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Congratulations! Well, all right answers except my info states that first pure jet De Havilland Vampire made its first flight operating from an aircraft carrier H.M.S. Ocean the day before Germany sur...

Excellent answers all!. Congrats to you! My source spells the American radio operator name as J.W. Waner. And Navigator-Engineer was Harry Lyons, also an American. The Australian Squadron Leader and F...

BINGO!!! My congrats to Rob, good enough! My source only differs with top speed over 500 mph at 19,000 feet altitude. The Arado Blitz was also tested as a fighter aircraft. And unarmed versions for re...

Hello All, I'm trying to contact the owner of Beechcraft Baron N7817R. Public records show that it was last registered to Steve Burton in Drasco, Arkansas. I am a former owner of this airplane and jus...

With over 100 views and no responses, here are the answers, which may surprise. 1. Sir Isaac Newton, working in the field of air resistance, erroneously assumed that only the shape of the frontal part...

Good enough, Canonman, ***** My info source only differs in that the commercial aircraft was based on the Boeing B-9 bomber of 1931. Are they basically one and the same/similar? Yes, the entry date of...

Well, I conditioned the quiz-by asking for the VERY FIRST aircraft meeting the provided requirements, so that could be only one design meeting the quiz requirements. Now, onward and upward to dream up...

Well, thank you Timothy. I am going to post what I and others consider the first "parachute' jumps from an airplane". I trust my source completely. "On March 1, 1912, Army Captain Albert Barry jumped ...

Good enough, Moxy. Here are my exact answers from my source. 1. 1931 2. Boeing 3. Boeing Y1B-9 4. 173.5 mph (Incidentals) The pilot could move the tabs that caught the flow of air and moved the larger...

Jay, I brought up your first entry of 54 photos by clicking on it. I don't find a problem with seeing it.

Thanks so much for the info. Heartbreaking as it is. I found little info where I thought it had been wrecked and was hoping it was incorrect but this reafirms my suspicion. Thanks again for your help.

Since a few months have problems in uploading photos. A yellow sign pops up at random that filling in certain info is required although info has been duly entered. Anyone else facing same problem & wh...

Looking for mechanics that worked on that aircraft.

Canonman, I salute you! Perfect correct answers on every question. The name ROC is from the giant eagle of Arabian mythology. The Stratolaunch one-of-a-kind is the largest aircraft ever to fly. The pl...

Brand new to this site. Looking for information on ERCOUP 415D with tail number N3634H. I used to own this airplane and sold it sometime around 1978 Ken

It is time to reveal Quiz 108's answer. On March 29 of 1927, the Buhl-Verville "J4 AIRSTER", CA-3 had the distinction in the USA with some fanfare of being awarded the very first civil production airc...

For many years I've wondered the internet looking for check printing companies that have checks with aircraft on them. I have had found many vendors over the years that offer them. Today, it finally d...

A hearty congratulations to you! My illustrated references only differ on Designers, Wittemann-Lewis XNBL-1 and another being Barling, and 1923 vice 1922. The Barling XNBL-1 bomber was a huge (for the...

Well done, partly. The best way to answer you is to quote the official SEAPOWER 2018 ALMANAC which covers the US Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine with all-inclusive aviation data. "...

With well over 100 looks and no correct answers, here are the answers which may surprise. 1. Cessna Aircraft Company 2. Cessna model 160. This model number fit between the C150-A152 Aerobat and the C1...