The Motormouse Xmas quiz 2006

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 17 Dec 2006, 11:40

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?

ttfn

Pete

Post by **Garry Russell** » 17 Dec 2006, 12:27

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

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 17 Dec 2006, 13:20

2/10 there Garry.

ttfn

Pete

Post by **Garry Russell** » 17 Dec 2006, 13:25

I know three are right for sure and another I looked up :think:

Garry

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 17 Dec 2006, 14:10

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

Post by **Bridon Bear** » 17 Dec 2006, 14:46

Q 3 53,937 ft

Q5 24

Regards.

Bridon Bear

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 17 Dec 2006, 16:24

Q.10 Weir W.5 (Weir "W" designations continued by Cierva, later SARO)

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 17 Dec 2006, 19:08

Thats' got 1,2,3,5,7 & 9 sorted between you

keep going..

ttfn

Pete

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 17 Dec 2006, 19:25

Q10 - The Dragonfly? :think:

Post by **TSR2** » 17 Dec 2006, 20:00

Q4.. Was it Mike Webber with Roy Falk?