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"The Wright Brothers Suite at the Alexis Park Inn is named after the
founders of modern aviation, George and Wilbur Wright. Today's 100th

"George" Wright?

Wasn't he the quiet one, who played lead guitar? ;-)

(Great ideas, by the way.)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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"Your Aviation Destination"

I thought it was a sandwich some crakers and water.
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Jim Burns III

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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What did Lindbergh eat on his flight across the Atlantic.

Well? (I thought it was a sandwich?)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"James Robinson" wrote in message
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Q - What country built the largest aircraft ever built? (Heavier than
air)

A - Russia (Former Soviet Union) TU-225


Antonov An-225



Q - Where is the Air Force museum located?

A - Dayton, Ohio (Wright Patterson Air Force Base)


Near Dayton, but not in Dayton.



Q - Actor Jimmy Stewart was drafted into the military in 1941. What
rank did he hold when he retired from the Air Force reserve?

A - Brigadier General


Jimmy Stewart was not drafted, he enlisted in March 1941.

"EDR" wrote in message
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Ahh!
But which field was it originally part of?
Wright Field or Patterson Field?


Neither, the present day USAF Museum was originally located at McCook Field.



What year did it move to its present location?


It moved to Wright Field in 1927.

"Jeff Franks" wrote in message
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First person to break the sound barrier (intentionally).


The first person to break the sound barrier did so intentionally.

"Allan Meuli" wrote in message
.. .

How about "Where is the oldest airport, located at its original site,
west of the Mississippi?"


Vancouver Washington.

"EDR" wrote in message
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What year did it move to its present location?


The first of the buildings presently used to house the museum opened in
1971.

Ross Oliver wrote:
... and make the questions more relavent to your local area.
... For example:

How many public-use airports are there in Iowa?
In what year did the Iowa City airport first open?
What type of aircraft was the first to land at the Iowa City airport?
How many aircraft are based at the Iowa City airport?
How many air (nautical) miles from Iowa City to First Flight Airport
at Kittyhawk?

.... snip...

In the "currently relevant" column, some of our residents could easily
answer questions like:

How many complaints are fielded annually about the City Centre Airport?
Which current Mayor and how many small-minded city councillors would
like to see it closed?
How much money will it take to settle pending lawsuits because of
city-council reversals to signed contracts for planned improvements?

Hope they are not relevant in Iowa :-)

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

James Robinson wrote:

Q - What country built the largest aircraft ever built? (Heavier than
air)

A - Russia (Former Soviet Union) TU-225


Antonov An-225

Ooops, brain fart. I had the TUs on my mind with the SST questions. It
this point, I suppose one could also argue if it is Russian or
Ukrainian.

Q - Where is the Air Force museum located?

A - Dayton, Ohio (Wright Patterson Air Force Base)


Near Dayton, but not in Dayton.

I'm not sure what you are getting at - military bases not being a part
of a city, or that the museum isn't within city limits. Actually, old
Wright field, where the museum is located, is within Montgomery County,
which is Dayton. The rest of Wright Patterson is in adjacent Greene
County. Since it's within the county limits, and well within the
built-up area of Dayton, I would argue that my answer is correct.

Q - Actor Jimmy Stewart was drafted into the military in 1941. What
rank did he hold when he retired from the Air Force reserve?

A - Brigadier General


Jimmy Stewart was not drafted, he enlisted in March 1941.

He was drafted, according to information on the Air Force Museum web
site:

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/js.htm

and according to the Jimmy Stewart museum:

http://www.jimmy.org/memories/passing.html

When he was called for service, he was declared underweight in the
medical exam, and initially rejected. He insisted that he be allowed in,
and his medical was overlooked. Therefore, the military considers him
legally as having been drafted. Because of his insistence in being
allowed to join in spite of his medical, I suppose one could consider
that he enlisted.

"Jim" wrote in message news:soOdnZ8ZZKHSKUmiRVn-

Alexander Graham Bell not only invented the telephone,

How about Alexander Graham Kowalski, who invented the telephone pole....