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#OTD in 1946, Sgt. Lawrence Lambert was ejected from a P-61 Black Widow in the first crewed test of an ejection seat in the U.S. The aircraft he ejected from was reportedly flying at over 300 miles per hour.
Today in 1936, the Hindenburg “Millionaires’ Flight" passed over New England with Juan Trippe, Eddie Rickenbacker, and more aboard. The ten-hour flight toured over six states.
✍️ I will not follow the Hindenburg✍️ I will not follow the Hindenburg✍️ I will not follow the HindenburgAfter Anne Grossman cut school to chase after the Hindenburg with her brother on this day in 1936, she had to write that sentence 100 times.
One last time. 🎶On this day in 1999, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flew for the last time. It remains one of the most popular aircraft of all time. You can see a Blackbird at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: https://s.si.edu/3tze2wn
While helicopters increase mobility, they are limited in maximum forward speed. So work on convertiplanes began. On #TDIH in 1956, the McDonnell XV-1 Convertiplane became the first VTOL aircraft to exceed 200 mph: https://s.si.edu/3I1OIqM
#OTD in 1934, Wiley Post reached the stratosphere in his Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae." The aircraft didn't have a pressurized cabin, so he wore a pressure suit and helmet designed for him by the B.F. Goodrich Company, which is in our collection.
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On #TDIH in 1961, the first "Chinook" helicopter, the Boeing Vertol YHC-1B, made its maiden flight. The YHC-1B was the prototype of the highly-capable tandem rotor Boeing CH-47.
On #TDIH in 1931, the first British All Women's Flying Meeting was opened by the Duchess of Bedford Mary Du Caurroy. Also known as the “Flying Duchess,” Mary started flying at the age of 60 and set multiple aviation records. She's pictured here in 1929.
On #TDIH in 1910, Theodore Roosevelt became the first US president to fly in an airplane when he was briefly flown in a Wright Model B by Arch Hoxsey at an aviation meet in St. Louis, Missouri.
24 octobre 2003Il y a 20 ans !Dernier vol d'un Concorde - c'était un de la British Airways sur le trajet JFK - Heathrow, et commandé par Mike Bannister, le chef-pilote Concorde de British Airways
20 years ago today, the supersonic Concorde flew its last flight, with the end of British Airways' Concorde service. Explore why the Concorde was grounded on our blog: https://s.si.edu/46GvGAN📸: Air France Concorde on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
The flight that changed everything.120 years ago today, the Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot.
17 décembre 19031er vol motorisé et contrôlé d'un plus lourd que l'air par les Frères Wright. 120 ans déjà... !
The 1903 Wright Flyer, which Orville Wright successfully piloted 120 years ago today to usher in the aerial age, is our collection and on display at our Museum on the National Mall.Can't visit us? Explore a 3D virtual model: https://s.si.edu/41r1asC
A new dimension of travel opened to humanity 120 years ago today!Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first sustained, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air machine #OTD in 1903. It lasted just 12 seconds, travelling 120 ft (36 m). #WrightBrothersDay https://go.nasa.gov/48AQPNp
On the 120th anniversary of the 1st powered flight, by the Wright brothers OTD in 1903, preparations continue at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio for the planned April 2024 uncrewed demonstration SNC Demo-1 flight of Dream Chaser DC-01 Tenacity to the ISS.
120 years after the Wright brothers took to the skies, we're still pushing the boundaries of flight—on Earth and beyond. #WrightBrothersDayOur Ingenuity Mars helicopter carries a piece of the Wright Flyer with every flight it takes over Jezero Crater: https://go.nasa.gov/3v4MEuJ
120 years ago today, the Wright brothers spoke to the Associated Press regarding their Kitty Hawk flights, and in closing affirmed that they had achieved their goal: “We packed our goods and returned home, knowing that the age of the flying machine had come at last.”
In 1903, two bicycle mechanics from Ohio did what once seemed impossible and changed the world.Explore how Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the first airplane and see the Wright Flyer at the Museum in DC. Video sponsored by @LockheedMartin.
21 December 1923. The French dirigible Dixmude (formerly the German LZ 114) exploded over the Mediterranean Sea en route from Cuers-Pierrefeu to Algeria after being struck by lightning. All 52 crew members on board perished.
1908 was an exciting year for the Wright brothers, as they showed off their invention around Europe. Wilbur capped off the year with a #NewYearsEve flight of over 75 miles, which earned him the Michelin Cup and a cash prize for the best flight of 1908.
Today in 1931, Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" retired. It made 4,765 flights, carried 5,355 passengers, flown a total of 2,880 hours, and covered 95,000 miles. More on the airship: https://s.si.edu/3S0TMRK
31 December 1968. First flight of the Tupolev Tu-144 'Charger'. Soviet supersonic transport aircraft and world's first supersonic transport aircraft to fly. It remains one of only two SSTs to enter commercial service.
55 years ago today, the Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 flew for the first time. It was the first commercial supersonic transport to fly—it exceeded the speed of sound in June 1969 and was first publicly shown in Moscow in May 1970.
James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson. 9 March 1915 - 30 January 2001 He is accompanied by his labrador, Sally, and a Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Air Vice Marshal James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, DL (9 March 1915 – 30 January 2001). Seen here at Bazenville Landing Ground, Normandy, 31 July 1944 accompanied by his Labrador, Sally and a Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX.
110 years ago today, the world's first scheduled airline, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line, began operation in Florida. The flight covered 18 miles and took about 11.5 hours less than traveling from St. Petersburg to Tampa by rail. Regular fares were $5 one-way.
1 January 1916. First flight of Zeppelin LZ60 (LZ90). The German dirigible made four attacks; on Bar-le-Duc, Norwich, London and Étaples, dropping 19,530 lb of bombs. On 7 November 1916 she broke loose in a storm. Blown out to sea, she was never seen again.
1 January 1956. Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket, build number 37974, dropped from Boeing P2B-S1 Superfortress, build number 84029.
1 January 2011. British hot air balloon pilots Lee Pibworth and Allan Burnett were killed in the crash of their Cameron A120 craft at Pratten's Bowls Club in Westfield, Somerset, near Bath, England. They were attempting a high altitude flight.
3 January 1917. First flight of the Zeppelin LZ88 (L40). German dirigible. LZ-88 participated in six reconnaissance missions and two attacks on England. She was damaged beyond repair in a failed landing on 16 June 1917 in Nordholz.
3 January 1952. First hover flight of the Bristol Type 173 Mk1, G-ALBN. British prototype twin-engine military helicopter. A tandem rotor development of the earlier Type 171 Sycamore single-rotor helicopter.
3 January 1963. First flight of the Ilyushin Il-62 (NATO reporting name Classic). Soviet long-range jet airliner, largest jet airliner of the time with 200 seats. First Soviet jet with six-abreast seating.
3 January 2013. First flight of the Aeroscraft model ML866 (a 12 feet hover for several minutes at the Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin, California). American planned 20-ton lifting capacity rigid airship, planned to be developed into a 60-ton ML868 and a 500-ton ML86X.
Today in 1989, our Grumman F-14 Tomcat downed a MiG-23 near the coast of Libya. The pilot of the MiG-23 ejected safely from the destroyed aircraft.
5 February 1953. First production SO.1221 'Djinn', French two-seat light helicopter, was flown. The world's first production helicopter to make use of the 'cold jet' principle of propulsion.
5 January 1959. The British compound gyroplane `Fairey Rotodyne' designed and built shortly after their merger with Westland, piloted by Wilfred Ronald 'Ron' Gellatly and John G. P. Morton, set a world speed record for convertiplanes of 190.9 mph over a 62-mile circuit
6 January 1960. National Airlines Flight 2511 Douglas DC-6B was destroyed in mid-air by a bomb while en route from New York City to Miami. Among the fatalities was Edward Orrick McDonnell, early American naval aviator, first man to fly an aeroplane off a battleship
5 January 1956. The second prototype Piasecki YH-16A, American, turbo equipped tandem-rotor transport or rescue helicopter, crashed near Swedesboro, New Jersey, killing pilots Harold Peterson (left) and George Callahan. This led to cancelation of the project.
On this day in 1979, the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing accepted the Tactical Air Command's first F-16 Fighting Falcon.📷: F-16 cockpit
7 January 1785. First air crossing of the English Channel was conducted by Jean-Pierre François Blanchard and Dr. John Jeffries flying their hydrogen balloon from Dover to Felmores Forest near Guînes, Pas-de-Calais, France, in two and a half hours.
On this day in 1958, the Vertol VZ-2 (Model 76) made its first horizontal flight. It could take off and land vertically by pivoting its entire wing upwards, along with its lifting propellers: http://s.si.edu/3rIZqdc
On this day in 1997, the Rutan Voyager made its last flight. Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager flew it to Mojave, California, and later that year, they dismantled it and transported it to our Museum's Garber facility.
Dassault Mirage 2000 formed a potent interceptor and strike component of the French Air Force. It has proven a capable performer under extreme combat conditions and has seen action across Europe, the Middle East and in North Africa.
Lockheed XFV (Salmon) was an experimental tail-sitter prototype aircraft built by Lockheed in the early 1950s to demonstrate the operation of a vertical takeoff and landing fighter for protecting convoys.
9 January 1793. The first balloon flight in North America was made by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard. After ascending from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania he landed in Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
On #TDIH in 1793, Jean Pierre Blanchard became the first person to fly a crewed free-flying balloon in the U.S. The flight had a pretty impressive spectator: President George Washington.
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