Museum Scavenger Hunt Grades 6-12

What is the LARGEST
ARTIFACT (historic item) in
the museum?
Who was C.R. SMITH?
Name one piece of CARGO What 4 FORCES affect every
in the INTERESTING CARGO airplane in flight?
MURAL:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Match the
3-LETTER CODES
with their destinations:
What was one of the FIRST
PRACTICAL USES for
airplanes?
(1934-1945 HC)
NRT
DFW
PHX
SFO
What REVOLUTIONARY
AIRCRAFT made flying
people profitable for
American Airlines?
(1934-1945 HC)
What 3 KEY FEATURES
does a bird have that
ALLOW IT TO FLY?
What TECHNOLOGY was
the largest, private
real-time data processing
system in the world?
(1946-1957 HC)
Who was the FIRST
AFRICAN AMERICAN pilot
to FLY for American
Airlines?
(1957-1971 HC)
Name ONE PART of a JET
ENGINE:
Name ONE JOB in the
AVIATION INDUSTRY you
find interesting:
In 1953, FOUR WRIGHT
What is the job of the
R-_ _ _ _ (number) ENGINES LANDING GEAR?
were used on a DC-7 aircraft
to fly NONSTOP
TRANSCONTINENTAL
FLIGHTS across the USA.
Find the CRUSISING
ALTITUDE (height) of the
FLAGSHIP KNOXVILLE
How much did the FLAGSHIP
KNOXVILLE WEIGH (empty)?