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Aviogenex Flight 130 was an international charter passenger flight from Gatwick Airport, London to Rijeka Airport, Yugoslavia (modern-day Croatia). On 23 May 1971, the Tupolev Tu-134A servicing the flight suffered structural failure during landing. The aircraft flipped over and caught fire, killing 78 out of 83 people. There were 5 survivors.
The first aircraft kit was released in 1953, a model of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, [4] followed by the Spitfire Mk IX in 1958, in 1 ⁄ 72 scale, developed by James Hay Stevens. [5] This was a scaled-down copy of the Aurora 1 ⁄ 48 Supermarine Spitfire kit, although it is unknown if this kit was produced with authorization from Aurora. [ 6 ]
A series of models were built that were blown through the TsAGI wind tunnels, including at supersonic speeds. At the M. Gromov Flight Research Institute, tests were carried out on which models of DP with solid - fuel accelerators were dropped from the Tu-16 LL. Also shooting models with artillery guns and gas-dynamic guns.
A C-130H Hercules flight deck. Aircraft displayed at the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection. The first flight of the YC-130 prototype was made on 23 August 1954 from the Lockheed plant in Burbank, California. The aircraft, serial number 53-3397, was the second prototype, but the first of the two to fly.
The Yakovlev Yak-130 (NATO reporting name: Mitten) [3] is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft originally developed by Yakovlev and Aermacchi as the "Yak/AEM-130". It has also been marketed as a potential light attack aircraft. Development of the aircraft began in 1991 and the maiden flight was conducted on 25 ...
As this is a US aircraft the name is pronounced "Zee-Max". [1] [3] [4] 1300Z Z-MAX Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft with the 45 hp (34 kW) Zenoah G-50 engine. First flight 1990, out of production. Manufacturer claimed construction time 400 hours. 231 completed and flown by 2001. As this is a US aircraft the name is pronounced ...
Model name First flight Number built Type Cessna Comet: 1917 1 Single piston engine monoplane sport plane Cessna Model A: 1927 70 Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Cessna Model BW: 13 Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Cessna CG-2: Glider Cessna CH-1: 1953 ~50 Single piston engine utility helicopter Cessna CH-4
Textron eViation Nexus Tiltrotor eVTOL model at EBACE 2023. Textron completed its purchase of Beech Holdings in March 2014 for approximately US$1.4 billion in cash. The parent company, Textron, financed the equity purchase and the repayment of Beechcraft's debt in cash, plus its issue of US$600 million in senior notes and a new US$500 million five-year term loan.