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Cards in this set: Term 1. Why did the US win the Cold War? Definition Russia was out of $ Term 2. Know these plane figures: Definition Ailerons, Spoiler, Engine Pylon, Tail Plane, Elevator Term 3. Tex Johnson? Definition Boeings Chief test pilot for Jets Term 4. Best German Ace with 352 kills? Definition Erich Hartman Term 5. What were the 3 components of the airforce? Definition SAC-Strategic Air Command, TAC- Tactical Air Command, MAC-Military Airlift Command Term 6. Who is the best U.S. Ace? Definition Richard Bong with 40 kills Term 7. Who was the scientist that invented the U2 Definition Werner von Braun Term 8. What’s the speed of sound? Definition 760mph Term 9. Who was killed testing an F80? Definition Richard Bong Term 10. What was the name of the all Black Air Unit? Definition Tuskegee Airmen; 992 go through the program Term 12. Who Developed engines before WWII in Britain? Definition Han von Ohan Term 13. When was Pearl Harbor? Definition dec 7, 1941 Term 14. What year was Battle of Britain? Definition 1940 Term 15. What was the best fighter plane from the Battle of Britain? Definition Hurricane Term 16. Who broke the sound barrier? Definition Chuck Yeager Term 17. What treaty was a cause of WWII Definition The Treaty of Versailles Term 18. What did the treaty of Versailles do? Definition , Put a bunch of reparations and costs on Germany that couldn’t be paid off. Term 19. How long did it take Germany to defeat Poland? Definition 18 days Term 20. When was the invasion of Poland? Definition Sept 1937 Term 21. Who declared war on Germany and why? Definition England and France when Germany invaded Poland. Term 22. What causes the U.S. to enter the war Definition Bombing of Pearl Harbor Term 23. Who replaces Chamberlin?Why? Definition Churchill because Chamberlin geared towards negotiation and Churchill= “Never surrender” Term 24. Why does Germany stop attacks for 6 months in the beginning of the war? Definition Germany felt they wouldn’t have to fight England, they hoped England would negotiate. Term 25. How many men did Great Britain send to help France? Definition 350,000 men Term 26. When Germany pushed the 350,000 men back at Dunkirk, what was Hitlers mistake? Definition He paused. He didn’t finish the men. It allowed England to send boats to rack up and save 340,000/350,000 men-later used in the North African Campaign Term 27. Germany leads the Battle of Britain with what tactics? Definition Airforce Tactics Term 28. Why does Germany want to finish the Battle of Britain by Sept? Definition Because they need to invade Russia by winter. Term 29. Who wins the Battle of Britain Definition Britain, but barely; Almost loses all pilots Term 30. Who was Hugh Dowing Definition He was a key player for the English who was in charge of British fighter command and saved 100 airplanes by encouraging Churchill to pull fighter support back from France. Term 31. Who was in charge of the German Luftwaffe? and a key player for Germany? Definition Herman Goering Term 32. What was important for planes in the Battle of Britain Definition Maneuverability (NOT Speed) Term 33. What plane played a huge role for Britain Definition Hurricane-shot down 2/3 of German planes Term 34. What plane did Germany have and what was its fault Definition Messerschmit 109; fault=doesn’t carry a lot of fuel Term 35. What does Britain use that Germany doesn’t to save fighter fuel? Definition Radar Term 36. What was the Junkars 87 and who did it belong to? Definition German airplane designed specifically to scare enemy with piercing sound Term 37. Who was Arthur Harris? Definition He wants to do night raids agains Berlin Term 38. What was Hitler’s intuition? Definition Enraged about Harris killing civilians-decides to only bomb London to kill their civilians. Term 39. What was the enigma Definition Special machine used for highest command (Germany); England gets a hold of one and uses it to decode high command messages;US takes apart and duplicates it. Term 40. What were spotters Definition Civilians that looked out for any planes and reported all info about them Term 41. When was Black Thursday? Definition aug 15th Term 42. Who was Ira Eaker Definition He wanted to bomb in daytime-bomb sites not civilians; around the clock bombing Term 43. Who was Happ Arnold Definition charge of all Army Airforces back in Washington Term 44. Who replaces Ira Eaker? Definition Jimmy Doolittle; bombing raid on Tokyo, more aggressive Term 45. Who was Adolf Galland Definition German airforce General in charge of German fighter command; very good; makes us reevaluate Term 46. What was the best fighter to come out of the war? Definition P-51 Mustang; long, range, uses 1 gallon gas per minute, carries 400 gallons Term 47. What bombers gave us daytime bombing Definition B-17=carries 10 people, B-24=boxcar looking Term 48. Who were the WASPS? Definition Womens airforce service pilots, not combat, pick up and deliver planes, helps free men pilots to go to combat, 1084 people go through program Term 49. When do WASP women finally get veteran status? Definition 1977 Term 50. What was the name of the German operational jet? Definition Messerschmit 262; made 1400 of them; 540 mph Term 51. What jet did the English have Definition Gloster Meteor;283 made;493 mph Term 52. What was the name of the new liquid rocket? Definition Messerschmit Comet, 10 min fuel, 600mph, 30,000ft in 24 min Term 53. Who led the rocket program in North Germany? Definition Robert Goddard Term how old was Goddard when he headed the rocket program? Definition 19 years old Term 55. What were the 2 rockets Germany had? Definition Vengence V1 and V2; V1=not pinpoint explosion; V2=5x the speed of sound, unstoppable Sept. 8,1944..first one fired Term 56. What was the Marshall Plan? Definition By George Marshall; Plan to help rebuild our enemy after the war because WWI he won war but lost peace Term 57. What started the Cold War? Definition Russia kept all they took over after war with Germany, pushed Russia back and then it starts Term 58. T/F: Aviation wins the war? Definition False; we still need soldiers, infantry, etc. Term 59. What kind of religious structures did Japan have Definition Emperor; he had to say it was okay to go to war Term 60. What is the Japanese mindset in war? Definition No surrender-fight until the last man standing Term 61. Who were the 2 big winners of WWII Definition US and Russia Term 62. What was the Disarmament Conference Definition US and England tell Japan they want ratio the amount of tonage of ships 3 to 5. Term 63. What is Japan’s manifest destiny Definition the Oment? Term 64. Who heads the Philippines and is never defeated? Definition General MacArthur Term 65. Who invades Pearl Harbor in the practice? Definition Admiral Yarneal with the Seratoga and Lexington Term 66. Who is the head of the Pearl Harbor operation Definition Yammamoto Term 67. What was one cause of Pearl Harbor Definition We provided Japan with 75-90% of their material supplies, but said they were being too ruthless, we gradually took away support. July 1941-stopped oil support Term 68. What group was setup in 1941 for the US? Definition Flying Tigers; flying p-40s, fly for Chinese, but as civilians, don’t wear US uniforms Term 69. What was Japanese zero? Definition Jap plane- better plane and pilots that US-light weight-, magnesium, fast, maneuverable, 2-3 US planes to beat 1 Jap Zero Term 70. What is the most successful raid in US history Definition Pearl Harbor Term 71. Who was Admiral Nimitz Definition In charge of naval forces in the Pacific Term 72. Who was in charge of the Army forces in Pacific Definition MacArthur Term 73. What was the Doolittle/Tokyo Raid? Definition Fly B-25 Mitchell-take off aircraft carrier bomb Tokyo, then fly to China; 16 B-25s;causes Japan to rethink home security Term 74. Who headed the Battle of Midway? Definition Yammamoto; Japan wants to control because its close to Hawaii Term 75. What was the Battle of Coral sea Definition Total airplane battle Term 76. What was the code of the Battle of Midway? Definition Objective AB Term 77. Who got to Midway first? Definition The US Term 78. What was the order of the planes sent Definition 1-Torpedo Planes,2- Dive bombers,3-Fighters Term 79. What battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific? Definition The Battle of Midway Term 80. What plane shot down Yammamoto? Definition P-38 Term 81. What is the divine wind? Definition Kamikaze; 3913 suicide bombers Term 82. What was the Manhattan Project? Definition Use atomic bomb on Japan Term 83. What were used in Hiroshima? Definition B29s; 21st bombing commands, every hit must be within 900ft of target Term 84. What unit trained for Hiroshima Definition 509th group Term 85. Who was the Japanese woman radio commentator? Definition Tokyo Rose Term 86. How many tons of TNT was in the atomic bomb Definition 20,000tons Term 87. What B29 dropped the bomb? Definition Enola Gay-Tibbits mother’s name Term 88. Who is C.Tibbits? Definition In charge of 509th group Term 89. What was the 2nd city bombed on Aug 9th? Definition Nagasaki Term 90. What ship was the surrender signed on Definition The Missouri Term 91. Who are the 2 super powers after WWII Definition US and Russia Term 92. What was the name of the 1st general jets? Definition F80 Shooting Star Term 93. Who was killed testing an F80? Definition Richard Bong Term 94. What was the 2nd general jet? Definition F86 Saber Term 95. What type of technology developed after the war? Definition X1-X15 planes; explored speed and weight of planes Term 96. Who broke the speed of sound barrier? Definition Chuck Yeager Term 97. Describe the propeller planes. Definition Climb and take off fast, but limited on speed Term Describe a jet. Definition Takes off slow, climbs slow Term 99. What were the names of the atomic bombs? Definition ? Little Boy-Hiroshima, Fat Man-Nagasaki Term 100. What was the first jet? Definition De Havilland Comet, 1954-fall out of sky Term 101. What was the 2nd jet to revolutionize aviation? Definition Boeing 707 or “Dash 80” Term 102. When does Russia launch Sputnik? Definition Oct 4th, 1957 Term 103. When does the 1st man enter space Definition April 12th, 1961 by Russia Term 104. What were the 3 project Approaches? Definition Mercury-Put man in Space, Gemini-find out about Space, Apollo-put man on the Moon Term 105. Who circled the Earth 3 times? Definition John Glenn Term 106. How many projects did they have in Gemini? Definition 10 journeys into Space Term 107. How many Apollo missions? Definition 4 successful missions Term 108. What was NACA? Definition National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Term 109. Whats NACA changed to? Definition NASA- National Advisory Space Committee for Aeronautics Term 110. What is Charles Lindbergh like in WWII? Definition 1st antiwar, After Pearl Harbor pro war Term 111. What is SR71? Definition Blackbird; Surveillance of Russia to take pictures flying at Mach 3+ Term 112. What 2 Space Shuttles blew up? Definition Challenger and Columbia Term 113. Name some spinoffs from Space program. Definition . Velcro, Tang, Teflon, Styrofoam Term 114. What is SST? Definition SuperSonic Transport-Concorde Term 115. What countries jump into SST race? Definition US with Boeing 2707, Russia with T-U144, France with Concorde Term 116. How many people must planes carry at a Mach 2? Definition 100 people Term 117. Bunt? Definition 16=Bunt= causes engines to stall=plane without power; a 1G Term 118. How many Concordes built? Definition 16 Term 119. Who was Jackie Cochran? Definition President of WASP, 1st woman to fly bomber across the Atlantic, 1st woman to break sound barrier Term 120. Who was Nancy Love? Definition Executive Director of WASP, Squad Commander Term 121. What scientist invented U2? `` Definition Werner von Braun Term 122. How many public airports are there in the US? Definition 15,000 Term 123. What is navigation of the future? Definition GPS-Radio Term 124. What was the 1st battle fought only by plane? Definition Midway/Coral Sea Term 125. What was the result of de-regulation Definition Loner fares Term 126. What’s the cost to be a Rec-pilot? Definition $4,000 Term 127. Who is Sikorsky? Definition He was famous for Helicopters