Thread: Aviation riddles

My guesses.......

1 Two planes are flying off the coast of South America. They are alongside each other, parallel, at the same speed and altitude. The left plane drops a five pound steel ball and simultaneously, the right plane drops a five pound sack of feathers. Which object will hit the ground first?

c- neither, You are off the coast of South America, therfore they both hit the ocean.

2 In which of the following aircraft would a go-around last the longest?

c- space shuttle

3 You are flying an airplane. There are ten pax on the plane. At the first scheduled stop, three pax deplane, and two climb in. At the second stop, two pax get on, while three get out. At the third stop, five pax come aboard and only one deplanes. How old is the pilot?

c- only you know the answer, I'm flying the airplane.

4 Airplane A leaves from BOS to JFK. An hour later, airplane B, leaves JFK to BOS. The two planes are flying a direct route and going at exactly the same speed. Which airplane will be nearer to BOS when they meet?

c- none of the above, The're at the same place when they meet.

5 You are in a horse stable and asked to demonstrate a sonic boom with the objects in the stable (It could happen ) You tell him not only are you going to show him a sonic boom, but will in fact create a sonic boom. Can you do it?

c- the vacuum cleaner used in stables is referred to as a sonic boom. This is a guess.

Coyne, Luv2fly, nice try; however you need a perfect score to receive an Off Topic Helmet and Goggles (O.T.H.G.) award.
The game is still in play.

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Congratulations Coyne you solved 4 out of 5 riddles correctly and posted first. Sorry Luv2fly, but just like when you nonrev, timing is everything.
Unfortunatley Coyne I am unable to present you with the 'Off Topic Helmet and Goggles' award as you needed a perfect score. However in recognition of your astonishing breadth of aviation knowledge I present you with the 'Almost Off Topic Helmet and Goggles' award.
As an almost .O.T.H.G. award winner, you may now conclude all your 'Off Topic' posts with the signature line- almost O.T.H.G. winner.
Again congratulations

Quiz solutions
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1. C neither will hit the ground, they will hit water

2. C space shuttle

3. C only you know answer, since you are flying the plane

4. C none of the above, -When they meet? Obviously the distance will be exactly the same when they meet.

5. A It could be done. Take a whip (there's one in all stables) and whip the air. You would instantly create a sonic boom. The sound you hear of the whip is actually a sonic boom. A rifle bullet also produces a sonic boom.[/list]

Now a math trick so unbelievable it will stump you.
(Especailly Coyne and Luv2fly who actually think you would keep a sonic boom vacuum cleaner around horses. )
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1. Grab a calculator. (You won't be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number(NOT THE AREA CODE)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE ANSWER?[/list]

Keep'em flying

More riddles

The following are logic riddles they don't rely on tricks or jokes for the solution.
Have fun

Three men (nonrevs) go to spend the night at a hotel. They pay for a $30 room, each giving $10 for their share. When they go to their room, the manager realizes that he forgot to give the men the airline rate of $25, so he gives $5 to the bellman to return to the men. The bellman goes to give back the $5 and when he does, the men take it, but give the bellmen $2 as a tip, thereby keeping $1 each for themselves. However, one of the men (we'll call him Al ) is distrurbed remarking. "Hey, we each spent $9 dollars for the room, since we got a $1 back, which totals $27 right? Plus the $2 we gave the bellman, that's only $29! Where's the extra dollar???"
Can you solve the riddle for Al?

There are three light bulbs in a room, and three light switches outside the room. You are outside and want to match which switch goes with which light bulb. You can only travel into the room once, and cannot come back in again. You can do anything you want upon entering the room. How can you set the situation so that you will know which switch goes with which light bulb?

Ok, lets see some solutions

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Migflanker:
1. Grab a calculator. (You won't be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number(NOT THE AREA CODE)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE ANSWER? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Nope. Makes no sense at all - was this some sort of April Fool's thingy ??

No April Fool's joke Al, I just forgot the disclaimer: Those using phone numbers from outside the U.S. must adjust for date, time & continental differences. In other words, the trick only works with U.S. phone numbers.

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Well it's not much of a trick then is it ?!?!
I'm taking my toys and leaving the sandpit as we speak - I don't want to play anymore. Keep your silly home rules, home games.