History of Airplanes Quiz Test your knowledge about the fascinating history of airplanes with this quiz! delya90 published on January 041 response 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/12 Who is credited with inventing the first successful airplane? Wilbur Wright Orville Wright Leonardo da Vinci Amelia Earhart 2/12 In what year did the Wright brothers make their first powered flight? 1900 1903 1905 1910 3/12 Which airplane was famously used in the Enola Gay mission to drop an atomic bomb in World War II? Boeing B-29 Superfortress Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fokker Eindecker Mitsubishi A6M Zero 4/12 What was the name of the first supersonic passenger airliner, which entered service in 1976? Boeing 747 Concorde Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Airbus A380 5/12 Which aircraft was the first to complete a non-stop solo transatlantic flight? Boeing 707 Lockheed Vega Curtiss Jenny Spirit of St. Louis 6/12 The Battle of Britain during World War II involved mainly which two types of aircraft? Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Supermarine Spitfire Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Hawker Hurricane Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and P-51 Mustang Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire 7/12 What was the first fully operational jet aircraft in the world? Messerschmitt Me 262 Gloster Meteor North American P-51 Mustang Focke-Wulf Fw 190 8/12 Which aircraft set the record for the fastest around-the-world flight in 1986? Voyager Boeing 747 Airbus A320 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy 9/12 What was the codename for the first tested and deployed atomic bomb during World War II? Manhattan Little Boy Trinity Fat Man 10/12 Which aviation pioneer was famous for completing the first solo flight around the world without refueling? Dick Rutan Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart Wiley Post 11/12 Which aircraft is known as the 'Queen of the Skies'? Boeing 787 Dreamliner Boeing 747 Airbus A350 Embraer E-Jet 12/12 Which famous pilot is known for breaking the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 aircraft? Chuck Yeager Amelia Earhart Charles Lindbergh Burt Rutan
