[Cruver Collecter]

What was the first monoplane accepted by the Fleet Air Arm?

1. Mk.IA Sea Hurricane
2. Seafire Mk Ib
3. Fairey Fulmar
4. Blackburn Skua

[Epapazian]

Here's one for experts on British history.

What British newspaper magnate pressed for the development of a fast corporate passenger plane in the early-1930s that led Bristol to design the famous ---and soon to be Corgified ( I made up that word )----Blenheim light bomber?


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[Cruver Collecter]

What did the Royal Navy call the Grumman Wildcat?

1. Wildcat
2. Martlet
3. No official name given.
4. Just referred to as Grumman fighter

[smartd]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

What did the Royal Navy call the Grumman Wildcat?

1. Wildcat
2. Martlet
3. No official name given.
4. Just referred to as Grumman fighter

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[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by smartd

2.

Another correct answer!!!

[smartd]

Originally Posted by Epapazian

Here's one for experts on British history.

What British newspaper magnate pressed for the development of a fast corporate passenger plane in the early-1930s that led Bristol to design the famous ---and soon to be Corgified ( I made up that word )----Blenheim light bomber?


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The Daily Mail

[Epapazian]

Originally Posted by smartd

The Daily Mail

Good call on the paper. The magnate was Lord Rothermere.

[Cruver Collecter]

There was a parallel program along side the development of the Hawker Typhoon. It was to be powered by the Rolls-Royce Vulture power plant. The name of this aircraft would be?

1. Hawker Typhoon II
2. Hawker Tornado
3. Hawker Cyclone
4. There was no parallel program to the Hawker Typhoon

[Cruver Collecter]

The bent wing structure of the F4U Corsair aided the design by?

1. Increase stability in a dive.
2. Permitted the wing and fuselage to meet at the optimum angle for minimizing drag
3. Allow room for 13ft 4inch three bladed propeller.
4. Both 2 and 3

[smartd]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

The bent wing structure of the F4U Corsair aided the design by?

1. Increase stability in a dive.
2. Permitted the wing and fuselage to meet at the optimum angle for minimizing drag
3. Allow room for 13ft 4inch three bladed propeller.
4. Both 2 and 3

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