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Friday 18 May 2012

Famous people in the old times


1. Who was the first person to fly over the South Pole
Richard E.Byrd, Bernt Balchen and Harold .1 June
2. In what year did the first parachute jump take place?
1797
3. Who made the first rocket-engine flight?
Fritz von Opel
4. Who made the first balloon flight? In what year did the flight take place?
Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier
5. What aviation first is Janice Brown credited with?  
First long distance solar power flight
6. Who was the first woman to receive a pilot's license? In what year did she learn how to fly?  
1910
Barons Raymonde  La Roche from France
7. Who was the first person to fly around the world alone?
Wiley Post
8. Who took the first photographs from the air?
Samuel Archer King and William Black
9. What aviation first is Paul MacCready credited with?
inventor of the practical human powered human
10. In what year did the first turbo jet flight take place?
1939
I enjoyed the bit when we get to research all the famous people that did the first things in the old times and all the other things.
               

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