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Challenge 9, November 2002

1. Wilbur and Orville Wright were the first inductees to the National Aviation Hall of Fame after its incorporation in:

a. 1905

b. 1912

c. 1934

c. 1962

2. Inducted in 1966, these two pioneer airplane manufacturers began their businesses in 1916 and 1918 respectively.

a. Allan Lockheed and Glenn Martin

b. William Boeing and Glenn Martin

c. Samuel Houston and Sam Shepard

d. Allan Lockheed and William Boeing

3. This military test pilot became the first American launched into space on May 5, 1961 during Project Mercury and is one of only 12 men to walk on the moon.

a. Alan Shepard

b. Neil Armstrong

c. James Joyce

d. Louis Armstrong

4. John Glenn piloted the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. After retiring from the U.S. Marine Corps, Glenn made history again by

a. being elected Senator four consecutive terms

b. walking on Venus

c. climbing Mt. Kilamanjari

d. being elected Governor of Ohio

5. This 1982 inductee helped form the Arizona Air National Guard and served with its 197th fighter squadron:

a. Barry Goldwater

b. Drew Sullins

c. Donald Borman

d. Bobcat Goldthwaite

6. This founding president of the Experimental Aircraft Association is the most recent inductee to the National Aviation Hall of Fame

a. Paul Poberezny

b. James Lovell

c. Raoul Lufberry

d. Harry Combs

7. This enshrinee’s C-34 plane won the Detroit News Trophy and the title “World’s Most Efficient Airplane” in 1934.

a. Charles Follis

b. Clyde Vernon Cessna

c. Bobcat Goldthwaite

d. Walter Beech

8. The Gossamer Condor and its successor, the Gossamer Albatross, were designed by this enshrinnee, an influential researcher in sailplanes and soaring techniques.

a. Lou Gossett, Jr.

b. Paul MacCready

c. John Macready

d. John Crane