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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 ...
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.
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 ...
76.66 yards (70.10 meters) 183.06 tons: Heaviest until the B-52, longest and widest until the Hughes H-4: Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose) 2 Nov 1947: Flying boat: 1: 72.94 yards (66.70 meters) 106.95 yards (97.80 meters) 177.15 tons: Longest until the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and widest until the Stratolaunch Convair XC-99: 23 Nov 1947: Transport: 1
In 1946, it was the first airline to fly between Europe and South America, a region that has remained at the core of Iberia’s long haul business throughout its history. The airline was ...
The fastest unmanned (but capable of carrying up to 8-10 people) spaceplane ever built [citation needed], weighing 100 tons or more. Flying between any two airports allow a large number of combinations , so setting a speed record ("speed over a recognised course") is fairly easy with an ordinary aircraft , although there are many administrative ...
Overall, airlines from Asia dominate the elite end of Skytrax's rankings -- taking nine of the top 10 spots.
TripAdvisor has revealed the winners of its 2018 Travellers' Choice Awards for Airlines — and some of the results are pretty surprising.