Aircraft Trivia Quiz

Would the TBF/M Avenger be the bird? built to 1939 Navy specifications for a torpedo bomber and still in use. One of its usage now is as a firebomber. In Korea they were mostly used as General Utility aircraft on carriers like the COD's presently.

Mike T.

jeaton01 wrote:

Perhaps the reason the record still stands is that technology and runways caught up and the seaplane was no longer the only practical way to approach the problem.  What I find even more amazing is that Agello had the fortitude to climb in that beast and go fast considering that he had seen the two pilots before him die flying the MC 72.

I'm surprised a wealthy thrillseeker hasn't gone for it just because he can, if you know what I mean.  I would imagine with a little modern tech and ingenuity someone could do it. 

Oh golly, there are loads of piston fighters in Korea that also served in WWII!  Just did a Google search.

I did have an idea it was one of the Russian jobs, but frankly, it'll just be guesswork.  Hmmm, a multi-role fighter?

Perhaps the reason the record still stands is that technology and runways caught up and the seaplane was no longer the only practical way to approach the problem.  What I find even more amazing is that Agello had the fortitude to climb in that beast and go fast considering that he had seen the two pilots before him die flying the MC 72.

 Okay, here is another question.  Hopefully it will take more than an hour to be answered, but not too long.  This fighter was designed to what was originally a 1939 specification, and fought in both theatres in WW II and also in the Korean War.  To my knowledge, it did not have any air to air kills in the Korean Conflict, but it did in WW II.  This was a multi-role aircraft, and one point of fame it can claim is it was the first aircraft of its country of origin to fly over the capital of a particular enemy country.

jeaton01 wrote:

The M.C. 72, 440 mph, by Francesco Agello in 1933.  It is the absolute speed record for piston engine seaplanes.

Very good, we've got a winnger!  He set the speed record in 1933, then again in 1934 where the record still stands today.  Amazing feat!  Hard to believe that record hasn't been beaten in over 70 years.   

This aircraft set a speed record back in the 1930s that still stands to this day.  After it set the record, it never flew again. 

What was the aircraft, the record and who flew it? 

espins1 wrote:

Excellent question Osher, I really enjoyed that one.

I'm glad you liked it!  I tried to think of something a little different, and associated with the Caribbean too. It was fun thinking of the different things associated with pirates (or, rather, legal pirates!), and of course, hurricanes (even if Trinidad doesn't actually experience them)

• Privateer
• Corsair
• Cutlass
• Hurricane
• Buccaneer

1. Fairey Battle
2. F4U Corsair
3. A7 Corsair II
4. F7U Cutlass
5. Hawker Hurricane

OK, here's an easy one, and as I'm living in the Caribbean, one apt to my location! 

Name 3 aircraft named for an occupation associated with the Caribbean area.  Two of the names are French, one British.  Now name an aircraft for a 'tool' used by the men (and occasionally women) who carried out this occupation; and finally a weather condition found often in the Caribbean.

So, 5 aircraft in total.  As a clue, 2 of the first 3 are American (one name being used twice), 3rd being British; the second one is American; and the last one, British.  Of course, there may be others!  As far as I know, none of the aircraft are in service now.  However, at least one was in the 1st Gulf War.  Happy hunting!

Yes indeed- the corsair dominated the skies in the short lived Soccer War of 1969, giving us some of the absolute coolest camoflage schemes ever seen on a corsair.

kudos, osher- and the next question is yours.

Keith

Exactly the right idea- but the wrong late sixties war.

If this helps some- some it's kill tally during this conflict included 2 of the same aircraft type but flown by the other side.

Cheers, Keith

 How about something from the late sixties....

This aircraft dominated the war torn skies of the late sixties.The air superiority that this aircraft created during the first days of this regional war enabled the signifiantly smaller armed forces of the invaded nation to slow and stop the invasion of it's larger neighbor by first controlling the airspace of the battlefield , then interdicting supplies to the invading army, and finally bombing the home soil of the invading country, bringing enough pressure to bring about a diplomatic end to this seemingly one sided conflict.

I will begin to supply hints for this as requested- and feel free to ask any clarifying questions due to my rather fuzzy way of wording things,

Regards, keith  

Well, I wanted it to be a question that would not take too long, but it appears I have undershot slightly...

Over to you, Keith!

I'll start out with the first wrong guess.... Hawker hunter?

Keith

The Pawnee I am also familiar with, but only by working on them.  We used to call the 150 hp version the Puny, which it was as an agplane but I don't doubt it's a good towplane.

I will post a new question tonight or tomorrow morning.