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X-Plane is a flight simulation software initially launched by Laminar Research in 1995. Commercial desktop versions are sold for macOS, Windows, and Linux. In addition, Laminar Research also distributes FAA-certified versions for professional use. A mobile version has been available for Android, iOS, and webOS since 2009 as well.
Ilyushin Il-12: Kazan, Russia: Double engine failure Suffered bird strikes (ducks), both engines quit due to a short circuit in the magneto switch. Crew tried feathering propellers, captain decided to ditch in the Volga River. One passenger drowned during evacuation. [3] 1: 23 24 February 1962 Tarom Ilyushin Il-18V [4] Ilyushin Il-18: Paphos ...
Continental Airlines Flight 12 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, with an intermediate stop in Kansas City. On July 1, 1965, operated Flight 12 using a Boeing 707 four-engine narrow-body airliner (registration (N70773 [3]).
The aircraft was a Boeing 707-123B, registered as N7506A. It was the 12th Boeing 707 manufactured and was delivered to American Airlines on February 12, 1959. [2] At the time of the crash, it had accumulated 8,147 flight hours. Its last periodic inspection had occurred on January 18, 1962, at 7,922 hours. [3]
The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m)
Boeing announced its plans to develop a new version of the 707 in July 1957. [1] It was developed from the 707-120 to provide for short- to medium-range flights from shorter runways. The model was originally designated 707-020 before being changed to 720 at the input of United Airlines . [ 5 ]
March 1: A Katale Aero Transport 707-329C was damaged beyond repair at Goma, Zaire. [1] June 23: A LAN-Chile 707-312B was damaged beyond repair at Santiago, Chile. [1] July 14: A Trans Arabian Air Transport 707-349 was damaged beyond repair at Khartoum, Sudan. [1] July 25: An Ethiopian Airlines 707-379 was damaged beyond repair at Addis Ababa ...
As used here, an experimental or research and development aircraft, sometimes also called an X-plane, is one which is designed or substantially adapted to investigate novel flight technologies. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]