Aviation Achievements

0:03 Calarogu Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and today we're soaring through the fascinating history of aviation. Question one? How long was the Wright brothers first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December seventeenth, nineteen oh three. Question two? Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? Question three? What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's aircraft in which he completed the first solo NonStop transatlantic flight in nineteen twenty seven. Question four?

0:53 Which jet airliner, which first flew commercially in nineteen seventy was the world's first wide body commercial air Question five? What is the name of NASA's first space shuttle which was used for atmospheric test flights but never flew in space. We'll be right back with these high flying answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, How long was the Right brothers first powered flight? Answer?

1:35 Twelve seconds, covering one hundred twenty feet on December seventeenth, nineteen oh three. Orville Wright piloted the right flier for this brief but historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. While remarkably short by today's standards, this flight proved that controlled powered human flight was possible. The brothers made three more flights that day, with the longest lasting fish fifty nine seconds in covering eight hundred and fifty two feet. Question two. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic? Answer? Amelia Earhart. On May twentieth to twenty first, nineteen thirty two, Earhart flew her Lockheed Vega five B from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland to Colmore, Northern Ireland in fourteen hours and fifty six minutes. She faced strong northerly winds, icy conditions, and mechanical problems, but persevered to become the first woman and only the second person after Charles Lindberg, to fly solo NonStop across the Atlantic. Question three.

2:37 What was the name of Lindbergh's aircraft? Answer? The Spirit of Saint Louis. Charles Lindbergh's custom built single engine monoplane was named after his financial backers. From Saint Louis, Missouri. On May twentieth to twenty first, nineteen twenty seven, Lindberg flew it from Roosevelt Field in New York to La Bourge Field in Paris to bring three thousand, six hundred miles and thirty three point five hours, and claiming the twenty five thousand dollars Ortigue Prize for the first NonStop flight between New York and Paris. Question four. Which jet was the first wide body commercial aircraft? Answer? The Boeing seven forty seven, often called the jumbo jet. The Boeing seven forty seven made its commercial debut with Pan American World Airways in January nineteen seventy. Its distinctive hump shaped upper deck and massive size revolutionized air travel, dramatically reducing the cost per seat and making international travel more accessible.

3:39 The seven forty seven was the world's largest passenger aircraft until the introduction of the Airbus A three eighty in two thousand seven. Question five. What was NASA's first space shuttle? Answer? Enterprise, completed in nineteen seventy six. The enterprise was originally to be named Constitution, but a massive letter writing camp pain by Star Trek fans convinced NASA to name it after the fictional starship. The Enterprise was used for atmospheric test flights and landing tests, but unlike subsequent shuttles, was not equipped for spaceflight. It never flew in orbit, but helped prove the shuttle's designed before the Columbia became the first shuttle to reach space in nineteen eighty one. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd like to enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads, check the link in our show notes or visit calaroga dot com slash plus See you tomorrow.