Aircraft Trivia Quiz

Im gonna take a stab and say either the A-12 or SR-71 (just getting both designations for the same aircraft in to cover my bases lol)

Cheers.

This aircraft has now finished service in it's originally designated role, although two still serve in an entirely different role.

It was an early beneficiary of computer aided design & was recently used in a very media intensive "event". 

Milair you got it!!!!! WELL DONE!! You have the helm!

It wasnt looking glass--that is a Navy project and the Looking Glass planes are used to communicate with our strategic nuclear forces in time of war. 

I do believe that you're looking for "doomsday plane"....although, that nickname has been used for both the E-4 that you are asking about and the Looking Glass planes too.

Kneecap, derived from National Emergency Airborne Command Post.

Although I still think that  the C-135 name of "Speckled Trout" is one of the better one's I have heard!

Was it "looking glass"

Thanks B17! Ok, onto the next one.

First flown in 1974, modified 747-200s were used by the US Air Force to act as emergency airborne command posts for the president and other members of government. By what unofficial nickname were these aircraft known?

Alright, you got it!  While looking up pictures for the Qantas A380 I'm working on his name kept popping up at airliners.net, seeing has their based out of the Kingsford Smith Airport, so that's what I came up with.

Qantas A380:  http://www.airliners.net/photo/Qantas/Airbus-A380-842/1671757/L/

KLM B747-200:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Boeing-747-206BM(SUD)/0608791/L/

Over to you Simpilot!

Ok found the other two possibly from wiki,

Qantas will name its sixth Airbus A380 (VH-OQF) after Kingsford Smith. ^{[citation needed]}KLM named one of its Boeing 747s (PH-BUM) after Kingsford Smith.

Almost there.  Got the person and airport, but the other two items are wrong.

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. #1 Southern Cross, #2 His namesake airport in Sydney, and well can't think of a third off hand except for the Lady Southern Cross.

OK here goes:

This person was the first to fly a Tran-Pacific route and then repeated it going the opposite direction becoming the first to fly the Pacific in that direction.  Today three aviation related items are named after him.  Name him and the three aviation items.

You win a cookie! I hope it wasnt a repeat!

The floor is yours.

First Lieutenant Francis T. Evans

1917

Curtiss N-9

Its about time I got one right! Now where'd I put my rum?

Here we go for another:

It had been debated whether or not a seaplane could be looped. Name the pilot, year and seaplane type that was successfully looped and youll win a cookie!

The captain was here...

Captain Morgan

Is it the Osprey GP2 Osprey?

wow, that didnt take long....it sure is!

On to you!

Is it the Osprey GP2 Osprey?

It sounds a bit like the XP-77, but that wasn't USN, so, I'm probably wrong!

I am looking for an aircraft.  The US Navy wanted an aircraft that could be built on the cheap, in SE Asia for patrol duties.  Only one was built, and although it met all of the requirements, the program was ended.  Total cost of the plane was not to exceed $5000 per copy.  The plane stands out as being very different from the aircraft that were fielded by the military at that time--it was nowhere near current technology at that time.

Bonus points if you can tell us what took place on the plane's final flight. 

Well, that was jolly quick!  Yes, quite so, over to you Sir!

Rolls Royce sent 4 Kestrel engines to Germany in exchange for one Heinkel He-70G, which was then used as a test bed for engine development, most notably to aid in the Spitfire design.

Oh, that's funny, because the aircraft near me is a Cierva, built by DH.  Anyway, here's my question: what aircraft did Rolls Royce obtain in exchange for 4 Kestrel engines?

OK, Osher, you got it. The Chain Home Radars were originally calibrated with three Cierva C.30 Autogyros. They were later replaced by Avro Rotas for the same purpose.

Avro?  The only other one I know is the DH one, and that's a 5 minute drive from me, and, I don't recall it being used for that purpose

your on target but a ilttle more specific Osher.

The Autogyro?

OK, this aircraft was used to calibrate the Chain Home radar stations due to it's unique characteristics.

Just to add a little about the KC-130F earlier, I had the pleasure of seeing the VERY one that did the trials, when I was stationed on Guam back in 89-90 time frame. It landed with one prop feathered and stayed right across from our hangar for about a week.

yes, t.11 sitting in a dark hangar down in ashburton next to a fully restored c-47 named Amy

over to you stik