Quiz | Easy as Sunday morning: International Civil Aviation Day
Which safety protocol requires pilots and co-pilots to follow a specific practice so that if one is affected by contamination or food poisoning, the other can safely operate the aircraft?
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1 / 10 | On January 1, 1914, Tony Janus flew the Benoist XIV biplane flying boat for 23 minutes. They took off from St. Petersburg, Florida and landed in Tampa, Florida – a trip that would normally have taken five hours by ferry. On board was the former mayor, who paid $400. What historical record did this flight create?
Answer: First scheduled commercial passenger flight (Birth of civil aviation)
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2 /10 | One of the most important jobs in civil aviation is that of a hard-working ATC. They are responsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious movement of air traffic through airspace. Although they have 8-hour days, they still have to take breaks every 90 minutes to ensure they don’t get tired. What is the full form of ATC?
3 / 10 | This standard practice that pilots and co-pilots follow in the cockpit is not due to personal dietary preference but is actually a global safety protocol. This is to ensure that in case of contamination or poisoning, there is at least one person capable of handling the aircraft. Which tradition is this?
4 /10 | The Airbus A380 began flying in 2005 and cost $445 million, and there are currently 189 aircraft flying around the world. It has a full-length double-deck and can accommodate up to 853 passengers. The Airbus A380 spans 72.7 meters with a wingspan of 79.8 meters, what record does it hold in the industry?
Answer: Largest civil aviation aircraft
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5 /10 | This record has been held by two airports in the last five years. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Dubai International (DXB). The records are monitored by Airports Council International and ATL receives 108 million passengers and DXB more than 92 million. What an impressive record of logistics is this?
6 /10 | It was the world’s fastest successful commercial aircraft, capable of traveling at up to twice the speed of sound. It could carry over 100 passengers from London to New York in three and a half hours and was instantly recognizable by its sleek shape and dynamic nose cone. Which plane was this that last flew in 2003?
7 /10 | A prevalent myth in India is related to the use of a certain call sign for aircraft. The myth is that it refers to the fact that India was under a ‘Viceroy’ when the first airplane flew in the country. There is no basis for that statement, and India was merely assigned a call sign. Which two letters will you find on all planes in India?
8/10 | Pressurization cycling is the process of pumping air into the cabin during take-off to match atmospheric pressure and then releasing it during landing. This cycle causes the torso to expand and retract each time. If short haul flights have 1,10,000 cycles and long haul flights have a maximum of 40,000, what do these cycles represent?
9 /10 | Tom Stuker is a New Jersey-based car dealer who has flown 24 million miles around the world over the past 20 years. It all started with an unlimited-flight pass he purchased in 1990. Which alliterative word indicates that Tom is number 1 in the world?
10 / 10 | By 2025, United Airlines operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body aircraft and an entire Boeing fleet of wide-body aircraft. Currently at 1,055 and rising, what is the airline’s record in civil aviation?
