Aviation quiz
Right! I'm not sure how many people care about the history of aviation, but here goes:
1. The first military action to involve the dropping of bombs from aircraft was executed by the forces of:
a: Britain
b: France
c: Germany
d: Italy
2. The first successful flight of a four-engined aircraft took place in:
a: France
b: Germany
c: Russia
d: the United States
3. The first successful helicopter was designed and flown in:
a: Germany
b: the Soviet Union
c: Spain
d. the United States
4. All of the following airships were destroyed in accidents except:
a: LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
b: LZ 129 Hindenberg
c: R-101
d: ZRS-4 USS Akron
5. "The largest thing Man ever built that flew" was:
a: Airbus A380-800
b: Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)
c: LZ 129 Hindenberg
d: Saturn V (the moon rocket)
6. The Sikorsky S-38 flying boat was referred to as:
a: "Ugly Duckling"
b: "Flying Tadpole"
c: "A collection of aeroplane parts flying in formation"
d: all of the above
7. In September 1939, Seversky Aircraft Company was renamed:
a: Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
b: Lockheed Aircraft Comany
c: North American Aviation Inc.
d: Republic Aviation Company
8. Of the following WWII airplanes, the one powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is the:
a: Hawker Tempest V
b: North American P-51D Mustang
c: Republic P47G Thunderbolt
d: Westland Lysander Mk III
9. The first operational turbojet-powered airliner was the:
a: Boeing 707
b: deHavilland Comet
c: Douglas DC-8
d: Tupolev Tu-104
10. Before the attacks on 11 September 2001, the most deadly aviation disaster occured at, around, or above:
a: The Everglades, Florida
b: Lockerbie, Scotland
c: Paris, France
d: Tenerife, Canary Islands
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1. The first military action to involve the dropping of bombs from aircraft was executed by the forces of:
a: Britain
b: France
c: Germany
d: Italy
2. The first successful flight of a four-engined aircraft took place in:
a: France
b: Germany
c: Russia
d: the United States
3. The first successful helicopter was designed and flown in:
a: Germany
b: the Soviet Union
c: Spain
d. the United States
4. All of the following airships were destroyed in accidents except:
a: LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
b: LZ 129 Hindenberg
c: R-101
d: ZRS-4 USS Akron
5. "The largest thing Man ever built that flew" was:
a: Airbus A380-800
b: Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)
c: LZ 129 Hindenberg
d: Saturn V (the moon rocket)
6. The Sikorsky S-38 flying boat was referred to as:
a: "Ugly Duckling"
b: "Flying Tadpole"
c: "A collection of aeroplane parts flying in formation"
d: all of the above
7. In September 1939, Seversky Aircraft Company was renamed:
a: Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
b: Lockheed Aircraft Comany
c: North American Aviation Inc.
d: Republic Aviation Company
8. Of the following WWII airplanes, the one powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is the:
a: Hawker Tempest V
b: North American P-51D Mustang
c: Republic P47G Thunderbolt
d: Westland Lysander Mk III
9. The first operational turbojet-powered airliner was the:
a: Boeing 707
b: deHavilland Comet
c: Douglas DC-8
d: Tupolev Tu-104
10. Before the attacks on 11 September 2001, the most deadly aviation disaster occured at, around, or above:
a: The Everglades, Florida
b: Lockerbie, Scotland
c: Paris, France
d: Tenerife, Canary Islands
Replies will be screened. I will tell you how much you got right by updating the journal.