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For the 12-month period ending October 11, 2022, the airport had 87,130 aircraft operations, an average of 239 per day: 94% general aviation, 2% military, and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 241 aircraft based at this airport: 163 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 19 jet, 21 helicopter, 1 glider, and 24 military. [1]
Proclamation that September 2014 is the General Aviation and Community Airport Month. 1908 Lincoln Beachy demonstrates a dirigible over Baltimore from Electric Park [2]; 1909 On 9 October, Wilbur Wright demonstrated "Miss Columbia", the first U.S. Government aircraft, on five flights.
In 1929, the State Aviation Commission was established in Maryland to inspect and license commercial airports, flight schools and flight instructors. The agency was renamed as the State Aviation Administration in 1971 when it became a subordinate unit of the Maryland Department of Transportation.
Pages in category "Aviation schools in the United States" The following 125 pages are in this category, out of 125 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 104th was initially assigned as division aviation for the 29th Infantry Division. Their annual summer training encampments were at Langley Field, Virginia (until 1931) and Detrick Field, Maryland (1931–41). (Detrick Field, now Fort Detrick, was named for the squadron's flight surgeon, Captain Frederick Detrick.) In addition to Jennies ...
The Gamera II is a quadrotor helicopter purpose-designed to attempt an official flight duration record sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association, and is a step in the progression of designs built to meet the criteria of the 1980 American Helicopter Society Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition.
Helicopter programs also achieved major milestones during the 1970s. The Naval Air Test Center (NATC) at NAS Patuxent River took part in helicopter development and testing for new roles, such as minesweeping. The final flight of the service acceptance trials for the Bell AH-1 SuperCobra gunship was made at NATC Patuxent River.
The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum was founded in 1990. [2] As part of preparations for the nascent museum, two RB-57s were acquired from the Aberdeen Proving Ground , where they had been used as targets.