Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Designed pre-war as civilian transport. 607 built as civil airliners; 15,472 built as military transports, including the Soviet Lisunov Li-2 and Japanese Nakajima L2D; after World War II, most were converted into civil airliners or freighters. Bell UH-1 Iroquois: M: Helicopter, utility 16,000+ United States: 1959: 1987 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ...
June 10, 1931 2,280 kW (3,058 hp) Italy Fiat Fiat AS.6: 1932 10,601.5 km (6,587.45 miles) France Bossoutrot and Rossi Blériot 110 March 26, 1932 13,404 m (43,976 ft) Great Britain Cyril F Uwins Vickers Vespa September 16, 1932 1933 682 km/h (423.82 mph) Italy Francesco Agello Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 April 18, 1933 13,660 m (44,816 ft) France ...
This is a list of aircraft by date and usage.The date shown is the introduction of the first model of a line but not the current model. For instance, while "the most popular" aircraft, such as Boeing 737 and 747 were introduced in 1960x, their recent models were revealed in the 21st century.
Year of foundation: 1923 First flight: July 1923 Passengers transported in 2022: 20.5 million A flight from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod carrying six people (four passengers and two crewmen) on a ...
The main volume focuses on aircraft in production while the second book describes older aircraft and upgrades, both military and civil. While 2009 was the centennial year of Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 2013 marked the 100th edition—the disparity due to disruptions (chiefly with volumes covering two years) during the two World Wars ...
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes Their Designers and Manufacturers. London: Greenhill Books. London: Greenhill Books. ISBN 1-85367-490-7 .
The history of aviation spans over two millennia, from the earliest innovations like kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight in powered, heavier-than-air jet aircraft. Kite flying in China, dating back several hundred years BC, is considered the earliest example of man-made flight. [1]
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!