Aircrafts Quiz

[The Other Guy]

Seeing as no one is posting another question, Heres one:

What was the first British aircraft to break the sound barrier?

 

[Fox]

Meteor?

 

[The Other Guy]

no...
HINT: The year was 1948

 

[AJChenMPH]

deHavilland DH 108 Swallow, yes?

 

[The Other Guy]

CORRECT!

List these planes in order of prototype date:

XFY-1 Pogo
X-13 Vertijet
XFV-1 Salmon
Sud VJ 101C
Yak-36

 

[The Other Guy]

Okay, forget it.
try this one:
name 4 aircraft companies that also manufacture cars. (they don't still have to make aircraft)

 

[tomtom22]

Saab is one

 

[bigcanada813]

mitsubushi (i think that's how you spell it) is another

 

[tomtom22]

Fiat is another. That's three.

 

[MilidarUSMC]

rolls royce

 

[The Other Guy]

no, though Rolls Royce made engines.
I'm talking the actual plane.
So Far, Mitsubishi, Fiat, and Saab are all correct.
Just one more...

 

[tomtom22]

How about a hint?
Was it a British Company?

 

[MilidarUSMC]

or what country is it from, not just british or not ?

 

[AJChenMPH]

Rolls-Royce makes engines, not whole aircraft.

Did the Jaguar car company have anything to do with the Jaguar fighter aircraft? I'm inclined to say no, but I'm not 100% sure...

 

[mmarsh]

No, the Juguar (aircraft) was co-devoloped by UK, and France.


DODGE. (Dodge Chicago plant produced the B-29 during WWII)

 

[The Other Guy]

no...
The answer is Ford.

The Ford Tri-Motor.

Dodge made the plane, but it was another company's design and was just made under license.