Going the distance.How many of these mile-spanning trailblazers can you identify--along with the expanse they conquered? A. Bleriot XI B. Vickers Vimy The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft of the First World War and post-First World War era. It achieved success as both a military and civil aircraft, blazing new trails in long-distance flights in the interwar period. C. Junkers W33L Bremen D. Bellanca Skyrocket The Skyrocket name was used by Bellanca for a number of different aircraft:
On October 5 1931, Clyde Pangborn with co-pilot Hugh Herndon landed his plane, the Miss Veedol, in the hills of East Wenatchee and became the first person to fly non-stop across the Pacific E. Rutan Voyager F. Lockheed Vega 5b G. Wright Model EX Vin Fiz H. Travel Air 5000 Woolaroc I. Morane-Saulnier H I. Fokker T-2 1. California-Hawaii, 1927 2. Mediterranean, 1913 3. Transcontinental U.S. nonstop, 1923 4. Atlantic, east to west, 1928 5. Transatlantic by a woman, 1932 6. Atlantic, west to east, 1919 7. Transpacific trans·pa·cif·ic adj. 1. Situated on or coming from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. 2. Spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean. nonstop, 1931 8. English Channel, 1909 9. World nonstop, 1986 10. Transcontinental U.S., 1911 Answers A.8, B.6, C.4, D.7, E.9, F.5, G.10, H.1, 1.2, 1.3 |
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