ausrere
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I found that too... I wonder if the date is wrong in Gunston's book, or they just make a lot of data entry errors on the website.
Today in Aviation History - July
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I found that too... I wonder if the date is wrong in Gunston's book, or they just make a lot of data entry errors on the website.
Cap'n Jack
Final Approach
I thought planes were faster than 716 mph in 1985? There's probably something I'm missing here...Thanks for the aviation tidbits.
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KennyFlys
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I'm betting it was supposed to state "1955" since the F-86 came out only a few years before that. It was retired late 70s I believe.
Thanks for the aviation tidbits.
ausrere
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Yep..looks like they made a typo:
1953 - July 16: The North American F-86D Sabre beats its own speed record by flying 715.697 mph. [Boeing Log Book]
On November 19, 1952 & July 16, 1953 the F-86D set new world speed records by flying to speeds of 698.505 and 715.697. [McChord Air Museum]
Missa
En-Route
ausrere
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July 18
In 1912... Henry L "Hank" Miller, US pilot / lt adm (WW II-Pacific) was born.
In 1940... 1st successful helicopter flight in the US, Stratford, Ct. in the Vought-Sikorsky US-300.
In 1941... The first Boeing B-17s fly into combat, serving with the British Royal Air Force on a daylight bombing raid from 30,000 feet against Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
In 1942... Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe, 1st jet fighter, takes 1st flight.
In 1956... The first Boeing KC-135 rolls out from the Renton plant, followed a few minutes later by the last KC-97.
In 1974... NASA buys a Boeing 747 from American Airlines, and under a $30 million contract from Rockwell International, Boeing begins modifying it into the first Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
In 1912... Henry L "Hank" Miller, US pilot / lt adm (WW II-Pacific) was born.
In 1940... 1st successful helicopter flight in the US, Stratford, Ct. in the Vought-Sikorsky US-300.
In 1941... The first Boeing B-17s fly into combat, serving with the British Royal Air Force on a daylight bombing raid from 30,000 feet against Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
In 1942... Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe, 1st jet fighter, takes 1st flight.
In 1956... The first Boeing KC-135 rolls out from the Renton plant, followed a few minutes later by the last KC-97.
In 1974... NASA buys a Boeing 747 from American Airlines, and under a $30 million contract from Rockwell International, Boeing begins modifying it into the first Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
ausrere
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July 19
In 1867... Englishmen J.W. Butler and E. Edwards make the first delta-wing airplane designs. They take out patents for delta-wing monoplanes and biplanes to be propelled by jets of steam, compressed air, or gas.
In 1913... First example of skywriting by Milton J Bryant over Seattle WA, in forming a business of aerial advertising.
In 1920... The Vickers R. 80 airship, designed in an innovative streamlined shape by company designer Barnes Wallis, makes its first flight.
In 1937... The official search for missing flyers Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan is abandoned.
In 1943... 500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II.
In 1944... 1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany.
In 1963... NASA civilian Test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km.
In 1961... 1st in-flight movie shown (TWA).
In 1985... Sharon Christa McAuliffe is chosen by NASA to be the first private citizen passenger in the history of space flight.
In 1989... United Airlines DC-10 crashes at Sioux City Iowa, kills 112.
In 1867... Englishmen J.W. Butler and E. Edwards make the first delta-wing airplane designs. They take out patents for delta-wing monoplanes and biplanes to be propelled by jets of steam, compressed air, or gas.
In 1913... First example of skywriting by Milton J Bryant over Seattle WA, in forming a business of aerial advertising.
In 1920... The Vickers R. 80 airship, designed in an innovative streamlined shape by company designer Barnes Wallis, makes its first flight.
In 1937... The official search for missing flyers Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan is abandoned.
In 1943... 500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II.
In 1944... 1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany.
In 1963... NASA civilian Test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km.
In 1961... 1st in-flight movie shown (TWA).
In 1985... Sharon Christa McAuliffe is chosen by NASA to be the first private citizen passenger in the history of space flight.
In 1989... United Airlines DC-10 crashes at Sioux City Iowa, kills 112.
tonycondon
Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer)
that story will never cease to amaze me. the made for TV movie that came from it was pretty good, at least it was to me when I was about 7 and watched it.
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KennyFlys
Guest
What was the movie?!?!?
I'm certain there are some great stories in the many kids she inspired, even through her death. All because she dared to fulfill her own dream.
Was this the airliner that could make only left turns yet the pilot managed to get it down, still saving some?
wsuffa
Touchdown! Greaser!
By Love Possessed
tonycondon
Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer)
yes. Captain Al Haynes along with the flight crew and a DC10 sim instructor who just happened to be jump seating managed to wrestle it in. shed a fan blade over western South Dakota, lost all hydraulics i.e. flight controls. used thrust and differential thrust to control. made a pretty impressive fireball at "landing" over half the people lived.
t0r0nad0
Pattern Altitude
Kenny, that was the plane that had the #2 engine blow out and take out the hydraulic systems, so the only way they could steer was by varying the thrust on the two remaining (under-wing) engines. The two pilots did their damndest to keep the plane level with the yoke, and then a UAL DC-10 instructor/line check airman who was riding as a passenger came up and sat in the jumpseat to work the throttles. Pretty remarkable story.
ausrere
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ausrere
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July 20
In 1908... Orville Wright warns Glenn Curtiss that the wing flaps used in the AEA’s June Bug are an infringement of the Wrights’ patent.
In 1927... Lindbergh begins NY flight (Spirit of St Louis).
In 1944... Flying Fortresses of US 8th Air Force attack Leipzig / Dessau.
In 1944... Japanese aircraft carrier Hijo sinks by US air attack.
In 1944... Liberators of US 8th Air Force attack Gotha Russelsheim / Eisenach.
In 1944... US 15th Air Force attacks Friedrichshaven Memmingen.
In 1948... Sixteen Lockheed Shooting Stars complete the first west to east transatlantic flight by jet aircraft.
In 1969... Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first humans to land on the moon. Armstrong's immortal first words are, “that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
In 1976, America's Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful, first-ever landing on Mars.
In 1992... Round World Air Race begins in Paris.
In 1908... Orville Wright warns Glenn Curtiss that the wing flaps used in the AEA’s June Bug are an infringement of the Wrights’ patent.
In 1927... Lindbergh begins NY flight (Spirit of St Louis).
In 1944... Flying Fortresses of US 8th Air Force attack Leipzig / Dessau.
In 1944... Japanese aircraft carrier Hijo sinks by US air attack.
In 1944... Liberators of US 8th Air Force attack Gotha Russelsheim / Eisenach.
In 1944... US 15th Air Force attacks Friedrichshaven Memmingen.
In 1948... Sixteen Lockheed Shooting Stars complete the first west to east transatlantic flight by jet aircraft.
In 1969... Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first humans to land on the moon. Armstrong's immortal first words are, “that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
In 1976, America's Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful, first-ever landing on Mars.
In 1992... Round World Air Race begins in Paris.
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KennyFlys
Guest
I must sadly admit I darkenend this wonderful day twenty-five years later when I got married. I'll pay for that deed for the rest of my life.
ausrere
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July 21
In 1909... The first international Zeppelin (airship) show is held in Frankfurt, Germany.
In 1911... Denise Moore crashes and dies on a solo flight in a Farman airplane, the first woman killed in a plane.
In 1919... Anthony Fokker's establishes airplane factory at Hamburg & Amsterdam.
In 1921... First naval vessel sunk by aircraft. Two battleships being scrapped by treaty were sunk by bombs dropped from Army planes in demonstration put on by Brig. Gen. William S. Mitchell.
In 1946... First Carrier jet launch. An XFD Phantom piloted by LtCdr James Davidson made first successful landings and takeoffs (deck launched without catapults) on USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CV-42).
In 1961... First manned spacecraft to sink at sea was Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7. Grissom was saved from drowning by Navy rescue personnel.
In 1986... Eastern Airlines submits a reorganization plan to creditors.
In 1996... John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot, dies at 50.
In 1909... The first international Zeppelin (airship) show is held in Frankfurt, Germany.
In 1911... Denise Moore crashes and dies on a solo flight in a Farman airplane, the first woman killed in a plane.
In 1919... Anthony Fokker's establishes airplane factory at Hamburg & Amsterdam.
In 1921... First naval vessel sunk by aircraft. Two battleships being scrapped by treaty were sunk by bombs dropped from Army planes in demonstration put on by Brig. Gen. William S. Mitchell.
In 1946... First Carrier jet launch. An XFD Phantom piloted by LtCdr James Davidson made first successful landings and takeoffs (deck launched without catapults) on USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CV-42).
In 1961... First manned spacecraft to sink at sea was Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7. Grissom was saved from drowning by Navy rescue personnel.
In 1986... Eastern Airlines submits a reorganization plan to creditors.
In 1996... John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot, dies at 50.
ausrere
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July 22
In 1914... Britain’s first airplane passenger service is launched. The short-lived service flies from Leeds to Bradford and back, on half-hour intervals.
In 1920... Aviation enthusiast David R. Davis and airplane designer Donald W. Douglas team up to form the Davis-Douglas Company. Their goal is to build the first aircraft capable of flying non-stop across the U.S.
In 1933... One-eyed pilot Wiley Post lands after completing the first solo flight around the world. Post pioneers the early development of a pressure suit and proves the value of navigating instruments, especially the automatic pilot..
In 1944... The last of 5,936 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers is completed.
In 1983... Dick Smith makes 1st solo helicopter flight around the world in a Bell 206B Jetranger III. The flight was also the first solo helicopter flight across the Atlantic Ocean and the first solo flight from the U.S.A. to Australia by helicopter. The flight was taken over three stages from Fort Worth, Texas to London, London to Sydney and Sydney back to Fort Worth. A total of over 55,000 km was traveled in 260 hours of flying.
In 1989... Tony Aliengena (4th grade) became the youngest pilot to fly a plane around the world.
In 1914... Britain’s first airplane passenger service is launched. The short-lived service flies from Leeds to Bradford and back, on half-hour intervals.
In 1920... Aviation enthusiast David R. Davis and airplane designer Donald W. Douglas team up to form the Davis-Douglas Company. Their goal is to build the first aircraft capable of flying non-stop across the U.S.
In 1933... One-eyed pilot Wiley Post lands after completing the first solo flight around the world. Post pioneers the early development of a pressure suit and proves the value of navigating instruments, especially the automatic pilot..
In 1944... The last of 5,936 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers is completed.
In 1983... Dick Smith makes 1st solo helicopter flight around the world in a Bell 206B Jetranger III. The flight was also the first solo helicopter flight across the Atlantic Ocean and the first solo flight from the U.S.A. to Australia by helicopter. The flight was taken over three stages from Fort Worth, Texas to London, London to Sydney and Sydney back to Fort Worth. A total of over 55,000 km was traveled in 260 hours of flying.
In 1989... Tony Aliengena (4th grade) became the youngest pilot to fly a plane around the world.
ausrere
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July 23
In 1906... Having abandoned his helicopter project, Alberto Santos-Dumont unveils a new aircraft, the No.14 bis. at Bagatelle, France. The odd-looking machine is dubbed canard [duck].
In 1917... Maj. Benjamin D. Foulois, one of the great figures of early American aviation, is appointed commanding officer of the Airplane Division of the U.S. Signal Corps.
In 1937... The International Military Aircraft Competition at Dübendorf near Zürich provides the picturesque venue for the first major demonstration of the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
In 1930... Glenn Hammond Curtiss, aviation pioneer / airplane builder, dies at 52.
In 1940..."Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins.
In 1947... 1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI.
In 1956... Bell X-2 rocket plane sets world aircraft speed record of 3,050 kph.
In 1973... Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82.
In 1906... Having abandoned his helicopter project, Alberto Santos-Dumont unveils a new aircraft, the No.14 bis. at Bagatelle, France. The odd-looking machine is dubbed canard [duck].
In 1917... Maj. Benjamin D. Foulois, one of the great figures of early American aviation, is appointed commanding officer of the Airplane Division of the U.S. Signal Corps.
In 1937... The International Military Aircraft Competition at Dübendorf near Zürich provides the picturesque venue for the first major demonstration of the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
In 1930... Glenn Hammond Curtiss, aviation pioneer / airplane builder, dies at 52.
In 1940..."Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins.
In 1947... 1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI.
In 1956... Bell X-2 rocket plane sets world aircraft speed record of 3,050 kph.
In 1973... Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82.
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deafsound
Line Up and Wait
July 23, also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
ausrere
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July 24
In 1898... Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean and one of the world’s most famous aviators, is born in Atchinson, Kansas.
In 1917... Congress approves the expenditure of $640 million on military aviation. It is the largest single appropriation approved by Congress.
In 1919... First trimotor flight. Garden City, NY.
In 1941... The Boeing-built Douglas DB-7B attack bomber makes its first flight.
In 1943... The Royal Air Force (RAF) use “Window,” code name for metal foil dropped to confuse enemy radar, for the first time.
In 1946... Bernard Lynch becomes the first person to be “shot” out of an airplane. Lynch was involved in the first airborne test of a British “ejection seat.” Lynch ejected from a Gloster Meteor Mk III.
In 1965... Four F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing raid at Kang Chi are the targets of antiaircraft missiles in the first such attack against American planes in the Vietnam war. One is shot down and the other three sustain damage.
In 1969... Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
In 1898... Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean and one of the world’s most famous aviators, is born in Atchinson, Kansas.
In 1917... Congress approves the expenditure of $640 million on military aviation. It is the largest single appropriation approved by Congress.
In 1919... First trimotor flight. Garden City, NY.
In 1941... The Boeing-built Douglas DB-7B attack bomber makes its first flight.
In 1943... The Royal Air Force (RAF) use “Window,” code name for metal foil dropped to confuse enemy radar, for the first time.
In 1946... Bernard Lynch becomes the first person to be “shot” out of an airplane. Lynch was involved in the first airborne test of a British “ejection seat.” Lynch ejected from a Gloster Meteor Mk III.
In 1965... Four F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing raid at Kang Chi are the targets of antiaircraft missiles in the first such attack against American planes in the Vietnam war. One is shot down and the other three sustain damage.
In 1969... Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
ausrere
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July 25
In 1909... First cross-Channel flight. Louis Blériot flew in a 25-horsepower Blériot VI monoplane from Les Baraques near Calais, France, to Dover Castle, England, in a 26.61-mi (38-kilometer) 37-min. flight across the English Channel.
In 1909... Van den Schkrouff makes the first flight in Russia in a Voisin biplane at Odessa.
In 1943... RAF bombs Fokker airplane factory in Amsterdam.
In 1947... US Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of Defense.
In 2000... Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic passenger jet, F-BTSC, crashes just after takeoff from Paris killing all 109 aboard and 4 on the ground.
In 1909... First cross-Channel flight. Louis Blériot flew in a 25-horsepower Blériot VI monoplane from Les Baraques near Calais, France, to Dover Castle, England, in a 26.61-mi (38-kilometer) 37-min. flight across the English Channel.
In 1909... Van den Schkrouff makes the first flight in Russia in a Voisin biplane at Odessa.
In 1943... RAF bombs Fokker airplane factory in Amsterdam.
In 1947... US Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of Defense.
In 2000... Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic passenger jet, F-BTSC, crashes just after takeoff from Paris killing all 109 aboard and 4 on the ground.
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KennyFlys
Guest
A sad loss, all those little Fokkers!
ausrere
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July 26
In 1910... Capt. G. W. P. Dawes becomes the first British Army officer to be awarded an aviator’s certificate in England, when he qualifies for certificate no.17 on a Humber Monoplane at Wolverhampton, England.
In 1929... Johnny Burtin sets a new world altitude record of 26,531 feet for airplanes with a 1-ton load. Burtin’s flight also proves that at high altitudes, fuel consumption drops considerably and wind resistance is reduced, making high-altitude flying more economical and profitable.
In 1937... Famous pilot, Jacqueline Cochran, sets a new speed record for women by flying over 203 mph.
In 1971... Apollo 15 launched. It was the first of what were termed J missions — long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous missions.
In 1972... Rockwell International won a $2.6 billion contract to build the space shuttle orbiter, designated OV-101 (orbiter vehicle 101).
In 1996... Arthur William Raynes McDonald, radar Pioneer / pilot, dies at 93.
In 2005... Space Shuttle STS-114 Mission - Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.
In 1910... Capt. G. W. P. Dawes becomes the first British Army officer to be awarded an aviator’s certificate in England, when he qualifies for certificate no.17 on a Humber Monoplane at Wolverhampton, England.
In 1929... Johnny Burtin sets a new world altitude record of 26,531 feet for airplanes with a 1-ton load. Burtin’s flight also proves that at high altitudes, fuel consumption drops considerably and wind resistance is reduced, making high-altitude flying more economical and profitable.
In 1937... Famous pilot, Jacqueline Cochran, sets a new speed record for women by flying over 203 mph.
In 1971... Apollo 15 launched. It was the first of what were termed J missions — long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous missions.
In 1972... Rockwell International won a $2.6 billion contract to build the space shuttle orbiter, designated OV-101 (orbiter vehicle 101).
In 1996... Arthur William Raynes McDonald, radar Pioneer / pilot, dies at 93.
In 2005... Space Shuttle STS-114 Mission - Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.
ausrere
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July 27
In 1901... Wilbur and Orville Wright make the first of a series of test glides at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their redesigned biplane glider No. 2 has a larger wing area and wing control worked by a pilot’s hip-cradle device.
In 1909... Orville Wright makes the first official test flight of the U.S. Army’s first airplane in Fort Meyer, Virginia. President William Howard Taft, his cabinet, and 10,000 spectators witness the flight. The flight lasts 1h 12m 40s.
In 1912... Lieutenant John Rodgers and Ensign Charles Maddox, in a Wright B1 Flyer, send the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship, the torpedo boat USS Stringham, stationed in Annapolis, Maryland.
In 1920...Radio compass used for 1st time for aircraft navigation.
In 1923... Edward Stinson lands his Junkers at Mitchell Field in New York after making the first non-stop flight from Chicago.
In 1928... The Boeing Model 80, a 12-passenger trimotor biplane transport, makes its first flight. The design is upgraded to the 18-passenger Model 80A, which makes its first flight a year later.
In 1931... The Air Line Pilots Association of the USA is formed.
In 1939... The first of 38 B-23 Dragons built flew.
In 1944... The British Royal Air Force (RAF) puts the first operational jet-powered airplanes into service. The Gloster Meteor joined the 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force with 14 aircraft and became the first allied jet aircraft to register a kill.
In 1949... The de Havilland 106 Comet becomes the world’s first jet airliner to be used in commercial travel. .
In 1972... The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle air superiority jet fighter makes its first flight successfully and on schedule.
In 1999... Rollout of the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). On Oct. 11 Boeing Business Jets will launch the larger BBJ 2.
In 2002... Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 85 and injuring more than 100 others, the largest air show disaster in history.
In 1901... Wilbur and Orville Wright make the first of a series of test glides at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their redesigned biplane glider No. 2 has a larger wing area and wing control worked by a pilot’s hip-cradle device.
In 1909... Orville Wright makes the first official test flight of the U.S. Army’s first airplane in Fort Meyer, Virginia. President William Howard Taft, his cabinet, and 10,000 spectators witness the flight. The flight lasts 1h 12m 40s.
In 1912... Lieutenant John Rodgers and Ensign Charles Maddox, in a Wright B1 Flyer, send the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship, the torpedo boat USS Stringham, stationed in Annapolis, Maryland.
In 1920...Radio compass used for 1st time for aircraft navigation.
In 1923... Edward Stinson lands his Junkers at Mitchell Field in New York after making the first non-stop flight from Chicago.
In 1928... The Boeing Model 80, a 12-passenger trimotor biplane transport, makes its first flight. The design is upgraded to the 18-passenger Model 80A, which makes its first flight a year later.
In 1931... The Air Line Pilots Association of the USA is formed.
In 1939... The first of 38 B-23 Dragons built flew.
In 1944... The British Royal Air Force (RAF) puts the first operational jet-powered airplanes into service. The Gloster Meteor joined the 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force with 14 aircraft and became the first allied jet aircraft to register a kill.
In 1949... The de Havilland 106 Comet becomes the world’s first jet airliner to be used in commercial travel. .
In 1972... The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle air superiority jet fighter makes its first flight successfully and on schedule.
In 1999... Rollout of the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). On Oct. 11 Boeing Business Jets will launch the larger BBJ 2.
In 2002... Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 85 and injuring more than 100 others, the largest air show disaster in history.
ausrere
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July 28
In 1858... Nadar takes 1st airborne photo (in a balloon).
In 1933... Dr. Albert Forsythe and Charles Alfred “Chief” Anderson land at Atlantic City to complete the first return flight to the West Coast by African-American pilots.
In 1934... Nelly Diener becomes Europe’s first air stewardess.
In 1935... The Boeing Model 299 (XB-17), prototype of the B-17, makes its first flight at Boeing Field in Seattle. Newspaper reporters nickname it "The Flying Fortress."
In 1945... A B-25 Mitchell bomber accidentally crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 13 people.
In 1950... The first scheduled passenger service flown by a gas-turbine powered airliner (turboprop) is British European Airway’s (BEA) Vickers V. 630 Viscount.
In 1976... Altitude record of 85,069' attained in horizontal flight set in a Lockheed SR-71A at Beale AFB CA by USAF Capt Robert C. Helt.
In 1976... Speed Records set. Two records set; USAF Capt Eldon W Joersz, 2193.16 mph over a straight course, and USAF Maj Adolphus H Bledsoe, 2092.29 mph over a closed circuit, both in Lockheed SR-71As at Beale AFB CA.
In 1982... The first McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet is delivered to the Canadian Forces Air Command.
In 1858... Nadar takes 1st airborne photo (in a balloon).
In 1933... Dr. Albert Forsythe and Charles Alfred “Chief” Anderson land at Atlantic City to complete the first return flight to the West Coast by African-American pilots.
In 1934... Nelly Diener becomes Europe’s first air stewardess.
In 1935... The Boeing Model 299 (XB-17), prototype of the B-17, makes its first flight at Boeing Field in Seattle. Newspaper reporters nickname it "The Flying Fortress."
In 1945... A B-25 Mitchell bomber accidentally crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 13 people.
In 1950... The first scheduled passenger service flown by a gas-turbine powered airliner (turboprop) is British European Airway’s (BEA) Vickers V. 630 Viscount.
In 1976... Altitude record of 85,069' attained in horizontal flight set in a Lockheed SR-71A at Beale AFB CA by USAF Capt Robert C. Helt.
In 1976... Speed Records set. Two records set; USAF Capt Eldon W Joersz, 2193.16 mph over a straight course, and USAF Maj Adolphus H Bledsoe, 2092.29 mph over a closed circuit, both in Lockheed SR-71As at Beale AFB CA.
In 1982... The first McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet is delivered to the Canadian Forces Air Command.
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KennyFlys
Guest
What exactly is the difference between the two? A "closed circuit" for that fast of a plane would seemingly span a half dozen states.
ausrere
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Apparently the straight course was a 15/25km course, the closed circuit course was 1000km. There is a diagram of the courses here: http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/spd_run001.html
ausrere
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July 29
In 1909... Georges Legagneux makes the first airplane flight in Sweden in his Voisin biplane in Stockholm.
In 1920... 1st transcontinental airmail flight from NY to SF.
In 1930... Airship R100, 1st passenger-carrying flight from England to Canada.
In 1949... Airlift in West-Germany to West-Berlin ends.
In 1952... A USAF North American RB-45 completes the first non-stop transpacific flight by jet aircraft.
In 1958... President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating a new federal agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA’s stated goal is to enable the U.S. to lead the exploration of space for peaceful purposes to benefit humanity.
In 1959... The first jetway in the U.S. is installed at the International Airport in San Francisco, California. Designed to protect passengers from the weather when they board or leave the jet plane, it is a powered telescopic or collapsible corridor that extends to the aircraft and connects the plane to the terminal. They are commonplace in all airports today.
In 1971... American and United airlines take delivery of the first two production Douglas DC-10 jetliners, and American puts its new DC-10 in regular service just eight days later.
In 1909... Georges Legagneux makes the first airplane flight in Sweden in his Voisin biplane in Stockholm.
In 1920... 1st transcontinental airmail flight from NY to SF.
In 1930... Airship R100, 1st passenger-carrying flight from England to Canada.
In 1949... Airlift in West-Germany to West-Berlin ends.
In 1952... A USAF North American RB-45 completes the first non-stop transpacific flight by jet aircraft.
In 1958... President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating a new federal agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA’s stated goal is to enable the U.S. to lead the exploration of space for peaceful purposes to benefit humanity.
In 1959... The first jetway in the U.S. is installed at the International Airport in San Francisco, California. Designed to protect passengers from the weather when they board or leave the jet plane, it is a powered telescopic or collapsible corridor that extends to the aircraft and connects the plane to the terminal. They are commonplace in all airports today.
In 1971... American and United airlines take delivery of the first two production Douglas DC-10 jetliners, and American puts its new DC-10 in regular service just eight days later.
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KennyFlys
Guest
I liked the L-1011 a lot better. It's too bad it didn't get a faster hold on the market.
ausrere
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July 30
In 1909... The Rinji Gunyo Kikyu Kenkyu Kai (Provisional Committee for Military Balloon Research) is formed in Japan.
In 1921... Swiss pilot, Francois Durafour, achieves a daring first by landing his airplane on the slopes of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain in the Alps.
In 1924... Two Japanese airmen, Yukichi Goto and his flight engineer Minezo Yonezawo, return to Osaka after completing the first flight around Japan. The flight covers 2,727 miles and takes over 33 hours.
In 1935... First "Blind" carrier landing. USN Lt Frank Akers flew a Berliner-Joyce OJ-2 from NAS San Diego to USS Langley at sea and landed on instruments (under a hood), for which feat he was awarded a DFC.
In 1983... Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, California.
In 1971... Apollo 15 Mission - David Scott and James Irwin on Lunar module, Falcon, land with first Lunar Rover on the moon.
In 1971... An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Japan killing 162.
In 1909... The Rinji Gunyo Kikyu Kenkyu Kai (Provisional Committee for Military Balloon Research) is formed in Japan.
In 1921... Swiss pilot, Francois Durafour, achieves a daring first by landing his airplane on the slopes of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain in the Alps.
In 1924... Two Japanese airmen, Yukichi Goto and his flight engineer Minezo Yonezawo, return to Osaka after completing the first flight around Japan. The flight covers 2,727 miles and takes over 33 hours.
In 1935... First "Blind" carrier landing. USN Lt Frank Akers flew a Berliner-Joyce OJ-2 from NAS San Diego to USS Langley at sea and landed on instruments (under a hood), for which feat he was awarded a DFC.
In 1983... Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, California.
In 1971... Apollo 15 Mission - David Scott and James Irwin on Lunar module, Falcon, land with first Lunar Rover on the moon.
In 1971... An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Japan killing 162.
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In 1930... First dirigible takeoff and landing on an oceangoing vessel.
In 1948... President Harry Truman helped dedicate New York International Airport (later John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild Field.
In 1957... The Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations designed to detect Soviet bombers approaching North America, went into operation.
In 1964... Jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39.
In 1973... Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later.
In 1984... Venz commandos terminate hijacking of an aircraft, 2 killed.
In 1991... Senate votes to allow women to fly combat aircraft.
In 1992... Thai Airbus crashes into mountain at Kathmandu, 113 die.
In 1930... First dirigible takeoff and landing on an oceangoing vessel.
In 1948... President Harry Truman helped dedicate New York International Airport (later John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild Field.
In 1957... The Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations designed to detect Soviet bombers approaching North America, went into operation.
In 1964... Jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39.
In 1973... Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later.
In 1984... Venz commandos terminate hijacking of an aircraft, 2 killed.
In 1991... Senate votes to allow women to fly combat aircraft.
In 1992... Thai Airbus crashes into mountain at Kathmandu, 113 die.