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Avro 707 research aircraft in formation with Avro Vulcan bomber prototypes Fairey Delta 2 research aircraft Gloster E.28/39 jet engine research aircraft Miles M.35 Libellula canard research aircraft. Armstrong Whitworth Ape 1926 – Variable configuration aerodynamic test vehicle; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 1947 – Jet powered flying wing
Stained glass depiction of Eilmer of Malmesbury. According to Aulus Gellius, the Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist Archytas (428–347 BC) was reputed to have designed and built the first artificial, self-propelled flying device, a bird-shaped model propelled by a jet of what was probably steam, said to have actually flown some 200 metres around ...
The aircraft in this list are generally intended to operate in an atmosphere, though a few have been stated as being capable of exoatmospheric or sub-orbital flight as well. These aircraft appear in notable works of fiction, including novels, stories, films, TV series, animation, video games, comics, and other works. They are either the subject ...
Group Captain Tom Eeles, RAF, writes of a mystery aircraft flying over his house, near to the Mildenhall USAF base in Suffolk, at about 2:00 am on a Sunday morning in the autumn of 1993. He had been awoken by "a very strange-sounding aircraft passing overhead; the engine noise was a pulsing sound quite unlike anything I'd heard before."
First aircraft to cross the Atlantic, making numerous stops along the way. Curtiss No. 1, also known as Gold Bug and Golden Flyer: Experimental 1909 Glenn Curtiss flew the aircraft to win the Scientific American trophy. Curtiss No. 2, also known as the Reims Racer: Experimental 1909-1910 Curtiss won the Gordon Bennett Cup air race in 1909. Dago Red
The wings are longer than the ones on previous versions of that airplane—a design change that helps increase the craft’s overall fuel efficiency. NASA’s weird wing design could lead to ...
New oral history of "Airplane!" traces the making of the beloved parody of 1970s disaster movies. 'Airplane!' creators to tell all about their surprise 1980 hit movie at Dearborn event
13. Airplane Painter. Pay: $60,000 per year. Ever seen brightly painted planes at the airport? Well, someone has to paint them, and it's not easy. You have to be on your feet while lugging around ...