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Aviation/Today in aviation. 2010 – UPS Flight 6, operated by Boeing 747-44AF N571UP crashed shortly after take-off from Dubai International Airport, killing both crew and destroying the aircraft. N571UP was operating an international cargo flight to Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany. [1] 2009 – BA CityFlyer accepts delivery of its first Embraer ...
Overview. The international Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards (AJOYA) were awards for writers and broadcasters working in the aerospace and aviation field, including specialists and those working for non-specialist titles. The awards dinner took place in mid-July (timed to coincide with the Farnborough Air Show and the Paris Air Show ...
April. April 1 - Captain Ferdinand Ferber makes a failed attempt to fly an Archdeacon glider at Berck sur Mer, Picardy. April 3 - Gabriel Voisin successfully flies a modified Archdeacon glider at Berck sur Mer, Picardy. Voisin added a canard to the design. His longest flight on this day was 25 seconds.
The history of aviation extends for more than 2000 years, from the earliest forms of aviation such as kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight by powered, heavier-than-air jets. Kite flying in China dates back to several hundred years BC and is thought to be the earliest example of man-made flight.
NASA has tried to make aircraft quieter, more fuel efficient, and less polluting. [1] Aerospace Week is an event which celebrates aerospace in the United States. [1] It was established in 2010, and has been celebrated by various government and private organizations, including NASA [1] and the U.S. Department of Commerce. [2]
Curtis Peebles. Curtis Peebles (May 4, 1955 – June 25, 2017) was an American aerospace historian for the Smithsonian Institution, a researcher and historian for the Dryden Flight Research Center, and the author of several books dealing with aviation and aerial phenomena. [1]
Air & Space/Smithsonian is a quarterly magazine published by the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., United States. [2] Its first publication was in April 1986. [3] Articles in the magazine involve topics related to historical and present aviation and space travel. [4] It also covers military aviation and aeronautical technology. [5]
Other work. Aerospace manager. Arthur Warren "Kit" Murray (December 26, 1918 – July 25, 2011) [1] was a United States test pilot who flew test flights on the Bell X-1 and the Bell X-5 aircraft. He was the first pilot to see the curvature of the Earth and set an unofficial altitude record of more than 90,000 feet at over twice the speed of sound.