The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXI

[really]

Are there any piston engined fighter aircraft being manufactured today?

 

[Cutlass]

Are there any piston engined fighter aircraft being manufactured today?

No. I believe the last, was in the 50s. The F4U Corsair was built up until about 1952. And the piston engine fighters that were still in use with 3rd world countries in the 60s were Corsairs, Mustangs, and I think some Thunderbolts. Though I don't know what year the Soviets built their last piston engine fighter. But by the early 50s they were building Mig jets. So no reason to build piston engine fighters. The Corsair only remained in production in part because the US Marines were flying it, and there were few jets that were carrier capable before the middle 50s. IIRC, the last air battle between piston engine fighters was in the late 60s between 2 Central American countries both flying Corsairs.

 

[GenMarshall]

Actually, if you count general aviation (private small two-four seater). There are still piston powered aircraft being made.

 

[Cutlass]

But they aren't fighters. They're Cessnas and similar to that.

 

[Synobun]

But they aren't fighters. They're Cessnas and similar to that.

Attach a gun to it and we've got the Canadian Air Force.

 

[Cutlass]

Attach a gun to it and we've got the Canadian Air Force.

The Canadian Air Force flies F-18s.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Geez Cutlass, way to get in the way of a Canadian armed forces joke.

 

[Cutlass]

We need the Canadians to back up the Coast Guard. So they need some real equipment.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

I know the answer, I'm just interested as to your best guesses.

How many mosques are there in Athens?

 

[W|M]

Fifteen?

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Fifteen?

I applaud you for not simply googling it and participating in the right spirit . There are 300,000 Muslims in Athens and the answer is less than 15.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Are there any piston engined fighter aircraft being manufactured today?

Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano

First produced: 2003
Countries that fly it: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Indonesia, and has been ordered by Guatemala and Angola (with the US considering purchasing it for Afghanistan).

It's not a fighter exactly, but it is used for drug interdiction (intercepting drug-carrying aircraft) and if a war broke out, I could see the countries that fly this adapting it for air-to-air use, particularly against helicopters.

Edit: Found this variant -
A-29A Single-seater for attack and armed reconnaissance (on interdiction tasks), attack and cover (on close air support tasks), able to intercept and destroy low performance aircraft. Incorporates an additional fuel tank (+ 400 liters).

 

[dutchfire]

i know the answer, i'm just interested as to your best guesses.

How many mosques are there in athens?

0? .

 

[shadowplay]

Zero it is. Something to do with lingering animosity with the Turks.

 

[Michkov]

I seem to remember reading they just got their first one, so 1?

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

There are none

 

[dutchfire]

I'd love to see a graph plotting number of mosques vs. economic prosperity in the EU.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

There are none

Ancient Greece promulgated freedom of religion? Can someone versed in classical history verify that?

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Why is everyone switching up their avies?

So confused.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Why is everyone switching up their avies?

So confused.

Not me. It was so damn difficult figuring out how to get James up there (I was Civ 5 paracetamol tablets prior to that) that he could sodomize my father while simultaneously pouring petrol into my petrol tank (apologies to "Clerks") and he'd stay up there.