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Airshows Mini Quiz
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Named after a New York nightclub, what U.S. Navy squadron flies F/A-18 Super Hornets?
The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron, were named after the Blue Angel nightclub in New York City, a popular 1940s venue, and transitioned to F/A-18 Super Hornets in 2020.
Often creating a visible vapor cone, what thunderous noise results from an aircraft breaking the sound barrier?
A sonic boom occurs when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound, generating a shock wave that propagates as a thunder-like noise on the ground. The preceding vapor cone is a visible condensation cloud from rapid pressure drops around the plane.
Reminiscent of the barnstorming era, what stunt performers act while strapped to the exterior of a moving biplane?
Wing walking originated in World War I, when mechanics repaired aircraft by walking on the wings mid-flight, later becoming a daring barnstorming spectacle in the 1920s.
Famous for its Diamond Nine formation, which Royal Air Force aerobatic team flies BAE Hawk jets?
The Red Arrows' Diamond Nine formation features nine BAE Hawk jets arranged in a diamond shape, symbolizing precision aerobatics since the team's formation in 1965.