AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2020 - 40

PILOT BRIEFING
TEST PILOT

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BY BARRY SCHIFF

1. From reader Karl Lautman: How was Miss Shilling's orifice used
to help the Royal Air Force win the Battle of Britain?
2. Why are long flap and landing-gear handles (and other similar
levers) often referred to as Johnson bars?
3. Runway 15/33 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was built to accommodate space shuttle landings at the Kennedy Space Center and
is 15,001 feet long. Why does its length include what seems to be
an extraneous foot?
4. The Luftwaffe is the name of Germany's air force. What does
the word mean in English?
5. From reader Tony Bill: Explain why there is an American
Airlines Boeing 737 emblazoned in a TWA paint scheme currently
flying along American's domestic route structure.

A. reduced wing lift.
B. reduced propeller
thrust.
C. reduced horsepower.
D. increased drag.
7. F ro m re a d e r
John Schmidt: True
or false? Shigenori
Nishikaichi, a
Japanese pilot who participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor,
crash landed his battle-damaged Zero in Hawaii during the raid
and was treated to a luau by local Hawaiians.
8. Grumman Aircraft manufactured eight fighters that were
named after cats. How many of them can you name?

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