Aviation Trivia Thread

[Floyd R. Turbo]

5. Manfred von Richtofen

And for more on the 9 yards thing, see

http://www.yaelf.com/nineyards.shtml

and

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_252.html

 

[moxiepilot]

of course I start reading the thread when there is no current question and the only one I could answer was answered already

 

[ToiletDuck]

5. Manfred von Richtofen

Correct! No worry Moxie pilot there is plenty of trivia out there. I've got tons of books to crack open if needed lol.

Question 6:
What was the name of the first jet fighter?

 

[zugzug]

It didn't have a name

Messerschmitt 262

 

[zugzug]

Schwalbe

 

[zugzug]

Sorry

 

[Metro752]

I'm pulling and nothing is happening, i think mines broken. Anyone know a good mechanic?

 

[ToiletDuck]

Sure it did and you chose correctly.

Since it's the second page I'll post rules again.
No using google or any other search function
Only type in answers

Also if you have any questions you'd like to see asked feel free to drop a line

Question 7:
What was the date that the first ever recorded flight of a hotair balloon took place? FYI the balloon was made by two brothers and had over 1800 buttons on it to keep it together

 

[westwind]

The Montgolfier (sp?) brothers, in France, in the late 1700's. Sorry, I don't have the exact date (no Googling). Ben Franklin even witnessed one of the first flights

 

[Swede]

Definitely the MG brothers. I want to say 1783? And the whole nine yards, like "I have not yet begun to fight" are NAUTICAL terms. John Paul Jones made the statement when his modest frigate was getting wacked by a British man of war, and surrender was offered.

Sorry for not following the rules. I'll try to find the "9-yards" thing, it has to do with reefing sailcloth, where 9-yards is the full canvas spread at a particular sail location.