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2. Nord 1500 Griffon - Wikipedia

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   This aircraft attained a maximum speed of Mach 2.19 and set a world record for a small closed course in 1959. According to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale , the aircraft held the flight airspeed record from 5 to 31 October of 1959, with a speed of 1,441.6 mph (2,320 km/h) attributed to Maj. André Turcat .

3. Aircraft records - Wikipedia

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   124.69 km (77.48 miles) USA Wilbur Wright Wright A December 31, 1908 110 m (361 ft) USA Wilbur Wright Wright A December 18, 1908 544 kg (1,200 lb) USA Wilbur Wright Wright A 59 kW (79 hp) France Gobron-Brille Gobron 1909 76.96 km/h (47.82 mph) France Louis Blériot Blériot XII August 28, 1909 234.21 km (145.53 miles) France Henry Farman HF.1 ...

4. Amazon Air - Wikipedia

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   In July 2020, Amazon Air had secured up to six million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by Shell Aviation and produced by World Energy. [19] In September 2020, Amazon committed to buy four aircraft under their own operations. These are the first aircraft the company will own rather than lease.

5. North American X-15 - Wikipedia

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   The X-15's highest speed, 4,520 miles per hour (7,274 km/h; 2,021 m/s), [1] was achieved on 3 October 1967, [2] when William J. Knight flew at Mach 6.7 at an altitude of 102,100 feet (31,120 m), or 19.34 miles. This set the official world record for the highest speed ever recorded by a crewed, powered aircraft, which remains unbroken. [3] [4]

6. Boeing XB-15 - Wikipedia

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   The Boeing XB-15 (Boeing 294) was a United States bomber aircraft designed in 1934 as a test for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to see if it would be possible to build a heavy bomber with a 5,000 mi (8,000 km) range. For a year beginning in mid-1935 it was designated the XBLR-1. When it first flew in 1937, it was the most massive and ...

7. History of aviation - Wikipedia

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   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 ]

8. Flight distance record - Wikipedia

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   The route is 2.8 km (1.7 miles), and travel time, including taxi, is usually less than two minutes. The route is served by Loganair airlines' Britten-Norman Islander aircraft and links the island of Westray and the town of Kirkwall, on the Orkney Islands in Scotland. This record was established when service began in 1967, and it remains in ...

9. List of military transport aircraft - Wikipedia

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   Military transport aircraft include load-carrying non-combat types such as freight and troop carriers, as well as some other specialised types, used by military forces around the world. In production [ edit ]