This week an Aircraft quiz

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Nigel.D

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1 who was the famous German female test pilot from ww2

2 name the worlds firsy jet aircraft (that flew)

3 how many marks of spitfire where there

4 how many engines did a he 177 grief have

5 what plane was Geoffrey Dehaviland fkying when he lost his life

6 which was the first British plane to break the sound barrier

7 what aircraft was scrapped because the govenment favoured aquisition of the F111

8 When all the Royal navys f4's were passed to the RAF what modification did they all recieve

9 Why is a B52 Nicknamed Buff

10 what feature did the us navys crusader have that stood it apart from other aircraft

go on then have a go???????:goodluck:

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redpiperbob

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I think I have them all

1 Beate Uhse

2 Heinkel HE178

3 40 Includeing Seafires

4 2

5 The swallow

6 Miles M52

7 TSR2

8 Rolls Royce Spey

9 Big Ugly Fat Fellow

10 First jet to be designed for shipboard mach1 ops

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1.Hanna Reich

2.Heinkel He.178 then the Whittle E.28/39 ( proceeded by the Opel Hatry rocket glider)

3.No idea but lets have a guess 24 basic marks,plus Seafire,plus Seafang,plus Spiteful = say 30 odd.

4.Four engines in banks of two.

5.DH.108 Swallow.

6.DH.110

7.TSR.2

8.Deletion of the telescopic nose leg no longer needed by the R.A.F.

9.Big Ugly fat fellow,but there are other non printable versions !

10.Variable incidence wings to assist take off from carriers.
 
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