Aircraft Trivia Quiz

cardshark_14 wrote:

I don't know jets, but here's my guess... F-86 Sabre and Mig-15, both ostensibly based on the Huckebein. Cheers, Alex

Alex, you got the F-86, Mig-15 and Huckebein right on the nose; however, I am not aware of the Huckebein ever getting as far as the prototype stage.  There is another German project that actually had a prototype under construction that has a lineage that leads to the F-86.

The Me1101 prototype was under construction when U.S. troops came across the construction facility.  This aircraft was eventually sent to the States and was considered for completion but this was not possible due to damage during shipping and destruction of some drawings.  North American studied the aircraft and used it as a template to build the X-5 and explore different wing sweep angles at supersonic speeds.  Even though it never reached the intended speed, much of the information gained was used in the F-86.  Several design elements from the Me1101 can be seen in the Saber.

I say on to you Alex, You have the floor.

Sorry for the delay, it`s those damn hour differences. So with no further delays, whats this?

That's got to be the Stipa-Caproni but the rudder looks smaller. Early version here, eh?

I'll bet that thing does great barrel rolls!

mojodoctor wrote:

That's got to be the Stipa-Caproni but the rudder looks smaller. Early version here, eh?   I'll bet that thing does great barrel rolls!

I'll go ahead and post another, if that's okay?

Hurry now, who can get it first?

Wow, that didn't take long!

Nice call Brews. Should have stayed online for a while longer last night, but a bowl of ice cream was calling out to me.

Sorry for the delay.

Who patented the first delta-wing design, and in what year?

Imagine that 1867!!!!! The first delta wing design didn't fly until 1948 with the XF-92!!!!!!!

My question is, Did they get royalties from their patent? Just curious is all.

Cheers, Richie

Correct!

And they also patented it to be powered by "a jet of steam, or compressed air or gas". Prophetic.

But since patents have a life of 50 years, I doubt they made any money out of it.

BTW I was kidding! Had to look it up.

What was the energy source for floatplane catapults in the USN, from the mid 1920's on?

If i can remember from all of the summer trips to the USS Alabama as a kid, it was black powder.

Mike 

You are correct. It was treated for all intents as another gun, had a captain from the Ordnance Division who sighted it and fired it. Used basically an 8" shell. Here's a nice link:

http://home.comcast.net/~ok3wirebob/Catapults.html

Pictures, Mike?

Your turn.

Great link, lots of information. Ok lets try this one on for size. While it is routinely considered that the Wright Brothers were the first in powered flight, there is evidence, (while maybe not compelling) that someone actually beat them into the air by some two years. Name this person and what State were the flights to have taken place?  

Mike 

That question should result in some interesting answers!

I think you are refering to Gustave Whitehead who allegedly on August 14, 1901, in Fairfield, Connecticut, reportedly flew his engine-powered Number 21 800 meters at 15 meters height. No photographs exist of this flight, but a sketch was made by one of the many witnesses.

There is also talk the first flight was by a twenty-five year old New Zealander, Richard Pearse on March 31, 1902 in Waitohi, New Zealand just near Timaru.

MOJO

You are dead nuts on. It was Mr Weisskofp (Germany spelling) that I had in mind. I had to drag this one out from a report I had to do in High School, and believe me that was some time ago. There was reports that he actually got it to turn on one of the flights that lasted over 7 miles (reportedly).

Over to MOJO

Mike 

Hello........ Matt or you out there? You got it, your up on plate.

Mike 

Ooops!

Sorry 'bout that guys. The last few days have been, .... uh, eventful to say the least and I've been busy. It also appears that I shut off the "notify" button by mistake. Hmmm, I'd better not bo so 'eventful' while I'm typing, eh?

This airplane may be known by two different manufacturer's names, so either will do.