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A general quiz on aircraft
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1
On average, 19 fatal plane crashes occur each year.
True
False
2
How many flights take off every day on average?
50,000
300,000
100,000
250,000
3
The plot in the James Bond film Thunderball is centred around the search for which bomber?
An RAF Vulcan
A Boeing B-52
A Lockheed Ventura
4
Who wrote the best selling novel 'Airport'?
Arthur Hailey
Kenneth Parks
Arthur Cross
None of the above
5
How long does it take to travel around the world in an aircraft?
24 hours
14 hours
67 hours
A week
6
Without the Vertical Stabilizer an aircraft would come out of the sky and spin out
True
False
7
What is the largest cause of fatal Airplane crashes?
Weather
Mechanical Failure
Pilot Error
8
The first successful aircraft was invented in 1904.
True
False
9
In what year was the Concorde taken out of service?
2003
2001
2008
2006
10
A Boeing 747 costs over £300,000,000 to buy new.
False
True
11
What is the fastest plane in service?
Blackbird
F-111 Ardvark
Valkyrie
North American X-15
12
How long does it take to assemble an aircraft?
3 Weeks
6 Weeks
2 Months
6 Months
13
Which sleek airplanes name means 'harmony'?
Boeing 747
Airbus A380
Concorde
14
What is the well known term used by allied pilots in WW II to describe UFO's ?
Moon Dogs
Fata Morgana
Foo Fighters
15
What is the name of the Presidential Aircraft?
Presidential 747
Marine 1
Air force 2
Air Force 1
16
The Boeing 747 made it's Maiden voyage in February 1969, but when did it go into service?
March 1970
December 1971
October 1969
January 1970
17
How long was the first Wright Brothers flight?
5 mins, 12 seconds
59 Seconds
2 minutes, 24 seconds
13 Seconds
18
What is the longest flight in history?
4 days, 22 hours
6 days, 1 hour
5 days, 4 hours
1 day, 16 hours
19
What is the largest aircraft ever built?
Concorde
Antonov An-225 Mriya
Airbus A380
Boeing 747
20
What was the name of the first aircraft ever built?
First
The Wright Flyer
Didn't have one
Wright 1
