Aircraft Trivia Quiz

You are correct F-8!!! Actually didn't know that it was also the first canadian designed fighter into mass production!! That wasn't the first I was looking for, but will give it to you anyway. The first I was looking for was that it was the first straight winged jet fighter to go supersonic. I learned something as well lol.

Floor is yours!

simpilot34 wrote:

Ok here's the next one, prolly going to be pretty easy. What was Canada's first supersonic jet, and what was another first for it? Going to work soon so will check when I return.

Are you referring to the first jet to go supersonic?  If so, that was the CF-100, more specifically the CF-100 Mk. 4 prototype.  Test Pilot Janusz Zurakowski dove it from 30,000 feet and went supersonic on 18 December 1952.  The CF-105 didnt first fly until 1958.

 The other 'first' was that the CF-100 was the first Canadian-designed fighter to be put into mass production.  To date, its the only one, actually.

simpilot34 wrote:

....and what was another first for it?

.... And is it Canada's first tailless delta?

Ok here's the next one, prolly going to be pretty easy.

What was Canada's first supersonic jet, and what was another first for it?

Going to work soon so will check when I return.

That's it!

Whatcha got fer us?

 It was the Focke-Anchgelis Fa 223. Was captured and flown to the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment for testing.

        "One of these, flown in September 1945 to the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment in southern England, became the first helicopter to fly the English Channel, exactly seventeen years after the first rotorcraft crossing by the Cierva C.8L autogiro. Unfortunately, on only its third test flight in Britain, it was written off when it crashed from 18m after a vertical take-off."

http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/focke_drache.php

Here's an interesting one for you all:

Name the first helicopter to cross the English channel, when and under what circumstances?

mojodoctor wrote:

Didn't the B-32 use the tail from the B-29, or maybe the prototypes did? I seem to remember something like that.

Yes, thats right.  Well, the first production B-32 was, anyways...they fitted a B-29 vertical tail to it.  This plane also crashed the same day it was delivered to the Army Air Corps.....the nose gear collapsed on landing.

Didn't the B-32 use the tail from the B-29, or maybe the prototypes did?

I seem to remember something like that.

You got it

Thought it was a cool little plane, be a cool model.

Okay lets see if you guys get this one:

This experimental VTOL was produced in the 50s by the US and in 1957 was demonstrated by landing it at the Pentagon.

Name the plane and and the company that built it.

*if I don't get any right answers I'll add more info

Dreadfully sorry chaps for taking so long to reply, awfully remiss of oneself, I know, but, in defence, I was rather floored by a severe case of gastro-enteritis...

So, actually, in Vulcan 607, the story of the first Black Buck raid, the chap there said 17 aircraft, however, that might be 17 sorties but 13 aircraft (I don't have to it hand), so, Guardsman, over to you!

The bonus questions were:

The Navy speculated on a strike using Sea Harriers, but, whilst that happened latter, for political and morale reasons (and because the RAF felt out of it), an immediate strike was felt to be the best option.  As for strategic reasons, well, that's a matter of debate (some say that the Argies never intended to keep their fast jets on Port Stanley).  The Sea Harrier is now, of course, out of service (as is the Vulcan).

The RAF also considered using Tornados to carry out the strike, which were just coming into servic.  However, whilst it could be refueled enough to strike, the engines would have burned out due to a lack of oil.  Ironically, the Tornado, like the Vulcan in 1982, is being cut down, almost in it's twilight years.

Like simpilot said it was the vulcan and the victor.  Each raid required 13 aircraft: 2 vulcans with one in reserve (only one carried out the actual bombing) and 11 victors(two in reserve) to refuel all of the aircraft. 

As for the bonus I have no clue because my research seems to show that the British planned on using heavily modified Vulcans and Victors for Operation Black Buck from the very beginning.

Well, I wouldn't call the TSR.2 (AKA Eagle) an interceptor, but, that's splitting hairs!

Anyway, for a Brit, an easy question, as it's the TSR.2 Swordfish, Torpedo Spotter Recon.  Had to google the S, but, other than that, at the tip of my tongue (it's a popular quiz question!).

We all know the TSR 2 as the supersonic interceptor. However,there was another TSR 2. What was it the prototype for, and what did the TSR stand for then?

simpilot34 wrote:

Shrike, Standard, HARM, Martel?

You are correct simpilot! I was looking for the ALARM instead of the Martel but I did some research and found that anti-radiation Martels were used in combat by the French. Over to you.

simpilot34 wrote:

Shrike, Standard, HARM, Martel?

What about ALARM? It has been used as well.

Thanks simpilot! Ok. Sticking on the Wild Weasel/SEAD subject:

What are the four anti-radiation missiles that have been used in combat by various Allied countries?

Watched a video I had recorded years ago on Speedvision about the Wild Weasels in Vietnam. They were given the nomenclature of "First in Last out" at first because of the slowness of the F-100 compared to the F-105's they were escorting. Then it bacame there mission, to protect the strike force throughout the run in, and out. This may be easy.

What are the four types of aircraft that have been used by the Wild Weasels?

Yes, two have been mentioned already.