An Air Balloon can travel in different directions and speeds depending on what?
The wind direction and speed at different heights.
The design of the balloon.
The amount of hot air is inflating the balloon.
The direction the pilot flies the balloon.
The longest hang glider flight was...
583 km - 16.74 hours
358 km - 9.36 hours
The fastest speed reached in a wing suit is...
266 km/h. You must be kidding!
298 km/h. No way!
326 km/h. Woah!
417 km/h. That's ridiculous!
A Hang Glider uses ___________ to gain altitude (go up).
wake from others
thermals
thermos
solar power
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!
Wingsuits can reach speeds of over 100km/h. True or False?
True.
A Delta Plane is also known as a...
Blimp
Hang Glider
Airship
Paraglider
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)
1,527 m/s (5,497 km/h)
2,021 m/s (7,274 km/h)
1,715 m/s (6,174 km/h)
What does UAV mean?
Upper Air Vented
Under Air Vacuum
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Up And Vavoom!
The first helicopter was designed and built by
Vidor Siborsky
Igor Sikorsky
Aimar Sivlovsky
Sigor Vikorsky
You can't fly a drone near an airport.
False
True
The first flight of the Wright Brothers was in what year?
1309
1039
1903
3910
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 ...
5km
4km
2km
3km
How many passengers can the Airbus A380 carry?
853
689
756
927
The inspiration for a Wing Suit came from which animal?
Squirrel
Bat
Frog
Bird
Where was the first manned flight of a Hot Air Balloon by the Mongolfier brothers in 1783?
Munich, Germany.
Philadelphia, USA.
Paris, France.
Brussels, Belgium.
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.
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.
Voyager flew around the world without refuelling in 1986. How many people were on board?
4
2
1
3
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 idea for a helicopter was first drawn by
Gustav Eiffel
Salvador Dali
Pablo Picasso
Leonardo Da Vinci
Otto Lilienthal first tried Hang Gliding in the...
1920's
1900's
1890's
1850's