Pre WW1
In what European country was the Hot air Balloon invented?
France
The Fokker synchronised-gear machine gun ensured that bullets were fired between what?
Propeller blades
What type of engine was developed during and leading up to WW2 that had a great impact on the effectiveness of aircraft?
Jet Engine
What is the most used airliner in history?
Douglas DC-3
Which country has the largest airforce with 0ver 13,300 aircraft?
USA
In 1909 Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly across which Channel of water?
English
Manfred von Richthofen was a German fighter pilot in WW1 with over 80 victories, he was more commonly known by what name?
Red Baron
Enola Gay, which dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshimna was what type of American Bomber?
B-29
What is the Concord famous for?
First Supersonic Transport aircraft
How many aircraft does the RNZAF currently have?
58
What are the names of the two brothers who in 1903 made the first powered heavier than air flight?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
What was the top speed of the British S.E.5 aircraft in WW1?
222 Km/h
Of the four aircraft that are the namesakes of the 17sqn flight groups, which was the most produced in WW2 with over 20,000 units?
Spitfire
The first Supersonic flight was made in 1947 by who?
Charles Yeager
Cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarinwas became the first person to travel to space in what year?
1961
Which Italian artist and inventor came up with the first flying machine designs most of which emulated flapping wings?
Leonardo Da Vinci
What was the name of the first aircraft carrier?
HMS Argus
The fastest aircraft to see any combat in WWII was the German Messerschmitt Me 163 in 1944, how fast was this?
1100 Km/h
On average (pre-covid) how many aircraft are in the air at one time?
9,700
What is the most advanced, capable, and deadly fighter jet currency in active service?
F-22 Raptor
In 1923 Igor Sikorsky designed and flew the first of what type of plane?
Four engine Biplane
The Handley Page 0/400 was one of their first bomber planes developed by the British, how many kgs of bombs could it carry?
900
The B-29 was the first Allied-produced bomber equipped with what specialized system for high-altitude operations?
Pressurized cabin
What was the busiest international airport in 2020?
Guangzhou
The fastest manned airspeed record was set in 1976 at 3529km/h by what aircraft?
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird