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The Motormouse Xmas quiz 2006

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 11:40
by Motormouse
just for fun of course, 10 questions to get you googling...

Q1. Who is the link between these aircraft; Lysander, Whirlwind and Welkin?

Q2. Who was the first RAF 'ace' of WWII?

Q3. How high did the Bristol 138 fly to?

Q4.Who were the crew when the Avro Vulcan made its' maiden display at Farnborough?

Q5.How many passengers was Vickers type 630 designed to carry?

Q6.What aircraft is XP411,latterly at RAF Cosford?

Q7.Whose aeroplane was G-AARB

Q8.What was strange about Imperial Airways 1929 commercial air route between London and Karachi?

Q9.What aviation 'first' did the Marquess of Clydesdale achieve on 3 April 1933?

Q10.Which was the first British designed and built helicopter?



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Pete

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 12:27
by Garry Russell
Q1 Westland
Q3 Over ten miles
Q5 32 after pressure from BEA 24-28 as designed
Q6 AW660 Argosy C1
Q7 Jean Batten
Q10 Skeeter

Garry

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 13:20
by Motormouse
2/10 there Garry.

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Pete

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 13:25
by Garry Russell
I know three are right for sure and another I looked up :think:

Garry

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 14:10
by DispatchDragon
Q1 - Teddy Petter - designed all three
Q2 Cobber Kane
Q4 Roly Falk was the PIC - and he rolled the bugger in front of the crowd at the 55 sshow
q8 (googled - The worlds longest furrow?? for navigation)
Q9 - First to fly over Everest
Leif

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 14:46
by Bridon Bear
Q 3 53,937 ft

Q5 24

Regards.

Bridon Bear

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 16:24
by TobyV
Q.10 Weir W.5 (Weir "W" designations continued by Cierva, later SARO)

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 19:08
by Motormouse
Thats' got 1,2,3,5,7 & 9 sorted between you :wink:
keep going..

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Pete

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 19:25
by VEGAS
Q10 - The Dragonfly? :think:

Posted: 17 Dec 2006, 20:00
by TSR2
Q4.. Was it Mike Webber with Roy Falk?