer lear jet to be delivered. In honor of that our questions today are about the lear jet. |
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| Who was the founder of the company? | William (Bill) Lear | |||
| What was the aircraft design based on? | Swiss ground-attack fighter, the FFA P-16. | |||
| The Lear Jet project moved to Wichita KS due to slow progress at it's original location, where? | Switzerland | |||
| How many models did the company go through before the first model sold? | 22 | |||
| When was the first model sold? | October 1963 | |||
| Lear jet went throuigh multiple ownership changes. Who was the last/current owner? | Bombadier (Montreal, Quebec) | |||
| When was the last/final Lear Jet delivered? | 28 March 2022 | |||
| How many were made/sold? | 3043 | |||
| 21 Feb 2023 |
On 21 Feb 1961 (62 years ago) the program represented by this memorial <see image>, found at cape Canaveral Air Force Station Complex 14, began it's final stage of training. The 7 represents the most public facing figures of this project. With regards to this project... |
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| What was this project? | The Mercury 7 Space Program | |||
| Each of the 7 public facing figures made it | Alan B Shepard Jr. May 5, 11961 | |||
| into space. Who were they and when did | Virgil I. Grissom July 21, 1961 | |||
| they each go into space? | John H. Glenn, Jr Feb 20, 1962 | |||
| M. Scott Carpenter May 24, 1962 | ||||
| Walter M. Schirra Oct 3, 1962 | ||||
| L. Gordon Cooper Jr. May 15-16, 1963 | ||||
| Donald K Slayton Jul 15, 1975 | ||||
| When was the last time one went into space? | John H Glenn, Oct 29, 1998 (77 years old) | |||
| 14 Feb 2023 |
On 14 Feb 1943 (80 years ago) an aerial battle that became known as the Saint Valentine's Massacre took place. That battle was the first recorded combat of a then new plan in the US arsenal <see image>. The battle ensued when the flight group ran into an opposing flight group. |
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| What was the new aircraft? | F4U Corsair | |||
| What was their target? | Kahili (Solomon Islands) | |||
| How many planes in the US flight group? | 12 F4U's, 10 P-38s, 9 PB-4Y Liberators (31 Total) | |||
| How many in the opposing flight group? | 42 Japanese Zeros | |||
| How many US planes were lost? | 8 Aircraft (2 Corsairs) | |||
| How many opponent planes were lost? | 1 Zero | |||
| How many did the opponent claim they shot down? | 5 Bombers and 17 Fighters | |||
| How many did the US claim they shot down? | 14 Zeros and 1 Float Plane | |||
| 7 Feb 2023 |
On 5 Feb 1958 (65 years ago), An incident occurred associated with this bomb. This incident was fairly significant earning a pilot the Distinguished Flying Cross and the bomb the name "The Tyree Bomb"... <See image> |
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| What kind of bomb was this? | 7600lb 1.69 Megaton Thermonuclear Bomb | |||
| What type of aircraft was carrying it? | B47 Stratojet Bomber | |||
| What happened to the aircraft? | A midair collision causing one engine to fail and hang off wing at 45 degree angle | |||
| What other aircraft were involved? | ANG F86 Sabre's | |||
| What happened with the bomb? | Dropped it in 40ft of water near Tybee Island off the coast of Georgia | |||
| Where is the bomb today? | Never found, considered irretrievably lost, presumably still off Tybee Island | |||
| 24 Jan 2023 |
Since 24 Jan 1963 (60 years ago), hikers of a 3700 ft hill known as Elephant Mountain, just outside of Greenville have been able to run across remnants of an aircraft. Consider the picture of another aircraft of this type when looking for answers... <Click here for image> |
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| What type of aircraft is this? | B52 Stratofortress | |||
| What was the Aircraft's name/Callsign? | Frosh10 | |||
| Why did it crash? | Loss of control when vertical stabilizer broke off | |||
| Why was it flying where it was? | Low altitude practice manuevers due to fear of Russian radar | |||
| Did anyone survive | Yes, Pilot and Navigator | |||
| How many died | 7 individuals. 6 could not get out, and one was impaled by tree parachuting down | |||
| 17 Jan 2023 |
Many of you have heard of the Berlin Airlift. On 17 Jan, 1932 there was a precedence to this humanitarian effort, performed by B2 Bombers. <See Image> |
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| What was the Berlin Airlift? | US Air drops of humanitarian aid to the free portion of Berlin when the communist powers were blockading it. <details> | |||
| What was the action performed in 1932? | Humanitarian drop of necessary supplies to a snowed in region in Arizona | |||
| What nation was served, and why? | Navaho nation because severe weather had destroyed their livestock and they were starving and freezing. | |||
| Who led the mission? | 1st Lt. Charles Harold Howard | |||
| What award was received for the mission? | Mackay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year | |||
| What was significant about this issuance of the award? | This was the first time the award was issued to a group. | |||
| 10 Jan 2023 |
About 90 minutes west of here, in Lewisville, TX, lies an airman in the cemetery named 1st Lt Barty Ray Brooks. On 10 Jan 1956 (77 years ago), and event happened with him that went into the history books. |
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| What aircraft was he flying? | F100 Super Sabre | |||
| He redirected from his original landing site, why? | When landing gear deployed they looked loose and potentially unsteerable | |||
| Where did he redirect to? | Edwards AFB | |||
| What happened? | He crashed and died | |||
| Why did it happen? | The plane had no flaps, requiring a high speed landing. The pilot got too slow and the aircraft stalled. | |||
| This event was caught on video and made into a training tape named? | The Sabre Dance | |||
| 13 Dec 2022 |
On 13 Dec 1903, the Wright brothers conducted the first controlled powered flight. Neither of these brothers went to college or even got a high school diploma. They did receive honorary degrees. They received 11 major honors/awards. What and when were they? |
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| Dates and Awards... | Jan 1909 Coupe Michelin d'Aviation | |||
| 17 Jun 1909 Congressional Medal of Honor | ||||
| 20 Jun 1909 Legion of Honor | ||||
| 10 Feb 1910 Langley Medal | ||||
| 03 Feb 1914 Collier Trophy | ||||
| 27 Oct 1917 Albert Medal | ||||
| 02 Jul 1926 Distinguished Flying Cross | ||||
| 1 Jun 1927 Washington Award | ||||
| 29 Mar 1932 Distinguished Service Medal | ||||
| 8 Apr 1930 Daniel Guggenheim Medal | ||||
| Dec 1962 Aviation Hall of Fame | ||||
| 6 Dec 2022 |
On Dec 10, 1936 (86 years ago) an early transport aircraft lost it's left motor resulting in the pilot's each receiving the distinguished flying cross. <Image of AC Type> |
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| What happened to the engine? | It caught fire. | |||
| How many civilian passengers on board? | 5 | |||
| What happened to the civilians? | They parachuted to safety | |||
| What did the pilots do? | Put flames out with a fire extinguisher, then turned around and landed safely | |||
| What was the aircraft? | C-33 (aka DC-2) | |||
| 15 Nov 2022 |
There are 7 types/categories of stars in our galaxy. Each with a letter designation. What are they, what color are each type of star, what is an example star, and what % of our galaxy is made up of this star type. |
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| Designation | O | |||
| Color | Blue | |||
| Example | 10 Lacerta | |||
| % of Galaxy | .00001 % | |||
| Designation | B | |||
| Color | Blue | |||
| Example | Rigel | |||
| % of Galaxy | .1% | |||
| Designation | A | |||
| Color | Blue | |||
| Example | Sirius | |||
| % of Galaxy | .7% | |||
| Designation | F | |||
| Color | Blue/White | |||
| Example | Procyon | |||
| % of Galaxy | 2% | |||
| Designation | G | |||
| Color | White/Yellow | |||
| Example | Sol (Our Sun) | |||
| % of Galaxy | 3.5% | |||
| Designation | K | |||
| Color | Orange/Red | |||
| Example | Arcturus | |||
| % of Galaxy | 8% | |||
| Designation | M | |||
| Color | Red | |||
| Example | Betelgeuse | |||
| % of Galaxy | 80% | |||
| 8 Nov 2022 |
8 Nov 1969 (53 Years Ago) Apollo 12 Launched on it's mission. With regards to Apollo 12... |
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| What type of launch vehicle was used? | Saturn V | |||
| What unique event happened on launch? | Lightning Strikes hit Rocket (x2) | |||
| How long did the translunar transit take? | 3.5 days | |||
| The LM landed how close to what prior craft? | 163M from Surveyor III (534 ft) | |||
| What did Charles Conrad say when he stepped on the moon? | "Whoopee! Man, that may have been a small step for Neil, but that's a long one for me." | |||
| Besides samples, what else was brought back from the moon? | TV Camera from Surveyor III (broken) | |||
| Soil Scoop from Surveyor III | ||||
| 8 Nov 2022 |
29 Oct 1998 (24 Years ago)... The squeaky wheel gets the grease, or in this case funding; so having the country excited about space exploration is important. CAP AE serves that purpose. NASA tried to do so with STS-95... |
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| What does STS stand for? | Space Transportation System | |||
| Who on the crew was notable and why? | John Glenn, US Senator and first US astronaut to orbit earth | |||
| Pedro Duque, First Spaniard in Space | ||||
| What did Charles Conrad say when he stepped on the moon? | PANSAT (Naval Academy) | |||
| Spartan201 (Solar Observatory) | ||||
| What satellites were retrieved? | Spartan201 (Rendezvous 2 days later) | |||
| How long was the mission? | 8.91 days | |||
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24 Oct 2022 |
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On 15 Oct 2003 (19 Years ago) A third nation entered the world of manned space flight. (42 years after the first two) |
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| What was the nation? | China | |||
| Who was the Astronaut? | Yang Liwei | |||
| What was the spacecraft? | Shenzhou 5 | |||
| Where did it launch from? | Jiquan Satellite Launch Center, Gobi Desert | |||
| How widely was the launch broadcast? | Not at all. The party feared failure. | |||
| How long was it up? | 21 hours/14 Orbits | |||
| Where did it land? | Inner Mongolia | |||
| 18 Oct 2022 |
On 14 Oct 1947 (75 Years ago) The first manned supersonic flight took place... |
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| Who was the pilot? | Chuck Yeager | |||
| What rank was he/what rank would he attain? | Captain/Brigadier General | |||
| What was the official aircraft name? | Bell X-1 / Model44 / USAF 46-062 | |||
| What was the nickname the pilot gave the aircraft? | Glamorous Glennis | |||
| Where did this flight take place? | Muroc, CA | |||
| What speed was actually attained? (Mach/KPH/MPH) | Mach 1.06 / 1126 kph / 700 mph | |||
| 11 Oct 2022 |
On 4 Oct 1957 (65 years ago) the space race was started with the launch of the first artificial satellite... |
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| What was the name of the satellite? | Sputnik | |||
| How much did it weigh? | 84 kg/185 lbs | |||
| Who launched it? | Russia/USSR | |||
| What did it do? | Studied atmosphere and relayed by radio back to earth | |||
| How long did it function? | 21 days | |||
| How long did it remain in orbit? | 3 months | |||
| What non-artificial satellite(s) existed previously in earths orbit? | The Moon | |||
| 27 Sep 2022 |
On 1 Oct 1985 (37 years ago) a new site for the space shuttle launches was declared operational... |
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| Where was this? | Vandenburg AFB/California Coast | |||
| What facility was it built on top of/replaced? | Manned Orbital Lab Facilities | |||
| How was viability for a shuttle tested? | Using the Enterprise Orbiter | |||
| How much did it cost to prepare? | $5.5. Billion ($15.1 Billion 2022 dollars) | |||
| How many times did it launch a shuttle? | 0 | |||
| 13 Sep 2022 |
On 19 Sep 1980 (42 years ago) a rocket exploded in Arkansas, as seen in these photos... <Click for Before> <Click for After> |
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| What was the payload/name of the system? | Titan II ICBM | |||
| What caused the issue that led to the explosion? | Technician dropped a socket which hit the fuselage | |||
| How long did it take before it exploded? | 8.5 hours | |||
| Why did it explode? | Fumes leaked until spontaneous combustion | |||
| The equipment was behind concrete and steel door it blew off. How heavy were they? | 670 tons | |||
| What happened to it's payload? | Warhead was catapulted 200 m (650 feet) into the air | |||
| 6 Sep 2022 |
On 6 September 1944 the V2 Rocket first became operational... |
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| What was the V2? | WWII Missile system developed by the Germans. | |||
| What did V2 stand for? | Vengeance, Model 2 | |||
| What was it's fuel? | Liquid Oxygen, and Alcohol | |||
| How much was created for each launch? | 9 tons | |||
| How much did the rocket require? | 4.96 Tons | |||
| Why the difference? | Evaporation during transit | |||
| 23 Aug 2022 |
On 30 August 1983 (39 Years ago) this man became the first African-American in Space. <Click Here> |
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| Who was he? | Guion (Guy) Bluford | |||
| What vehicle did he go up on? | Space Shuttle Challenger | |||
| What was the mission number? | STS-8 | |||
| Where did he go to school, and what was his degree in? | Penn State - Aeronautical Engineering | |||
| How much total time did he spend in space? | 28 Days, 16 Hours, 33 Minutes | |||
| What was his USAF Rank? | Colonel | |||
| 16 Aug 2022 |
For the date 19 August 1871 (151 Years ago) consider this picture and answer the questions below. <Click Here> |
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| Whos is the man on the left? | Orville Wright | |||
| What is the man on the left known for? | The first controlled powered flight. | |||
| Who is the man in the middle? | Maj. Gen. John Curry | |||
| What is the man in the middle known for? | First National Commander of CAP | |||
| Who is the man on the right? | Charles Lindbergh | |||
| What is the man on the right known for? | First Nonstop Transatlantic Flight | |||
| Which person is associated with this date, and how? | Orville Wright, It's his birthday | |||
| 9 Aug 2022 |
On 10 August 2015 (7 Years ago), The Crew of the ISS became the first astronauts in history to do this... |
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| What was it? | Eating Food Grown in Space | |||
| What was the Expedition Number? | Expedition 44 | |||
| What Specifically was Used? | Red Romaine Lettuce | |||
| What system was used to get this Experiment Ready? | VEG-01 | |||
| How long did the process to prepare it take? | 15 Months | |||
| This experiment was in preparation for what? | Manned Mission to Mars | |||
| 26 Jul 2022 |
On 26 July, 1947 (75 years ago), a US President signed a law which established two significant organizations to us here in CAP. |
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| Who was the President? | Harry S Truman | |||
| The law was Public Law #? | 235 | |||
| The document was better known as? | National Security Act of 1947 | |||
| What organizations did it establish? | Department of Defense | |||
| United States Air Force | ||||
| 19 Jul 2022 |
Space Exploration Day is this week. |
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| What day is it on? | 20 July | |||
| When was it established? | 1984 | |||
| Who put it in place? | Ronald Reagan | |||
| What event is recognized by the date? | Man first walking on the moon | |||
| When did it occur? | 20 July 1969 | |||
| What time? | 10:56 PM | |||
| 12 July 2022 |
On 17 July, 1929 (93 years ago) a rocket was launched from Auburn, MA. It was 11 ft long and carried the first scientific payload. |
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| Who launched it? | Robert H. Goddard | |||
| What fueled it? | Liquid Fuel (Oxygen and Petrol/Gasoline) | |||
| How high did it go? | 90ft (28m) | |||
| What instruments did it carry? | Camera | |||
| Thermometer | ||||
| Barometer | ||||
| Was this launch considered a success or a failure? | Failure | |||
| 9 Jul 2022 |
43 Years ago on this date a NASA craft passed by Jupiter at the closest point any man made object has come to Jupiter. On it's route it went by four of Jupiters major moons, capturing some unique pictures. |
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| What was the craft? | Voyager 2 | |||
| What rocket launched it? | Titan III-E | |||
| How much did it weigh? | 1,592 lbs | |||
| What were the moon names? | Callisto | |||
| Ganymede | ||||
| Europa | ||||
| Io | ||||
| What were the unique pictures? | Volcanic Eruptions on Io | |||
| 1 Jul 1962 |
On this date, 60 years ago a rocket facility was created... |
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| What was the facility? | John F Kennedy Space Center | |||
| Who gave it the name? | Lyndon B. Johnson | |||
| How was the name given? | Executive Order 11129 | |||
| What are some of the major space programs that operated there? | Apollo Program | |||
| Skylab | ||||
| Shuttle Transport System | ||||
| Constellation | ||||
| Expendable Launch Vehicles | ||||
| Space station Processing | ||||
| Commercial Crew | ||||
| Nano-Satellites | ||||
| Artemis | ||||
| Lunar Gateway | ||||
| 14 June 2022 |
On 13 June 1983 (39 years ago) a NASA spacecraft left our solar system. This was a first for a man made object. |
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| What was this spacecraft? | Pioneer 10 | |||
| When was it launched? | 2 Mar 1972 | |||
| What were some of it's other firsts? | First planned to leave the solar system. | |||
| First to fly past Mars | ||||
| First to fly through the asteroid belt | ||||
| First to fly past Jupiter | ||||
| First to fly past Neptune | ||||
| First all Nuclear spacecraft | ||||
| When did we receive it's final signal? | 23 January 2003 | |||
| Form how far away was that signal? | 7.6 billion miles (.001 light years) | |||
| 7 June 2022 |
On 11 June 1989 (53 years ago) there was an organization that preceded NASA working on both a space station and a reusable space plane for the US. On this date that work was cancelled. |
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| Who ran this space program? | United States Air Force | |||
| What was the space station called? | MOL - Manned Orbiting Laboratory | |||
| What was the space plane called? | Dyna-Soar | |||
| What 2 events led to the closure of the programs | The launch of Sputnik | |||
| The formation of NASA | ||||
| 31 May 2022 |
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On 3 June 1965 (57 years ago) the fourth flight of a spacecraft series that was launched between the Mercury and Apollo spacecracft accomplished a first for the US. |
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| What was the spacecraft? | Gemini 4 | |||
| What did they do? | First US Spacewalk | |||
| Who was the astronaut? | Edward H. White | |||
| How long was this activity? | 20 min | |||
| How many of this spacecraft were there? | 12 Gemini craft | |||
| 24 May 2022 |
On 25 May 1961 (61 years ago) a US President spoke to congress requesting a large amount of money for a space related project, claiming it was an urgent national need... |
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| Who was the president? | John F. Kennedy | |||
| What was the project? | First man on the moon | |||
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"This nation should commit itself to achieving the goal beore the decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth." |
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"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." |
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| 17 May 2022 |
On 17 May 1974 (48 years ago) a craft known as the SMS-1 or SMS-A was launched... |
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| What was the SMS-A? | The first weather satellite. NASA developed it and NOAA Operated it. | |||
| What equipment did it have on board? | Infrared Radiometer for day/night cloudcover monitoring | |||
| Space Environment Monitor (SEM)/proton,electron, xray, and magnetic field monitoring | ||||
| Data Collection & Transmission | ||||
| Where did it go? | Geosynchronous Orbit | |||
| How large was it? | 230 cm/7.5 ft Long x 190.5/6.2 ft Diameter | |||
| Where did it get power from? | Exterior body was covered in solar panels for electricity | |||
| What vehicle launched it? | Delta Rocket | |||
| What was the mass of the vehicle? | 227 kg/507 lbs | |||
| Where did it launch from? | Cape Canaveral | |||
| 3 May 2022 |
On 7 May 1937 (85 years ago) critical technology for modern flight was first successfully tested, earing the Collier Trophy... |
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| What was the Aircraft? | Lockheed XC-35 | |||
| What was the Technology? | Pressurized Cabin | |||
| Where was it assembled? | Burbank, CA | |||
| What was teh first production civilian aircraft with this tech? | Boeing Stratoliner | |||
| What was the first Military production aircraft with this tech? | B-29 | |||
