Question: What and when was the first technical society for the purpose of both establishing initial credibility for…
Question: Who was the first person to build a rubber band powered airplane, and what was so special…
The first modern configuration airplane in history, comprising a fixed wing, fuselage, with horizontal and vertical tail surfaces,…
The first person to correctly state the relationship between air resistance and velocity was?
The first person to propose the use of wind tunnels to gather aerodynamic data was?
The first person to correctly state the relationship between air resistance and velocity was
The first person to propose the use of wind tunnels to gather aerodynamic data was?
If it is not possible to get a departure clearance from ATC, and you absolutely must take off…
True or False: America actually had a designated airplane the sole function of which was to be shot…
True or false: Taking off in a jet airliner with a deflated tire can cause a fire.
The first case of unlawful interference with a civil airliner occurred where?
True or false: It has been calculated that to carry regularly the weight of just one small sachet…
For a 50-minute flight, what is the most theoretically efficient altitude to climb to?
You are flying a Normal Category aircraft. During cruise, ATC informs you that moderate turbulence is to be…
A pilot is in gliding flight at the optimum indicated glide speed and then enters a turn. To…
True or false: NASA and the USAF designed tailless aircraft. In such aircraft, would it be correct to…
True or false: A departing airliner may stir the fog near an RVR sensor.
Special crew qualifications were required to land using a rather infamous approach to the southeast into Hong Kong…
Question: America’s first swept-wing fighter was?
I have survived five checkrides in my 18-year flying history, and I dreaded every one. Only one, my…
Question: You've seen the Trivia question about the first words spoken by mankind on another heavenly body, but…
Question: True or false: Some airport signs are built to withstand the equivalent of an F5 tornado.
Flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) is largely procedural. There’s little room or tolerance for zany spontaneity; if…
Efficient in quickly developing pilots, traditional aviation training nonetheless leaves significant knowledge gaps that contribute to the vast…
Question: True or False: There has actually been a scientific study done to disprove the theory that a…
Most pilots with instrument ratings would probably agree that when it comes to an uneventful passage through haze,…
I don't know about you, but you might say that I have an approach/avoidance conflict with some non-precision…
Question: You experience an engine failure at a fairly charitable altitude (say 4500 feet) during a cross-country flight.…
I was in the right, front seat of a 1999 A36 Bonanza as we launched on an IFR…
Question: Why is it that when you are flying over the Midwest, you'll see an endless rectangular array…
If you’re instrument rated and current, you almost certainly own at least a modest complement of IFR charts…
Question: True or false: The viscosity (or 'stickiness') of a gas actually increases with increasing temperature (unlike a…
A funny thing happened this morning on the way to the traffic pattern. Actually that’s an untruth; it…
Question: The advantage of a high aspect ratio wing was first recognized in?
An instructor friend of mine wrote: You mentioned in a recent presentation that the only things that are…
At last, I was on my own in a retractable-gear airplane. What’s more, this Cessna’s numerical descriptor started…
Question: The year of the first documented sustained flight of a heavier-than-air powered flying machine was:?
Question: True or False: Airline pilots may not pilot an airliner in the United States once they have…
If I told you that I think I’ve found the cure for the common cold, would you listen?…
Question: The world's first fixed location devoted to the landing and departure of flying machines that was referred…
For several months we’ve been looking at the pandemic Landing Gear-Related Mishap (LGRM) rate in certified, piston-engine, retractable…
As pilots we understand that our decisions are crucial and the safety of every flight depends on them,…
'What's that light in the sky?' asked my wife, Jean. I looked back over my shoulder, and my…
Question: The highest mountain peak on Earth, in reality, is?
When we think, read, or speak about airplane performance, aside from the more obvious implications regarding a relative…
Question: The first jet airplane actually existed in?
Nearly half of all reported mishaps in retractable-gear airplanes are related to the landing gear system. The vast…
Question: Why do dangerous clouds always appear dark? A) They don't. Clouds associated with severe weather can be…