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Military Aviation Terminology Quiz

FlyBoeing From United States of America, joined May 2000, 866 posts, RR: 2
Posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 2053 times:

1) Due to aggravating problems with the F-16's fly-by-wire system causing crashes, what was the aircraft's nickname during testing and evaluation?

Here's a hint:

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2) What does NKAWTG stand for with respect to crews of the KC-10, KC-130, and KC-135?

3) How about NSDQ with respect to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment?

4) Which air force was standing in for the USAF during the movie "Iron Eagle"? What kind of planes were the "Arabs" flying?

5) What is the nickname for F-14s that participate in ground attack missions?

6) What was the McDonnell Douglas slogan that governed the F-15's initial focus on air-to-air combat?

7) What is the official nickname for the F-111?

8) How about the official nickname for the EF-111 electronic warfare aircraft?

9) How about the UNoffical nickname for the EF-111?

10) And now for something completely different. What percentage of the Blue Angels (just the stunt pilots) are Navy?

7 replies: All unread, jump to last

Mr. Squirrel From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1912 times:

7) What is the official nickname for the F-111?

Aadvark

10) And now for something completely different. What percentage of the Blue Angels (just the stunt pilots) are Navy?

100%. All U.S. Navy and Marine pilots are Naval Aviators. Big grin

Paulc From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1490 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1898 times:

8) EF111 nickname is 'Raven'

English First, British Second, european Never!

LY744 From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 5536 posts, RR: 11
Reply 3, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1884 times:

Without looking at the other replies:

6) What was the McDonnell Douglas slogan that governed the F-15's initial focus on air-to-air combat?

"Not a pound for air-to-ground"

7) What is the official nickname for the F-111?

Aardvark

8) How about the official nickname for the EF-111 electronic warfare aircraft?

Raven

LY744.

Pacifism only works if EVERYBODY practices it

GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12715 posts, RR: 80
Reply 4, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1882 times:

5) Bombcat
6) Not a pound for air to ground.
7) Aardvark
8) Electric fox
9) Sparkvark

Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21
Reply 5, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1871 times:

3: Israel. Arab "MiGs" were Mirages or KFirs.
5: Bombcat
6: not a pound for air to ground
7: the F-111 has no official nickname. Unofficial is Aardvark
8: Raven
9: Sparkvark
10: All but one of them is Navy by tradition, the last one being USMC.

I wish I were flying

Globemaster From Germany, joined Sep 2001, 102 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (11 years 4 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1846 times:

1) NKAWTG - Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas

Jumbofan From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 17 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (11 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1822 times:

1) LAWN DART Smile