Aircraft Trivia Quiz

The Short Sperrin.  It was an insurance policy if the Vickers Valiant failed, which itself was insurance if the Avro Vulcan and HP Victor programmes failed.  The Sperrin used standard WWII bomber build technology, the Valiant was a bit more advanced, whilst the Vulcan and Victor pushed out into the distant unknown!  In the end, the Valiant proved itself, and became the first member of the V-force, whilst the Vulcan and Victor were developed and deployed.

simpilot34

Milair is that you and your Pup???? If so that is stunning work!!!!

No it's not - & I won't take a Manny like stance & suggest that I was the pilot in the 1st picture either.

Osher,

Correct with ungainly looking & named Sperrin.

The Vulcan was the only good looking aircraft from the V program, but this has to be the ugliest?

Speaking of Avro: Avro developed an airliner, which was reasonably successful, and popular with the military, to replace the DC-3.  Whilst being designed, a rival was launched, and so, the Avro, was designed to be used from shorter and/or rougher airfields.  What was the rival?  (and, for a bonus, what was the Avro product - hint, it was never produced as an Avro, but a Hawker Siddeley)

Rival: Fokker F27

Avro product the 748 (aka HS748 in the Hawker SIddeley nomencalture)

Quite right, over to you!

Milairjunkie

simpilot34:

Milair is that you and your Pup???? If so that is stunning work!!!!

 

No it's not - & I won't take a Manny like stance & suggest that I was the pilot in the 1st picture either.

This aircraft was the last Naval aircraft selected by the USAF before the F-4 Phantom.  Name the aircraft's designation for the USAF and Navy.

Would it be the Trojan?

Nope

What about the Skyraider?

A-3 Skywarrior  / B-66 Destroyer ?

SteelSnail

What about the Skyraider?

The Skyraider wasn't purchased by the Air Force, they where allocated to the Air Force by the Navy. This aircraft was purchased by the Navy and in a seperate order by the Air Force

The A-3 was modified to become the B-66.  This aircraft just had the navy equipment removed (i.e. tail hook).

Clue: The aircraft was a front line top of the line aircraft for both services.

Just a wild guess. Is it the F-110 Spectre/F4H?

Nope

Another clue:  Its not a jet.

Was it C-131/R4Y?

Nope.

This aircraft was originally designed for the Navy and the Air Corp so was impressed they ordered some

This is tough.

How about CH-53A/HH-53B?

Douglas' SBD/A-24?

Nope to the CH53 and SBD

The Air Corps tested the SBD but decided they didn't need a dive bomber, so only a few where transferred from the Navy.

The Beech T-34A & T-34B Mentor?

Boeing F4B/P-12

stikpusher

Boeing F4B/P-12

Stikpusher has it!  Over to you.

Sorry for the delay,but I had to do soem thinkign to come up with my question for subject matter.

This aircraft was forerunner to arguably one of the most recognizable fighters ever flown. In its original form, it flew combat with good to very good results under the flags of several countries. Although it only flew combat on one occasion under the flag of its parent country.

My usual answer - the F-5!

During Vietnam a few F-5A were taken on by the USAF and converted into F-5C 'Skoshi Tiger' for combat.  It was used, and is still used, by different operators.  It formed the basis for the YF-17, and thence, the F-18, which, surely, is a most distinctive shape.

Too much of a difference between those two.

I think it is the P-36. It flew in combat primarily with the French, British, Finish and Dutch. The US used it only very llimitedly for combat.

Furthermore it was evolved to the P-40, with its recognizable airscoop under the nose.

Borg has it! The P-36 was flown under the colors of all the countries mentioned and a few more. In its early combat it met with reasonable success. It was re engined with an Allison inline, to become the P-40, which in Flying Tiger colors is easily one of the most iconic fighters ever seen. It flew in combat under US colors once- at Pearl Harbor on December 7th.

Over to you Borg.

Here's a bit of irony, the F-5 met all the criteria for the answer, but, grew it's name when flown in Indo-China (not so far from China), as a Skoshi Tiger, a similar name to the Flying Tigers, and of course, lead to the Tiger II

True, but the relationship of the P-36 to P-40 would be more like the F-5E/F-20. The F-5 to F-18 has an evolutionary link of the YF-17, although in essence the F-18 is a completely new aircraft aside from planform when compared in detail.