4 November 1909 – Pigs can fly
On 4th November 1909, John Moore-Brabazon made a flight with a pig placed in a wastepaper basket attached to his aeroplane, to prove that ´pigs can fly´. ´When pigs fly´ is a common phrase in […]
On 4th November 1909, John Moore-Brabazon made a flight with a pig placed in a wastepaper basket attached to his aeroplane, to prove that ´pigs can fly´. ´When pigs fly´ is a common phrase in […]
On 21st October 1961, prototype of Bréguet 1150 Atlantic, long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), performed its maiden flight. In the late 1950s NATO faced a new threat – an excessive number of modern and efficient […]
On 14th October 1964, YCH-53A – prototype of heavy lift cargo helicopter (later known as Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion), performed its maiden flight. The CH-53 owns its origins to the United States Marine Corps and […]
On 23rd September 1910, Jorge Chávez took-off from Brig in Switzerland and flown through the Pennine Alps to Italy. However, his aircraft crashed during the landing, heavily injuring the pilot. Jorge Chávez Dartnell (aka Geo […]
On 2nd September 1947, prototype of new Hawker jet aircraft designated P.1040 (VP401) or, following its naval designation, N.7/46, performed its first flight. Two years later, the aircraft was approved for serial production and received […]
On 19th August 1940, prototype of a twin-engine medium bomber, later known as B-25 Mitchell, performed its maiden flight at Mines Field, Los Angeles. In the late 1930s, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) […]
On 17th June 1910, Vlaicu I, an aircraft built by Aurel Vlaicu, performed its maiden flight near Cotroceni Hill (Dealul Cotroceni) in Bucharest. It was the very first flight of a powered aeroplane in Romania […]
On 3rd June 1932, the RWD-6, Polish sports and touring aeroplane, made its maiden flight. The aeroplane was created by one of the most well-known Polish aviation manufacturers of the inter-war period, RWD design bureau. […]
On 10th May 1972, a prototype of new American close air support (CAS) aircraft, designated YA-10, performed its maiden flight. Over the next fifty years the aeroplane, officially named A-10 Thunderbolt II but commonly nicknamed […]
On 20th May 1784, Marchioness and Countess de Montalembert, Countess de Podenas and Miss Lagarde ascended in a tethered balloon of the Montgolfier system and therefore they became the first women ever to fly. In […]
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