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1) What was the first name of Spitfire designer R. J. Mitchell?
a) Richard
b) Reginald
c) Rupert
d) Roger

 

3) Which country didn't licence-build a version of the F-86 Sabre?
a) Australia
b) Canada
c) Japan
d) United Kingdom

 

5) Which pilot flew the Fairey Delta 2 to 1132 mph in 1956?
a) John Cunningham
b) John Derry
c) Neville Duke
d) Peter Twiss

 

7) Which aerobatic team is the odd one out?
a) Fred's Five
b) Red Arrows
c) Red Pelicans
d) Yellowjacks

 

9) What was the designation of the first jet aircraft to fly?
a) He 172
b) He 174
c) He 176
d) He 178
2) Which civil airliner currently in service has the longest fuselage?
a) Airbus A340-600
b) Boeing 747-400
c) Boeing 777-200
d) Ilyushin Il-96

 

4) In what year did the prototype B-52 first fly?
a) 1952
b) 1954
c) 1955
d) 1956

 

6) Which type holds the world helicopter speed record?
a) Bell 222
b) Mil Mi-24
c) Sikorsky S-76
d) Westland Lynx

 

8) Who was the highest scoring fighter ace of WW2?
a) Hans Marseilles
b) 'Johnnie' Johnson
c) Erich Hartmann
d) Dick Bong

 

10) Which British aircraft type is the odd one out in terms of production?
a) BAe Harrier
b) BAe Hawk
c) EE Canberra
d) H.S.748

 

11) What was the first jet aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier?
a) de Havilland Vampire
b) Gloster Meteor
c) McDonnell FH-1 Phantom
d) North American FJ-1 Fury

 

13) Which aggressor type is the odd one out?
a) A-4
b) F-5
c) F-16
d) F-21

 

15) Which of these designations is not a version of the Mustang?
a) A-36
b) F-6
c) NA-74
d) P-51

 

17) What was the engine fitted to the Fw 190A?
a) BMW 801
b) DB 601
c) DB 603
d) Junkers Jumo 213

 

19) What is HMS Heron better known as?
a) RNAS Culdrose
b) RNAS Lee-on-Solent
c) RNAS Portland
d) RNAS Yeovilton
12) What aircraft type fufils the 'Coronet Solo' mission?
a) EC-130
b) EC-135
c) RC-7
d) RC-12

 

14) Which was Britain's first four-jet bomber?
a) Sperrin
b) Valiant
c) Vindicator
d) Washington

 

16) Which was the most successful post-war British airliner?
a) BAC 1-11
b) BAe 146/Avro RJ
c) HP Herald
d) Vickers Viscount

 

18) What nationality was Alexander Kartveli, designer of the P-47?
a) Italian
b) German
c) Hungarian
d) Georgian

 

20) Which V/STOL aircraft is the odd one out?
a) Mirage IIIV
b) P.1127 Kestrel
c) Short SC.1
d) VAK-191

 

21) What was the normal internal bomb-load of the B-17 Flying Fortress?
a) 4000 lb
b) 5000 lb
c) 6000 lb
d) 8000 lb

 

23) Which Air Force didn't operate a variant of the MB.326?
a) Forca Aerea Brasiliera
b) Fuerza Aerea Argentina
c) Royal Australian Air Force
d) South African Air Force

 

25) Who led the first bombing raid of WW2?
a) Hauptman Bruno Dilley
b) Major Graf Schonborn
c) Hauptman Werner Hozzel
d) Oberst Ernst Kupfer

 

27) Three companies combined to form Turbo Union for the manufacture of Tornado engines: Rolls Royce, Fiat and which other company?
a) BMW
b) MTU
c) Daimler-Benz
d) MAN

 

29) Which Royal Air Force Squadron is the 'Tiger Squadron'?
a) 9 Sqn
b) 25 Sqn
c) 56 Sqn
d) 74 Sqn
22) What was the only German fighter mentioned by name in the Versailles treaty?
a) Albatros D.III
b) Fokker D.VII
c) Fokker Dr.I
d) Roland C.II

 

24) What does the acronym 'ACES' stand for in US ejection seats ?
a) Advanced Crew Escape System
b) Air Crew Escape System
c) Advanced Crew Ejection System
d) Advanced Cockpit Ejection Seat

 

26) Which aviation pioneer was killed by a charging Buffalo ?
a) Louis Bleriot
b) Hubert Latham
c) Claude Grahame-White
d) Roland Garros

 

28) Which prototype commercial airliner was barrel rolled by the company test pilot during an early test flight?
a) Boeing 707
b) DH Comet
c) Douglas DC-8
d) Convair CV-880

 

30) Which charter/low-cost airline is now called MyTravel?
a) Leisure Air
b) Flying Colours
c) Skytours
d) Airtours

 

31) In what year did Charles Lindbergh fly the Atlantic solo?
a) 1925
b) 1926
c) 1927
d) 1928

 

33) Which country's aircraft carry the civil registration mark OY-?
a) Czech Republic
b) Denmark
c) Finland
d) Norway

 

35) The Luftwaffe operated captured B-17s for secret agent missions, true or false?
a) True
b) False

 

37) No.100 Group RAF Bomber Command was the first Pathfinder unit, true or false?
a) True
b) False

 

39) The Fokker Dr. I triplane was inspired by the Sopwith Triplane, true or false?
a) True
b) False
32) In which year was RAF Fighter Command first formed?
a) 1935
b) 1936
c) 1937
d) 1938

 

34) In which year did the USAAF become the USAF?
a) 1939
b) 1941
c) 1945
d) 1947

 

36) The EHI Merlin helicopter has two engines, true or false?
a) True
b) False

 

38) The Me 323 Luftwaffe transport was originally designed as a glider, true or false?
a) True
b) False

 

40) The production Fouga Magister was not fitted with ejection seats, true or false ?
a) True
b) False

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