On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:52 am

On this day in 1951 the Douglas F4D Skyray flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:38 pm

On this date in 1939 the Doublas A-20 Havoc flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:39 pm

On this date in 2007 the heavily-modified Boeing 737 airborne avionics testbed known as the Lockheed Martin Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:56 pm

On this date in 1961 the Convair 990 Coronado flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:00 pm

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On this day 47 years ago the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin performed its first flight.
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS365 Dauphin (Dolphin), also formerly known as the Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2, is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It was originally developed and manufactured by French firm Aérospatiale, which was merged into the multinational Eurocopter company during the 1990s. Since entering production in 1975, the type has been in continuous production for more than 40 years. The intended successor to the Dauphin is the Airbus Helicopters H160, which is yet to enter operational service.
The Dauphin 2 shares many similarities with the Aérospatiale SA 360, a commercially unsuccessful single-engine helicopter; however the twin-engine Dauphin 2 did meet with customer demand and has been operated by a wide variety of civil and military operators. Since the type's introduction in the 1970s, several major variations and specialised versions of the Dauphin 2 have been developed and entered production, including the military-oriented Eurocopter Panther, the air-sea rescue HH/MH-65 Dolphin, the Chinese-manufactured Harbin Z-9 and the modernised Eurocopter EC155.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:37 pm

On this date in 1966 the Learjet 24 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jan 24, 2022 5:19 pm

On this date in 1953 the North American YF-93 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jan 25, 2022 3:51 pm

On this day in 2020 the 777X flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:15 pm

On this date in 1983 the Saab 340 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:39 pm

On this date in 1979 the first CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft rolled out of Lockheed's Burbank assembly plant.
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