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The transatlantic capability of the NC-4 was the result of developments in aviation that began before World War I.In 1908, Glenn Curtiss had experimented unsuccessfully with floats on the airframe of an early June Bug craft, but his first successful takeoff from water was not carried out until 1911, with an A-1 airplane fitted with a central pontoon.
German airlines experimented with mail routes over the North Atlantic in the early 1930s, with flying boats and dirigibles. In August 1938 [23] a Deutsche Luft Hansa Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor long-range airliner flew non-stop from [24] Berlin to New York and returned non-stop as a proving flight for the development of passenger-carrying services.
The aircraft was controlled by autopilot for >99% of the flight in a manner similar to that used by the Insitu Aerosonde UAV "Laima" that crossed the Atlantic in 1998. The flight used 99.2% of its fuel and left only 1.5 US fluid ounces (44 ml) (or 44 minutes of flight time) remaining when it reached its destination.
The plane was permanently retired in 1998, and the Air Force quickly disposed of their SR-71s, leaving NASA with the last two airworthy Blackbirds until 1999. [36] All other Blackbirds have been moved to museums except for the two SR-71s and a few D-21 drones retained by the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center .
Uncrewed suborbital space plane. Horizontal takeoff and landing. Dream Chaser: USA: Rocket launch: ... List of space launch system designs; Mother ship This page was ...
The former Apollo 8 astronaut best known for taking the iconic “Earthrise” photo, who died last month while piloting a plane over the waters off Washington state, was doing a flyby near a ...
A team led by Deep Sea Vision used an underwater drone to scan more than 5,200 square miles of ocean floor. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
SOFIA's telescope saw first light on May 26, 2010, returning images showing M82's core and heat from Jupiter's formation escaping through its cloud cover. [37] Initial "routine" science observation flights began in December 2010 [13] and the observatory was slated for full capability by 2014 with about 100 flights per year. [7] [36]