Aviation History Trivia Questions
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Which airline, founded in 1920, originally operated under the name Queensland & Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd.?
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qantas
What Soviet national airline had the largest fleet of planes in the world?
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aeroflot
What aircraft, developed jointly by British Aerospace and Aerospatiale, has a cruise speed of Mach 2?
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concorde
Which jets had hairline cracks in their wings repaired by British Airways in 1994, known for breaking the sound barrier?
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concorde
What gas was the U.S. Navy's first airship, ZR1 Shenandoah, filled with?
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helium
Who was the pilot that broke the sound barrier and also shot down 13 German aircraft in WWII, known to have 'The Right Stuff'?
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chuck yeager
For which pilot, who was the first to break the sound barrier, is Charleston, West Virginia's booming airport named?
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chuck yeager
Which supersonic plane did Barbara Harmer become the first woman to co-pilot in 1993?
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concorde
What type of vehicle did an Air Force doctor use to stay a record 32 hours in the stratosphere in 1957?
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balloon
Who was the pilot that flew a Bell X-1 aircraft at 662 miles per hour on October 14, 1947?
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chuck yeager
In 1956, the first non-stop transcontinental flight in what type of craft took 32 hours?
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helicopter
What supersonic airliner could transport passengers between Paris and New York City in under 4 hours?
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concorde
What is the flight time, rounded to the nearest hour, of the Concorde from London to New York?
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