Christchurch and District Model Flying Club
 

quiz night 2011

ONE POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER. POSSIBLE TOTAL 31

Cryptic Clues Section

1. From the Daily Telegraph crossword 27 November 2010: Current uprising? (7)

2. Hot pants for a cold climate? (8)

3. Reaching for the sky with a verbose pilot? (11)

Films

What type of aircraft was used in the films:

“Con Air” to transport the prisoners?

“Snakes on a plane”?

“Memphis Belle”?

“Airplane!”?

Modelling

What is the metric equivalent of the following balsa sizes? 1/32”      1/8”       1”

What is the wing loading in lbs/sq ft of a 4.5lb model with 432 sq” of wing area?

Match up the motors and the models:

2 x PERMAX 400/6 V     Giant Cod Edge 540

FC2822 1200KV Brushless Outrunner Motor  Vortex Fan Jet

B20 and 64mm fan     Multiplex Twin Star

Real planes

Which of the planes listed was not made by the parent company?

SOPWITH: Hippo        Cuckoo         Dragon     Mouse

HAWKER:  Hendy    Hector           Hercules Hedgehog

BRISTOL: Badminton Bullet Barracuda Buckingham

Spotters

Identify the three planes from their side views (manufacturer and name please)

First Flights

Which years did the following aircraft make their first flights?

Supermarine Spitfire

Focke Wulf Fw 61 (the first fully-controllable helicopter)

Short S23 Empire Flying Boat

Opposites

What is the opposite of these aeronautical terms?

Dihedral

Loop

Thrust

Washout

Glossary

What is being described in these extracts from the 1976 book “Radio  Control Guide” by Norman Butcher?

“A radio component which holds current”

“To renew electrical energy in a battery cell”

“Twisted”

“Front edge of a flying surface”

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