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How Well Do You Know Your Defense Aircraft?

This brilliant aircraft is the Italian-Brazilian A-11 AMX, but which engine powers it?

Find out on the next image.

Answer: The Rolls-Royce Spey

The military Spey was developed to meet the needs of high performance aircraft in both subsonic and, with reheat, supersonic operations.

What is the name of this helicopter?

Click on the next slide to check your answer!

Answer: Bell 525 Relentless

The 525 was the first commercial helicopter with fly-by-wire (FBW) flight controls.

The USAF is the largest C-17 Globemaster operator, name three other air forces that fly it.

Check the next slide for the list!

Answer: The USAF is the largest C-17 Globemaster operator, here are some of the air forces that fly it:

Australia, Canada, Hungary or NATO, Heavy Airlift Wing, India, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

The U.S. Navy uses these lovely Beechcraft King Air 90s for multi-engine training. But what does the Navy call them?

Go to the next image for your answer!

Answer: The T-44 Pegasus

Can you name the missile being carried by this H225 Caracal helicopter?

Check the next slide to see if you got it right!

Answer: Exocet AM39

Exocet AM39 is the airborne version of the Exocet anti-ship missile family. It can be launched from strike aircraft, Maritime Patrol Aircraft and helicopters.

This is a USAF TH-1H Iroquois, but where in the U.S. is it based?

Check the next slide for the answer!

Answer: Fort Rucker, Alabama

What is this aircraft?

Check out the next slide for the answer!

Answer: Korean Aerospace Industries KT-1 Peru

Extra points if you said Torito!

The U.S. Army operates over 400 of these twin-engine helicopters, but what is it called?

Check your answer on the next slide!

Answer: UH-72 Lakota

The Lakota is a version of the H145 family multi-mission helicopter, which is used worldwide for law enforcement, emergency medical transportation, search and rescue, offshore and utility operations, and corporate transportation.

This is a Turkish Air Force F-4E Phantom Terminator 2020, but what is that missile attached to it?

See the next slide for the answer!

Answer: AGM-142 / Have Nap/ Popeye / Israel

AGM-142s were first fielded in 1992 and were used during the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia.

This Eurocopter Cougar is operated by a European air force, but which one?

See the next slide for the answer and more!

Answer: Slovenia

That's the end of the quiz! How did you do?
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How well do you know your defense aircraft and facts? Take our quiz to find out! 

Image credit: Tony Osborne. 

Comments

1 Comment
mdtakase
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 18:52
Hi, The AMX is known in Brazil as A-1, not A-11
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