1-12.
At the end of 1911, what total number of
aircraft did the Navy have?
1.
One
2.
Two
3.
Three
4.
Four
1-13.
What was the name of the first aircraft carrier
commissioned?
1.
USS Pennsylvania
2.
USS Jupiter
3.
USS Langley
4.
USS Birmingham
1-14.
What major battle in 1942 was the first of
opposing ships NOT making contact with
each other?
1.
Midway
2.
Coral Sea
3.
Guadalcanal
4.
Iwo Jima
1-15.
On 16 October 1943, the Navy accepted its
first helicopter.
What designation was
assigned to that helicopter?
1.
F6F
2.
YR-4B
3.
PB4Y
4.
TBM
1-16.
The Westinghouse 19A jet engine was
developed for the Navy in what year?
1.
1943
2.
1953
3.
1963
4.
1973
1-17.
On March 1948, the Navy's first jet carrier
landing was made on what aircraft carrier?
1.
USS Lexington
2.
USS Saratoga
3.
USS Langley
4.
USS Boxer
1-18.
In what year was the first use of a pilot
ejection seat used for emergency escape?
1.
1943
2.
1945
3.
1949
4.
1951
1-19.
What was the name of the Navy's first angled
deck aircraft carrier?
1.
USS Pennsylvania
2.
USS Langley
3.
USS Lexington
4.
USS Antietam
1-20.
What was the first operationally equipped jet
plane in history to fly faster than 1,000 mph?
1.
F8U-1 Crusader
2.
F9F-2/5 Panther
3.
FJ-1 Fury
4.
F2H-1 Banshee
1-21.
In 1959, four naval aviators were selected as
prospective
astronauts
for
what
space
project?
1.
Gemini
2.
Saturn
3.
Apollo
4.
Mercury
1-22.
Who was the first American and naval aviator
to go into space?
1.
Neal Armstrong
2.
Alan B. Shepard Jr.
3.
Edwin Aldrin
4.
Michael Collins
1-23.
What was the name of the worlds first
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier?
1.
USS Coral Sea
2.
USS Forrestal
3.
USS Enterprise
4.
USS Nimitz
1-24.
In 1962, the Naval Aviation Museum was
established by the Secretary of the Navy and
is located in what city?
1.
Washington, DC
2.
Philadelphia, PA
3.
Pensacola, FL
4.
San Diego, CA
1-25.
Vertical replenishment by helicopters and
picking up and delivering stores to other
surface combat surface ships began with the
commissioning of the USS Mars in what
year?
1.
1942
2.
1956
3.
1964
4.
1962
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