Aircraft Trivia Quiz

what object(s) are trying to be dug out of the ground in burma?

Nothing! At least, no Spitfires. Ask another question.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21074699

what ww2 era aircraft just recently belly landed in yellowknife\hay river, northwest territories?

A Buffalo Airways DC-3. Military version is the C-47, also known as the Gooney Bird.

your turn.

It's been awhile, I'll post one .....

During the Battle of Britain, when Luftwaffe Commander Adolf Galland was asked by Goering what he needed to beat the RAF, he replied   "Give me a squadron of   _______"  ?

Spitfires

Spitfires is the correct answer, Sparrowhyperion !!

Now, according to the rules set forth 8 years ago by the originator of this forum, T_Terrific, tis your turn to post  a question . . . . . . .

See, watching "The Battle of Britain" paid off. lol  OK  here's an easy one.

This modern commercial liner boasts a wingspan of almost 200 feet, and a top wing surface area of 4628 square feet.  It's engines are some of the most powerful ever designed to date, with a minimum design spec of 74,000lbs of thrust each.  The engines were manufactured by 5 separate corporations.  The entire plane was designed using a new computerized system allowing over 10,000 design engineers and fabrication experts to simultaneously work on it from workstations around the world.  It's fuselage was made of a new alloy which is the strongest ever used on any commercial aircraft.  The first of this type first flew in 1994.  What is this aircraft?

Like I said, an easy one.

boeing 777

en.wikipedia.org/.../Boeing_777

www.airliners.net/.../stats.main

That is correct!...  Like I said, it was an easy one.  Over to you ddp59!

what modern commercial liner has the largest wheels for landing gear?

Antonov An-225 “Mriya” (Dream), 32 wheels!!!

i didn't ask for number of wheels.

Airbus 380?

nope. answer is in recent post.

Boeing 777. I have to keep track of this thread more often.

your turn.

Which helicopter was originally designed to meet the US Army's requirement for a medical evaluation and utility helicopter?

Bell UH-1 Iroquois en.wikipedia.org/.../Bell_UH-1_Iroquois

Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly?

bump

Sorry to have been gone for so long.

Here is a trivia question:

According to the book Gunning for the Red Baron, which aircraft was purpose-built to defeat Richthofen's skill with the Fokker Triplane? 

C'mon guys, this 'plane is/was at the center of the still remaining controversy as to actually killed the "Red Baron"!  

Hey Subfixer, I like your quote from Ronald Reagen-"Been there, done that", myself. :(

T_Terrific

Sorry to have been gone for so long.

Here is a trivia question:

 

According to the book Gunning for the Red Baron, which aircraft was purpose-built to defeat Richthofen's skill with the Fokker Triplane? 

C'mon guys, this 'plane is/was at the center of the still remaining controversy as to actually killed the "Red Baron"!  

 

Sopwith Camel?

You got it!

In fact, due to it's inherant instability (which included the torque of its giant rotary engine), the RFC gave up on the Camels once the war was over, in favor of the SE-5A's, which also had a better gun combination-which you are free to posit as a question if you wish.

Ok, this is kind of hard to describe. I am looking for a version of one aircraft, that had the same designation, both being modified from different basic versions of that aircraft type, and neither was a factory build under that designation. One type was modified, flown as modified, then returned to its' orignal configuration, and the results of that modification incorporated into a later version of the aircraft family. The other was modified to specialize its' role and remained as such for the rest of its' days until retired.

Good to see this going again!

Stik - wow, I don't have enough grey matter left to even contemplate that one.

Yes it is good to see this going again! I am starting very ambiguous on the the clue because otherwise the answer is glaringly easy...

Jet or Prop?