Cuestionario sobre la aviación histórica

1. In 1970, roughly how often did an aircraft take off or land at Chicago International Airport?

2. What is the total fuel load (in gallons) of a Supermarine Spitfire?

3. In what year did the first American-built jet airliner (a 707) land in Britain?

4. What was the nickname of Chuck Yeager's aircraft in which he first broke the speed of sound?

5. What was the original name of New York's John F. Kennedy airport before it was changed in 1963?

6. What percentage more fuel efficient per seat kilometre are jets today than they were in the 1960s?

7. In what year was the rule enforced that pilots would need to eat different food during a flight in order to lower the chances of food poisoning?

8. What commercial airline became the first to employ a woman as a pilot in 1973?

9. How long was the first rocket-powered flight?

10. What was the reason for Robert T. Jones' design of the swept wing?