Aircraft Trivia Quiz

Alright!

This very famous fighter was operated by both sides in what will surely stand as the last piston engine vs piston engine engagement. 

Yes, SteelSnail, the Atlas Cheetah - the floor is yours.

I stand corrected on the 3 air forces, as it seems Ecuador does not have any yet;

My first thought is the Atlas Cheetah, but Ecuador has yet to receive it, so I'm not sure.

Nope, The Kfir served in 5 air forces & was made in more than 3 significant versions.

The Kfir - served with Israel, Ecuador, Columbia, and was loaned to the Americans, as the F-21.

OK, Cheers.

This aircraft was an indigenous conversion of a combat aircraft, it was built in 3 significant versions & has served with 3 air forces, although it was retired by its main operator within the last 10 years.

The conversion featured improved aerodynamics & avionics over the "base" aircraft.

The manufacturer (or converter in this case) of the aircraft came into being due to a political situation.

Milairjunkie, you got it. The Hawker Hunter has been brought back to active duty by the Lebanon.

I should have added that a few models after been aquired 50 years earlier and being stored for 25 years were brought back to combat service, but I thought that was going to make it too easy.

And I thought the Mig-17 was retired... ooops.

It could be argued that the A-4 first flew in the mid 50's and the F-8 is supersonic.

I would add the Canberra to the list, but it first flew in 1949! And is still in service today!

My guess is the A-4, first flew in 1954, entered service in 1956.

Mike

Yes, I realised that just after posting.  Felt a bit of a numpty!

...and it was also supersonic.

Well, I can't say F-5, because it's supersonic, but, that's my stock reply to most questions it seems!  I'd say MiG-21.  It came into service in 1959, and still front-line.  It was heavily used in the Vietnam war

More than likley F-8 has it, but on the off chance   -   Hawker Hunter?

I am going to say the MiG-17.  First flown in January 1950, it entered service in 1952.  Has flown all over the world, served with at least 42 countries, and is still flown by at least Sudan, Tanzania, and North Korea.

Yes!

Sorry I didn't post the question earlier. I had very poor internet access through the weekend (thanks to hurricane Alex).

Ok. I hope it's not too easy: This subsonic combat jet first flew in the early 50's, entered service in the same decade and saw considerable combat over the globe. Incredibly a few models are still operational in combat duty.

@ steelsnail: it was indeed the Horatio Multiplane.

Altough weird looking, it did fly. The aerodynamic priciples (chamber used on the wings) behind the multiplane where good but should have been used on a larger scale (less and bigger wings) to be succesful.

I see where Levolor got their start.

Now, that's interesting.

Now,  Back to the show

Here's a picture:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/1907_flying_machine.jpg/800px-1907_flying_machine.jpg

It's hard to imagine that thing flying but remember that each horizontal surface provides lift.

yep, that's the one I'm thinking about. I've never herd of the 1907 flying machine, so I put 2 and 2 together, and that was the only thing I could think of

Railfan, Not sure. Are you talking about a very tall aircraft that has a wing on top of another, on top of another...?

The 1907 flying machine is more like a cube with various rows of small lift surfaces.

Steel snail, sort of a side question on the 1907 multiplane. Is it the one that collapses in those old films on take-off?

Is it the Horatio Frederick Phillips' 1907 Multiplane? Also called 1907 flying machine. It had 200 individual lift surface and did fly although I think it was unmanned.

Did it have to fly?

Here is the next question:

Which aircraft had the most wings?

The F-5 flew in US colors in Vietnam for an evaluation period. More than just a single day like the P-36 did. And it was all over South Vietnam for interdiction and close air support. Never up North and air to air. Although it did fly for decades in US markings and "communist" colors as air to air in the aggressor mode.

Next question is up to Borg...

 Are you sure it was only once that the F-5 went to combat under US colors? I thought there were few times.

Anyway, what's the next question?

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. 

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

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.