Thread: Aviation Quiz

In meetings all day looooong :( so I pass...

Originally Posted by jlvfr

In meetings all day looooong :( so I pass...

In which case, let me throw one in.

Which class do these astronauts come from (ie, what is their common astronaut origin)?
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NASA Astronaut Group 7

Originally Posted by Knaur Amarsh

NASA Astronaut Group 7

Try again. They go back further than that.
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MOL Group 2 - June 1966

Originally Posted by Knaur Amarsh

MOL Group 2 - June 1966

Right! They were all USAF astronauts before they became NASA astronauts.

Yours...........

This is an easy one -

Originally Posted by knaur amarsh

this is an easy one -

avro canada vz-9av avrocar

Back to you

What do these men have in common, aviation wise?
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Originally Posted by Knaur Amarsh

This is an easy one -

The Aerocar (I think by Avro). Used an inducted fan for lift but couldn't get over a standard fence.

Then when somebody put a rubber boot around it the air cushioned vehicle was born.

Originally Posted by Admiral Nelson

I'll give it to jlvfr, even though his guesses are wrong, as Google will reveal all. This hybrid was the result of a program to increase the aerodynamic efficiency of the B-24. The nose of a damaged B-17 was grafted onto a B-24. Testing was not really satisfactory, and instead the B-24's original nose underwent a redesign.

I thought it was to increase the forward firepower of a B-24 since Luftwaffe adopted a head-on attack profile.

Originally Posted by gunnut

I thought it was to increase the forward firepower of a B-24 since Luftwaffe adopted a head-on attack profile.

I thought I'd heard the same thing somewheres, maybe they were reffering to the adoption of the chin turret. Hmmm

Originally Posted by sappersgt

I thought I'd heard the same thing somewheres, maybe they were reffering to the adoption of the chin turret. Hmmm

Hello

Been doing some research: the chin turret (on both B-17 and B-24) was indeed added due to the frontal attacks, but in the case of the B-24, this resulted in a significant degradation of the plane's performance, as well as blocking the pilot's allready restricted forward view. So some solutions were tested, included this hybrid.

PS: no idea who those men are...