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By the mid-1960s, several European aircraft manufacturers had drawn up competitive designs, but were aware of the risks of such a project. For example, in 1959 Hawker Siddeley had advertised an "Airbus" version of the Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy, [8] which would "be able to lift as many as 126 passengers on ultra short routes at a direct operating cost of 2d. per seat mile".
October 28, 1972 – Airbus A300 – first Airbus aircraft, short- to medium-range wide-body jet airliner. February 22, 1987 – Airbus A320 airliner – first civilian aircraft to have an all-digital fly-by-wire system. December 21, 1988 – Antonov An-225 Mriya – jet with the longest fuselage and wingspan and overall heaviest aircraft.
This is a list of aircraft by date and usage. The date shown is the introduction of the first model of a line but not the current model. For instance, while "the most popular" aircraft, such as Boeing 737 and 747 were introduced in 1960x, their recent models were revealed in the 21st century. [1]
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World War II from the period between when the country joined the war and the time the country withdrew from it, or when the war ended.
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The Origins of the Second World War. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-20470-1. Wilson, Stewart. Aircraft of World War II (Aerospace Publications, 1988), with photos, production data, service histories, countries of origin, and specifications for most World War II fighters, bombers and cargo planes.
The years between World War I and World War II saw great advancements in aircraft technology. Airplanes evolved from low-powered biplanes made from wood and fabric to sleek, high-powered monoplanes made of aluminum, based primarily on the founding work of Hugo Junkers during the World War I period and its adoption by American designer William ...
Airbus' first aircraft, the A300, had been received with little initial demand, [32] but orders for the airliner had picked up in the late 1970s. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] By 1979, the consortium had 256 orders for A300, [ 35 ] and Airbus had launched its second airliner, the A310 , less than 12 months prior to BAe formally joining the consortium. [ 31 ]