Aviation trivia quiz.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Doesn't this apply to you ?

End of discussion. Now on with the quiz please.

Nor does?

Photos or it didn't happen

And by photos, given the nature of the site I would suppose means evidence/documentation/definitions/verification rather than opinion/conjecture/delusion?

Yes, once again, you're right. Of course. Whatever.

a reply to: Zaphod58
Thank you for not using your powers of delete.

Ok guys back to trivia.... if i may...
What is the common unusual feature of the following aircraft:
TU-22's
B47's
B52's
F104's
Hint: Early F104's?

originally posted by: CovertAgenda
Ok guys back to trivia.... if i may...
What is the common unusual feature of the following aircraft:
TU-22's
B47's
B52's
F104's
Hint: Early F104's?

Was it the flexible wings?

a reply to: TerryDon79
Not in this instance...
Although all wings are flexible to an extent... aerolastic?...well that's a different subject altogether!

a reply to: CovertAgenda

I just remembered reading something about the B-47s wings flexing more than expected on landing or takeoff (can't remember which) so threw a wild guess out there lol.

a reply to: CovertAgenda

They all had downward firing ejection seats.

a reply to: JIMC5499

That is it..... well spotted.

Not very good for low level or landing/ take off incidents. About as much use as ash-trays and air-conditioning on motorbikes and ejection seats on helicopters......

But wait!!....

For improved pilot survivability the Ka-50 is fitted with a NPP Zvezda (transl. Star) K-37-800 ejection seat, which is a rare feature for a helicopter. Before the rocket in the ejection seat deploys, the rotor blades are blown away by explosive charges in the rotor disc and the canopy is jettisoned

ka50

MOD (or RAF/RN) Macrihanish in Scotland once held the record for what? And because of this what was it nominated for,but never used as?

a reply to: Imagewerx

Space Shuttle emergency landing site.

originally posted by: JIMC5499
a reply to: Imagewerx

Space Shuttle emergency landing site.

You're half right,what about the record?

a reply to: Imagewerx

Longest runway?

originally posted by: waynos
a reply to: Imagewerx

Longest runway?

We're now 3/4 of the way there.Longest runway...........?

a reply to: Imagewerx

Longest runway in Scotland.

originally posted by: JIMC5499
a reply to: Imagewerx

Longest runway in Scotland.

It most definitely was,but I'm thinking larger here?

The first fully autonomous UAV mission within UK airspace.

originally posted by: NightFlight

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: NightFlight

There is an external difference when parked. Heh.

I know that some of the 135s had winglets, but I don't know if the Q had them.

And IMHO, the prettiest bird to ever fly was the F-86.

The airport/drop zone I grew up at had a hanger owned by Bob Davis, he kept his sukhoi acrobatic plane there. Beauty with a radial, and insanely maneuverable. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

I was thinking the longest runway in Europe-allegedly.Hence the reason it was chosen as an emergency Space Shuttle landing site.It's runway is 10,000 feet long and was even longer than Heathrow until they extended their parallel runways.

originally posted by: Imagewerx

originally posted by: JIMC5499
a reply to: Imagewerx

Longest runway in Scotland.

It most definitely was,but I'm thinking larger here?

Longest paved runway?