• HOME
  • MILITARY AVIATION
  • CIVIL AVIATION
  • AIR SHOWS
    • AIR SHOW NEWS
    • AIR SHOW REPORTS
  • AVIATION HISTORY
    • DREAMERS AND DOERS
    • AVIATION MUSEUMS
    • AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
  • SPACE
  • OTHER
26th May 2022
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
HomePioneers

Pioneers

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

20 May 1784 – first women to ascend in a tethered balloon

20th May 2022 Jacek Domański

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 […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

13 May 1930 – Jean Mermoz completed the first south transatlantic postal flight

13th May 2022 Jacek Domański

On 13th May 1930, Jean Mermoz, French aviation pioneer, opened the south transatlantic postal line, from Saint-Louis in Senegal to Natal, Brazil, flying in Latécoère 28 floatplane. Jean Mermoz was born on 9th December 1901 […]

AVIATION HISTORY

Mihajlo Petrović – Serbian aviation pioneer

7th March 2022 Jacek Domański

In March of this year, it will be 109 years since the death of Mihajlo Petrović, the first Serbian pilot, one of the first Serbian military aviators, as well as one of the first pilots […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

21 January 1885 – Umberto Nobile is born

21st January 2022 Jacek Domański

On 21st January 1885, Italian aviation pioneer and designer, as well as famous explorer of the Arctic areas, was born in Lauro, Italy. Umberto Nobile became famous thanks to his technical skills and passion for […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

7 January 1785 – first balloon crossing of the English Channel

6th January 2022 Jacek Domański

On 7th January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries performed the very first successful balloon flight across the English Channel (La Manche), covering the route from Dover Castle to Guînes (Guisines), Pas-de-Calais. Since the childhood, […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

12 November 1906 – the first officially observed flight in Europe

11th November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 12th November 1906, Alberto Santos-Dumont performed a series of public flights, in one of them covering a distance of 200 metres. That was the very first flight officially observed by the FAI and, in […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

22 October 1909 – Raymonde de Laroche, the first female pilot

21st October 2021 Jacek Domański

On 22nd October 1909, Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman ever to pilot a heavier-than-air, powered aircraft and also the first female pilot that performed a solo flight. Élisa Léontine Deroche, as that was […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

27 August 1783 – the world´s first hydrogen balloon

26th August 2021 Jacek Domański

On 27th August 1783, French scientist, professor Jacques Charles and engineers Anne-Jean Robert and Nicolas-Louis Robert, have launched the first ever hydrogen-filled balloon. Although the idea of ballooning was as old as ancient China (approximately […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

30 July 1921 – François Durafour lands at Dôme du Goûter

29th July 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

François Durafour, a Swiss aviation pioneer, was born on 27th November 1888 in Geneva. After completing his mechanical studies, Durafour initially worked at Ateliers Sécherons and then in 1910 he was employed as Hanriot aeroplane […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Boeing A-75N1 / PT-17 Kaydet

15th June 2021 Jacek Domański

Boeing A-75N1 Stearman / PT-17 Kaydet (built 1941, c/n  c/n 75-717, N74189), during a wing walking flying display at the 6th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, September 2016. A daredevil aviation stunt known as ´wing walking´ is […]

Posts navigation

1 2 »

Photo of the Week

Military Aviation

  • Jet trainer and light attack aircraft – a close look at G-4 Super Galeb
    17th May 2022
  • Tactical airlift dexterity practised over the Pacific Ocean
    12th May 2022
  • SHIELD 2022 in Batajnica
    2nd May 2022

Air Shows

  • Perfect opening of the Czech air show season – Den ve vzduchu 2022
    23rd May 2022
  • 2022 air show season updates (5) – Sanicole International Airshow
    18th May 2022
  • 2022 air show season updates (4)
    10th May 2022

Space

  • Bjarni Tryggvason – Iceland’s first and only astronaut
    20th April 2022
  • 28 January 1986 – Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
    27th January 2022
  • The race for ´space movie´
    11th October 2021

Tags

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Accident AIRSHOW anniversary Ansat Aviaticka Pout Belgium Czech Republic Editorial fighter first flight France Germany Helicopter IL-76 LKPD Luftwaffe MAKS-2019 Mi-8 Mi-24/35 Mi-171 MiG-29 Mil Museum Pioneers poland Rostviertol Russia Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Air Force Sanicole Serbia Serbian Air Force and Air Defence Soviet Union Sukhoi Tag der Bundeswehr United States USAF warbird World War II

Find More

Civil Aviation

  • 11 March 1993 – first flight of Airbus A321
    10th March 2022
  • Kazakh pilots improved their skills in flying Mi-171A2 helicopter
    22nd February 2022
  • More than 26,000 flying hours accumulated by helicopters made at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
    14th February 2022

Aviation History

  • Great collection of classic aircraft – Classic Trainers (Hangar 3)
    24th April 2022
  • 1 April 1954 – last operational sortie of the RAF Spitfire
    31st March 2022
  • 55 years in the sky – Aérospatiale Gazelle
    28th March 2022

Other

  • ´Russian Helicopters´ has overhauled six Mi-17-1V of Peruvian Air Force
    3rd November 2021
  • Rostec and Russian Post launched UAV delivery tests in Chukotka
    3rd August 2021
  • An unusual last flight of Su-27 fighter
    30th May 2021

Afterburner on Facebook

About Us

Afterburner – The Aviation Magazine: an aviation website established in 2018, by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

 

Recent Articles
  • Kaman SH-2G(P) Super Seasprite
  • Perfect opening of the Czech air show season – Den ve vzduchu 2022
  • 20 May 1784 – first women to ascend in a tethered balloon
  • 2022 air show season updates (5) – Sanicole International Airshow
  • Zlín XII
  • Jet trainer and light attack aircraft – a close look at G-4 Super Galeb
Categories
AIR SHOW NEWS AIR SHOW REPORTS AIR SHOWS AVIATION HISTORY AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY AVIATION MUSEUMS CIVIL AVIATION DREAMERS AND DOERS EDITORIAL FEATURED MILITARY AVIATION OTHER PHOTO OF THE WEEK SPACE
Afterburner Library
Let´s stay in touch
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Home
  • Legal Disclaimer
  • Contact

All content on this page is copyrighted © 2018-2021 Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

We use cookies in order to give you the best possible experience on our website. By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies.
Accept
Read More