Flight International - December 15, 2015

41. While Virgin Galactic’s suborbital
    tourism programme struggles, it is
    making steady progress with its
    LauncherOne satellite launch project,
    developing air-launched rockets named
    after which scientist?
    a. Newton
    b. Keppler
    c. Van Allen
    d. Goddard

4 2. Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket programme

finishes 2015 with a string of how many

successful launches?

a. 65

b. 69

c. 70

d. 72

3 5. What aerodynamic innovation, that made
its debut on the 787-9, did Boeing decide
to delete from the 777X?
a. Fly-by-wire spoilers
b. Electric-powered ground taxi
c. Folding wingtips
d. Hybrid laminar flow control

36. In which Chinese city does Comac
    produce the ARJ21 and C919?
    a. Tianjin
    b. Xian
    c. Shanghai
    d. Shenyang


37. Pratt & Whitney expects the geared
    turbofan engine fleet to stream how
    much data in real time to ground-based
    servers every year by 2030?
    a. 12 petabytes
    b. 12 gigabytes
    c. 12 terabytes
    d. 12 wonkabytes

SPACEFLIGHT

38. United Launch Alliance unveiled a new
    launcher concept that will eventually
    replace Atlas V and Delta IV. What’s it
    called?
    a. Ares
    b. Vulcan
    c. Neptune
    d. Capricorn

3 9. Which company is prime contractor for
the European Space Agency’s Ariane 6
rocket programme?
a. Thales Alenia Space
b. Arianespace
c. Airbus Safran Launchers
d. ELV SpA

40. Name the Silicon Valley billionaire behind
    rocket developer Blue Origin.
    a. Elon Musk
    b. Paul Allen
    c. Mark Zuckerberg
    d. Jeff Bezos

Y

Z

...and still time

to finish the

festive quiz!

Right on

schedule

for tea and

medals, sir...

Answers on page 44

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