Aircraft Quiz #1

Ambitious Packrat

Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 6:55am

Quick and dirty quiz. I'll see if I can come up with any more questions.

All these are post-WWII aircraft.

1. What large surface-to-air missile was modified to be fired from an aircraft and what aircraft carried it?

2. At one point in time a certain company designed both the largest and smallest carrier-based bombers in service. Who was the company and what planes where they?

3. Who is the world's largest buyer of Pilatus PC-6s? (hint: also uses the Mi-26)

4. During the Cold War Finland was allowed one Western and one Warsaw pact combat aircraft type, which did it choose (two answers)?

5. Name the little known high-wing derivative of a famous fighter.

6. Bonus: What experimental aircraft gained the name of "Flying Dorito"?

Too hard? Too easy?

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Brockpaine

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 7:08am

RE: Aircraft Quiz #1

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Originally posted by Desertfox
3. Who is the world's largest buyer of Pilatus PC-6s?

NASA?

All the other ones stumped me.

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TheCanadian

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 7:09am

Yeah, I think I will pass on this one. Not my area of expertise.

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Marek Gutkowski

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 9:01am

RE: Aircraft Quiz #1

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Originally posted by Desertfox
1. What large surface-to-air missile was modified to be fired from an aircraft and what aircraft carried it?

Vega on Su-27 ultra long-range Air to air or strategic missile
There maybe others such missiles that I don/t know about.

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4. During the Cold War Finland was allowed one NATO and one Warsaw pact combat aircraft type, which did it choose?

I know that Finland has Mig-29's are You referring too that it was chosen over F-16

As for No.3 If its American I don't know if its not then I did not know that about Buccaneer...

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ALVAMA

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 1:27pm

1. What large surface-to-air missile was modified to be fired from an aircraft and what aircraft carried it?
FIM-92 Stinger

4. During the Cold War Finland was allowed one NATO and one Warsaw pact combat aircraft type, which did it choose?
MiG-21 Fishbet +MiG -29 Fulcrum

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Desertfox

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 3:37pm

Rewrote 2, one of the answers for it is still the same, and added a bonus one.

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Vukovlad

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 4:20pm

1) Hawk carried by Iranian F-14s
2) Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and A-3 Skywarrior
3) India?
4) Saab-35 Draken and Mig-21
5) pass
6) pass

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Vukovlad

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 4:24pm

It should be noted on question 4 that is has two possible answers as one western type was replaced by another

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ALVAMA

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 5:39pm

I'm sure I could be Douglas

Vulko Saab is right but not from a east-block-country Soviet Union or something

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 5:57pm

RE: Aircraft Quiz #1

1. What large surface-to-air missile was modified to be fired from an aircraft and what aircraft carried it?

Depends what you mean by "large", I've seen plans for an air launched HAWK but can't remember whether it got built.

2. At one point in time a certain company designed both the largest and smallest carrier-based bombers in service. Who was the company and what planes where they?

Douglas with the A-3 and A-4

3. Who is the world's largest buyer of Pilatus PC-6s? (hint: also uses the Mi-26)

Russian Air Force?

4. During the Cold War Finland was allowed one Western and one Warsaw pact combat aircraft type, which did it choose (two answers)?

No idea

5. Name the little known high-wing derivative of a famous fighter.

Nope

6. Bonus: What experimental aircraft gained the name of "Flying Dorito"?

A-12

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Red Admiral

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 6:02pm

That was without looking at other's answers.

For number 5 I've just thought of a variable geometry F-4 Phantom but it wasn't built...

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Vukovlad

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 6:12pm

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Originally posted by ALVAMA
I'm sure I could be Douglas

Vulko Saab is right but not from a east-block-country Soviet Union or something

I undestood it as which two types, one western and one eatern was choosen.

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Desertfox

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 6:13pm

I just noticed a mistake on my part. Question 3 should be PC-7 not PC-6, the country in question does also fly the PC-6.

Vuk is right, one Western one Eastern.

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Red Admiral

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 6:28pm

The answer to question 5 is rather harsh, considering that that aircraft was never built. It's in the same league as the VG F-4.

Another answer to question 1 is SeaDart / CF.299, and for "small" SAMs there are Helstreak and Hellcat.

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ALVAMA

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Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 9:21pm

Oeh then I'll say The Draken and Fulcrum. My bab sorry guys

Iraq has 52 PC's!!

The dorito was the ''US A-12'' IIRC

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Desertfox

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Wednesday, February 17th 2010, 5:05am

Answers tomorrow...

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Desertfox

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Thursday, February 18th 2010, 7:51am

Answers:

1. What large surface-to-air missile was modified to be fired from an aircraft and what aircraft carried it?

Hawk SAM, modified by the Iranis to be fired from F-14 Tomcats.

2. At one point in time a certain company designed both the largest and smallest carrier-based bombers in service. Who was the company and what planes where they?

Douglas with the A-4 Skyhawk and the A-3 Skywarrior.

3. Who is the world's largest buyer of Pilatus PC-7s? (hint: also uses the Mi-26)

Mexico, (and yes we do have a lone Mi-26).

4. During the Cold War Finland was allowed one Western and one Warsaw pact combat aircraft type, which did it choose (two answers)?

SAAB Drakken and MiG-21. More recently the F-18 and MiG-29 have taken over.

5. Name the little known high-wing derivative of a famous fighter.

X-27/CL-2100 Lancer, based on the F-104.

6. Bonus: What experimental aircraft gained the name of "Flying Dorito"?

The A-12 Avenger II, because of its delta flying wing shape.

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Vukovlad

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Thursday, February 18th 2010, 8:08am

MiG-29´s have never been used by the Finnish Air Force

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Marek Gutkowski

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Thursday, February 18th 2010, 1:09pm

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Originally posted by Vukovlad
MiG-29´s have never been used by the Finnish Air Force

Doh!
Fuzzy memory

Here is the culprit for my mistake.

I propose a difrent format of the quiz. First one to get the Correct answer is the one that can ask the next question.
It worked on one other forum.