Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
08-09-2011, 12:43 AM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Sorry, all the guesses are incorrect so far.
What aircraft am I:
1. I was designed to meet the requirements of another nation.
2. However my final specifications were established in part by my own military.
3. My designer is rather famous.
4. I was used for ejection seat experiments.
5. I was designed before my country entered WWII.
6. The prototype had several changes made after review, one being the placement of the main guns.
7. One of my parts suppliers took on much of my design work when resources were diverted to another aircraft.
8. I am of all metal construction.
9. I have two engines.
10. I have eight guns, the smallest being .50 cal
What aircraft am I:
1. I was designed to meet the requirements of another nation.
2. However my final specifications were established in part by my own military.
3. My designer is rather famous.
4. I was used for ejection seat experiments.
5. I was designed before my country entered WWII.
6. The prototype had several changes made after review, one being the placement of the main guns.
7. One of my parts suppliers took on much of my design work when resources were diverted to another aircraft.
8. I am of all metal construction.
9. I have two engines.
10. I have eight guns, the smallest being .50 cal
08-09-2011, 02:08 PM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ORIGINAL: perttime
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
Congratulations pertime, you did it again and got the right answer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow
08-09-2011, 11:23 PM
#5455
RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
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What aircraft:
1) it was designed to a requirement for a fighter that could intercept fast bombers at high altitudes
2) it also had to be able to operate from small runways, and be easy to maintain
3) about 600 were built. A slightly larger number is sometimes quoted but that seems to include used airframes that were rebuilt for export
08-10-2011, 04:06 AM
#5457
RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ORIGINAL: perttime
What aircraft:
1) it was designed to a requirement for a fighter that could intercept fast bombers at high altitudes
2) it also had to be able to operate from small runways, and be easy to maintain
3) about 600 were built. A slightly larger number is sometimes quoted but that seems to include used airframes that were rebuilt for export
What aircraft:
1) it was designed to a requirement for a fighter that could intercept fast bombers at high altitudes
2) it also had to be able to operate from small runways, and be easy to maintain
3) about 600 were built. A slightly larger number is sometimes quoted but that seems to include used airframes that were rebuilt for export
SAAB J-35 Draken
08-10-2011, 04:08 AM
#5458
RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
MajorTomski got it:
SAAB J-35 Draken
... am I predictable?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOINzyCLL4[/youtube]
(patience, the good parts start after over a minute)
SAAB J-35 Draken
... am I predictable?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOINzyCLL4[/youtube]
(patience, the good parts start after over a minute)
08-10-2011, 02:24 PM
#5460
RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Ok another one from me:
What aircraft:
1) it was designed to a requirement for a fighter that could intercept fast bombers at high altitudes, and as a reconnasance aircraft and as a ground attack aircraft
2) it also had to be able to operate from small runways, and be easy to maintain
3) so far about 160 have been built.
What aircraft:
1) it was designed to a requirement for a fighter that could intercept fast bombers at high altitudes, and as a reconnasance aircraft and as a ground attack aircraft
2) it also had to be able to operate from small runways, and be easy to maintain
3) so far about 160 have been built.
08-10-2011, 05:49 PM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
No to both the F-22 and Typhoon
What aircraft:
1) it was designed to a requirement for a fighter that could intercept fast bombers at high altitudes, and as a reconnasance aircraft and as a ground attack aircraft
2) it also had to be able to operate from small runways, and be easy to maintain
3) so far about 160 have been built.
4) it is a single aircraft designed to replace two different aircraft
What aircraft:
1) it was designed to a requirement for a fighter that could intercept fast bombers at high altitudes, and as a reconnasance aircraft and as a ground attack aircraft
2) it also had to be able to operate from small runways, and be easy to maintain
3) so far about 160 have been built.
4) it is a single aircraft designed to replace two different aircraft
08-11-2011, 05:04 AM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ORIGINAL: perttime
MajorTomski got it:
SAAB J-35 Draken
... am I predictable?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOINzyCLL4[/youtube]
(patience, the good parts start after over a minute)
MajorTomski got it:
SAAB J-35 Draken
... am I predictable?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOINzyCLL4[/youtube]
(patience, the good parts start after over a minute)
08-11-2011, 06:50 AM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
No to both the F-35 and Surper Bug (F/A-18A, B, C, D, E, F & G)
What aircraft:
1) it was designed to a requirement for a fighter that could intercept fast bombers at high altitudes, and as a reconnasance aircraft and as a ground attack aircraft
2) it also had to be able to operate from small runways, and be easy to maintain
3) so far about 160 have been built.
4) it is a single aircraft designed to replace two different aircraft
5) it has been exported to 5 countries.
What aircraft:
1) it was designed to a requirement for a fighter that could intercept fast bombers at high altitudes, and as a reconnasance aircraft and as a ground attack aircraft
2) it also had to be able to operate from small runways, and be easy to maintain
3) so far about 160 have been built.
4) it is a single aircraft designed to replace two different aircraft
5) it has been exported to 5 countries.
08-11-2011, 10:45 AM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ORIGINAL: perttime
SAAB 39 Gripen (JAS) would fit most of the clues but I am pretty sure more than 200 have been built.
SAAB 39 Gripen (JAS) would fit most of the clues but I am pretty sure more than 200 have been built.
Ok perttime, this time nothing with Light blue and white roundels, OK?
08-11-2011, 11:28 AM
#5470
RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
OK, no blue and white roundels
What aircraft:
1) depending on source, it was an advanced design, far ahead of any other fighter design, or revolutionary
2) it was highly maneuverable but could also be temperamental to fly
3) by the time it was needed in WW2 it was already outdated
What aircraft:
1) depending on source, it was an advanced design, far ahead of any other fighter design, or revolutionary
2) it was highly maneuverable but could also be temperamental to fly
3) by the time it was needed in WW2 it was already outdated
08-11-2011, 04:07 PM
#5472
RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ORIGINAL: perttime
OK, no blue and white roundels
What aircraft:
1) depending on source, it was an advanced design, far ahead of any other fighter design, or revolutionary
2) it was highly maneuverable but could also be temperamental to fly
3) by the time it was needed in WW2 it was already outdated
OK, no blue and white roundels
What aircraft:
1) depending on source, it was an advanced design, far ahead of any other fighter design, or revolutionary
2) it was highly maneuverable but could also be temperamental to fly
3) by the time it was needed in WW2 it was already outdated
It will tumbel and roll and dig a BIG hole
Oh don't give me a P-thirty nine!"
08-12-2011, 12:05 AM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Nono, it is not a P-51 or P-39
What aircraft:
1) depending on source, it was an advanced design, far ahead of any other fighter design, or revolutionary
2) it was highly maneuverable but could also be temperamental to fly
3) by the time it was needed in WW2 it was already outdated
4) early during its career, press reports mistankenly assumed it was derived from a Boeing design
5) in later models, engine power was doubled compared with the original. All engines were developments on a Wright design
What aircraft:
1) depending on source, it was an advanced design, far ahead of any other fighter design, or revolutionary
2) it was highly maneuverable but could also be temperamental to fly
3) by the time it was needed in WW2 it was already outdated
4) early during its career, press reports mistankenly assumed it was derived from a Boeing design
5) in later models, engine power was doubled compared with the original. All engines were developments on a Wright design
08-12-2011, 04:58 AM
#5475
RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Not a Mitsubishi either.
What aircraft:
1) depending on source, it was an advanced design, far ahead of any other fighter design, or revolutionary
2) it was highly maneuverable but could also be temperamental to fly
3) by the time it was needed in WW2 it was already outdated
4) early during its career, press reports mistankenly assumed it was derived from a Boeing design
5) in later models, engine power was doubled compared with the original. All engines were developments on a Wright design
6) it fought in two theaters in the latter half of the '30s, before WW2 ... and did better than most there.
What aircraft:
1) depending on source, it was an advanced design, far ahead of any other fighter design, or revolutionary
2) it was highly maneuverable but could also be temperamental to fly
3) by the time it was needed in WW2 it was already outdated
4) early during its career, press reports mistankenly assumed it was derived from a Boeing design
5) in later models, engine power was doubled compared with the original. All engines were developments on a Wright design
6) it fought in two theaters in the latter half of the '30s, before WW2 ... and did better than most there.