How Well Do You Know Your Defense Aircraft?
April 30, 2020![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2020-04/a-11_copy.png?itok=qcBR40vY)
This brilliant aircraft is the Italian-Brazilian A-11 AMX, but which engine powers it?
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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.
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What is the name of this helicopter?
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Answer: Bell 525 Relentless
The 525 was the first commercial helicopter with fly-by-wire (FBW) flight controls.
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The USAF is the largest C-17 Globemaster operator, name three other air forces that fly it.
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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
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The U.S. Navy uses these lovely Beechcraft King Air 90s for multi-engine training. But what does the Navy call them?
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Answer: The T-44 Pegasus
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Can you name the missile being carried by this H225 Caracal helicopter?
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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.
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This is a USAF TH-1H Iroquois, but where in the U.S. is it based?
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Answer: Fort Rucker, Alabama
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What is this aircraft?
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Answer: Korean Aerospace Industries KT-1 Peru
Extra points if you said Torito!
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The U.S. Army operates over 400 of these twin-engine helicopters, but what is it called?
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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.
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This is a Turkish Air Force F-4E Phantom Terminator 2020, but what is that missile attached to it?
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Answer: AGM-142 / Have Nap/ Popeye / Israel
AGM-142s were first fielded in 1992 and were used during the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia.
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This Eurocopter Cougar is operated by a European air force, but which one?
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Answer: Slovenia
That's the end of the quiz! How did you do?
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Image credit: Tony Osborne.
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