Global Aircraft -- GAC Aviation Test

1.) What was the first monoplane fighter to enter service with the US Navy?
A) Curtiss XF14C
B) F2A Buffalo
C) F4F Wildcat
D) F7F Tigercat
E) P-26 Peashooter

2.) What was the largest and heaviest single-engine single-seater built during World War II?
A) FM-2 Wildcat
B) P-75 Eagle
C) P-47 Thunderbolt
D) XP-50 Skyrocket
E) P-66 Vanguard

3.) What was the first US aircraft designed as a night fighter?
A) F5F Skyrocket
B) F6F Hellcat
C) A-20 Havoc
D) XP-67 Bat
E) P-61 Black Widow

4.) What was the first production bomber with fully-pressurized crew compartments?
A) B-17 Flying Fortress
B) B-24 Liberator
C) B-29 Superfortress
D) B-32 Dominator
E) B-47 Stratojet

5.) What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Sacred Cow" aircraft?
A) C-45 Expeditor
B) Douglas DC-3
C) C-54 Skymaster
D) C-47 Skytrain
E) C-74 Globemaster

6.) What was the first jet aircraft to serve with the US Navy and Marines?
A) P-59 Aoracomet
B) F7F Tigercat
C) FD/FH Phantom
D) P-80 Shooting Star
E) FR Fireball

7.) The C-47 Skytrain was built based on what aircraft?
A) Douglas DC-2
B) Douglas DC-3
C) Douglas DC-4
D) Boeing Model 247
E) B-17 Flying Fortress

8.) What was the first transport aircraft built after World War II ended?
A) C-82 Packet
B) C-97 Stratocruiser
C) C-119 Flying Boxcar
D) C-124 Globemaster II
E) C-133 Cargomaster

9.) Which two of the following aircraft engaged Japanese aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
A) Seversky P-35 and P-47 Thunderbolt
B) P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang
C) P-40 Warhawk and P-36 Hawk
D) P-47 Thunderbolt and P-40 Warhawk
E) P-51 Mustang and P-36 Hawk

10.) What was the Air Corps' first all-metal monoplane bomber?
A) Douglas B-18
B) Boeing P-26
C) Martin B-10
D) Consolidated P-30
E) Boeing B-9

11.) What was the first production aircraft to exceed 400 mph in level flight?
A) A6M Zero
B) F4F Wildcat
C) F4U Corsair
D) F6F Hellcat
E) Supermarine Spitfire

12.) What aircraft was the the first carrier jet to see action in Korea?
A) F6F Hellcat
B) F9F Panther
C) DeHavilland Mosquito
D) Hawker Hunter
E) Gloster Meteor

13.) Which of the following aircraft were fitted with a 30mm cannon?
A) He-111H-3, Me 262 and F4U Corsair
B) Me 163, P-61C and P-51 Mk. K
C) Bf-109K-4, He-111H-2 and Me 163
D) A6M3-22 Zero, F4U Corsair and P-51 Mk. H
E) Me 262, Me 163 and Bf-109G-6

14.) What was the largest bomber built for the Army (up to 1938)?
A) Consolidated B-24E
B) Boeing B-17C
C) Douglas XB-22
D) Martin XB-14
E) Douglas XBLR-2

15.) The Pratt and Whitney R-2800 "Double Wasp" engines were used in which four aircraft?
A) P-61 Black Widow, F4U Corsair, Fairchild C-123B, P-47 Thunderbolt
B) F4U Corsair, F4F Wildcat, F9F Panther, P-51 Mustang
C) F4F Wildcat, Fairchild C-123B, XP-56 Black Bullet, P-61 Black Widow
D) F7F Tigercat, F8F Bearcat, P-39 Airacobra, F2A Buffalo
E) F3A-1 Corsair, PV-2 Harpoon, P-47 Thunderbolt, A-20 Havoc

16.) The Pratt and Whitney R-1830 "Twin Wasp" engines were used in which three aircraft?
A) A-26 Invader, P-43 Lancer, F4F Wildcat
B) F4U Corsair, P-36 Mohawk, C-109 Flying Tanker
C) F-7 Liberator, F4F Wildcat, P-43 Lancer
D) Seversky P-35, F4U Corsair, Vickers OA-10A
E) C-54 Skymaster, P-36 Mohawk, F-7 Liberator

17.) What was the world's first airplane specifically constructed with a pressure cabin?
A) Douglas XB-19
B) B-47 Stratojet
C) B-29 Superfortress
D) Lockheed XC-35
E) Fokker C-14B

18.) Which aircraft was the first USAF jet bomber to go into production?
A) B-29 Superfortress
B) Convair B-36
C) B-45 Tornado
D) B-47 Stratojet
E) B-58 Hustler

19.) What was the world's first operational jet aircraft?
A) Me 163 Komet
B) Me 262 Swallow
C) B-59 Airacomet
D) F9F Panther
E) F-84 Thunderstreak

20.) TRUE or FALSE, The C-74 Globemaster I was delivered too late to see service in World War II.
True
False

21.) TRUE or FALSE, Over 2,000 C-130 have been produced, serving with more than 75 countries.
True
False

22.) TRUE or FALSE, The North American P-51 Mustang was designed at Britain's request.
True
False

23.) TRUE or FALSE, The F6F Hellcat has been credited with destroying over 6,000 Japanese aircraft.
True
False

24.) TRUE or FALSE, The Northrop Black Bullet was one of the most successful interceptors throughout World War II.
True
False

25.) TRUE or FALSE, The B-24D Liberator was the first Liberator model to enter large scale production.
True
False

26.) TRUE or FALSE, Some A-20 Havocs were equipped with radar and nose guns and redesignated as the P-70 to be used as night fighters.
True
False

27.) TRUE or FALSE, The A-17A could lift over one ton of bombs.
True
False

28.) TRUE or FALSE, The C-119 Flying Boxcar was first used as a bomber until enough B-17s were delivered.
True
False

29.) TRUE or FALSE, The B-23 Dragon was built as a successor to the B-18 Bolo.
True
False

30.) TRUE or FALSE, The R-4 Hoverfly was the world's first production helicopter.
True
False

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