The 'Motormouse' New Year quiz

[Motormouse]

another 10 questions to get you 'googling'

Q1. What does the "S.E" in the designation "S.E. 5 a" mean?
Q2. Frise and Youngman are best known for what aerodynamic devices?
Q3.G-APMN and G-APOS were 2 examples (maybe the only 2) of what aeroplane?
Q4.One of the designers of the Airspeed Ferry, and better known as a novellist, who am I?
Q5.If the BN-2 is the Islander, what was the BN-3
Q6.An amateur design first flown at Thruxton on August 30th 1963, I am a 7/10ths scale replica of a famous fighter; what am I?
Q7.The Albert Works in Newbury were home to which aircraft manufacturer?
Q8.What was the Youngman-Baynes High Lift?
Q9.Friday night? A 1937 design by Cinque Ports Aviation Limited?
Q10.What aircraft type delivered the first 'Black Knight' rocket to Woomera, Australia


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Pete

[Garry Russell]

Q3 G-APMN and 'POS were Chipmunk Mk. 23

Q5 The BN.3 was the Nymph single engine high wing light plane.

Q10.........Bristol freighter???

Garry

[Motormouse]

Q3. not Chipmunk
Q5 Correct, later rebuilt as the NAC-1
Q.10 Correct....long way to go eh!

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Pete

[DaveB]

Q4.. Nevil Norway

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[DelP]

Q1 Scout Experimental

Q2 Flaps

Q4 Neville Shute

Derek

[Motormouse]

Q1 Correct, incidentally prior to 1913 stood for 'Santos Experimental'
Q2 1/2 point for Flaps (but who?)
Q4 Correct...Neville Shute Norway; he shortened it to Neville Shute on the advice of his publisher

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Pete

[DaveB]

he shortened it to Neville Shute on the advice of his publisher

.. and didn't add 'le either

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DaveB :tab:

[T6flyer]

Q3 was the Chipmunk Mk.23 - single seat crop duster version primarily used by Fisons. Have a model of G-APOS on my shelf at home.

Q6 was hopefully the Isaacs Fury

Q7 was Elliots who built the Eon.

Martin

[DispatchDragon]

Frise - designed flaps and ailerons

Not sure about Youngman though

Leif

[Trev Clark]

Q4.One of the designers of the Airspeed Ferry, and better known as a novellist, who am I?

Umm. Pete AKA Motormouse