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> *From:* Pete Arundel
> *To:* rctank...@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 17, 2013 4:37 PM
> *Subject:* [TANKS] Not tanks but an Obscure and Cyptic Aviation Quiz
>
> OK, I know we're all tank lovers on this forum but I think many of us
> ove
#7 Napier, sabre and nomad
#10 all three built arrows
Any others I would need to research DSmith
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From: Pete Arundel
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 4:37 PM
Subject: [TANKS] Not tanks but an Obscure and Cyptic Aviation
> *From:* Pete Arundel
> *To:* rctank...@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Monday, July 22, 2013 4:29 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [TANKS] Not tanks but an Obscure and Cyptic Aviation Quiz
>
> Not bad, but 7 is wrong. you need a type of sword and a wandering
> tribesman and then you'll get a
ation... Never question the wife, I
find!! SO, Tiny Tim the ROCKET, I see now... LOL.
Dave D.
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From: Pete Arundel
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [TANKS] Not tanks but an Obscure and Cyptic Aviation Quiz
No
gt; Dave D.
>
> PS Oh yeah, too bad you couldn't supply us with an e-mail address, thus
> ensuring that only YOU see our answers, but I realize that carries with it
> certain risks.. I know they do that over here when you want to get the
> address to a Tank battle site th
ng to get answers for #17 and #19, but it's not looking too
>> good with the present hints... Also a better answer to #10 may be in
>> order...
>>
>> Thanks for the fun Pete!!
>>
>> Dave D.
>>
>> PS Oh yeah, too bad you couldn't supp
now they do that over here when you want to get the
> address to a Tank battle site that they don't want to "broadcast"... Just
> a thought.
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Pete Arundel
> *To:* rctank...@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 17
nswers have some tie to Duxford?
>
> D.
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Pete Arundel
> *To:* rctank...@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 17, 2013 4:37 PM
> *Subject:* [TANKS] Not tanks but an Obscure and Cyptic Aviation Quiz
>
> OK, I know we&#x
My truck is fine but I'm on call that weekend so my attendance is at the
whim of The Gods and The Highways Agency . . .
On Saturday, 20 July 2013 17:18:53 UTC+1, Neil Rochford wrote:
>
> OK, Mr hatstand,
> before we get completely divorced from the real world,
> we have a battle planned in two
YOU see our answers, but I realize that carries with it
certain risks.. I know they do that over here when you want to get the address
to a Tank battle site that they don't want to "broadcast"... Just a thought.
- Original Message -
From: Pete Arundel
To: rctankc
Oh yeah,
One more thing, Pete,
Can we say that all of the answers have some tie to Duxford?
D.
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From: Pete Arundel
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 4:37 PM
Subject: [TANKS] Not tanks but an Obscure and Cyptic Aviation Quiz
Me again,
Actually, my answer to question #7 is abit weak... I'll have to take another
crack at it.
Again, my thanks!!
Dave D.
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OK, Mr hatstand,
before we get completely divorced from the real world,
we have a battle planned in two weeks time Pete, the first and only for
this year.
is your Truck Morris going to be ready ?
Neil "not expecting a reply" R
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2 -> My dad works at Pratt and Whitney, they planned to replace that clunky
British engine with P&W Wasp engines...
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Pete Arundel wrote:
> (2) Correct! Well done on the obscure British Radial Engine Test!
>
>
> On Friday, 19 July 2013 01:25:38 UTC+1, True North A
(3) Correct! Double Mamba Turboprop fitted in the Fairey Gannet
(13) Correct! The Spectre rocket was mounted above a Viper Turbojet
On Friday, 19 July 2013 01:18:08 UTC+1, True North Armouries wrote:
>
> 13 according to wikipedia the engine was intended as one of two engines
> for the SR.53 but
(6) Correct! It's an old RAF joke based on the fact that when Spey
Turbofans were fitted to Royal Navy phantoms it made them slower than other
F4s despite the engines generating more thrust. The extra drag of the
bigger intakes and fatter engines more than outweighed the increase in
thrust. The
(2) Correct! Well done on the obscure British Radial Engine Test!
On Friday, 19 July 2013 01:25:38 UTC+1, True North Armouries wrote:
>
> 2 you get an Aquila
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:24 PM, isaac goldman
>
> > wrote:
>
>> 6 -> fun word play, as the MD F4 Phantom sold to the US had a Rolls
2 you get an Aquila
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:24 PM, isaac goldman wrote:
> 6 -> fun word play, as the MD F4 Phantom sold to the US had a Rolls Royce
> Spey engine.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:18 PM, isaac goldman wrote:
>
>> 13 according to wikipedia the engine was intended as one of two en
6 -> fun word play, as the MD F4 Phantom sold to the US had a Rolls Royce
Spey engine.
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:18 PM, isaac goldman wrote:
> 13 according to wikipedia the engine was intended as one of two engines
> for the SR.53 but only two prototypes were built so i doubt thats it.
> Theres
13 according to wikipedia the engine was intended as one of two engines for
the SR.53 but only two prototypes were built so i doubt thats it. Theres a
Viper missile system operated by the royal navy, but that doesnt use the
spectre engines. Im gonna say SR.53 but am not sure about it.
3 that woul
(3) I'm talking about the one with the snakes!
(13) Right Spectre. Now where would you find it with a Viper?
12 and 20 are correct! :-)
On Thursday, 18 July 2013 13:50:50 UTC+1, True North Armouries wrote:
>
> new day, new attemps
>
> 3 -> Are you talking about the gloster or fairey gannet?
>
>
new day, new attemps
3 -> Are you talking about the gloster or fairey gannet?
12 -> the douglas F3d Skyknight (i admit i looked this one up online)
13-> Well the spectre was a rocket engine, but i dont think it was ever
used in an actual aircraft... Maybe i have the wrong spectre in mind.
20 ->
No, sorry. The clue is in the quote - and a big rocket! :-)
On Thursday, 18 July 2013 00:23:25 UTC+1, True North Armouries wrote:
>
> Wild guess but 17 typhoon fighter bomber?
> On 2013-07-17 5:17 PM, "Pete Arundel" >
> wrote:
>
>> (1) Correct; There are two seats in an RE8 (RFC nick-name 'Harr
Wild guess but 17 typhoon fighter bomber?
On 2013-07-17 5:17 PM, "Pete Arundel" wrote:
> (1) Correct; There are two seats in an RE8 (RFC nick-name 'Harry Tate')
> (4) Correct; Miss Tilly Shilling's orifice may be found in the carb of,
> usually, a Merlin and allowed Spitfires and Hurricanes to 'b
(1) Correct; There are two seats in an RE8 (RFC nick-name 'Harry Tate')
(4) Correct; Miss Tilly Shilling's orifice may be found in the carb of,
usually, a Merlin and allowed Spitfires and Hurricanes to 'bunt' when
following a diving enemy.
(10) Incorrect but on the right track> Keep thinking abou
1 -> its a two seater, so i assume 2 people
10 -> awesome planes that the government lost interest in halfway through,
and a beautiful piece of national heritage was consequently slice in half
and sent ignominiously to the scrap heap? (Its true for avro; the poor
arrow, such a beautiful and iconic
4 -> In the carburetor, specifically on the opening to the float bowl. It
limits the rate fuel can slosh into the carb so your engine doesnt flood
during negative Gs.
17 -> me 163?
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Pete Arundel wrote:
> OK, I know we're all tank lovers on this forum but I thin
OK, I know we're all tank lovers on this forum but I think many of us
overlap into other areas of military interest. Anyway, I made this up a few
years ago when I realised that a normal general knowledge quiz is just too
easy with Google ans Ask.com available.
So I got cryptic.
And obscure.
Any
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