Aircraft Trivia Quiz

What model of meteor?

yup, all yours, that was just a bonus question lol

During testing of this aircraft, there were at least 2 fatal crashes.  In both instances, there was the strange finding that the canopy had been fired, as if to eject from the doomed aircraft, but the pilots were still strapped into their ejector seats, missing both their arms!  What was the aircraft?

I'll take a stab. It was the Dornier Do-335.

Mike

Good guess Mike!  Yes, it was the Pfeil.  It was thought that the test pilots, not familiar with ejector canopies, gripped the canopy too hard.  Over to you...

OK well lets stay with this theme then. On the Pfeil there was a four step sequence that needed to be followed to escape from the plane. What was the sequence and what did each step do?

Mike

Going to take a guess, so here goes:

Step 1: Jettison rear propeller blades

Step 2: Jettison upper tail fin

Step 3: Manually jettison the canopy

Step 4: Fire the ejection seat

B17Pilot

You are correct and step 3 was were there was a problem. Apparently there was a twisting turning motion required, which could actually make it impossible to release the latches a there goes the arms. Over to you what have you got for us?

Mike

This aircraft featured at the time was an important innovation in the form of a gun tunnel, thus eliminating a blind spot.  What is the aircraft type and what blind spot was removed?

B17Pilot

This aircraft featured at the time was an important innovation in the form of a gun tunnel, thus eliminating a blind spot.  What is the aircraft type and what blind spot was removed?

The aircraft was the German Gotha G.V, which was a WWI bomber.  The gun tunnel was designed to allow for protection against attackers coming from below and behind the plane.  The gun emplacement was in the bottom of the fuselage, with the gunner's field of fire covering the entire underside/rear of the plane.

Thought that was going to be easy.  Over to you F8

Sorry to keep you guys waiting...

I am drawing a blank for a question, so this time I am going to pass this one along.  First question posted will be the next one to answer, thanks.

Name the largest aircraft to be credited with an air-to-air kill.

The B-52 was credited with two MiG-21 kills, courtesy of their tail gunners in December 1972 during Linebacker II?

That's what I was thinking of... I would like to see some gun camera footage of that one!

Over to you...

OK, which Western in service A/C is routinley followed down the runway on landing & why?

As an extra clue, this A/C feature a unusual feature that the A/C from the previous question also features.

That would be the U-2, to protect the wing tips from scrubbing due to the center line mounted landing gear.

Mike

What old fighter has been redesigned and will replace the soon to be cancelled F-35 and supplement the small number of F-22 purchase? 

I'm thinking the F-15 or F-16

That would be correct MQM107, the U-2 with it's pogo stick wingtip gear, similar to the B-52.

As a matter of course, there is usually a "mobile" (driven by another pilot) sitting on the threashold when a U-2 comes in, primarily to call the height to the pilot as the A/C decends & also to assist in warning the pilot of any likleyhood of wing tip contact. I belive their 5.7L Camaro's are being replaced with Pontiac GTO's.

Milair I hope they don't replace the Camero's with GTO because I think they are Butt ugly. But they are quick. Ok so lets try a easy one. In the recent unfriendliness  in the middle east a aerial  target was destroyed  by a air to ground weapon. What was the target and what aircraft launched the weapon?

Yep, Boeing saw the hand writing on the wall for the F-22 project in the early 2000s and has made the F-15SE, short either "Silent" or Stealth Eagle. 

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2009/q1/090317a_nr.html

Hopefully we will soon see a kit of this model.

Unlike the F-22, the F-35 is an international program. Many people besides the USAF have a  vested interest in the JSF. Several of the customers specified a V/STOL carrier capability, which the F-15SE does not have. While a few countries may look into this bird, I seriously doubt the RAF/ RN FAA  or USMC will buy this aircraft. This may just turn out to be another to be another F-20. A nice new concept that new one will buy.

OK so I see that  this thread got Hijacked by Gunner59. There is a question on the table. Answer it or move on. Milairjunkie's question was answered and another was asked! Gunner read the original guide lines for this thread or step away from the keyboard and go play in the street.

Relax MQM, there have been more than a few instances of that happening here before in this thread. Sidebar conversations happen from time to time. It not a hijacking.

As for your question, I know of a few instances in the 91 Gulf War where unknown helicopters were destroyed with: 1) a laser guided bomb from an F-15E, and 2) the A-10's GAU-8 30mm gun. But you said recent....

stikpusher

My use of the word "recent" was probably to defining. But you are on the right track as to what I had in mind, which was the F-15. Now what was the target?

On Feb 14, 1991 a F-15E from the 4th TFW was credited with an air to air kill of an Iraqi Hughes 500 helicopter using a GBU-10.

That Sir was the one I had in mind. It is now over to you stikpusher.

Cool....

Next question. This aircraft is a single seat, single engine fast mover (although there are two seater trainer versions as well). It is part of a evolutionary family of aircraft all sharing the same name. This particular type differs from the rest on one significant respect. It is widely exported and has served worldwide in war and in peace.