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  • #61
    Right, they also used Ballons & Zeppelins, but the war also had the first use of a plane to attack a ground target. Short time later again the turks were the target of on of the first air attack, this time by the bulgerians. Your question.

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    • #62
      What was the name of the first passenger killed in an air crash?

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      • #63
        uhm if ballons dont count I would go fot Thomas Selfridge.

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        • #64
          Correct..Sept 17 1908. The pilot was Orville Wright

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          • #65
            Originally posted by dave lukins View Post
            Correct..Sept 17 1908. The pilot was Orville Wright
            America beat the UK in setting that record. The hon CS Rolls ( of Rolls Royce fame) was Britains first aircraft fatality. He died in July 1910 when his French built Wright broke up in flight.
            Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.

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            • #66
              I think there is an airfield named after him nearby.

              uhm What was the first german planed shut down by the RAF during WWII?

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              • #67
                Originally posted by Tarek Morgen View Post
                I think there is an airfield named after him nearby.

                uhm What was the first german planed shut down by the RAF during WWII?
                Junkers 88 16Oct 39

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                • #68
                  Dornier Flying Boat, 8 Oct 1939.

                  On October 8, 1939 a Do-18D tangled with a Hudson Mk I of No. 224 Squadron. The Dornier was shot down off Jutland marking the first combat kill of a Hudson.
                  (Two "firsts" in one day).

                  Last edited by GAU-8; 07 Jan 08,, 16:54.

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                  • #69
                    What is the answer, Tarek?
                    Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.

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                    • #70
                      Tarek seems to be away from his computer, and we need him to give the answer.
                      In the meantime to keep the quiz going I'd like to ask:
                      What was the first rotary wing aircraft to land on a US warship?
                      Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.

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                      • #71
                        A Sikorsky H-5 onboard the USS Consolation 1951? I think it must have been earlier though.

                        Following predates that one, SS Daghestan, North Atlantic, 16 January 1944. This could have been by a Coast Guard pilot and also not a USN ship though.
                        "Liberty is a thing beyond all price.

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                        • #72
                          Gau is right, Sorry i had to go to the hospital thanks to the norovirus.

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                          • #73
                            Tarek,

                            I hope you are feeling well. Keep us posted.

                            This one’s easy. This is a paraphrased ditty about WW 2 fighter aircraft. Some are named by their “P” designation, others by their “stable name.” Their unique flying or appearance or handling qualities will help you identify the six aircraft. As an extra hint, the names of the fighters must rhyme.

                            Name the six fighters:

                            Don't give me a ____
                            with props that counter-rotate.
                            They'll loop, roll and spin
                            but they'll soon auger in
                            Don't give me a ____!

                            Don't give me a ____
                            with an engine that's mounted behind
                            It will tumble and roll
                            and dig a big hole
                            Don't give me a ____!

                            Don't give me an old ___________.
                            It gave many pilots a jolt
                            It looks like a jug
                            and it flies like a tug
                            Don't give me an old ___________!

                            Don't give me a _____ ____ __,
                            a hell of an airplane, I know
                            A ground loopin' bastard.
                            You're sure to get plastered
                            Don't give me a _____ ____ __!

                            Don't give me a ____,
                            it was all right for fighting the Hun
                            But with coolant tank dry.
                            you'll run out of sky
                            Don't give me a ____!

                            Don't give me a ____,
                            for night flying it is fun
                            They say it's a lark.
                            but I'm scared of the dark
                            Don't give me a ____!
                            Last edited by GAU-8; 10 Jan 08,, 03:27.

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                            • #74
                              I am back home now, but feeling already much better. On Tuesday I was vomiting 12 times in several hours (and I did not know how painful it is trying to vomit when your stomach is already completly empty...) After I called my doc to get an fast appointment but failed to show up (and that point I was unable to walk there or take the SBahn), they called me and asked if everything was alright. After I told them that Icould not get there on my own they called a taxi for me and the driver helped from my appartment to the car and all the way to the Docs office. From that point I don't remember much, except that they run several test and started giving me several infusion. Then on of his assitants brought me to the nearby hospital where again they run several test (but I don't have a clue which ones...I was half asleep most of the time) and gave me further infusions over the whole night. Whatever was in there it helped pretty well, though I am still feeling kinda sick and pretty ko I can slowly start eating again and my father could pick me up this morning (or yesterdays morning, depending on your timezone). Yay for German healthcare.

                              Uhm about your question and to get back on topic, are it only US-fighters?

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                              • #75
                                Sang this at Reno Air Races with Chuck Yeager in '83.
                                Originally posted by GAU-8 View Post
                                Don't give me a P-38
                                with props that counter-rotate.
                                They'll loop, roll and spin
                                but they'll soon auger in
                                Don't give me a P-38!

                                Don't give me a P-39
                                with an engine that's mounted behind
                                It will tumble and roll
                                and dig a big hole
                                Don't give me a P-39!

                                Don't give me an old Thunderbolt.
                                It gave many pilots a jolt
                                It looks like a jug
                                and it flies like a tug
                                Don't give me an old Thunderbolt!

                                Don't give me a Peter Four Oh,
                                a hell of an airplane, I know
                                A ground loopin' bastard.
                                You're sure to get plastered
                                Don't give me a Peter Four Oh!

                                Don't give me a P-51,
                                it was all right for fighting the Hun
                                But with coolant tank dry.
                                you'll run out of sky
                                Don't give me a P-51!

                                Don't give me a P-61,
                                for night flying it is fun
                                They say it's a lark.
                                but I'm scared of the dark
                                Don't give me a P-61!

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