Christophe Posted March 31, 2009 Author Posted March 31, 2009 Ok, here we are... Either it will be a very easy one, or a very compliacted one... We'll see... Question #238What am I ?1. What's my name ?2. From which aircraft am I originated ?3. What is my main mission ?4. What is the date of my maiden flight ?5. How many aircraft similar to me have been in service in total ?6. How many have been modernised recently ?7. Where did this modernisation take place ?8. How many are now in service ? The winner will be the first Member able to fully answer these 7 questions.Good hunt and good luck... :rolleyes:
Christophe Posted April 1, 2009 Author Posted April 1, 2009 Any try ? Will go back only on Monday... Ch.
Christophe Posted April 6, 2009 Author Posted April 6, 2009 Hi, I'm back.Wild Card, others... any try ? Or I will give a hint... Cheers.Ch.
Christophe Posted April 12, 2009 Author Posted April 12, 2009 Ok, first hint : Even if I entered in service at the time of Soviet Union, I was first reported publicly by Western observers in 1992.Good hunt and good luck... Ch.
Christophe Posted April 26, 2009 Author Posted April 26, 2009 Ok, no success, here...A word that can help : Dome... Ch.
Christophe Posted April 30, 2009 Author Posted April 30, 2009 OK, quiet here... And if I say Maxdome, no one inspired ? Ch.
RedMaestro Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 Ok, here we are... Either it will be a very easy one, or a very compliacted one... We'll see... Question #238What am I ?1. What's my name ?2. From which aircraft am I originated ?3. What is my main mission ?4. What is the date of my maiden flight ?5. How many aircraft similar to me have been in service in total ?6. How many have been modernised recently ?7. Where did this modernisation take place ?8. How many are now in service ? The winner will be the first Member able to fully answer these 7 questions.Good hunt and good luck... 1. Il-80 Maxdome. This particular one has the civilian code RA-861492. Il-863. to carry the Russian president and other high-ranking government officials to safety in the event of a nuclear war.4. summer, 19855. 46/7. ???? I couldn't find anything on recent modernization. 8. 3 -Alex
Christophe Posted May 3, 2009 Author Posted May 3, 2009 Hi Alex,Fantastic !!! You make my day !! I was really afraid the Quiz was slowly dying, dying... You're the winner !!! Congrats!! Here are the answers :What am I ?1. What's my name ?Ilyushin Il-80 (NATO reporting name: "Maxdome"). And you're right about its code RA-86149.2. From which aircraft am I originated ?Ilyushin Il-86 Camber, transport version of the Il-86.3. What is my main mission ?Used as a command center for Russian officials such as the President, in the event of nuclear war.4. What is the date of my maiden flight ?Summer 1985.5. How many aircraft similar to me have been in service in total ?4, with codes from RA-86146 to RA-86149.6. How many have been modernised recently ?One has been already modernised, and is back to service : the RA-86148.A second one is currently modernised : the RA-86147.7. Where did this modernisation take place ?Vaso factory in Voronezh.8. How many are now in service ? 4 are officially in service. One is currently modernised. So 3 are in service.Alex, your turn, now!!! Cheers.Ch.
Christophe Posted May 8, 2009 Author Posted May 8, 2009 Hi Alex,Your turn, now for Question #239... Cheers.Ch.
RedMaestro Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 OK, sorry for the delay.I hope this isn't too easy or hard, and that it hasn't been asked or posted before.What and where is this?
Christophe Posted May 10, 2009 Author Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) Not an easy one... A Russian helicopters exhibition show, somewhere, but where... Ch. Edited May 10, 2009 by Christophe
RedMaestro Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 Not an easy one... A Russian helicopters exhibition show, somewhere, but where... Ch.OK, I'll give some hints. I'm sorry, I'm not very good at coming up with quiz questions. So far they have been either too easy, too hard, or too far fetched, and I'm no good with making clues either. Ay ay ay! Anyway, here is a start:1. This "exhibition show" was completely unplanned.2. You would not want to try flying those helicopters. They aren't going anywhere, and you would probably get sick trying.-Alex
ilja559 Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 May be this cemetery of helicopters which extinguished a reactor in Chernobyl.
Christophe Posted May 10, 2009 Author Posted May 10, 2009 Yes, Ilja, good try... Here is probably gathered all the equipment used to deal with Chernobyl accident...Ch.
RedMaestro Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 May be this cemetery of helicopters which extinguished a reactor in Chernobyl.Congratulations Ilja, that is correct! Apparently there are several of these graveyards around Chernobyl, though this is the only one I have found. This link has some more photos of the site: http://englishrussia.com/?p=2343. And here is a picture of a helicopter during the cleanup operation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chernoby..._operation.JPEG. It probably ended up in this graveyard.OK, Ilja, your turn now! :jumping:
ilja559 Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Excuse Gents for a delay.Recently this Soviet group was on sale.What award was in this group else?
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