SHORT AVIATION STORIES

SHORT AVIATION STORIES

Henri Pitot

4 May 2024 Jacek Domański

Henri Pitot, the French hydraulic engineer, was born on 3rd May 1695 in Aramon, France. Although he was actually not an aviation pioneer, the Pitot´s name is well known to literally all aviators, due to […]

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Laika, the space dog

14 April 2024 Jacek Domański

On 3rd November 1957, another milestone in space exploration was achieved. On that very day, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, the first spacecraft to carry an animal into the Earth´s orbit – a space […]

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Mars Helicopter Ingenuity

8 April 2024 Kacper Kolibowski

On 19th April 2021, the autonomous NASA helicopter Ingenuity made its first flight at Wright Brothers Field on Mars. Ingenuity (also nicknamed Ginny) became the first aircraft to perform powered and controlled extra-terrestrial flight. Although […]

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Let L-410 Turbolet

31 March 2024 Kacper Kolibowski

On 16th April 1969, the new Czechoslovak short-range, twin-engine transport aircraft L-410 Turbolet successfully completed its maiden flight. The aircraft was designed and developed by LET Kunovice aviation plant. Initially, the aeroplane was intended for […]

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Swissair

29 March 2024 Jacek Domański

On 26th March 1931, two Swiss airlines – Ad Astra Aero (founded in 1919) and Balair (founded in 1925) – merged to create a new company named Schweizerische Luftverkehr-AG / S.A. Suisse pour la Navigation […]

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Avro 500

23 February 2024 Jacek Domański

On 3rd March 1912, Avro 500 military utility biplane designed by A.V. Roe, performed its maiden flight. The aircraft was assessed as perfectly designed and having exceptional flight characteristics, apart from its top speed and […]