Pilot Quiz - Aircraft of U.S. Presidents
Air Force One is a well-known call sign, but
what do you know about the President's airplane and the
travels of U.S. Presidents? Try this quiz to find out.
1. In the mid 1950s, Air Force One became
the call sign for any airplane carrying the U.S. President.
Why was this chosen?
a. The U.S. Air Force always
used its newest transport airplane to carry the President
b. An airplane carrying the
President had a call sign ending in the same numbers as an
Eastern Airlines flight when on a similar route and this
caused the pilot to be concerned about possible confusion by
air traffic control
c. The Air Force was
separated from the Army to become an independent arm of
military and punsters thought the call sign would seem to
many "Air Force WON"
2. What is the call sign of the helicopter
when carrying the President from the White House to Andrews
Air Force base?
a. Marine One
b. Helicopter One
c. Air Force One
3. Who was the first President to fly to the
political convention that nominated him?
a. Herbert Hoover
b. Franklin D. Roosevelt
c. Dwight D. Eisenhower
4. When going to a meeting with Winston
Churchill in 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt was the
first President to cross the Atlantic by air. In what
airplane was the trip made?
a. U.S. Army transport
b. U.S. Navy amphibian
c. Pan American Airlines
Atlantic Clipper
5. The first military transport airplane
officially designated to carry the President was delivered
in June 1944. What was it?
a. Douglas VC-54C
b. Martin 404
c. Lockheed Electra
6. When Harry Truman assumed the presidency
after the death of Franklin Roosevelt, a new DC-6 was
delivered for Presidential travel. Truman wanted to separate
himself from FDR and changed the President's airplane name
from Roosevelt's Sacred Cow. What was the new name?
a. Stars and Stripes
b. Independence
c. The Missourian
7. Who was the first Chief Executive to fly
in a jet airplane?
a. Harry Truman
b. Dwight D. Eisenhower
c. John F. Kennedy
8. Because he suffered from illness and
severe back pain, one President was often hoisted into the
President's airplane at Andrews Air Force Base. Who was that
President?
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Jimmy Carter
c. George H.W. Bush
9. What President inaugurated the use of
helicopters to fly from the White House?
a. Harry Truman
b. Dwight D. Eisenhower
c. John F. Kennedy
10. Why did one flight of Air Force One
change from that call sign to a standard Air Force number in
the middle of a flight?
a. To protect the president
during the early hours of the 9-11 terrorists attacks
b. Nixon leaving office
c. It was approaching
airspace of unfriendly nation
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