Weighted Airman Promotion System WAPS – SSgt Exam Questions

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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 Wrigh... t 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 [Show More]

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