Aircraft Trivia Quiz

Would that be Count Francesco Barraca, who gifted his prancing horse emblem to the Enzo guy? As far as I know, the emblem came from his roots in the Italian Cavalry?

There is an interesting site at http://www.museobaracca.it/index.htm if anyone is interested.

This should be an easy one.

Name the WWI fighter ace whose personal symbol is more famous than the man himself.

Mike T.

Would that be George Welch flying the XF-86 doing a supersonic dive ahead of Yeager's flight.

Welch had 4 victories against the Japanese on Dec. 7th. defending against the attack on Pearl Harbor. He would later add at least 4 more victories flying P-400's over New Guinea. Later he flew a P-38 and ovtained his last kill with it. His final score was 9 victories all occuring in just three missions.

Mike T.

Ok.

Who was most likely the first person that broke the sound barrier?

What plane was he flying?

What else is he famous for?

(Hint: Not Chuck Yeager's official flight or the early German claims. This flight did not recieve official credit because their was no equipment on the plane to relay speeds to the ground.)

Correct, it's all yours.

What was the world first pure turobprop aircraft to fly?

What turboprops did it use?

When did it first fly?

That's close enough for me!!! Yes, they used rockets to test the wing and tip tank design. I remember watching the afore mentioned movie and one immediately broke up after launch. Another had the severe oscillation then failure of the wing as the background went spinning lol. Then they finally got it right. Sorry it took so long guys.

Milair the floor is yours.

Would it be something like the following, only with an f-104 as opposed to an Avro Arrow?

Sticks & Mirrors.

Or to add onto mojodoctors answer, a fluid level, a.k.a. clear garden hose?

simpilot34 wrote:

What type of equipment was used to finalise the wing n tank combo design for the F-104 Starfighter?

Well, he is asking what type of equipment and specifically mentioned a windtunnel so I'm going way out here and guess that they used a tank of water to conduct tests. Maybe?

simpilot34 wrote:

What type of equipment was used to finalise the wing n tank combo design for the F-104 Starfighter?

Hmmm...

A:

Stenciled instructions to ensure the fore and aft segments of the wing tip tanks are filled equally. (?)

Sure & that's not a tough one!

As far as I can make out an F-104B was lost when oscillation caused by wing/tank caused the wing to fail & shear from the airframe. XF-104 was used to develop the cure, but dont know how?

Or is any of the above even correct? 

Didn't expect to get the floor. lol Ty trexx!

Oklie doklie here's my question:

What type of equipment was used to finalise the wing n tank combo design for the F-104 Starfighter?

Wind tunnel is not the answer. I remember seeing a documentary movie during an airshow at McClellan AFB in the late 70's with shots of the testing. This might be an easy one, but we'll see.

I will be away till Monday and won't have access to a PC so you guys should get it right before I get back. Good Luck!

Does this qualify as a Balbo? 

simpilot34 wrote:

Balbo himself led two transatlantic flights. The first was the 1930 flight of twelve Savoia-Marchetti S.55 flying boats from Orbetello, Italy to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 17 December 1930 and 15 January 1931. From 1 July - 12 August 1933 he led a flight of twenty-four flying boats on a round-trip flight from Rome to the Century of Progress in Chicago, Illinois. The flight had seven legs; Orbetello - Amsterdam - Derry - Reykjavík - Cartwright - Shediac - Montreal ending on Lake Michigan near Burnham Park. In honor of this feat, Mussolini donated a column from Ostia to the city of Chicago; it can still be seen along the Lakefront Trail, a little south of Soldier Field. Chicago renamed Seventh Street "Balbo Drive" and staged a parade in his honor. During Balbo's stay in the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited him to lunch and presented him with the Distinguished Flying Cross.[4] The Sioux even honorarily adopted Balbo as "Chief Flying Eagle".[5] Balbo received a warm welcome in the United States, especially by the large Italian-American populations in Chicago and New York. At a cheering mass in Madison Square Garden he told them, "Be proud you are Italians. Mussolini has ended the era of humiliations."[6] After this, the term "Balbo" entered common usage to describe any large formation of aircraft. Back home in Italy, he was promoted to Marshal of the Air Force (Maresciallo dell'Aria).

Is it the Duxford "Big Wing" connection that you are looking for? The same thing that is still played out at the Duxford "Flying Legend" airshow.

simpilot34 wrote:

Balbo himself led two transatlantic flights. The first was the 1930 flight of twelve Savoia-Marchetti S.55 flying boats from Orbetello, Italy to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 17 December 1930 and 15 January 1931. From 1 July - 12 August 1933 he led a flight of twenty-four flying boats on a round-trip flight from Rome to the Century of Progress in Chicago, Illinois. The flight had seven legs; Orbetello - Amsterdam - Derry - Reykjavík - Cartwright - Shediac - Montreal ending on Lake Michigan near Burnham Park. In honor of this feat, Mussolini donated a column from Ostia to the city of Chicago; it can still be seen along the Lakefront Trail, a little south of Soldier Field. Chicago renamed Seventh Street "Balbo Drive" and staged a parade in his honor. During Balbo's stay in the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited him to lunch and presented him with the Distinguished Flying Cross.[4] The Sioux even honorarily adopted Balbo as "Chief Flying Eagle".[5] Balbo received a warm welcome in the United States, especially by the large Italian-American populations in Chicago and New York. At a cheering mass in Madison Square Garden he told them, "Be proud you are Italians. Mussolini has ended the era of humiliations."[6] After this, the term "Balbo" entered common usage to describe any large formation of aircraft. Back home in Italy, he was promoted to Marshal of the Air Force (Maresciallo dell'Aria).

Many fine accuracies of historical nature. However, it's not enough. (In other words, the historians that wrote the above statements are only partially right) All the parts are in there but it doesn't put it together. Sure, it's a large formation... but what else?

You need to characterize the answer with style in which the aircraft arrive.

Balbo himself led two transatlantic flights. The first was the 1930 flight of twelve Savoia-Marchetti S.55 flying boats from Orbetello, Italy to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 17 December 1930 and 15 January 1931. From 1 July - 12 August 1933 he led a flight of twenty-four flying boats on a round-trip flight from Rome to the Century of Progress in Chicago, Illinois. The flight had seven legs; Orbetello - Amsterdam - Derry - Reykjavík - Cartwright - Shediac - Montreal ending on Lake Michigan near Burnham Park. In honor of this feat, Mussolini donated a column from Ostia to the city of Chicago; it can still be seen along the Lakefront Trail, a little south of Soldier Field. Chicago renamed Seventh Street "Balbo Drive" and staged a parade in his honor.

During Balbo's stay in the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited him to lunch and presented him with the Distinguished Flying Cross.^[4] The Sioux even honorarily adopted Balbo as "Chief Flying Eagle".^[5] Balbo received a warm welcome in the United States, especially by the large Italian-American populations in Chicago and New York. At a cheering mass in Madison Square Garden he told them, "Be proud you are Italians. Mussolini has ended the era of humiliations."^[6] After this, the term "Balbo" entered common usage to describe any large formation of aircraft. Back home in Italy, he was promoted to Marshal of the Air Force (Maresciallo dell'Aria).

Milairjunkie wrote:

Old term for a large (20+?) formation of aircraft, as you might see with warbirds at the occasional airshow. Originated by some Italian guy who  used to organise such things?

You're really, really hot, but I'm looking for more specifics.

Old term for a large (20+?) formation of aircraft, as you might see with warbirds at the occasional airshow. Originated by some Italian guy who  used to organise such things?