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2264 M2 '"Wl CAB? (b) decided to retire its old 747s and buy new ones? (c) tried to buy 737s, but was stalled by the two- or-three-crew issue? (d) was threat ened with grounding by the CAB and actually banned by Spain? (e) was threatened with take-over by an air line half its size? 39 Name four new or derivative air liners launched this year 40 What was the first swept-wing aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force? 41 Where is the Chinese MiG-19 (F-6) made? FLIGHT International, 13 December 1978 42 How many Hawker Hurricanes are still flying? 43 When did the first satellite go into orbit? 44 Name two aircraft designated A. 109 45 How many stores pylons on the A-10? 46 How many engines power the Space Shuttle at lift-off? 47 What does the US Navy call its DC-9s? 48 What was the first TSR.2? --^ •SSJJP* ^55kTiBR «BLtJ8B 5Bji88 «3jj93» 5SBJJSR 535,i ff« •»!«• «55JJWS «s5.1iBR •3&JX A13 •14 Answers to questions 1 Darryl Greenamyer (F8F at 482-2 m.p.h.; F-104RB at 988-2 m.p.h.). 2 Max Anderson and Larry Newman (Double Eagle II). 3 Bernard Lathiere of Airbus Industrie. 4 Tu-144 SST. 5 Cheyenne, Seminole, Lance, Arrow, Toma hawk (5 marks). 6 Grumman F7F Tigercat. 7 July 21, 1969. 8 18, 26, 12, 12 (4 marks). 9 Hindustan Aircraft Limited. 10 USA, UK, West Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Iran, Greece, Spain, Turkey (10 marks). 11 Tupolev Back fire, Mikoyan Flogger, Sukhoi Fitter/Fencer, F-14, F-lll. 12 Verbindungs und Beobachtungs Hubschrauber. 13 Voyager 1 (438 million miles by mid-October). 14 F-107, X-15, TSR.2 and A-5 (4 marks). 15 1927. 16 Two. 17 Star- flex. 18 Vulcan, B-47, F-104, A-6, MiG-19 (5 marks). 19 1,500 ordered. 20 Boeing 707, Fokker F.27 (2 marks). 21 F-84 did not fly with the RAF. 22 GE J85 turbojet. 23 Lend-lease Bell P-65 King Cobra, Yak-9, 11-40 twin-jet Shturmovik. 24 Burt Rutan. 25 Spantax. 26 30 per cent. 27 5ft. 28 Three. 29 Skipper. 30 Geoffrey Stephenson. 31 Approximately 9-16 per cent. 32 70 years. 33 Start with a big fortune. 34 Lamps. 35 New UK cargo airlines; the UK register was closed to further 707s and DC-8s on Septem ber 30. 36 On T-shirts in the Skytrain queue at London Victoria. 37 Shorts 330, Dash 7, A300, Concorde (4 marks). 38 a) Braniff, b) SIA, c) Air France, d) B.CAL, e) National (5 marks). 39 Airbus A310, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, British Aerospace 146 (4 marks). 40 Hawker Hart, January 1931. 41 Shenyang. 42 Three. 43 October 4, 1957. 44 Beagle A.109 Airedale, Agusta A.109 (2 marks). 45 Ten. 46 Five. 47 C-9B Skytrain II. 48 Fairey Swordfish. Answers to pictures I Vickers Viastra. 2 A-7D Corsair II. 3 Hawker Tempest 5 with Napier annular radiator. 4 Short Scion Senior. 5 Vickers Valentia. 6 DC-8-40 (Rolls-Royce Conway engine) and stewardess's legs. 7 Beech C-45 Expediter signposting a restaurant. 8 Macchi MB.326. 9 Avro Lincoln carrying Napier Naiad turboprop intake-icing rig. 10. Boeing YC-97. II Left to right: North American T-2 Buckeye, Curtiss C-46 Commando (2), Grumman S-2A Tracker (2), Convair C-131, Douglas C-117D (2), Lockheed EC-121s, Douglas C-47s, North American T-28C, Boeing KC-97E (back ground), Grumman F-ll Tiger, Grumman HU-16E (back ground), Grumman E-2C Tracer, Lockheed F-104D, General Dynamics F-111A (foreground). 12 Boulton Paul Sidestrands. 13 Beardmore Inflexible. 14 Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
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