Question of the day

[CatmanV2]

It was.
28 Cylinder 71 L Radial engine, average around 3500hp :O
Eight of them powered Howard Hughs Spruce Goose.

And the called it the 'Wasp' Wow

C

 

[zagatoes30]

And the called it the 'Wasp' Wow

C

I suspect the noise would be more than an annoying buzz

 

[Vampyrebat]

Wow!! I didn't know they powered the Spruce Goose, that was one monster of a sea plane!!

 

[spkennyuk]

Wow!! I didn't know they powered the Spruce Goose, that was one monster of a sea plane!!

Spruce Goose was made mainly from birch rather than spruce. Another useless fact i picked up from somewhere.

I dont think we have had a vampyrebat question yet. Its probably going to be about abba or the pet shop boys !

Your question Stuart.

 

[Vampyrebat]

Haha..........I can see I'm not going to live that one down for a while!!

Ok; What is the worlds smallest Bird of Prey and what is the worlds largest bird of prey?? (excluding Vultures as they are lazy ba5tards and wait for things to die rather than kill them)

 

[zagatoes30]

So Vultures and, I assume Condors (also lazy barstewards), are out.

When you say smallest / largest are we basing this on wingspan, weight or something else?

 

[allandwf]

I know the UK smallest is the Merlin, so I would assume it's smaller than that. ( Blackbird sized.) No idea about biggest, though surely the Americans will claim theirs is?

 

[Vampyrebat]

So Vultures and, I assume Condors (also lazy barstewards), are out.

When you say smallest / largest are we basing this on wingspan, weight or something else?

Yes, as impressive as Condors are they are still lazy ba5tards so they are out. Smallest/largest would be height (and probably wingspan)

 

[Vampyrebat]

I know the UK smallest is the Merlin, so I would assume it's smaller than that. ( Blackbird sized.) No idea about biggest, though surely the Americans will claim theirs is?

Yep! the Merlin is GB's smallest Bird of Prey, it is smaller but you are in the right family of B of P and the biggest can be found in the Americas but it's not Bald!!

 

[MarkMas]

The midget Eagle

 

[MarkMas]

The bee eater?

 

[Vampyrebat]

Hmmmmmmmmmm........I don't think your taking this seriously!

 

[Jnismith]

Killer moth?

 

[zagatoes30]

So you don't want flycatcher either

I would suggest the largest must be one of the eagles, so either the Philippine Eagle or the Sea Eagle, smallest probably a Falcon like the Merlin, I think there is an African Pygmy Falcon so that could be a contender

 

[Vampyrebat]

Your in the right family on both accounts Andy............the Eagle has a crest on it's head and sounds like a stringed instrument and the Falcon may have dark upper legs!!

 

[zagatoes30]

Ermm, you must be referring to the Harpy Eagle which although large is a forest dweller and hence I would have thought it would have a shorter wingspan / length compared to the Sea Eagle. However as it feeds on larger prey it is probably heavier which was partly why I asked for clarification the word largest

 

[Vampyrebat]

Yes! Correct; in mass it is the largest, wingspan you maybe right as it hangs around tropical rainforests..........The smallest is the Black-thighed Falconet at 14-16cm tall!


Over to you Andy

 

[zagatoes30]

As space is in the news today, how many people have travelled into space?

And for clarification how many have reached Earth Orbit.

 

[2b1ask1]

7.6 billion as we are all made from star dust!!!

 

[zagatoes30]

7.6 billion as we are all made from star dust!!!

I knew we would get a smart **** so have added clarification