Bristol Aerospace industry quiz Part 1

[Mictheslik]

Went down to the Industrial museum today as it is closing for 3 years next weekend for a complete redevelopment. I took a few snaps and decided to make a little quiz out of them. Who knows the most about some famous Bristol engines!

1

a)What is the name of this engine
b)name two aircraft that used it (have a look at the display board)


2.

a)the name of this engine
b)Its most famous user


3.   (an obvious one)

a)Name it!
b)The aircraft it was in



4.

a)what is significant about this piece of metal


5.

a)name the chopper




Please put all your answers in this thread. This includes the answers to Part 2!

Part 2 is here

.Mic

[Hagar]

Please put all your answers in this thread. This includes the answers to Part 2!

Part 2 is here

One teeny problem. Part 2 is also named Part 1.

[Woodlouse2002]

1: Bristol Herculies radial engine.
Used in the Sunderland (as pictured! ) and Stirling and Halifax and on the occasional Lancaster and many others.

2: Not to hot on jet engines.


3: Pegasus from the Harrier. The previous Pegasus engine (a radial) powerd the Swordfish.

4: It's off the Bristol Brabazon airliner prototype. Didn't the jet age make it obsolete?

5: Dunno.

[Mictheslik]

1: Bristol Herculies radial engine.
Used in the Sunderland (as pictured! ) and Stirling and Halifax and on the occasional Lancaster and many others.

2: Not to hot on jet engines.


3: Pegasus from the Harrier. The previous Pegasus engine (a radial) powerd the Swordfish.

4: It's off the Bristol Brabazon airliner prototype. Didn't the jet age make it obsolete?

5: Dunno.

You have the answer to #1, but not under #1.......The harrier Pegasus is correct as is the Bristol brabazon. This piece of metal is the only part that still exists.

.mic

[Woodlouse2002]

You have the answer to #1, but not under #1.......The harrier Pegasus is correct as is the Bristol brabazon. This piece of metal is the only part that still exists.

.mic

You mean that Radial Engine no. 1 is the Bristol Pegasus that powered the Swordfish and the Blackburn Roc and Skua and The Bristol Bombay?

[C]

You mean that Radial Engine no. 1 is the Bristol Pegasus that powered the Swordfish and the Blackburn Roc and Skua and The Bristol Bombay?

Yes, and it powered the Sunderland too...

[Woodlouse2002]

Yes, and it powered the Sunderland too...

So I've recently heard.

[expat]

You are trying to pull a fast one here

The engine in part 1, picture 2 is an Olympus, but it is a Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 as found in Concord.

The engine in part 2 is also an Olympus, but a Bristol Olympus as powering the Avro Vulcan and the TRS2.

3 is a Rolls Royce Pegasus MK105.

And 5 is a Bristol Sycamore.

Matt

[Mictheslik]

You are trying to pull a fast one here

The engine in part 1, picture 2 is an Olympus, but it is a Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 as found in Concord.

The engine in part 2 is also an Olympus, but a Bristol Olympus as powering the Avro Vulcan and the TRS2.

3 is a Rolls Royce Pegasus MK105.

And 5 is a Bristol Sycamore.

Matt

Very good!

.Mic

[Anark]

Is 4 the only remaining peice of Brabazon fuselage?

[expat]

Another Brabazon question.

Does anone know what the Bristol Brabazon had that no other aircraft in history has ever had installed?

Matt

[Theis]

Another Brabazon question.

Does anone know what the Bristol Brabazon had that no other aircraft in history has ever had installed?

A movie theatre with a cocktail bar and lounge?

[expat]

A movie theatre with a cocktail bar and lounge?

It was big enough, but no  ;D

A clue, it was found in the cockpit.

Matt

[Anark]

How about a clue Mk.2?

[Hagar]

Another Brabazon question.

Does anone know what the Bristol Brabazon had that no other aircraft in history has ever had installed?

I have no idea but I know where another part of it is. We used it as a coat stand for many years.

PS. Did I tell you that I saw it in the air once?