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How much do you know about Military Aircraft? | Quiz

This quiz has questions about military aircraft.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kowal. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Kowal

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,304

Updated
Mar 15 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many engines does the Antonov An-225 Cossack have? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What's the squadron number for the RAF Dambusters? Hint

617

517

717

417

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Question 3 of 10

3. What kind of aircraft is the Global Hawk? Hint

Fighter

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Bomber

Transport

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Manchester Mk III was renamed. What new name was it given? Hint

Super Manchester

Lancaster

Lincoln

Liverpool

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Question 5 of 10

5. What RAF aircraft entered service on 15th November 1941? Hint

Lancaster

De Havilland Mosquito

Manchester

Lincoln

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Question 6 of 10

6. What nation manufactured the first practical turbine jet plane? Hint

Italy

Germany

Great Britain

Australia

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happened on 15 May 1941 at RAF Cranwell? Hint

Memphis Belle B-17 flew its first mission

First British jet-powered aircraft flew

Volunteer American pilots arrived

It was bombed by the Germans

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the largest aircraft in the world? Hint

C-17 Globemaster III

An-124 Condor Ruslan

An-225 Mriya Cossack

C-5 Galaxy

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Question 9 of 10

9. When does an American aircraft become Air Force One? Hint

When the engine starts

When the aircraft starts take-off run

When it's finished being built

When the President of the US steps into an American air force plane

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Question 10 of 10

10. Antonov is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many engines does the Antonov An-225 Cossack have?

Answer: 6

Has three engines on each wing.

2. What's the squadron number for the RAF Dambusters?

Answer: 617

The Moehne and Eder Dams supplying electricity to the industrial heart of Germany were attacked and breached by bouncing bombs dropped from specially modified Lancasters of Number 617 Squadron.

3. What kind of aircraft is the Global Hawk?

Answer: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Global Hawk's mission is to provide military field commanders with a high-altitude, long-endurance system that can obtain high resolution, near-real-time imagery of large geographic areas.

4. The Manchester Mk III was renamed. What new name was it given?

Answer: Lancaster

The Avro Manchester III made its first flight equipped with four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines in place of the two Rolls-Royce Vultures used on earlier marks. Ordered into production as the Lancaster, it became possibly the most famous RAF bomber of all time, after bearing the brunt of the Bomber Command offensive in Europe.

5. What RAF aircraft entered service on 15th November 1941?

Answer: De Havilland Mosquito

The de Havilland Mosquito light bomber entered service with No. 105 Sqn at RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk. However, it was on 31 May 1942 that the Mosquito took part in its first operational raid (Cologne).

6. What nation manufactured the first practical turbine jet plane?

Answer: Germany

The Heinkel HE178 first flew on August 27th 1939, followed one year later to the day (August 27th 1940) by the Italian Campini N1. The British Gloster E28/39 had its maiden flight on May 15th 1941.

7. What happened on 15 May 1941 at RAF Cranwell?

Answer: First British jet-powered aircraft flew

The first British jet-powered aircraft, the Gloster E.28/39, took to the skies from RAF Cranwell on its maiden flight.

8. What is the largest aircraft in the world?

Answer: An-225 Mriya Cossack

Length 84,04 m
Wing span 88,4 m
Height 18,1 m
Maximum take-off weight around 600 tons
Payload around 250 tons
max speed 850 km/h
max range 4500 km (full payload); 15.400 km (no cargo)
Hardly used around the world.

9. When does an American aircraft become Air Force One?

Answer: When the President of the US steps into an American air force plane

As soon as the President places his foot in any USAF aircraft, its call sign becomes Air Force One.

10. Antonov is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer.

Answer: True

The Antonov Design Bureau is situated in Kiev, the capital of the Ukraine.

Source: Author Kowal

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