Aircraft Trivia Quiz

Yes, damn time zones! It's 01:45 in oz and have to get up at 0500ish. Snooze buttons, gotta luv'em! Three mills, Gotta be a Dornier. Don't know model as I am going to bed now Will check later. Night 'all!

Cheers, Richie

Another Frenchie!

Latecoere 298?

How about the Zonta Club (inspired by the Kiwanis) of Boston in 1928, then later the Zonta Club of New York?

That's good enough for an answer :)

Zonta International would have covered it, too. They celebrate Amelia Earhart Day in January.

www.zonta.org It used to be an exclusively-female club, but now they let men in, if they really want to join. 

How 'bout indentifying this easy one?!

Sorry, not a Lavochkin of any kind.

Another try?

That's it!

A VL (Valtion Lentokonetehdas) Myrsky II from Finland, although I think they were all alike, just different armament.

Check this link for more.

http://www.aviastar.org/air/finland/vl_myrsky.php

Whatcha got fer us osher?

OK, well, I first thought it was the Brewster Buffalo, then the Hawk, at least I guessed it correctly in the end, 3rd time lucky!

My question: Most will know the 3 bombers of the V-Bomber fleet.  However, a 4th design almost became one of the V-Bombers.  A couple of prototypes were built, and were, in fact, used for some years as test beds for new jet engines.  The aircraft in question, the 4th design, had almost straight main planes, and could be said to resemble a WWII aircraft.   This was no accident, as whilst the Valiant was designed as a stop-gap until the Victor and Vulcan come into being, or indeed, should they fail, to be the entire force, and so used WWII technology, this aircraft, was a stop-gap incase the Valiant failed to make it into service, and so also used WWII technology (and was based on a 1946 requirement).  Of course, the Valiant made it into service, and so, the design didn't progress beyond the two prototypes.

The prototype also had a name, which was based on it's manufactuer's name and location, as well as a code number.   What was it's name?

I have a guess that I will sit on for a little while.  I have to admit to Googling due to my extreme lack of knowledge of British A/C.  Maybe someone with more than a thread of a guess based on an idea derived from something seen on the web once will come along with the right answer soon.

Could this be the Shorts "Sperrin" SA.4? Named after a mountain range in Ireland. Despite the fact that the V Bombers have not survived as long as the B-52, you just have to love them. Well.....that is, until you have tried to build the 1/72 scale Victor bomber, after which you will need serious therapy.  

Mike 

Mazal Tov Mike!  Yes, it is indeed the Short SA.4 "Sperrin".  One wonders what it's name would have been brought into service.  A small batch of, say 24 aircraft, just incase?  I'll guess (based on Royal Navy ship's names): Vanquish.

I see you're a new member Mike, welcome to the family!  Glad to have you on board, and well done for taking part in the Quiz.  Right, over to you, your turn to ask a question (not that I'm biased, but questions involving British or Israeli subjects will go down very well with this member!).

Agree with you about the V-Bomber force.  OK, so the Valiant was a WWII technology aircraft, but the Vulcan always appears in the top few most beautiful aircraft, and, of course, was still operational 3 decades after coming into service.  It, of course, carried out the world's longest bombing raid (on Port Stanley).  The Victor was too operational much later, I believe it lasted later too in service (as a tanker).  Of course, the Victor was regarded as more advanced than the Vulcan, but just didn't look as nice.  Still, even in the 1980's the Vulcan's would still be able to do things that no one else could do, as the Red Flag exercises proved.

I just hope Trumpeter, or someone, brings out a nice 1/72 V-Bomber force.  Would be stunning! 

osher wrote:

It, of course, carried out the world's longest bombing raid (on Port Stanley).

I think that a longer raid was carried out as part of Gulf War I by B-1s or B-52s.

A strong rumour is current, that Airfix are tooling a 1:72 Valiant. I don't pretend to know how true this is. 

Brews wrote:

I think that a longer raid was carried out as part of Gulf War I by B-1s or B-52s.

Yes, it was B-52s during Gulf War I. All the way from Barksdale AFB, Louisiana and back. Not a trip I would want to make.

Cheers, Richie

Ok This one I'm sure will be pretty simple considering what I've seen here so far. This question is in four parts. This aircraft was built in the late 1930's, but never put into production. It was sold to a country which would later become a combatant in WW II of the originating country. The country which bought this plane used it as a basis to develop a warplane of its on. Name the country which developed the plane, the planes designation, the country who bought it, and the plane that was developed from it. I hope I have made this clear, if not I will try to provide clarificatio.

Thanks 

Mike 

Guardsman

Your probably right, so trying not to give to much away, the plane that was sold was to have been a 4 engine commercial transport.

Mike 

John

You are absolutely correct. I knew this one would be easy especially after the hint, but you probably knew it without it. So you are up.

Mike 

One of them was the Kawasaki Ki-56 "Thalia" that was derived from a Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra. Uh, I think?

I can't find the second one, ...... Yet!