Classic British Flight Sim

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

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

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

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Pete

Q4.. Nevil Norway

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DaveB :tab:

Q1 Scout Experimental

Q2 Flaps

Q4 Neville Shute

Derek

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

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

.. and didn't add 'le either

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DaveB :tab:

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

Frise - designed flaps and ailerons

Not sure about Youngman though

Leif

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

Umm. Pete AKA Motormouse