The Mystery Aeroplane Quiz With No Pictures

[BEagle]

Morning!

Yes!!

[Tim Inder]

Are there more than two? (engines)

[BEagle]

Nope - just the two......

[Tim Inder]

Was it an experimental design, or did it go into production?

[Silas Blattner]

Plain old Canberra and its bro the B-57 ?.

[BEagle]

Experimental designs.

[Aerohack]

Supermarine 508?

[BEagle]

Yes indeedy! Supermarine 508 and its twin, the Supermarine 529. Both had butterfly tails - the design was soon dropped though!

[Aerohack]

Ok, here's mine, but out for much of this afternoon, so don't all rush!

My first name will give you lift. For my second, take a shot at the Lancaster's successor.

[Airbedane]

Shackleton.......................????

[BEagle]

Very good!

Gives you lift = Wing

Take a shot at the Lancaster's successor (Lincoln) = Gun used by Booth to kill Abraham Lincoln = Derringer


The great little Wing Derringer! Neatest little twin piston ever designed and I want one for Christmas please!

Here's some piccies of the little lovely: http://www.flightresearch.com/Aircraft/Derringer.htm

[Airbedane]

Blimy BEags, you're way out of my league, I didn't even get the successor to the Lancaster correct - (thinks: Best I stick to flying 'em!')

[BEagle]

Which you do very well indeed! By the way, have you filled out the little forms I sent your way yet, mate? If so, any reply from London?


OK, my turn.

I shook, shuddered and scared all who watched, but simply couldn't get off the ground!

[Aerohack]

Well, BEags, I think I'll just retire gracefully. Nailed with a single shot (much like Lincoln, indeed).

[Mr_Grubby]

Were you American and made of wood ?

Clint.

[BEagle]

Nope - nor did I fly off water (once only!).

...actually, I wasn't really an aircraft at all. Because I didn't manage to get airborne despite trying - although I was intended to!

[treadigraph]

Blimey, bet you boys do the T'graph Cryptic before your eggs are soft boiled...

And I thought I'd be in with the Accountant until I turned to the next page...

Bad day, need a serious beer - were you a helicopter?

[Mr_Grubby]

Were you ever on Derwent Water ?

Clint.

[BEagle]

I was supposed to be a helicopter.......

Never on Derwent Water, sorry. But if you were thinking of Donald Campbell's Bluebird, he was killed on Coniston Water, not Derwent Water. His remains were only found in 2001, 34 years after the accident.....and Bluebird was never intended to fly.

[Aerohack]

Not the Rotorcraft Grasshopper, were you? Can’t recall if that actually flew or not.