Aviation trivia quiz.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Imagewerx

They bought at least two MH-53E airframes from Japan, along with parts and pieces, and were looking to buy more.

I didn't know about that,but I'm thinking about RAF aircraft?

Name the five aircraft that have been in USAF service for over 50 years.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
Name the five aircraft that have been in USAF service for over 50 years.

B52,C135,C130 and errrmmm..... the other two?

Edit......possibly helicopters such as the UH1?

Talon and the U-2.

C-5 is almost there, too.

a reply to: Imagewerx

B-52, -135, C-130, T-38, U-2.

It's 50 years from first flight for the C-5 this year, in 2020 for time in service.

If you lump in the P-3 its also pushing 50 years

and on an unrelated note was at my other job (helping at the Moffett Field Museum, and a ARIES EP-3 made a pass over the field and did not return. I was in my bunny suit helping sand the the belly of the P-3 gate guard so no camera

Hurray, the quiz thread is back. Missed this one.

Who was the only Allied pilot to fly the Me163 in powered flight?

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Imagewerx

B-52, -135, C-130, T-38, U-2.

It's 50 years from first flight for the C-5 this year, in 2020 for time in service.

Keep forgetting the U2 is still in service and the C5 just seems 'too modern' to be nearly fifty years old even when you know it is.

a reply to: waynos

Eric Brown.

Can you name this aircraft and where it was developed and tested?





Kind regards,

bally

a reply to: bally001

That's the Mustang's big brother from Oz

a reply to: RadioRobert

Yeah, you got it, but do you know the name of it. Top speed 448 mph

bally

a reply to: bally001

CA15, sometimes CAC-15.

Pick a hard one!

a reply to: RadioRobert

Aw, sorry, just revitalizing this thread.

Plane was also known as the Kangaroo.

Here's one for you, probably easy too. What race was the pilot that flew the WW11 plane named "Black Magic"

bally

That one I don't know. I know the Tuskegee group was called Black Angels sometimes, but I don't recognize it as a plane name.

a reply to: RadioRobert

I am very sorry Robert, The Plane was a Kitty Hawk named "Black Magic" flown by this man,




Again I apologize as I am a fan of the Tuskegee group and confused the naming.

kind regards,

Bally

a reply to: bally001

Ha! I wouldn't have gotten that one either, but I'm still blaming you

a reply to: RadioRobert

Nice reply mate!

Kudos.

Cool, love ya Avatar

Kind regards,

bally

There's something very odd that can be seen on the top of every B-2. What is it, and why is it there?

a reply to: Zaphod58

Is it the orange part where the boom goes in to? So it doesn't scratch the paint?