On 17 July 1978, the Yugoslav SOKO G-4 Super Galeb jet trainer and light attack aircraft made its maiden flight. The G-4 Super Galeb (Super Seagull) was developed in the late 1970s in the former […]
On 10 July 1919, the British rigid airship R.34 set out on its return journey to England. Having flown for 75 hours, it reached RNAS Pulham station on 13 July. This made the R.34 the first […]
On 25 June 2026, Red Bull issued a press release announcing that a group of eight of the world’s best wingsuit pilots had completed the longest terrain formation flight ever, launching from above Mont Blanc. […]
On 3 July 1937, the prototype of the German flying boat, the Dornier Do 24, successfully performed its maiden flight. In August 1934, Reichsluftfahrtministerium (the German Reich Ministry of Aviation – RLM) issued a requirement […]
On 26 June 1936, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 twin-rotor helicopter performed its maiden flight. Heinrich Focke, born in Bremen in 1890, was a German aviation pioneer and rotorcraft designer, often referred to as the “father […]
On 19 June 1937, the Airspeed Oxford, a British twin-engine training and transport aircraft, performed its first flight. The aeroplane was developed by Airspeed, following the British Air Ministry Specification T.23/36, and based on the […]
The Swedish company Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) from the USA have successfully completed the maiden flight of the world’s first unmanned Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft. This significant milestone was achieved […]
On 22 May 1946, prototype of the DHC-1 Chipmunk training aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight. The DHC-1 Chipmunk was the first post-war aircraft designed by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. Developed shortly after […]
On 8 May 1927, Charles Nungesser and François Coli began their transatlantic flight attempt, flying the Levasseur PL.8. In April 1913, the Daily Mail officially launched a transatlantic flight competition. The editorial office offered a […]
Boeing and the United States Navy have reached a significant milestone with the first flight of an operational Boeing MQ-25A Stingray. This signals tangible progress towards routine carrier operations and a broader shift in naval […]
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