Aircraft Trivia

1. The Tupolev Tu-144's development initially ran for seven years, from the first publication of the concept in 1962, to the first flight of the prototype in 1968 from which of Moscow's airports?

From Quiz Concorde and Concordski

Answer: Zhukovsky

The concept for the aeroplane that was to become Tu-144 was originally published in the journal "Technology of Air Transport" in January 1962. At the time, the leadership of the Soviet Union was anxious that the country not just match but surpass the technological achievements of the West, and the development of a supersonic passenger aircraft was seen as a major part of this. The Soviet air ministry initiated the development project in July 1963, with a plan for up to five flying prototypes to be built; the first of these was to be ready by 1966. Development of the aircraft through the Tupolev design bureau was primarily undertaken by the Soviet Union's Flight Research Institute, which was based at Ramenskoye Air Base (later to become Zhukovsky International Airport) near Moscow. Part of the government's decree upon the launch of the project was that the first flight should take place by 1968 - this was achieved when the prototype took to the sky on 31 December 1968 from Ramenskoye. The aircraft - CCCP-68001 - was in the air for 38 minutes before returning, with its first flight coming two months before its Anglo-French competitor.

From Quiz Flying to a Goal

Answer: Earle L. Ovington

During an aviation meeting on Long Island, N.Y., in September 1911, Earle Ovington, flying a "Queen" monoplane, repeatedly covered a set route to Mineola, N.Y. and back, dropping pouches of mail for the postmaster at Mineola. This inaugural demonstration sparked the interest of the US Post Office Department, which began to sponsor short experimental flights.

From Quiz How Does it Function?

Answer: Bernoulli's Principle

Most wings of an airplane have greater curvature at the top than the bottom. The air passing below the wing has a higher pressure than the air above the wing, where the air molecules move faster and are spread further apart. The higher pressure below the wing provides lift for an aircraft. The law was named after Swiss physicist Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), who formulated the principle.

From Quiz Sukhoi Aircraft

Answer: Su-7

The Su-7 (Nato codename: Fitter-A) was designed as a low-level conventional dogfighter, but did not have much success in this role. It was later converted as the Su-7B fighter-bomber and as such became the standard Warsaw Pact ground attack aircraft.

From Quiz British Jet Airliners

Answer: Square windows

The square window created extra stress at the corners, resulting in decompression and structural failure.

From Quiz An Otter Thing Altogether

Answer: Utility aircraft

The DHC-6 Twin Otter, developed by De Havilland Canada in 1966, is a nineteen passenger STOL (short takeoff and landing) utility aircraft. Viking Air produces the aircraft and has been working on the Series 400 since 2008. This plane was developed from the DHC-3 Otter and developed into the de Havilland Canada Dash 7.

From Quiz The World's First Purpose-Built Commercial Jet Air

Answer: de Havilland

The de Havilland Aircraft Company was a British aviation manufacturer founded in 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland. The De Havilland company were responsible for many well known aircraft designs, including the Tiger Moth. Boeing is a US aircraft manufacturer, producing both civil and military aircraft. Originally founded in 1916 as the Pacific Aero Products Co, the company became Boeing in 1917. It's almost certain that anyone who travels on commercial aircraft will have flown in a Boeing. The Douglas Aircraft Company was founded in the US in 1921 and later became known as McDonnell Douglas after merging with McDonnell Aircraft. McDonnell Douglas is now part of Boeing's Commercial Airplanes division. The Lockheed Aircraft Company was originally known as the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company. It then became the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company, named after one of its founders and was located in California. In 1926, the name was changed again to the Lockheed Aircraft Company. Lockheed merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 to become Lockheed Martin.

From Quiz Commercial Aircraft Characteristics

Answer: 4

The Boeing 747 is considered to be the first "Jumbo Jet". The B-747-400 was certified in January, 1989. General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce all manufacture engines for the B-747-400. It is the customer's choice as to which engine they want on their aircraft.

From Quiz Boeing 747

Answer: Pan Am

The 747-100, which was the first model to see service, could carry 366 passengers in a three-class configuration or 452 passengers in a two-class configuration. The original powerplants for the aircraft were four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines which each produced 46,500 pounds (20,925 kg) thrust. Engines from General Electric and Rolls-Royce were used on later aircraft. Pan Am was very influential in the design and development of the 747. The airline wanted an aircraft that could carry more people than the Boeing 707 to help reduce worsening congestion at major airports. The first commercial 747, known as Clipper Victor, flew from New York to London. It was destroyed in the horrific Tenerife airport disaster in 1977.

From Quiz Lockheed L-1011

Answer: TriStar

Like its most notable competitor, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the L-1011 boasted a three-engine configuration. One engine hung from each wing, while the third engine was mounted in the tail. But the tail-mounted engine in the L-1011 actually integrated through the tail, using ducting similar to what was found on the Boeing 727 and providing more stability and quiet.

From Quiz McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Answer: American Airlines

The DC-10 was the first commercial aircraft designed after the merger of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967. On its own, Douglas had tremendous success in commercial aviation, with the prop-driven DC-3 and the jet-powered DC-8. McDonnell had more success in space, as the designer of the Mercury and Gemini space capsules. American ordered 25 of the first series of DC-10 aircraft, and made the inaugural commercial flight--a round trip between Los Angeles and Chicago--on August 5, 1971.

From Quiz Remember the Days When Aircraft had Names? II

Answer: Stratofortress

The Boeing B 52 Stratofortress became the 'Big Stick' of the US Strategic Air Command (SAC) from the late 50's till the end of the 80's when it was on constant alert ready to deliver America's response to any aggressive move from the Soviet Union. The Stratofortress with its huge swept back wings and eight turbojet/fan engines hanging in podded pairs from a high mounted wing made an awesome sight. Early in its career it became the first aircraft to drop test a thermo-nuclear bomb (H Bomb) when it dropped the MK 15 'Zombie' which missed its target and detonated 8 kms. from the aircraft. The B 52 survived this test with slight damage and was a graphic demonstration of the combat that could be expected when Armageddon finally broke out. This scenario was depicted in the black comedy 'Dr Strangelove' but the movie 'Bombers B 52' was more like the strategic deterrence image the SAC liked to project to the public. Ironically it was as a conventional bomber in Vietnam that the Stratofortress finally saw combat. During the final Linebacker II missions in late 1972 when the US was attempting to 'bomb the North Vietnamese back to the conference table' waves of B 52's pounded the North against heavy opposition but suffered more casualties than in the previous 8 years of combat in the process. The B 52 was such an adaptable aircraft it was employed in low level penetration missions in later years and deployed a huge arsenal of weapons ranging from standoff missiles to freefall bombs. The B 52's employed the unique bicycle undercarriage Boeing pioneered with its immediate predecessor the B 47 Stratojet and its huge drooping wings had to be supported by small outrigger wheels on the tips. This meant the Stratofortress could not rotate on take-off but kind of 'popped off' the runway because its wings were set at an 8 degree angle to the fuselage. A total of 844 B 52 Stratofortress's were produced the last of which is the 'H' model and is scheduled to remain in service for many years yet. The B 17 Flying Fortress and the B 29 Superfortress were the well known bombers from WWII.

From Quiz Remember the Days When Aircraft Had Names? I

Answer: Skymaster

C 54 Skymasters along with a motley collection of other types provided a lifeline to blockaded West Berlin in a round the clock operation to provide food and supplies to the beleaguered population. Some 300 Skymasters were employed during Operation Vittles. During the early post war years civilianised Skymasters designated DC-4's became the workhorses of most international airlines until the advent of newer types. The DC-4 Skymaster was used as the basis for the development of the DC-6 and DC-7 and is easily distinguished from these later types by its round cabin windows and shorter fuselage. The Skymaster was unpressurised which meant it to have to fly around adverse weather systems. The C 54 Skymaster used by President Truman was called 'Sacred Cow' and General MacArthur had one called 'Bataan'. The Douglas C 133 Cargomaster was a turboprop transport used to shift outsized loads The Douglas C 118 Liftmaster was the military version of the DC-6

From Quiz Boeing 727

Answer: United

Development of the 727 was spurred by the needs of three different airlines. American Airlines wanted a two-engine aircraft for greater efficiency on shorter routes. Eastern Airlines wanted a three-engine jet to extend its range for over-water flights to the Caribbean. And United wanted a four-engine plane to fly to higher-altitude destinations, including its hub in Denver. The tri-jet design adopted by Boeing first flew on February 9, 1963. United received the first aircraft, a 727-100, and began flying commercial routes with it in February, 1964. Eastern Airlines also began flying the aircraft around the same time.

From Quiz Aircraft Terms

Answer: An imaginary vertical line that separates the right and left side of an aircraft

Buttock line 14R would identify components 14" to the right of center on an aircraft. Buttock, water, and station lines are all grid lines to specifically locate a pinpoint on an aircraft, similar to a map grid.

From Quiz Boeing 707

Answer: 1954

On July 15, 1954, the Boeing 707 prototype took off from Renton Field in Seattle. Nicknamed the Dash 80, the plane served as a flying laboratory to test aviation technologies and techniques that would be used on other aircraft. After being refurbished by the National Air and Space Museum, the Dash 80 is now on display at Boeing Field.

From Quiz Concorde, Faster than the Sun

Answer: U.K. and France

Supersonic airline research in Europe began in 1956, and for once the 'entente cordiale' worked.

From Quiz World Aircraft

Answer: AH-56 Cheyenne

The armed UH-1 was a modified utility helicopter and the AH-1 was designed only as an interim solution until a suitable attack helicopter could be found. The AH-56 was developed in 1967 to be the first attack helicopter and 375 were ordered. The order was later canceled due to a crash and the Army had to wait until 1982 for the AH-64.

From Quiz Aircraft Systems II

Answer: a small component to prevent cable chafing

A fairlead, which is usually made of phenolic, is placed on an aircraft anywhere that a cable may rub against something which would wear the cable out. Great lengths of cables are used for flight control systems and to actuate the engine throttles.

From Quiz Aircraft Systems I

Answer: Skid detectors

The skid detectors are sensors that sense when the wheel is not turning, therefore eases up on the hydraulic pressure going to that particular brake assembly. It happens very rapidly, applying pressure, relieving it, applying pressure, relieving it, etc.

From Quiz Aircraft Jet Engines

Answer: Compressor, Combustion, Turbine, Exhaust

There is one more basic section called the Accessory Section.

From Quiz Commercial Airliners

Answer: De Havilland

The British-built Comet was the first commercial jet airliner.

From Quiz Famous Aircraft in History

Answer: Spruce Goose

The idea for the HK-1 flying boat came from Henry Kaiser, head of one of the largest shipbuilding firms of the time. Kaiser thought a ship that could fly over the danger might be the answer. Howard Hughes was known as an innovator in aircraft construction and design. These two men, both legends in their own time, would launch the venture to build the huge craft (originally, three were to be built). The new plane's official name bore the initials of the principals in the project HK-1, but to most of us it's always just been 'Spruce Goose'. The huge plane would be made primarily of wood, saving materials critical to the war effort. The difficulties creating such a large airframe made of wood were unknown at the beginning of construction and would prove to be many. The final product is a tribute to the efforts of the team in overcoming the problems they faced. A structure made of lumber was created that, even on close inspection, bears little resemblance to any form of wood! Hughes would prove to be a demanding taskmaster during the period of development and construction. His attention to detail and insistence everything on the new plane be nearly perfect, was largely responsible for both the beauty of the finished product and it not being ready to fly until after the war had ended.

From Quiz Concorde and Concordski

Answer: Sud Aviation

In the late 1950s, the French government began investigating the concept of a supersonic passenger aircraft, requesting potential designs from three major French aircraft manufacturers - Dassault, Nord Aviation and Sud Aviation. Sud Aviation's design, which came to be called the "Super-Caravelle", and was intended as a successor to the company's earlier Caravelle, was chosen as the winning design, with work to develop it beginning in 1960. Almost immediately, Sud Aviation began conversations with the UK aerospace industry, specifically in relation to obtaining suitable engines, as France did not have a major engine manufacturer of its own. The company planned to enter into a partnership with the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was part of the British Aircraft Corporation, as part of this. At the same time, Bristol had been developing its own SST proposals, and so the two companies were able to found themselves in agreement over much of the process. The idea of a formal partnership to develop an aircraft was put to the British government, which, despite reservations, saw it as a way of gaining French support for the UK's proposed entry into the European Economic Community. As a result, a treaty to develop the Anglo-French SST was signed in November 1962, with BAC (through Bristol) and Sud Aviation as the main industrial partners. Sud Aviation continued in this until 1970, when it was merged with Nord Aviation and SEREB to form Aerospatiale.

From Quiz Flying to a Goal

Answer: New York, NY to Washington, D.C.

The air-mail service between the cities of New York and Washington included a stop in Philadelphia to exchange mail and sometimes aircraft. The distance was approximately 218 miles and a round trip was made on a daily basis. The aircraft and pilots were seconded by the War Department to the Post Office Department from May 15 until August 12, 1918, when the Postal Department took on the full operation of this route.

From Quiz British Jet Airliners

Answer: 2

The BAE 125 is a twin-jet mid-size business jet originally developed under de Havilland, but entered production as the BAE 125.

From Quiz One Big Happy Fleet

Answer: L-1011

The McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 and the Boeing 717 jets are both descended from the Douglas DC-9 aircraft. The DC-9-10 first flew on February 25, 1965. Douglas Aircraft merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to become McDonnell-Douglas. McDonnell-Douglas continued to produce the DC-9 and in 1979, the DC-9-80 model was rebranded as the MD-80. McDonnell-Douglas would later merge with Boeing in 1997. Boeing adopted the DC-9/MD-80 design and branded their own version as the Boeing 717 (aka MD-95). The line was discontinued in 2006. The Lockheed L-1011 is a wide-body triple-engine jet.

From Quiz How to Fly an Aeroplane

Answer: Red and Green

Green light on the right wing, red light on the left. This allows other pilots to see which way I am going, in particular when flying in the dark.

From Quiz Just Plane Talk

Answer: Cargo/transport

The C-130 Hercules dates back to 1956, and has arguably the longest production run of any military aircraft. The "Herc" is used by the Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, several other government branches, and innumerable foreign countries. Military cargo/transport aircraft are often "ruggedized" versions of civilian aircraft. As far back as WW2, the C-47 "Skytrain" was copied from the DC-3. ***It's all so easy, right? Now you know A,B,C, and F. Let's look at "H" H is is for helicopter, and that's an odd bird in more ways than one. The H designator will almost always be the SECOND letter of a two letter combo: AH, CH, HH, etc. Think a moment - what might that A in AH stand for? Or the C in CH? And that first H in HH? It's search & rescue/medevac.

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