Uncle Roger's Festive Quiz 2012
- 1.In formal documentation this aircraft is designated the BD-500-1A10. But what is its more familiar name?
- A.
Bombardier CS100
- B.
Embraer 195
- C.
Mitsubishi MRJ90
- D.
Sukhoi Superjet 100
- 2.Which new-generation narrowbody is scheduled to be the first to fly powered by CFM Leap engines, in 2014?
- A.
Airbus A320neo
- B.
Boeing 737 Max
- C.
Bombardier CSeries
- D.
Comac C919
- 3.Airbus Military’s A400M transport formally received its new product name in July. What is it?
- A.
Atlas
- B.
Bear
- C.
Eurolifter
- D.
Transall 2
- 4.Which operator entered the history books by placing the largest-ever business jet order by value.
- A.
Flexjet
- B.
Flight Options
- C.
NetJets
- D.
VistaJet
- 5.It’s 80 years since Theyre Lee-Elliott’s famous airline logo started appearing. But what does it feature?
- A.
British Airways’ speedbird
- B.
KLM’s royal crown
- C.
Lufthansa’s flying crane
- D.
Pan American’s globe
- 6.The Bloodhound SSC supersonic car will attempt to break the land speed record in 2013 powered by which aeroengine?
- A.
Eurojet EJ200
- B.
Pratt & Whitney F100
- C.
Rolls-Royce Spey
- D.
Snecma M53
- 7.Which airline was the recipient of the first 787 built at Boeing’s Charleston facility?
- A.
A. Air India
- B.
B. Ethiopian Airlines
- C.
C. Japan Airlines
- D.
D. LOT
- 8.Name the new Citation programme launched by Cessna to compete in the hotly contested super-midsize sector
- A.
Latitude
- B.
Longitude
- C.
M2
- D.
Ten
- 9.Five years after the A380 entered service, Airbus tested airframe 100. But for which customer?
- A.
Air France
- B.
Emirates
- C.
Singapore Airlines
- D.
Thai Airways
- 10.How much did Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky parent United Technologies pay for Goodrich?
- A.
$7 billion cash and shares
- B.
$11.5 billion including assumption of debt
- C.
Up to $15 billion depending on 2012 profit
- D.
More than $18 billion
- 11.Which aircraft’s innovative engine-intake blanking doors caused confusion during the Farnborough air show?
- A.
Boeing C-17
- B.
RAC MiG-29
- C.
Saab Gripen E/F demonstrator
- D.
Yakovlev Yak-130
- 12.Which Chinese company failed in its bid to acquire Hawker Beechcraft
- A.
AVIC
- B.
CAIGA
- C.
Harbin
- D.
D. Superior Aviation Beijing
- 13.Which International Aero Engines partner sold out of the V2500 programme?
- A.
Japanese Aero Engines
- B.
Pratt & Whitney
- C.
MTU
- D.
Rolls-Royce
- 14.Finmeccanica lost €2.4 billion before taxes in 2011; what other crisis occupied management attention during 2012?
- A.
Credit rating downgrade in the wake of Italy’s deteriorating public finances
- B.
Bribery allegations related to export sales
- C.
Fire damage to the 787 fuselage barrels plant in Grottaglie
- D.
An Italian defence ministry investigation into mishandling of classified information
- 15.Lufthansa received the first passenger Boeing 747-8 but with how many seats is it configured?
- A.
362
- B.
399
- C.
401
- D.
416
- 16.Bombardier relaunched and rebranded its Learjet 40XR and 45XR business jets. In which market sector does the new 70 and 75 duo compete?
- A.
Entry-level
- B.
Large cabin
- C.
Light cabin
- D.
Midsize
- 17.SpaceX’s in-development Falcon 9 Heavy space satellite launcher will be powered by how many engines?
- A.
9
- B.
14
- C.
18
- D.
27
- 18.What other fighter does the Shenyang J-15 closely resemble?
- A.
RAC MiG-29K
- B.
Sukhoi Su-33
- C.
Sukhoi Su-34
- D.
Sukhoi Su-35
- 19.Which chief executives were most disappointed when BAE Systems and EADS were unable to consummate their merger proposal?
- A.
Ian King and Tom Enders
- B.
Dick Olver and Arnaud Lagardère
- C.
John Rishton and Fabrice Brégier
- D.
Nick Rose and Louis Gallois
- 20.From which of Airbus’s four current and future narrowbody production lines will the first A320neo emerge?
- A.
Hamburg
- B.
Mobile
- C.
Tianjin
- D.
Toulouse
- 21.China’s first aircraft carrier entered service, following a lengthy rebuild programme. What is the vessel now called?
- A.
Dalian
- B.
Liaoning
- C.
Shi Lang
- D.
Varyag
- 22.GKN’s acquisition of which aero engine components maker will catapult the UK-headquartered company into the top tier of that sector?
- A.
Avio
- B.
ITP
- C.
MTU
- D.
Volvo Aero
- 23.Which restored World War II aircraft was flown in New Zealand in late September, marking the type’s first airborne sighting since a 1996 crash?
- A.
De Havilland Mosquito
- B.
Heinkel He-111
- C.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
- D.
Vickers Wellington
- 24.Bell made its foray into the upper-medium-class helicopter sector with the launch of which aircraft?
- A.
365R
- B.
425R
- C.
525R
- D.
625R
- 25.Production of which new turbofan began in 2012 for Bombardier’s Global 7000 and 8000 business jets?
- A.
GE Passport 20
- B.
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800
- C.
Rolls-Royce BR725
- D.
Safran Silvercrest
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