The average helicopter can fly about 500-750km. But what is the range of the FURTHEST sea rescue helicopters?
1250km
1200km
1150km
1100km
Helicopters can fly at a maximum altitude (height) of ...
3km
2km
5km
4km
The first helicopter was designed and built by
Igor Sikorsky
Vidor Siborsky
Sigor Vikorsky
Aimar Sivlovsky
A Hang Glider uses ___________ to gain altitude (go up).
thermals
solar power
wake from others
thermos
What does UAV mean?
Under Air Vacuum
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Up And Vavoom!
Upper Air Vented
An Air Balloon can travel in different directions and speeds depending on what?
The direction the pilot flies the balloon.
The amount of hot air is inflating the balloon.
The wind direction and speed at different heights.
The design of the balloon.
The fastest speed reached in a wing suit is...
266 km/h. You must be kidding!
326 km/h. Woah!
417 km/h. That's ridiculous!
298 km/h. No way!
How many passengers can the Airbus A380 carry?
853
689
927
756
The inspiration for a Wing Suit came from which animal?
Bird
Frog
Squirrel
Bat
The longest hang glider flight was...
583 km - 16.74 hours
358 km - 9.36 hours
A Hot Air Balloon can't fly in the rain. True or False.
True. The water would boil and destroy the fabric as the air is so hot inside.
Voyager flew around the world without refuelling in 1986. How many people were on board?
4
3
2
1
Wingsuits can reach speeds of over 100km/h. True or False?
True.
Apart from recreation and sport, name another sector drones where are used for? (Name 1)
Infrastructure, Agriculture, Safety, Transport, Entertainment, Insurance, Telecoms, Mining, and the Military!
Otto Lilienthal first tried Hang Gliding in the...
1920's
1890's
1850's
1900's
A Delta Plane is also known as a...
Paraglider
Hang Glider
Airship
Blimp
You can't fly a drone near an airport.
True
False
The idea for a helicopter was first drawn by
Salvador Dali
Gustav Eiffel
Leonardo Da Vinci
Pablo Picasso
Where was the first manned flight of a Hot Air Balloon by the Mongolfier brothers in 1783?
Paris, France.
Brussels, Belgium.
Munich, Germany.
Philadelphia, USA.
The X-15 flew over five times the speed of sound (343m/s). How fast did it fly?
1,673 m/s (6,023 km/h)
2,021 m/s (7,274 km/h)
1,715 m/s (6,174 km/h)
1,527 m/s (5,497 km/h)
The first flight of the Wright Brothers was in what year?
1039
1903
3910
1309
Are flying cars a reality or just a dream?
A dream! None have passed the safety tests to be able to drive on our roads.
The first Hot Air Balloon passengers were not people, but animals. True or False?
True. The first flight was made by a sheep, a duck and a rooster.