Raymonde de Laroche, born Élisa Léontine Deroche, was the French aviation pioneer and the first woman ever to pilot a heavier-than-air, powered aircraft, the first female pilot to perform a solo flight, as well as […]
On 10th May 1910, the Swiss aviation pioneer Ernest Failloubaz performed his first flight in a copy of Blériot´s aircraft. It was the first flight of Swiss citizen in a domestically built aeroplane therefore is […]
On 12th April 1911, French aviation pioneer Pierre Prier, achieved new aviation milestone by opening direct air link between London and Paris, the two European capital cities. Pierre Prier was born on 26th December 1886 […]
On 29th March 1990, prototype of new Soviet turboprop airliner, Ilyushin Il-114, performed its maiden flight at Zhukovsky airfield. In the early 1980s, several airlines in the world were looking for a new, comfortable and […]
On 31st March 1990, prototype of R44 helicopter performed its maiden flight. The Robinson R44 was developed in the 1980s by Robinson Helicopter Company. It was based on the manufacturer´s previous successful rotorcraft design, Robinson […]
On 8th March 1954, Sikorsky S-58 medium rotorcraft performed its maiden flight. The new American military helicopter was initially developed for the US Navy and intended for anti-submarine warfare. The rotorcraft was based on the […]
On 4th March 1954, “Tony” LeVier, official test pilot of the Lockheed company, took-off for the first time in a prototype of a new fighter – XF-104, later developed into a well-known F-104 Starfighter. The […]
On 9th February 1897, an Australian aviation pioneer, Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, was born in Brisbane. In 1928, Kingsford Smith successfully completed the first transpacific flight in aviation history. His over 11,500-kilometre-long trip was […]
On 2nd February 1872, Henri Dupuy de Lôme presented to public his muscle-powered dirigible balloon, able to achieve up to 11 kph. Stanislas Charles Henri Dupuy de Lôme was born on 15th October 1816 in […]
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