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With or without a google search?3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20 are easy.
BTW, the full issue can be found on Google Books.
Without - I swear, it was a fair play. Some of questions are about very well known things - at least, for my generation (e.g., DDT, kamikaze), in some cases you need just a bit logic - for instance, I didn't know about the tests of "turbo supercharger" in 1918, but I knew that the B-17 got turboloaders already in 1938 - the answer was quite evident. Ok, I know that now "turbo supercharger" means not the same as "turboloader", however I estimated the probability of that complexity as quite low. And the Ki-61 should be pretty good known for any aviation enthusiast.With or without a google search?supercharger
I assumed that altitude tests were clearly something completely extraordinary in 1918, but there was no doubt about the B-17's turboloaders, so I answered correctly. The question was interesting, so I immediately googled it and was a little bit surprised by the results.There was a bit of clever wording in the question about the turbocharger. "High Altitude test" was done with a Liberty engine mounted on the back of truck that had been driven up Pike's Peak to over 14,000ft for the tests.
Wasn't that used in a TV commercial a few decades ago?There was a bit of clever wording in the question about the turbocharger. "High Altitude test" was done with a Liberty engine mounted on the back of truck that had been driven up Pike's Peak to over 14,000ft for the tests.
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A lot more photos and article here.
The French used the turbocharger already in the early 1920's, if not earlier (1919?).however, the YP-25 and subsequent P-30 had already been equipped and flown by the early 1930's.
But who was the first to install a turbocharger on an airplane? According to the literature available to me, it was the French in 1919 - they installed a turbocharger on one of the Nieuport-Delage Ni-D 29C1 prototypes to achieve a world altitude record.The US had built a number of biplanes using turbo chargers in the late 20s.
British had also used one or two turbos in 1920s, at least one may have been bought from the French.But who was the first to install a turbocharger on an airplane? According to the literature available to me, it was the French in 1919 - they installed a turbocharger on one of the Nieuport-Delage Ni-D 29C1 prototypes to achieve a world altitude record.
It's not about 1945, I personally right now would like to know whether my information about who first installed a turbocharger on an airplane is correct.As far as the Magazine goes, American magazine, intended for American service men, in 1945. Bringing in a French airplane is not fair