Which aircraft embarked on its maiden flight first? (This or That)

[9-29-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing “This or That” Quiz Question: Which aircraft embarked on its maiden flight first?

We have put both correct (left side) and incorrect (right side) options below. The correct answers (1-10) are bold (blue).

• Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing ….. Cessna 208 Caravan
• Blériot XI ….. Bell X-1
• Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ….. Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
• de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver ….. F-16 Fighting Falcon
• Ford Trimotor ….. Grumman Gulfstream I
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ….. Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
• North American B-25 Mitchell ….. Pilatus PC-12
• North American P-51 Mustang ….. Piper PA-28 Cherokee
• Robinson R22 ….. Piaggio P.180 Avanti
• Vought F4U Corsair ….. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

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If you have the same options as above, you can select the correct answer marked in blue. If you have different options, you need to compare the first flight date of the aircraft to determine the right answer. In the following table, the aircraft are sorted by name. Rank is based on their maiden flight dates. You can check the rank to get the correct answer. E.g., if flight X has a rank of 11 and flight Y has a rank of 23, the correct answer is X.

List of 76 legendary aircraft and their first flight date:

Rank	Aircraft	First flight date
48	Airbus A300	October 28, 1972
57	Airbus A320 airliner	February 22, 1987
67	Airbus A380	April 27, 2005
70	Airbus A400M	December 11, 2009
7	Alberto Santos-Dumont 14-bis	October 23, 1906
45	Anglo-French Concorde	March 2, 1969
59	Antonov An-225 Mriya	December 21, 1988
34	Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow	March 25, 1958
12	Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing	November 4, 1932
60	Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey	March 19, 1989
25	Bell X-1	January 19, 1946
8	Blériot XI	January 23, 1909
42	Boeing 737	April 9, 1967
44	Boeing 747	February 9, 1969
63	Boeing 777	June 12, 1994
76	Boeing 777X	January 25, 2020
71	Boeing 787 Dreamliner	December 15, 2009
13	Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress	July 28, 1935
22	Boeing B-29 Superfortress	September 21, 1942
31	Cessna 172	June 12, 1955
54	Cessna 208 Caravan	December 9, 1982
66	Cirrus SR22	January 1, 2000
2	Clément Ader	October 9, 1890
74	Comac C919	May 5, 2017
17	Consolidated B-24	December 29, 1939
68	Dassault Falcon 7X	May 5, 2005
26	de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver	August 16, 1947
28	de Havilland Comet	July 27, 1949
14	Douglas DC-3	December 17, 1935
58	Extra EA-300	May 1, 1988
49	F-16 Fighting Falcon	January 20, 1974
10	Ford Trimotor	June 11, 1926
64	General Atomics MQ-1 Predator	July 3, 1994
50	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	January 20, 1974
53	Gossamer Albatross	June 12, 1979
35	Grumman Gulfstream I	August 14, 1958
72	Gulfstream G500	May 18, 2015
3	Gustave Whitehead	August 14, 1901
27	Hughes H-4 Hercules	November 2, 1947
40	Learjet 23	October 7, 1963
38	Lockheed A-12	April 25, 1962
29	Lockheed C-130 Hercules	August 23, 1954
23	Lockheed Constellation	January 9, 1943
65	Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor	September 7, 1997
69	Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II	December 15, 2006
24	Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star	January 8, 1944
41	Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird	December 22, 1964
33	Lockheed U-2	August 1, 1955
4	Lyman Gilmore	May 15, 1902
21	Messerschmitt Me 262	April 18, 1941
32	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21	June 16, 1955
46	Mil Mi-24	September 19, 1969
73	Mitsubishi Regional Jet	November 11, 2015
19	North American B-25 Mitchell	August 19, 1940
20	North American P-51 Mustang	October 26, 1940
61	Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit	July 17, 1989
56	Piaggio P.180 Avanti	September 23, 1986
62	Pilatus PC-12	May 31, 1991
36	Piper Arrow	January 14, 1960
16	Piper J-3 Cub	January 1, 1938
37	Piper PA-28 Cherokee	January 14, 1960
5	Richard Pearse	March 31, 1903
52	Robinson R22	August 28, 1975
51	Rutan VariEze	May 21, 1975
47	RV-3	January 1, 1971
75	Scaled Composites Stratolaunch	April 13, 2019
55	Scaled Composites Voyager	June 22, 1984
9	Sopwith Camel	December 22, 1916
11	Spirit of St. Louis	April 28, 1927
30	Sud Aviation Caravelle	May 27, 1955
15	Supermarine Spitfire	March 5, 1936
1	Thomas Moy’s Aerial Steamer	June 1, 1875
43	Tupolev Tu-154	October 4, 1968
39	Vickers VC10	June 29, 1962
18	Vought F4U Corsair	May 29, 1940
6	Wright brothers Wright Flyer	December 17, 1903

Today’s “Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz” has ten answers to the “This or That?” question. Each answer carries 5 points, and the wrong answer does not earn any points. Earn five points per question—up to 50 points total—when you answer correctly. So, select only the correct answers.

If you find other answers, please mention them in the comment.

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