WAPS - SSgt Final Exam with Questions
and Answers 100% Correct 2024
Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air
... [Show More] airplane flight in
1903? - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-17 December 1903 at
Kitty Hawk, NC
Who is considered the "father" of flying? - CORRECT ANSWER-Orville Wright
He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force independent of the US Army. - CORRECT ANSWER-Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the General Staff in 1912. -
CORRECT ANSWER-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*. - CORRECT ANSWER-Colonel William "Billy"
Mitchell
He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led *battleship bombing trails*
in 1921. - CORRECT ANSWER-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. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial ordered by President
Coolidge? - CORRECT ANSWER-outspoken advocacy of a separate air force, critical
remarks about the poor quality of the Air Service, and criticism of superiors
He was a *pioneer aviator* and the *first commander* of an American air unit in the
field. - CORRECT ANSWER-Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He entered the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1907* and participated in the
acceptance tests of the *Army's first semirigid dirigible* and it's first airplane, a Wright
flyer designated Signal Corps No. 1, in 1908 and 1909. - CORRECT ANSWER-Major
General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
*He* completed the organization of the *Army's first* operational unit, the *1st Aero
Squadron*, in 1915. - CORRECT ANSWER-Major General Benjamin D. "Benny"
Foulois
He *commanded the 1st Aero Squadron* during the *Mexican Punitive Expedition from
1916-1917* (the first deployment of a US Army air unit to the field). - CORRECT
ANSWER-Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He played a major role in *planning* and implementing the *$640 million aviation
program* started after the US entered WWI. - CORRECT ANSWER-Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Fuolois
He was promoted to brigadier general and named *Chief of the Air Service for the
American Expeditionary Force in 1917*, but was replaced by *General Patrick* six
months later. - CORRECT ANSWER-Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He became Assistant Chief of the Air Service in 1927 and was promoted to major
general and named Chief of the Air Corps 1931. - CORRECT ANSWER-Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
In 1934, whose reputation was damaged when he agreed that the Air Corps could fly
the US mail and they later proved to be ill-equipped. - CORRECT ANSWER-Major
General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is generally recognized as
the father of the modern USAF. - CORRECT ANSWER-General of the Air Force Henry
H. "Hap" Arnold
Under his direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000 members and 3,900
aircraft to nearly 2.5 million members and 75,000 aircraft. - CORRECT ANSWER
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
His career would then go on to parallel the early development of the US military
aviation, spending most of WWI as the highest-ranking flying officer in Washington, D.C.
and winning two Mackay Trophies for making the most meritorious military flights in
1912 and 1934. - CORRECT ANSWER-General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
Congress appointed him the first and only five-star General of the Air Force in 1949. He
was a five-star General of the Army in 1944. - CORRECT ANSWER-General of the Air
Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold [Show Less]