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2 February 1916. LZ 54 (L19), a P-class military Zeppelin was destroyed. With 3 of 4 engines failing it came under Dutch fire and sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived the crash, but drowned after British fishing vessel King Stephen's crew refused to rescue.
2 February 1916. Zeppelin LZ 54 (L19) adrift and sinking in the North Sea. Returning from her first bombing raid on England she came down in the North Sea. Her crew survived the crash, but drowned after the crew of a British fishing vessel refused to rescue them.
50 years ago today, the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon took off on its first official flight.📸: Photos from the Natio
3 February 1986. First flight of the first of two Dassault Mirage 2000N prototypes. Two seat variant of the French jet fighter Mirage 2000, designed for nuclear strike. here carrying a mock ASMP rocket, Magic 2 missiles and early underwing fuel tanks.
4 February 1902. First balloon flight in Antarctica. Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton ascended to 800 ft. in a tethered hydrogen balloon to take the first Antarctic aerial photographs.
4 February 1912. Death of Franz Reichelt, (Frantz Reichelt or François Reichelt). Austrian-born French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, killed after jumping from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design.
4 February 1997. First flight of the Groen Hawk H2X prototype, two-seat autogyro. Seen here uder construction with Jay (left) and David Groen. It was later modified to include a third seat and renamed the Hawk III.
4 February 1915. First flight of the Schutte-Lanz SL5. German airship, based at Darmstadt. The dirigible's structure was damaged, but repaired after several months work. During its second flight it was forced down by bad weather at Gießen and stricken from service on 5 July 1915.
4 February 1915. Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare against all merchant vessels in the waters surrounding the British Isles.
4 February 1969. Final flight of the North American Aviation XB-70A-1-NA Valkyrie, 62-0001. It flew from Edwards Air Force Base, California, to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
55 years ago today the XB-70A AV-1 took its final flight to the Air Force Museum. Designed in the 50s, the Valkyrie was capable of cruising for miles at Mach 3+ while flying at 70,000 feet.About @NASAArmstrong's supersonic research with this aircraft: https://go.nasa.gov/42p81U8
4 February 2011. First flight of the X-47B, a demonstration unmanned combat aerial vehicle designed for aircraft carrier-based operations. Designated Air Vehicle 1 (AV-1), at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
5–6 February 1946. Transcontinental and Western Airlines flew Lockheed L-049-46 Constellation, s/n 2035, NC86511, ‘Star of Paris’ on their first scheduled revenue international transatlantic passenger flight from La Guardia Field, New York to Aéroport de Paris-Orly, Paris.
5 February 1938. The Soviet airship SSSR-V6 collided with a mountain while on a practice flight for an arctic rescue mission. Out of the 19 crew members, 13 died.
Today in 1955, test pilot James F. "Skeets" Coleman climbed the Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" aircraft to 10,000 feet. Oh, and he did it with the canopy open.More on the experimental Convair XFY-1: http://s.si.edu/3X3Tb12
5 February 1962. Sikorsky HSS-2 Sea King established a new Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) speed record for helicopters of 210.645 miles per hour over an 11.8 mile course between Milford and New Haven, Connecticut.
5 February 1973. First flight of the prototype Airbus A300B1 (F-WUAB then F-OCAZ). European short- to medium-range widebody jet airliner, evolution of the A-300B.
6 February 1938. First successful in-flight separation of the Short-Mayo composite (Short S.21 Maia and Short S.20 Mercury seaplane) from the Shorts works at Borstal, near Rochester, Medway.
On #TDIH in 1946, TWA's first regular transatlantic service began when the Lockheed Constellation "Star of Paris" arrived in Paris, France.📷: Constellation in flight, courtesy of Lockheed Martin
6 February 1961. First flight of the Sud Aviation 'Caravelle' 210 VI-R. Version of the French short/medium-range jet airliner powered by two, 56.05 kN Rolls-Royce Avon Mk.532R engines. First Caravelle with thrust reversers.
6 February 1968. First flight of the Canadair CF-5 (CF-116 Freedom Fighter). Canadair licensed-built version of the American Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter, primarily for the Canadian Forces.
5 February 1982. First flight of the Northrop Tacit Blue technology demonstrator at Area 51, Groom Lake, Nevada flown by Northrop test pilot Richard G. Thomas. A stealth, low observable surveillance aircraft with low-intercept-probability radar.
Today in 1964, Beatlemania arrived in the United States via airplane as the Beatles touched down in New York for their first U.S. appearances (including the Ed Sullivan show a few days later). They flew from Heathrow to JFK Airport on a 707-331 operated by Pan Am.
The French Army put a radio jammer on the EiffelTower to disrupt German signals during the 1914 Battle of the Marne
8 February 1951. First air-launched flight of the Leduc 0.16. French research aircraft powered by a ramjet. Evolution of the 0.10 featuring a Turbomeca Marbore I turbojet on each wingtip to provide better control during landings.
8 February 1999. First flight of the Tupolev Tu-334. Short to medium range airliner project developed to replace the Tu-134 and Yak-42.
8 February 1976. The first Douglas Aircraft Company XC-112A/DC6 (s/n 36326) 45-873, of Mercer Airlines was lost in a crash on a golf course near Van Nuys Airport, California following fatigue failure of the number three Curtiss-Wright Type C632-S constant-speed propeller.
9 February 1934. USS Macon (ZRS-5) passes over San Diego, California.
9 February 1963. First flight of the prototype Boeing Model 727 jet airliner, N7001U (s/n 18293) from Renton Municipal Airport, Renton, Washington. Intended for short and medium-length flights.
8 February 2011. First flight of the Boeing 747-8F (Freighter). American wide-body jet cargoliner.
9 February 1997. First flight of the Boeing 737-700 NG (Next Generation). American 3rd generation short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet airliner.
9 février 1969...50 ans du 1er vol d'un des plus légendaires avions de ligne. Il qui révolutionna les transports aériens : le BOEING 747.Il fait son premier vol avec Jack Wendell et Brien Wygle comme pilotes...(un avion qu'on adore en famille)
#OTD in 1969, the first Boeing 747-100 "Jumbo Jet" made its first flight near Seattle.This photo from our Archives shows 25 Boeing 747s in various stages of completion at the Boeing factory in Washington circa 1970.
9 February 1969. First, one hour fifteen minute test flight of the prototype Boeing 747-121 (FAA Reg. N7470) ‘City of Everett’ from Paine Field, Washington. Wide body commercial airliner/cargo transport. Powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A high-bypass ratio turbofan engines.
9 February 1969. The prototype Boeing 747-121, N7470, City of Everett flew from Paine Field.
6 April 1995. The prototype Boeing 747-121, N7470 embarked on its last flight. Still in its test-configuration, it was donated to the Museum of Flight located at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington where it was placed on static display.
9 February 1972. First flight of the Boeing EC-137D. American airborne warning and control system (AWACS) prototype derived from the Boeing 707 which lead to the final version of the E-3 Sentry.
Walt Disney’s Grumman Gulfstream I—nicknamed “Mickey Mouse One”—gave him the freedom to create entertainment genius. We explore in the latest #ASQ:
10 February 1943. Kunming, Yunnan, China, B-24D Liberator landing and P-40E.
10 February 1959. First flight of the PZL-BZ-4 Zuk. Polish four-seat light helicopter prototype with novel rotor and transmission system. Main rotor was atypical, with a smaller upper steering rotor fitted with an automatic stabilization system, of the Hiller principle.
10 February 1982. Final flight of the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck #100785, painted black to resemble the prototype CF-100 Mark 1, #18101, which first flew 19 January 1950.
10 February 1967. First flight of the Dornier Do 31E1 D-9530. West German experimental VTOL jet transport aircraft. Powered by Bristol Pegasus engines, the first prototype was designed to test horizontal flight.
10 February 1976. First flight of the Westand Lynx HAS. Mk 2. Naval version of the British multi-purpose military helicopter.
On this day in 1994, Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, completed her F-15E combat training. More on her achievements: https://s.si.edu/3rGeFV9 #BecauseOfHerStory
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