Q 01/05

Which Renaissance artist sketched a helicopter-like 'aerial screw' flying machine in the 1480s?

A) Leonardo da Vinci

B) Michelangelo

C) Filippo Brunelleschi

D) Albrecht Dürer

Answer · why

A) Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci drew it in Milan, where he was designing military machines for the Milanese court; men turning its linen screw could never have supp...

Q 02/05

Which airliner is the only full-length double-deck jet ever built?

A) Airbus A380

B) Antonov An-225

C) Boeing 777

D) Boeing 747

Answer · why

A) Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 seats 525 in a typical layout, but airlines came to prefer smaller, more efficient twin-engined jets, and Airbus ended production in 2...

Q 03/05

Of the four fundamental forces of flight, which acts opposite to thrust, balancing it in steady level flight?

A) Lift

B) Drag

C) Weight

D) Torque

Answer · why

B) Drag

Drag opposes thrust, and in steady level flight the two balance; cutting it is why most modern aircraft fold their landing gear away after takeoff.

Q 04/05

Which airport was the world's busiest by passenger traffic in 2024?

A) Dallas/Fort Worth International

B) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta

C) London Heathrow

D) Dubai International

Answer · why

B) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta has been the world's busiest passenger airport every year since 1998 except 2020, when pandemic travel limits briefly knock...

Q 05/05

Who was the first woman to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

A) Jacqueline Cochran

B) Bessie Coleman

C) Amelia Earhart

D) Harriet Quimby

Answer · why

C) Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was bound for Paris in May 1932, but ice, strong winds and mechanical trouble forced her down after about 15 hours in a farm field in N...