Stewart Wilson's Aviation Quiz

MARCH 2004
Welcome to our fifth aviation quiz. Stewart put together these questions for you. Each month we put up a new quiz and at the same time give you the correct answers to our previous quiz.

If you have any suggestions to improve the quiz please drop us an e-mail. You may send us your answers and we'll send you the correct answers at the start of the following month. Enjoy the quiz!

41. The P-51 Mustang and its Rolls-Royce/Packard Merlin engine make a famous combination, but which engine originally powered the Mustang?
a) Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp, b) Allison V-1710, c) Rolls-Royce Kestrel

42. The CAC Wirraway was a licence built what?
a) North American NA-16-2K (NA-33), b) Miles Master, c) Fairchild PT-19

43. In what type of aircraft did their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York all record their first solos?
a) DH Tiger Moth, b) DHC Chipmunk, c) Percival Provost

44. Which NSW flying club started the series of local air shows which eventually grew into the Australian International Airshow?
a) Roual Aero Club, b) Royal Newcastle Aero Club, c) Schofields Flying Club

45. The Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk was the most numerous fighter in RAAF service during WWII. How many were taken on RAAF charge?
a) 655, b) 1,017, c) 848

46. Who was the original owner of the Spitfire now owned and operated by the Temora aviation Museum?
a) The UK Air Ministry, b) Col Pay, c) John Travolta

47. Australia's Flying Doctor Service was formed in 1933. In what year did it acquire its 'Royal' prefix?
a) 1938, b) 1972, c) 1955

48. Who designed the Victa Airtourer?
a) Vic Walton, b) Heath Robinson, c) Dr Henry Millicer

49. What was the original name intended for what became the Vickers Viscount?
a) Vivacity, b) Viceroy, c) Vociferous

50. Who won the FA Cup final in 1937? (The answer is quite short!)
a) Sunderland, b) Liverpool, c) Southampton

The above questions cover many aspects of aviation but are in no particular order - they're presented as they randomly popped into the compiler's head and are multiple choice to make things a little easier. There's no prizes but we thought it might be of interest.

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