Weighted Airman Promotion System
WAPS – SSgt Exam Questions
Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane flight in 1903? -
✔✔The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers 1903 flyer desi
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Weighted Airman Promotion System
WAPS – SSgt Exam Questions
Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane flight in 1903? -
✔✔The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers 1903 flyer design was built with a relatively lightweight gasoline engine
and revolutionary, highly efficient propellers. When and where did the aircraft successfully fly
four manned missions? - ✔✔17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC
Who is considered the "father" of flying? - ✔✔Orville Wright
He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force independent of the US Army. -
✔✔Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the General Staff in 1912. - ✔✔William
"Billy" Mitchell
He joined the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1915* and *commanded most US air
combat units* during much of *1918*. - ✔✔Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led *battleship bombing trails* in
1921. - ✔✔Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
The high point of his military career was likely the sinking of the former German battleship
*Ostfriesland* by the 1st Provisional Air Brigade under his leadership. - ✔✔Colonel William
"Billy" Mitchell
What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial ordered by President
Coolidge? - ✔✔outspoken advocacy of a separate air force, critical remarks about the poor
quality of the Air Service, and criticism of superiors
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