One Big Happy Fleet Trivia Quiz

Answer: A316

The Airbus A320 is a twin-engine narrow-body jet. It first flew on February 22, 1987. The Airbus A318 and A319 are both shorter variants of the A320. The Airbus A321 is a longer variant. The Airbus A316 does not exist. The aircraft that miraculously landed in the Hudson River was an Airbus A320.

Answer: L-1011

The McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 and the Boeing 717 jets are both descended from the Douglas DC-9 aircraft. The DC-9-10 first flew on February 25, 1965. Douglas Aircraft merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to become McDonnell-Douglas. McDonnell-Douglas continued to produce the DC-9 and in 1979, the DC-9-80 model was rebranded as the MD-80. McDonnell-Douglas would later merge with Boeing in 1997. Boeing adopted the DC-9/MD-80 design and branded their own version as the Boeing 717 (aka MD-95).

The line was discontinued in 2006.

The Lockheed L-1011 is a wide-body triple-engine jet.

Answer: A340-500

The Airbus A340 is a four-engine wide-body jet. The A340-500 model has the longest range of the A340 family. It has a range of approximately 9,000nm (16,700km). The Airbus A340-500 once operated the world's longest flight from Newark, New Jersey, USA to Singapore. The route was 8,285nm (15,344km) long and the flight time was between 18-19 hours.

Answer: 767-100

The Boeing 767 was first introduced with the 767-200, which first flew on September 26, 1981. The wide-body twin-engine jet was lengthened and updated with later variants, such as the 767-300ER and the 767-400ER (Extended Range). A 767-100 was never produced.

Answer: Bombardier Q400

The Dash 8 was a turboprop aircraft designed by former Canadian company de Havilland. The Canadian government sold de Havilland and all its designs to Boeing in 1986. In 1988, Boeing sold the Dash 8 design to Canadian company Bombardier Aerospace. Bombardier relaunched the Dash 8 and rebranded it as the Q400 series.

Answer: CRJ-800

The Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) first flew on May 10, 1991. The CRJ-100 and CRJ-200 were the first models to see production. The larger CRJ-700 was released in 1999 with new engines and an updated design. The design was stretched even further with the release of the CRJ-900 and CRJ-1000 models. A CRJ-800 model was never produced.

Answer: ERJ-120

Embraer is an aircraft manufacturing company based in Brazil. The ERJ-145 is a 50-seat regional jet produced by Embraer. The ERJ-170 and ERJ-195 are both members of Embraer's E-Jet family. The ERJ-120 does not exist. However, Embraer does produce the EMB-120 Brasilia, which is a turboprop aircraft.

Answer: Cessna 525

The Cessna 525 (aka CitationJet) is a twin-engine light business jet. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk, Cessna 182 Skylane and Cessna 208 Caravan are all single-engine propeller aircraft. The Cessna 172 is considered to be one of the most popular airplanes in production.

Answer: 747-SP

The iconic Boeing 747 first flew on February 9, 1969. The original 747-100 had a length of approximately 232 ft (71 m). In July, 1975, Boeing offered the Boeing 747-SP (Special Performance) version of the aircraft. The 747-SP was shortened to a length of approximately 184 ft (56 m).

The 747-400 model has the same length as the 747-100. The 747-8 model is larger than both the 747-100 and 747-400.

Answer: C-130 Hercules

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport. The iconic C-130 first flew on August 23, 1954. The Lockheed L-100 is the civilian variant of the C-130 and was first flown on April 20, 1964. Delta Air Lines once operated a fleet of L-100's as cargo freighters.