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John Hill wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:20 pm

Extra extra bonus point for where did it end up?

Yes that too.

Mrs Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 29, 2023 3:48 pm

What was the first Boeing aircraft built and in which year?

Bonus point for how many came off the production line.

Mrs Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:57 am

John Hill wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:20 pm

Extra extra bonus point for where did it end up?

Yes that too.

Just to get the latest challenge onto the new page.

No one care to at least guess the year?

At least some one can guess where it ended up from Johns post.

Cheated but Boeing Model 1 the B&W Seaplane "Bluebill" 1916 2 manufactured.
Ended up in NZ flying mail. Ultimate fate unknown.

OH

The Boeing seaplanes may have carried mail, I do not know, it is recorded that the aircraft were imported to NZ for a flying school but what happened after that is anyone's guess but I understand they were eventually scrapped, some say just burned on the beach while others claim the aircraft were sealed up in old military tunnels at Auckland.

The story according to boeing: https://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/a ... %20Zealand.

O/H. In relation to the length of a 747 how far did the Wright brothers fly on their first flight?

Less than..about 3/4 ISTR.

You have it Fox it was 1/2.

Ta muchly.
How did Guy Fawkes die?

Hung, drawn and quatered I suspect.

That was the sentence, but not what actually happened.....

Did he end up being decapitated?

Edit: Ex-A has just googled it, and I now recall reading somewhere in the past what actually happened.

ISTR he perished on a bonfire . . .

Beheaded: Yes, but only after his death, instead of it being his death, which is what was intended in HDQ

Not a bonfire. That was reserved for females guilty of Treason.

We got all the details at school in History. We did all the revolts and revolutions. Probably something to do with three of the Old Boys being organisers of the Peasants' Revolt (1381).

To keep things moving along, we'll give that one to Mrs Ex-A.

The hanging bit of the hanged, drawn and quartered involved the victim climbing up a ladder with the noose round their neck, hands tied. This was to give the audience a good view. The rope was then tightened to slowly strangle the victim.
The victim was supposed to be still (just) alive when the drawing started.
Guy Fawkes committed suicide by jumping off the ladder whilst the rope was still slack, breaking his neck, and dying instantly. This deprived the crowd of most of their fun, and him of all of the pain.

Thankyou Fox3.

How many Super Guppies were made and how many are still flying?

Oh I remember from my aviation geek days, five were built, don’t know if any are still flying

Yes, five were built.

Care to guess how many are still flying?

Mrs Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:50 am

Yes, five were built.

Care to guess how many are still flying?

Less than 5