Coffee Break
 

Can you guess the helicopter types from the cryptic visual clues provided?

The first Rotorhead to complete the list shall receive a virtual prize!

Good luck :ok:

Earl

1. http://science-at-home.org/wp-conten.../egg-small.jpg

2. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...SL._SS280_.jpg

3. http://www.doodledogpetbakery.com/im...BQ_Chicken.jpg

4. http://www.biotechnologyonline.gov.a...ages/helix.jpg

5. http://synergysci0708.files.wordpres...gel_island.jpg


6. http://bp1.blogger.com/_d4m2Txz0O_k/...ke_1_thumb.jpg


7. http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.ya.../bigmomma2.jpg

8. http://www.franmcmath.com/ist1_861721_frog_cartoon.jpg

9. http://www.trespassmag.com/wp-conten...12/pavlova.jpg

10. http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/G...r-simpson1.jpg


Clue: All the symbols are cryptic, ie: no clue will relate directly to the official name or number of a helicopter but will refer to a helicopter nick name or code!

1. OH-6 'Killer Egg'
2. H-21 'Flying Banana'
3. Mi-2 'Drumstick'
4. Ka-27 Helix
5. Huey 'Slick'
6. AH-1 'Snake'
7. CH/MH-47 FARE 'Fat Cow'…? :E
8. CH-46 'Phrog'
9. MH-53J Pave Low…? :E
10. Mi-12 Homer

I/C

Rochester
Is no 3 a flying chicken leg Gazelle Surprizing I picked that one

I can agree with ic others exept 9 no idea

#3 is a chicken drumstick, if it was a chicken leg I would have this in the bag.

A Silver Helicopter is Presented to Rotorhead:

"Ian Corrigible"

For winning the 'Coffee Break' trivia quiz! :D

http://www.seriordan.co.uk/images/pr...Helicopter.jpg


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Ian

Pretty much all correct with the exception of No.7 but you got almost everything on the first post (good enough!) and well done :D. I shall clearly have to set the bar a little higher!!!

1. OH6/Hughes 500 'Flying Egg'
2. Piasecki H21 'Flying Banana'
3. SA341/2 Gazelle 'Whistling Chicklen Leg' (A drumstick is still part of a chicken's leg!)
4. Kamov KA32 'Helix'
5. Bell UH1 'Slick'
6. Bell AH1 'Snake'
7. HH-3 Sea King 'Big Mother'
8. CH46 Sea Knight 'Frog'
9. CH53 'Pave Low' (The image was of a pavlova cake!)
10. Mi12 'Homer'

Earl

Well, what can I say. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those who made this moment possible: the Almighty; the devil (just in case); Uncle Sam (for his patience); Frank Robinson (for having a sense of humor); Lynn Tilton (ditto); and the FAA (for granting me a license despite all the psychiatric reports suggesting that in no way should I ever be allowed to hold the lives of others in my hands).

Another ten, in increasing order of trickiness.

1. http://i.imgur.com/HyKqRwF.jpg

2. http://i.imgur.com/EtefRdG.jpg

3. http://i.imgur.com/YVblFMe.jpg

4. http://i.imgur.com/rHG9nO1.jpg

5. http://i.imgur.com/VWXvDbT.jpg

6. http://i.imgur.com/CSzCy6v.jpg

7. http://i.imgur.com/stmOxSa.jpg

8. http://i.imgur.com/jnTgXcm.jpg

9. http://i.imgur.com/OXmks1P.jpg

10. http://i.imgur.com/pLorX9I.jpg

I/C

...And I'm thinking, "Which damn helicopter is a strawberry shortcake? Pavlova cake...WTF??"

But, with all due respect to Ian (he certainly knew more of them than I did), an HH-3 is not a CH-47 (#7)

Well I'm going to respond as I hope others might have to mine, by posting an initial attempt without searching online ..


1. AH1Z 'Viper'
2.
3.
4. MDX 'Explorer'
5. Sikorsky S72 'X Wing'
6. Kawasaki OH1 'Ninja'
7. Sikorsky S61 'T' ???
8. I'm thinking 'Valkyrie' but not sure if there is such an aircraft!
9.
10. Bell 409 YAH 63

Working on the empty spaces!

Earl

Is number 6 a md product that is lyn tilton isn't it

8 will be robinson with the peeled back skin won't it?

I C you forgot to thank your mom and dad, poor form:{

To those mystified by the Pave Low reference - a Pavlova is a meringue cake that has an unusual cultural battle behind it's innocent, sweet and crusty facade.

This delectable treat was invented and the name coined (a reference to the Russian Ballerina of the same name) in New Zealand. However the Australians, powerless to overcome a genetic compulsion, have attempted to steal this dish and claim originator's rights to it themselves. It's just like Phar Lap, Neil Finn and even icebergs. But we're not bitter - we let them have Russell Crowe to keep.

So EOR. you must have been down this way some time?

Second attempt:

1. AH1Z 'Viper'
2. CH47V 'Vampire Shredder'
3. R22 ???
4. MDX 'Explorer'
5. Sikorsky S72 'X Wing'
6. Kawasaki OH1 'Ninja'
7. Sikorsky S58T or S61T ???
8. AH2 'Rooivalk' ???
9.
10. Bell 409 YAH 63

md 600 driver - Knowing the size of LT's legal team, I'm not going to comment... :E

TET - Sorry, it's a crappy photo. It's supposed to show a NASA-inspired fastener, which - I understand - is also popular amongst pleasure-seekers on Welsh farms. Allegedly. (And, yes, I forgot to thank Hwang Woo-suk. And the test tube.)

EOR - Pretty close. #2 is related to #1. #3 is another service nickname. #7 will be difficult for those outside of the colonies, so as a Google hint: that's a sports team logo familiar to those at Ma Bell; and for #10, the vessel is the clue. Proste!

I/C

#3 is CH-37C?

:D
..........

- Krypton Factor!

Have not been down your way but, would love to visit NZ and take the wife and daughters on some heli-tourist sightseeing, if we had friends there we would probably already have done it!

I don't think that its only your Aussie neighbours who are trying to steal away the Pavlova - here in the UK we're pretty fond of it also!

Wasn't aware that it was named after a Russian dancer (pictured) but this will only add to the flavour next time I eat one and which, after today, will (I think) be pretty soon!

Rgds

Earl

http://www.notablebiographies.com/im...08_img0548.jpg

Russian ballerina 'Anna Pavlova' after whom a rather tasty desert of apparently New Zealand origin has been 'thrown up' on PPRuNe this day!

CH37C, a.k.a. 'Deuce'

EOR - Of course you have friends in NZ - all the Robbie owners are lining up to take you flying! :-D

- KJ!

Thanks. I should look forward to meeting them, perhaps at the local hostelry! Mercifully - none of the Robinsons are capable of accommodation my family so we would have to settle for something a tad more respectable .. such as a Squirrel (preferably twin)! ;)

Now - are we to admit defeat in the face of Ian Corrigible's challenge?

From what I see the following are correct:

1. AH1Z 'Viper'
2. CH47V 'Vampire Shredder'
3. CH37C 'Deuce'
4. MDX 'Explorer'
5. Sikorsky S72 'X Wing'
6. Kawasaki OH1 'Ninja'
7.
8.
9.
10.

Still requiring attention are:

7. Something connected with a US based sports team that has something to do with 'Ma Bell' ???
8. Clues are; a Nasa-inspired fastner, something that pleasure seekers enjoy on Welsh farms, wang woo suk ??? and the test tube. (All very interesting).
9. We have to interpret what kind of dance that is.
10. We need to identify the make/type of the ship!

Earl

Clue No. 8

Clue No. 8 shows a photo of velcro. Though not invented (or even designed) by NASA, velcro did gain commercial success through NASA's application of its use on their space suits.

Hwang Woo-Suk (sounding ominously close to our efforts at solving this riddle) was a veterinarian who pioneered aspects (somewhat unethically) of stem cell research.

Then Ian mentions test tubes!

This leaves faffing around on Welsh farms?

Somehow this all relates to a make of helicopter the identity of which is becoming intriguing!

EoR

Clue No. 7

Flippin heck! This Ian Corrigible really is incorrigible!

After searching through 30+ names on a wikipedia list of Texas based sports teams there it appeared .. the Texas Rangers!

I recall very well the brief publicity surrounding this aircraft (early 80's) - I don't think any were actually delivered though!

How did I get to Texas? 'Ma bell' was evidently the nick name Americans used when referring to the phone company Bell System and from there it was a quick hop to Texas!

So ... No. 7 is the Texas Ranger - phew!

EoR

EoR,

To avoid any more death threats from Plaid Cymru I'm going to give you #8: MH-60A Velcro Hawk.

I/C

Well that is very gracious of you but, I feel a bit of a plonker given that the helicopter actually has the name 'velcro' in it - I really should have been able to track that down!

I am waiting to see some responses from the US who may have a better idea on the ship clue - they also have to pull their weight!

Please do however explain how the Velcro Hawk connects with test tubes, stem cell research and having fun on Welsh farms!

Earl

63 = Aircraft carrier 'Kitty Hawk'

#2 there was a Cobra program for the RoAF that never materialized
AH1 Dracula was the name of the helicopter

Yes, I know its not a helicopter but, as this is a 'coffee break' item I am hoping SP will permit it!

This photo was taken 'somewhere' in London this August but the photographer did not provide the location so I am genuinely interested to discover where this is. Anyone with any ideas?

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../0/1811084.jpg

Sepecat Jaguar GR3A, inverted, chromed and on display!

So why not post your question in Jetblast?
I think you'd like Jetblast.

Or some other forum. Airliners.net, for example.

:rolleyes:

BTW, Tate Britain.

Tate Britain| Current Exhibitions | Tate Britain Duveens Commission 2010


HTH

Every time I post some trivia on 'Coffee Break' someone comes back in the first post with the correct answer!

While I acknowledge that the average IQ of 'Rotorheads' members is way above the national average it is sometimes bloody annoying! :E

So, in an effort to increase the complexity of the clue .. can anyone identfy the following powerplant and tell me which types it is used in!

http://www.uk-odk.ru/img/content/pro...tv3_117big.jpg

Klimov TV3-117

Mi-14

19 minutes! what took you so long?

'Flippin 'eck!'@! I give up!

And I suppose you're going to tell me you didn't right click on the image and check to see the name the image was saved as!

Bloody Hell!

Well, can you put up a challenging clue then?

Anyway well done! :ok:

Also used on most variants of the Mi-24.

Earl

To which helicopter do these rotors belong?

http://lh5.ggpht.com/__dRpfF8qlVM/TP...%20here%21.jpg

Mil 8/Mil 17

Mil 4 Hound

Oh well that didn't take long .. back to the drawing board on ideas for this thread! :{

STVA .. I posted without seeing your reply .. Mi17 it is! Well done. :D

Um .. Lifting I would have given it to you had you said Mi8 but then you thew in the four blade comment (which I understand - I specifically chose the photo because it gives the impression of being a four-blader but .. the trailing edge is a give away to anyone familiar with the Russian types).

http://lh6.ggpht.com/__dRpfF8qlVM/TP...20Bulgaria.jpg

Bulgarian Air Force Mi17

The photographer's comment on this photo was "It look like helicopter land in wolf's fur" but I am wondering just how common wolves are .. even in Bulgaria!

Earl

I think Um Lifting should get the credit by one minute it is very difficult to tell the differance between the Mil 8 & 17 by the view of just two blades

No problem .. credit all round .. Um .. Lifting and STVA but if I award the correct answer to Um .. Lifting it comes with a price .. he has to set the next trivia challenge! ;)

Earl

http://lh6.ggpht.com/__dRpfF8qlVM/TS...61%20Cabin.jpg

This is what a cabin looks like (if you can afford it) on an Emirates A380 'Super Jumbo'.

A glimpse at the other side of the industry. A far cry from the dusty old flight deck of the Huey where I have spent much of my career!

(Still prefer the Huey though :ok:)

HM