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Commercial Airliners Trivia Quiz

Most of us ride in them, but how much do we know about these magnificent flying machines? So sit back, open that little bag of peanuts and enjoy your flight.

A multiple-choice quiz by TheBottleImp. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TheBottleImp

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
51,370

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3323

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which company built the ill-fated Comet? Hint

De Havilland

Handley Page

Hawker Siddeley

Vickers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following does not belong? Hint

DC-5

DC-6

DC-4

DC-7

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was primarily responsible for the design and development of the Constellation? Hint

Malcolm Loughhead (Lockheed)

Juan Trippe

Glenn Martin

Howard Hughes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Convair model was the company's last entry in the commercial airliner market? Hint

880

990

240

340

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which passenger plane was never used as Air Force One? Hint

Boeing 707

Douglas DC-6

Douglas DC-7

Lockheed Constellation

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Question 6 of 10

6. For which of the following is the colloquial term "jumbo jet" often used? Hint

McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Boeing 747

Lockheed L-1011

Douglas DC-10

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the designation of the four-engine jet airliner being produced by Airbus prior to the A380? Hint

A350

A321

A320

A340

8. Before Boeing introduced its long-haul 747-400 series, a smaller version of the 747 was built that had a range of almost 7,000 miles. What was the designation of this popular 'mini-jumbo'? Hint

747-SB

747-250

747-200

747-SP

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Question 9 of 10

9. During the 1950s turboprop aircraft made up a large portion of the commercial airliner fleet. Which of the following was not a turboprop? Hint

Lockheed Electra II

Martin 404

Vickers Viscount

Bristol Britannia

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the romantic era of the Clippers, Pan Am bought flying boats from Martin, Sikorsky and Boeing. What was the designation of the airplane built by Boeing for service in the fabled Clipper fleet? Hint

314

377

307

247

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which company built the ill-fated Comet?

Answer: De Havilland

The British-built Comet was the first commercial jet airliner.

2. Which of the following does not belong?

Answer: DC-5

There actually was a DC-5, although only a few were ever built. The DC-5 was a two-engine {aircraft;} the rest were four-engine planes.

3. Who was primarily responsible for the design and development of the Constellation?

Answer: Howard Hughes

Lockheed manufactured the Constellation to the specifications of Hughes for his airline, {TWA;} without Hughes one of the most successful airliners in aviation history would never have been built.

4. Which Convair model was the company's last entry in the commercial airliner market?

Answer: 990

The 990 was a stretch version of the {880;} neither airliner had much success in a market dominated by the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.

5. Which passenger plane was never used as Air Force One?

Answer: Douglas DC-7

Truman used the DC-6, Eisenhower the Constellation and Kennedy the 707, the first jet-powered Air Force One.

6. For which of the following is the colloquial term "jumbo jet" often used?

Answer: Boeing 747

The MD-82 is a successor to the old Douglas DC-9.

7. What was the designation of the four-engine jet airliner being produced by Airbus prior to the A380?

Answer: A340

The Airbus A380 is a four-engine jumbo jet airplane.

8. Before Boeing introduced its long-haul 747-400 series, a smaller version of the 747 was built that had a range of almost 7,000 miles. What was the designation of this popular 'mini-jumbo'?

Answer: 747-SP

Boeing was planning to use the SB (Short Body) designation, but major customer Pan Am thought SP (Special Performance) sounded better.

9. During the 1950s turboprop aircraft made up a large portion of the commercial airliner fleet. Which of the following was not a turboprop?

Answer: Martin 404

Although a few Martin 404s were later retrofitted with turboprop engines, they were originally piston-driven aircraft.

Answer: 314

Although Pan Am only ever flew 28 of the Clippers, the role in aviation history of these marvelous airliners is legendary.

Source: Author TheBottleImp

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