CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which airport World’s largest propeller plane lands?
A
UK Airport
B
Pakistan Airport
C
Bahrain airport
D
Iran airport
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -People gathered in mass numbers to witness the landing of one of the world’s largest planes, the whale-shaped Airbus Beluga at Kolkata airport on November 20. The super transporter Airbus Beluga landed at Kolkata airport on Sunday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Piston engines The official speed record for a piston plane was held by a modified Grumman F8F Bearcat, the Rare Bear, with a speed of 528.315 mph (850.241 km/h) on 21 August 1989 at Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States of America.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stratolaunch Roc, the world’s biggest airplane, completed its ninth test flight over Mojave Desert. Made to carry rockets and smaller vehicles, the Roc is also called a mothership aircraft.

Detailed explanation-4: -The An-22 was the first wide body transport aircraft and remains the world’s largest turboprop-powered aircraft to date. The An-22 is powered by four Kuznetsov NK-12 engines, each driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers which have a unique sound.

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