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#1 Shreveport Regional Airport
Shreveport Regional Airport ( IATA : SHV , ICAO : KSHV , FAA LID : SHV ) is a public use airport in Shreveport , Louisiana , United States . It is owned by the City of Shreveport and located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of its central business district . [1] Airport in Shreveport, Louisian
Advanced Landing Grounds ( ALGs ) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe. They were built in the UK prior to the invasion and thereafter in northwest Europe from 6 June 1944 to V-E Day , 7 May 1945. It has been suggested that th
#3 Sangster International Airport
Sangster International Airport ( IATA : MBJ , ICAO : MKJS ) is an international airport located 3 mi (4.8 km) east of Montego Bay , Jamaica . The airport is capable of handling nine million passengers per year. It serves as the most popular airport for tourists visiting the north coast of Jamaic
Santa Fe Regional Airport [2] ( IATA : SAF , ICAO : KSAF , FAA LID : SAF ) is a public use airport in Santa Fe , in Santa Fe County , New Mexico, United States, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of the city center. [1] The airport serves the greater Santa Fe and Los Alamos areas. This article uses bare U
#5 Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport
Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport ( IATA : LWV [2] , ICAO : KLWV , FAA LID : LWV ) is a public use airport in Lawrence County, Illinois , United States. [1] Owned by the Bi-State Authority, it is located three nautical miles (6 km ) northeast of the city of Lawrenceville, Illinois [1
Miami Army Airfield , was a World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield located at the 36th Street Airport in Miami , Florida . The military airfield closed in 1946 and the airport was returned to civil use. In 1949, the airport became a United States Air Force Reserve base until 1960. For t
RCAF Station Mossbank opened 28 Oct 1940 and was home to No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School. The station was a Second World War , British Commonwealth Air Training Plan training facility located near Mossbank , Saskatchewan , Canada. It was similar to the gunnery school at Dafoe, Saskatchewan . The pr
John Wayne Airport ( IATA : SNA [4] , ICAO : KSNA , FAA LID : SNA ) [5] is a commercial and general aviation airport that serves Orange County, California , and the Greater Los Angeles area. The airport is located in an unincorporated area of Orange County, and it is owned and operated by the county
#9 Naga Airport
Naga Airport ( Filipino : Paliparan ng Naga , Bikol : Palayugan nin Naga ) ( IATA : WNP , ICAO : RPUN ) is an airport serving the city and metropolitan area of Naga (including the provincial capital Pili ), located in the province of Camarines Sur in the Philippines . Although the airport is named a
Del Monte Field (active 1941–1942) was a heavy bomber airfield of the Far East Air Force (FEAF) of the United States Army Air Forces , located on Mindanao in the Philippines . The airfield was located in a meadow of a Del Monte Corporation pineapple plantation. Del Monte Airfield Part of Far East Ai
#11 Carauari Airport
Carauari Airport ( IATA : CAF , ICAO : SWCA ) is the airport serving Carauari , Brazil . Airport Carauari Airport Aeroporto de Carauari IATA : CAF ICAO : SWCA Summary Airport type Public Serves Carauari Time zone BRT−1 ( UTC−04:00 ) Elevation AMSL 108 m / 354 ft Coordinates 04°52′17″S 066°53′5
March Air Reserve Base ( IATA : RIV , ICAO : KRIV , FAA LID : RIV ) ( March ARB ), previously known as March Air Force Base ( March AFB ) is located in Riverside County , California between the cities of Riverside , Moreno Valley , and Perris . It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command 's Four
#13 Port Moresby Airfield Complex
The Port Moresby Airfield Complex was a World War II military airfield complex, built near Port Moresby in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea . It was used during the Battle of New Guinea as a base of Allied air operations primarily in 1942 and early 1943. It later became a support base as the ba
#14 Eagle County Regional Airport
Eagle County Regional Airport ( IATA : EGE , ICAO : KEGE , FAA LID : EGE ) ( Vail/Eagle Airport or the Eagle Vail Airport) is in Gypsum, Colorado, United States, 4 miles from Eagle and 37 miles from Vail . It covers 632 acres (256 ha) and has one runway. [1] The History Channel rated Eagle County
Hoxton Park Airport ( ICAO : YHOX ) was a general aviation aerodrome in south-western Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. Airport in Sydney Hoxton Park Airport IATA : none ICAO : YHOX Summary Airport type Public Operator Sydney Metropolitan Airports Management Companies Location Sydney Elevation
#16 Banja Luka International Airport
Banja Luka International Airport ( IATA : BNX , ICAO : LQBK ) , also known as Mahovljani Airport , after the nearby village of the same name, is an airport located 18 km (11 mi) north northeast of the railway station [3] in the city of Banja Luka , the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovi
#17 Itanagar Airport
Itanagar Airport ( IATA : HGI , ICAO : VEHO ), also known as Hollongi Airport and Donyi Polo Airport (officially), is an under-construction greenfield airport , which will serve Itanagar , the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh , India . It is being constructed at Hollongi, situated 14 kilometres sou
#18 RAF Limavady
Royal Air Force Limavady or more simply RAF Limavady is a former Royal Air Force station, also known as Aghanloo airfield , near the city of Derry , Northern Ireland . RAF Limavady RNAS Limavady Limavady , County Londonderry in Northern Ireland RAF Limavady Shown within Northern Ireland Show map o
#19 Bayug Airfield
Bayug Airfield is a World War II airfield located in the east of Burauen, Leyte , Philippines , and to the west of San Pablo Airfield, to the north of the Marabong River in the province of Leyte , Philippines . It was closed after the war. Bayug Airfield Part of Fifth Air Force Bayug Airfield Bayug
#20 Hunsdon Airfield
Hunsdon Airfield is an airfield near Hunsdon , Hertfordshire and 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north of Harlow , Essex , England . As of 2021, it is used by a local microlight club. Airport in Near Ware, Hertfordshire Hunsdon Airfield RAF Hunsdon Air Ministry Map of RAF Hunsdon IATA : none ICAO : none Summar
The Britten-Norman Trislander (more formally designated the BN-2A Mk III Trislander ) is an 18-seat three-engined piston -powered civilian utility aircraft produced in the 1970s and early 1980s by Britten-Norman of Britain. These STOL capable aircraft were produced on the Isle of Wight . They were a
The Socata TB is a series of light single engine piston aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company SOCATA . The letters TB within the designation stands for Tarbes , the French city where the aircraft is manufactured. The TB series planes have come to be known as the "Caribbean P
The Lockheed T2V SeaStar , later called the T-1 SeaStar , is a carrier-capable jet trainer for the United States Navy that entered service in May 1957. Developed from the Lockheed T-33 (itself derived from the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star ), it was powered by one Allison J33 engine. For the T-1 Jayha
The Sukhoi Su-9 ( Russian : Самолёт K , lit. ' Aircraft K ' ; USAF/DoD designation : Type 8 ) [1] was an early jet fighter built in the Soviet Union shortly after World War II . The design began in 1944 and was intended to use Soviet-designed turbojet engines. The design was heavily influenced by
The C.710 were a series of light fighter aircraft developed by Caudron - Renault for the French Air Force just prior to the start of World War II . One version, the C.714 , saw limited production, and were assigned to Polish pilots flying in France after the fall of Poland in 1939. A small number wa
#6 Boeing 247
The Boeing Model 247 is an early United States airliner , and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal ( anodized aluminum ) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing , and retractable landing gear . [2] [3] Other advanced features included control surface
The Fairey Gannet is a carrier-borne aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer the Fairey Aviation Company . It was developed for the Royal Navy , being the first fixed-wing aircraft to combine both the search and strike portions of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ope
The Northrop X-4 Bantam was a prototype small twinjet aircraft manufactured by Northrop Corporation in 1948. It had no horizontal tail surfaces, depending instead on combined elevator and aileron control surfaces (called elevons ) for control in pitch and roll attitudes, almost exactly in the manner
#9 Turbinlite
The Helmore / GEC Turbinlite was a 2,700 million candela (2.7 Gcd) searchlight fitted in the nose of a number of British Douglas Havoc night fighters during the early part of the Second World War and around the time of The Blitz . The Havoc was guided to enemy aircraft by ground radar and its ow
The Martin RB-57D Canberra was a specialized high-altitude strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber, a licence-built version of the English Electric Canberra . It was used by the United States Air Force during the 1950s prior to operational use of the
#11 Dassault Ouragan
The Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan ( French : Hurricane ) is a French fighter-bomber developed and produced by Dassault Aviation . It has its origins in a private venture by Dassault to produce an all-French aircraft which would make use of jet propulsion , which subsequently would receive orders from the
The Avro 549 Aldershot was a British single-engined heavy bomber aircraft built by Avro . Aldershot The first prototype in 1924, modified to production standard Role Heavy Bomber Type of aircraft Manufacturer Avro First flight October 1921 Introduction July 1924 Retired March 1926 Status Retired Pri
#13 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. It is also able to provide electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissa
#14 Sukhoi Su-17
The Sukhoi Su-17 ( izdeliye S-32) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet military. Its NATO reporting name is " Fitter ". Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7 , the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to enter Soviet service. Two subsequent Sukhoi aircraft, the Su-20
#15 Enola Gay
The Enola Gay ( / ə ˈ n oʊ l ə / ) is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber , named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets . On 6 August 1945, piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis during the final stages of World War II , it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic
The Airbus A320neo family is a development of the A320 family of narrow-body airliners produced by Airbus . The A320neo family ( neo for "new engine option") is based on the previous A319, A320 and A321 ( enhanced variant ), which was then renamed A320ceo, for "current engine option". Airliner famil
#17 Airbus A321
The Airbus A321 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short to medium range, narrow-body , commercial passenger twin engine jet airliners ; [lower-alpha 2] it carries 185 to 236 passengers. It has a stretched fuselage which was the first derivative of the baseline A320 and entered service in 1994
#18 Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is an American single-seat, twin-engine , all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). As the result of the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter , but
The Bristol Type 175 Britannia is a retired British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly across the Commonwealth . During development two prototypes were lost and the turboprop engines proved susceptible to inlet icing , which delayed entry into service
The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin- turboprop aircraft produced by Beechcraft . The Model 200 and Model 300 series were originally marketed as the "Super King Air" family; the "Super" designation was dropped in 1996. [2] They form the King Air line together with the King
#1 List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy
The escort aircraft carrier , also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the USN or "Woolworth Carrier" by the RN, was a small and slow type of aircraft carrier used by the Royal Navy in the Second World War . They were typically half the length and one-third the displacement of the larger fl
#2 List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft . In the United States Navy , these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (air
#3 Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose
Chitose ( 千歳 ) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served from 1938 to 1944, seeing service as a seaplane carrier and later as a light aircraft carrier during World War II . In her initial guise as a seaplane carrier, she first saw service during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, an
The Ise -class battleships ( 伊勢型戦艦 , Ise-gata senkan ) were a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War I . Both ships carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923. They were modernized in 1934–1937 with improvements to th
USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy , which served during and after World War II . She was the first ship to carry her name. She was the flagship of Task Group 22.3 , a hunter-killer group which captured the German submarine U-505 in 1944. US Nav
HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. She was completed during World War II and provided air cover over the amphibious landing at Salerno, Italy , in September 1943. The ship was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian O
#7 Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō
Zuihō ( 瑞鳳 , "Auspicious Phoenix" or "Fortunate Phoenix") was the name ship of her class of two light aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy . Originally laid down as the submarine tender Takasaki , she was renamed and converted while under construction into an aircraft carrier. The
HMS Battler (D18) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War . Attacker-class escort carrier For other ships with the same name, see USS Altamaha and HMS Battler . HMS Battler (D18) History United States Name Mormacmail Altamaha Namesake Moore-Mc
#9 Implacable-class aircraft carrier
The Implacable -class aircraft carrier consisted of two aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II . Derived from the design of the Illustrious class , they were faster and carried more aircraft than the older ships. They were initially assigned to the Home Fleet when completed i
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) , formerly CVA(N)-65 , is a decommissioned [14] United States Navy aircraft carrier . She was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name . Like her predecessor of World War II fame, she is nicknamed "Big E". At 1,123
USS Saratoga (CV-3) was a Lexington -class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser , she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. The ship en
USS Pocomoke (AV-9) was a Pocomoke -class seaplane tender , originally built as the SS Exchequer and acquired by the U.S. Navy as the military build-up occurred in the United States just prior to World War II . She operated principally in the Pacific Theatre of the war and serviced military seapla
#13 Chitose-class aircraft carrier
The Chitose -class aircraft carriers ( 千歳型航空母艦 , Chitose-gata kōkūbokan ) were a class of two seaplane tenders , later converted to light aircraft carriers , of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II . Under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty , the total tonnage of Japan's naval vessel
#14 USS Manila Bay
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) underway whilst operating as an attack carrier in the Pacific, circa 1944. History United States Name Manila Bay Namesake Battle of Manila
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard , she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown -class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5)
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11) , also known as The Fighting "I" , is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . She is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in August 1943, Intrepid participated in several campaigns in the Pacific T
#17 USS Forrestal
USS Forrestal (CV-59) (later CVA-59 , then AVT-59 ), was a supercarrier named after the first United States Secretary of Defense James Forrestal . Commissioned in 1955, she was the United States' first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class . The other carriers of her class were
#18 USS Kitkun Bay
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was the seventeenth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carrier built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was launched in November 1943, and transferred to the Navy and commissioned in December. She served in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign , the Battle
HMS Implacable was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II . Upon completion in 1944, she was initially assigned to the Home Fleet and attacked targets in Norway for the rest of the year. She was subsequently assigned to the British Pacific Fl
#20 Timeline for aircraft carrier service
Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I . The earliest experiments consisted of fitting temporary "flying off" platforms to the gun turrets of the warships of several nations, notably the United States and the United Kingdom. The first ship to be modified with a permanent
#1 FaroeJet
FaroeJet was an airline based in Vágar Airport on the island of Vágar of Faroe Islands . It was the second airline of Faroe Islands, the other one being Atlantic Airways . The airline ceased all operations on December 15, 2006, because of financial problems. Former airline of the Faroe Islands Faroe
Hewa Bora Airways Sarl (operating as Hewa Bora Airways ) was the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo based in Barumbu , Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2] It was one of Congo's largest airlines and operated regional and domestic services. Its main base was N'dj
Monarch Airlines , also known as Monarch , was a British charter and scheduled airline founded by Bill Hodgson and Don Peacock and financed by the Swiss Sergio Mantegazza family. The company later became a low-cost airline [3] [4] in 2004 before abandoning charter flying completely. The airline's he
#4 Novoair
NOVOAIR ( Bengali : নভোএয়ার ) is an airline based in Dhaka , Bangladesh [3] operating mostly domestic flights. It operates 25 flights each day from Dhaka to its eight destinations. [4] [5] Bangladeshi airline NOVO AIR IATA ICAO Callsign VQ NVQ NOVOAIR Founded 2007 Commenced operations 9 January 201
Independence Air was a low-cost airline , owned by FLYi, Inc. , headquartered in the Loudoun Gateway Corporate Center in Dulles, Virginia , United States (near Washington, D.C. ) that operated from 1989 until 2006. Its route network focused on the east coast of the United States, but it also extende
Hermes Aviation , styled as flyhermes.com and known as Fly Hermes was a start-up Maltese airline, based at the Skypark Business Center, Malta International Airport in Luqa . [1] Hermes Aviation provided scheduled and charter flights for passengers, cargo and mail. [1] [2] Former airline of Malta Thi
Smart Aviation Company is a corporate airline operator based in Egypt . The company launched operations during the second quarter of 2007 from its base in Cairo International Airport . This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( August 2022 ) Smart Aviation C
#8 PenAir
Peninsula Airways , operated as PenAir , was a U.S.-based regional airline headquartered in Anchorage , Alaska . It was Alaska's second-largest commuter airline operating scheduled passenger service, as well as charter and medevac services throughout the state. Its main base was Ted Stevens Anchorag
North Eastern Airways (NEA) was a British airline which operated from 1935 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. Based initially in Newcastle upon Tyne , it operated routes from Scotland to London in competition with the railways, retaining its independence to the end. Defunct 1930s British in
#10 Braniff International Airways
Braniff Airways, Inc. , operating as Braniff International Airways from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until air operations ceased, is an American airline that once flew air carrier operations and conducted other travel related businesses from 1928 until 1982 and continues
#11 French Bee
French Bee SAS , styled as French bee , and formerly named French Blue , is a French low-cost, long-haul airline based at Paris Orly Airport . It operates a scheduled network between France and worldwide leisure destinations with a fleet of Airbus A350s . Its head office is in parent company Groupe
#12 Loganair
Loganair is a Scottish regional airline based at Glasgow Airport near Paisley , Scotland . It is the largest regional airline in the UK by passenger numbers and fleet size. [8] Regional airline based near Glasgow, Scotland Loganair Limited IATA ICAO Callsign LM [1] LOG LOGAN Founded 1 February 196
#13 Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Atlantic Southeast Airlines ( ASA ) was an American airline based in the A-Tech Center in College Park, Georgia , flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier on behalf of Delta Air Lines via a code sharing agreement and, as of February 2010, commenced service as a United Express carrier
#14 Air Madrid
Air Madrid Líneas Aéreas S.A. was an airline headquartered in San Sebastián de los Reyes , Community of Madrid , Spain, [1] operating services to Spain, Tenerife , Mexico , South America , Central America , Europe and Israel . It suspended its operations on 15 December 2006, leaving more than 330,00
#15 Suparna Airlines
Suparna Airlines , known in Chinese as Jinpeng ( Chinese : 金鹏航空 ; pinyin : Jīnpéng Hángkōng ), is an airline based in China. It was formerly known as Yangtze River Express and later Yangtze River Airlines after launching passenger services. The company's headquarters are in Shanghai Pudong Developme
#16 Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia Amazônica
TABA – Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia Amazônica was a Brazilian airline founded in 1976. It ceased operations in 1999. Brazilian airline For the Brazilian airline defunct in 1950, see Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes . Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia Amazônica (TABA) IATA ICAO Callsign T
#17 ThaiJet
ThaiJet International was an international passenger charter airline based in Bangkok , Thailand . Its main base was Bangkok International Airport (BKK). ThaiJet Airways IATA ICAO Callsign AO THJ THAI JET Founded 2003 ( 2003 ) Bangkok , Thailand Commenced operations December 15, 2003 ( 2003-
#18 Okay Airways
Okay Airways ( Chinese : 奥凯航空公司 ; pinyin : Aòkǎi Hángkōng gōngsī ) is an airline headquartered in Daxing District , Beijing , People's Republic of China . It operates passenger flight services and dedicated cargo services. Its main hubs are Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang Int
#19 National Airlines (1934–1980)
National Airlines was an American airline that operated from 1934 to 1980. [2] For most of its existence the company was headquartered at Miami International Airport , Florida. [3] At its height, National Airlines had a network of "Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast" flights, linking Florida and the Gulf Coast
Constellation International Airlines was a Belgian airline that operated during the 1990s. See also: Constellation (disambiguation) This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2022 ) Constellation International Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign CQ CIN CONSTELLATION Founded 27 May
The TC-3 and the TC-7 were the two US Army Corps non-rigid blimps used for parasite fighter trials conducted in 1923–24. A single Sperry Messenger biplane was equipped with a skyhook to engage the temporary trapeze mounted to the control carriage of the blimp itself. The first successful docking was
No. 207 (General Purpose) Group was a group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) established on 15 December 1941 by downgrading the British RAF Command known as Air H.Q. East Africa to Group status. The group was commanded by Air Commodore William Sowrey until June 1942 when Air Commodore Malcolm Taylor too
No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves . It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is
#3 No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group
No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group is a group within the Royal Air Force , currently based at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar . Expeditionary group of the Royal Air Force No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group Group badge Active 1 April 1943 ( 1943-04-01 ) – 21 April 1946 ( 1946-04-21 ) 9 July 1952
#4 58th Special Operations Wing
The 58th Special Operations Wing (58 SOW) is a combat unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base , New Mexico . The 58 SOW is part of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Nineteenth Air Force . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( Januar
The 495th Fighter Squadron (495th FS), nicknamed the Valkyries , is part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath , United Kingdom. Having been reactivated on 1 October 2021, it became the first overseas United States Air Force squadron to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II on 15 Decem
The United States Air Force 's 97th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska. Nebraska-based unit studying and devising communication securities 97th Intelligence Squadron Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint Active 1917–1919; 1935–1944; 1979–present Country
The 47th Flying Training Wing is a United States Air Force pilot training wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base , near Del Rio, Texas . It is one of five pilot training units in the Air Force's Air Education and Training Command which conducts joint specialized undergraduate pilot training for the U
The 71st Flying Training Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Education and Training Command . It is stationed at Vance Air Force Base , Oklahoma where has conducted pilot training for the Air Force and allied nations since 1972. It also is the host unit for Vance. Unit of the US A
No. 23 Group RAF was a group of the Royal Air Force , first established in 1918, and finally disbanded in 1975. Former Royal Air Force flying training group No. 23 Group RAF Active 1918 1926–1975 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Role Flying training Part of RAF Training Command , RAF
No. 662 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Air Observation Post squadron associated with the 21st Army Group and later part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force . Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were Air Observation Post units working closely with Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. A furt
#11 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron
410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron (French: 410 e Escadron d'entraînement opérationnel à l'appui tactique ), nicknamed the "Cougars", is a Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft squadron currently located at Canada's primary training base for the CF-18 (Canadian Forces version of the McDo
The 134th Air Refueling Wing (134 ARW) is a unit of the Tennessee Air National Guard , stationed at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base , Knoxville, Tennessee. If activated for federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . The 134th Air Refueling Wing's K
No. 199 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War and later in the 1950s as a radar countermeasures squadron. Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inl
The 445th Airlift Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force . It is assigned to the Fourth Air Force , Air Force Reserve Command , stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio. If mobilized, the wing is gained by the Air Mobility Command . 445th Airlift Wing 445th Airlif
Number 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Westland Puma HC.2 from RAF Benson , Oxfordshire . Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 33 Squadron RAF Squadron badge Active 12 January 1916 ( 1916-01-12 ) – 1 April 1918 ( RFC ) 1 April 1918 – 13 June 1919 ( RAF ) 1 March 1929 – 31
#16 List of Royal Flying Corps squadrons
A list of Royal Flying Corps squadrons with date and location of foundation. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2016 ) The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the aviation arm of the British Army . Squadrons were the main form of flying unit from its foundation on 13 Apri
The 33rd Fighter Wing , sometimes written 33d Fighter Wing , ( 33 FW ) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Education and Training Command 's Nineteenth Air Force . It is stationed at Eglin Air Force Base , Florida where it is a tenant unit. United States Air Force unit This article nee
#18 36th Intelligence Squadron
The 36th Intelligence Squadron is an active non-flying squadron , of the United States Air Force . It is assigned to the Air Force Targeting Center at Langley Air Force Base , Virginia, where it has been stationed since 1990. The squadron has earned the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award , the Air For
#19 List of wings of the Royal Air Force
Wings within the Royal Air Force have both administrative and tactical applications. Over the years, the structure and role of wings has changed to meet the demands placed on the RAF. Many of the RAF's numbered wings were originally Royal Flying Corps (RFC) or Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) units. W
The 417th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with V Bomber Command at Itami Airfield , Japan, where it was inactivated on 5 November 1945. 417th Bombardment Group Douglas A-20s of the 417th Bombardment Group showing markings adopted in the So
A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning . It allows satellite navigation devices to determine their location ( longitude , latitude , and altitude / elevation ) to high precision (within a few centimetres to metres) using
Sir George Cayley, [1] 6th Baronet (27 December 1773 – 15 December 1857) [2] was an English engineer , inventor, and aviator. He is one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics . Many consider him to be the first true scientific aerial investigator and the first person to understan
Wingtip devices are intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft by reducing drag . [1] Although there are several types of wing tip devices which function in different manners, their intended effect is always to reduce an aircraft's drag by partial recovery of the tip vortex energy. Wi
#4 Autogyro
An autogyro (from Greek αὐτός and γύρος , "self-turning"), also known as a gyroplane , is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift . Forward thrust is provided independently, by an engine-driven propeller . While similar to a helicopter rotor in appearan
#5 H2S (radar)
H2S was the first airborne , ground scanning radar system . It was developed for the Royal Air Force 's Bomber Command during World War II to identify targets on the ground for night and all-weather bombing. This allowed attacks outside the range of the various radio navigation aids like Gee or Oboe
Wake turbulence is a disturbance in the atmosphere that forms behind an aircraft as it passes through the air. It includes variety of components, the most significant of which are wingtip vortices and jetwash. Jetwash refers to the rapidly moving gases expelled from a jet engine; it is extremely tur
#1 John Carmack
John D. Carmack II [1] (born August 20, 1970) [1] is an American computer programmer and video game developer . He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its 1990s games Commander Keen , Wolfenstein 3D , Doom , Quake , and their sequels. Carmack made innovations
#2 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1911
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (November 10, 1933 – April 7, 1990) was an American electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , officer and aviator in the United States Navy , and NASA astronaut . As Command Module Pilot on Apollo 17 he was one of the 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon, and one of
#4 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
#5 Tu Shou'e
Tu Shou'e or Shou-ngo Tu ( Chinese : 屠守锷 ; 1917–2012) was a Chinese aerospace engineer who was a specialist in structural mechanics. Tu is famous as the chief designer of the Long March 2 rocket and China's intercontinental ballistic missile . [1] [2] [3] Chinese aerospace engineer In this Chinese n
Kenneth Whiting (July 22, 1881 – April 24, 1943) was a United States Navy officer who was a pioneer in submarines and is best known for his lengthy career as a pioneering naval aviator. During World War I , he commanded the first American military force to arrive in Europe for combat. After the war,
#7 Frank Borman
Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , businessman, and NASA astronaut . He was the commander of Apollo 8 , the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William
Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born May 15, 1949) ( Capt , USN , Ret.) is an American former naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , NASA astronaut , graduate of the US Naval Academy , and member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame . He served as the Commander of the Interna
Tadija R. Sondermajer (Serbian Cyrillic: Тадија Сондермајер; 19 February 1892 – 10 October 1967) was a Serbian aviator, aeronautical engineer and a pioneer of Yugoslav aviation. Serbian and Yugoslav fighter pilot Tadija Sondermajer Тадија Сондермајер Sondermajer c. 1923 Born ( 1892-02-19 ) 19 Februa
Ștefan Protopopescu (14 January 1886 – 10 October 1929) was a Romanian officer and aviation pioneer , he held the no. 1 pilot license in Romania, being the first licensed pilot in Romania and the first pilot of the Romanian Army . Romanian aviation pioneer Ștefan Protopopescu Major Ștefan Protopopes
#11 Junaid Jamshed
Junaid Jamshed Khan ( Urdu : جنید جمشید خان ; [3] 3 September 1964 – 7 December 2016) was a Pakistani singer-songwriter, television personality , fashion designer, actor, and preacher . After graduating with a degree in engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore , Jamshe
#12 Wally Schirra
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. ( / ʃ ɜːr ˈ ɑː / , March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury , which was the United States ' first effort to put human beings into space
#13 Preston Watson
Preston Albert Watson (17 October 1880 – 30 June 1915) was a Scottish aviation pioneer, who conceived his own original method of controlling an aeroplane in flight. This was his rocking wing method of lateral control, which consisted of a secondary smaller wing mounted above the main wing on an A-fr
#14 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
#15 Frank Kozloski
Frank Kozloski (1916–2003) was an aeronautical engineer who worked on early tandem rotor helicopters and was one of the founders of Piasecki Helicopter 's. Piasecki PV-2 Kozloski was born in Edwardsville in 1916. His parents were Anthony and Stella Twardowska Kozloski. After graduating from Penn Sta
#16 Friedrich Karl von Koenig-Warthausen
Friedrich Karl Richard Paul August Freiherr [1] Koenig von und zu Warthausen [2] (2 April 1906 – 15 December 1986) was a German aviator who made the first solo flight around the world in 1928–1929. [3] His flight took him eastwards from Berlin to Moscow , then to the Persian Gulf , across northern I
Richard James (1911–1989) set the junior transcontinental air speed record in 1928. He completed the flight on December 15, 1928, arriving in New York. He had left from San Francisco. The elapsed flying time was 48 hours, spread over one month. [1] The contest was sponsored by the Society for the Pr
#18 David S. Lewis
David Sloan Lewis, Jr. (July 6, 1917 – December 15, 2003) was an aeronautical engineer who led aerospace and defense giant General Dynamics for 14 years. For other people named David Lewis, see David Lewis (disambiguation) . David Lewis, 1983
#19 C. W. A. Scott
Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott , AFC (13 February 1903 [1] – 15 April 1946 [2] ) was an English aviator . He won the MacRobertson Air Race , a race from London to Melbourne , in 1934, in a time of 71 hours. English aviator This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or
#20 Jack Baldwin (RAF officer)
Air Marshal Sir John Eustice Arthur Baldwin , KBE , CB , DSO , DL (13 April 1892 – 28 July 1975) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War . Royal Air Force air marshal (1892–1975) Sir John Eustice Arthur Baldwin Wing Commander Baldwin as Commandant of the Central Flyin
The Rolls-Royce Trent is a family of high-bypass turbofans produced by Rolls-Royce . It continues the three spool architecture of the RB211 with a maximum thrust ranging from 61,900 to 97,000 lbf (275 to 431 kN ) . Launched as the RB-211-524L in June 1988, the prototype first ran in August 1990.
The Orenda PS.13 Iroquois was an advanced turbojet engine designed for military use. It was developed by the Canadian aircraft engine manufacturer Orenda Engines , a part of the Avro Canada group. Intended for the CF-105 Arrow interceptor, development was cancelled, along with the Arrow, in 1959. 19
The Lycoming O-435 is an American six- cylinder , horizontally opposed fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter engine made by Lycoming Engines . The engine is a six-cylinder version of the four-cylinder Lycoming O-290 . American 1940s aircraft engine O-435 Type Piston tank and aircraft engine National or
The Rolls-Royce Trent 500 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce to power the larger A340-500/600 variants. It was selected in June 1997, first ran in May 1999, first flew in June 2000, and achieved certification on 15 December 2000. It entered service in July 2002 and 524 engines were de
#5 Napier Cub
The Napier Cub was an unusual and very large experimental 1,000 horsepower (750 kW ) 16-cylinder 'X' pattern liquid-cooled aero engine built by the British engine company D. Napier & Son . The Cub was the only Napier 'X' engine design. First flown on 15 December 1922 in an Avro Aldershot biplane b
The Kuznetsov NK-93 was a civilian aircraft engine , a hybrid between a turbofan and a turboprop known as a propfan . The engine was also unique in having a separate duct around the contra-rotating propellers , as most other propfans are unducted. Once described in a respected aviation encyclopedia
#7 Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322
The Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 is a turboshaft engine produced by Safran Helicopter Engines. It was originally conceived and manufactured by Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited , a joint venture between Rolls-Royce plc and Turbomeca (now Safran Helicopter Engines ). The engine was designed to suit a wid
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2010: Years in aviation : 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years : 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 201
#2 Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1980s
Following is a list of accidents and incidents experienced by Aeroflot during the 1980s. The deadliest accident the carrier experienced in this decade occurred in July 1985 ( 1985-07 ) , when Flight 7425 , a Tupolev Tu-154B-2 , stalled en route and crashed near Uchkuduk , then located in the Uzb
On 15 December 1989, KLM Flight 867 , en route from Amsterdam to Narita International Airport Tokyo, was forced to make an emergency landing at Anchorage International Airport , Alaska, when all four engines failed. The Boeing 747-400 , less than six months old at the time, [1] flew through a thick
#4 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1955–1959)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
#5 Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s
Aeroflot , the Soviet Union 's national carrier , experienced a number of serious accidents and incidents during the 1970s. The airline's worst accident during the decade took place in August 1979 ( 1979-08 ) , when two Tupolev Tu-134s were involved in a mid-air collision over the Ukrainian city
#6 List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1962
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 A that occurred in 1962, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2 . Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of wa
The Montreal Convention (formally, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air ) is a multilateral treaty adopted by a diplomatic meeting of ICAO member states in 1999. It amended important provisions of the Warsaw Convention 's regime concerning compensatio
EgyptAir Flight 804 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport , operated by EgyptAir . On 19 May 2016 at 02:33 Egypt Standard Time ( UTC+2 ), the Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea , killing all 56 passe
#9 List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline (A–C)
This list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline summarizes airline accidents and all kinds of minor incidents by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2012 ) JetBlue Flight 2
#10 1959 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1959: Years in aviation : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 19
#11 List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War
This list of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War includes incidents with Coalition and civilian aircraft during the Iraq War . According to media reports, 129 helicopters and 24 fixed-wing aircraft were lost in Iraq between the 2003 invasion and February 2009. Of these incidents, 4
#12 2012 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2012 . Years in aviation : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20
Korean Air Flight 858 was a scheduled international passenger flight between Baghdad , Iraq, and Seoul , South Korea. On 29 November 1987, the aircraft flying that route exploded in mid-air upon the detonation of a bomb planted inside an overhead storage bin in the airplane's passenger cabin by two
#14 List of accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-24
The Antonov An-24 has suffered 159 accidents with a total of 2,134 fatalities.
#15 2003 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2003: Years in aviation : 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 200
#16 2006 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2006: Years in aviation : 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 200
#17 List of fatal accidents to commercial cargo aircraft
This article is a list of fatal accidents involving commercial cargo aircraft and is grouped by the years in which the accidents and incidents occurred.
#18 1919 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1919: Wikimedia list article Years in aviation : 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1916 1917 1918
#19 1944 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1944: Years in aviation : 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 19
#20 List of accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed Constellation
The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") was a propeller-driven airliner powered by four 18-cylinder radial Wright R-3350 engines . It was built by Lockheed between 1943 and 1958 at its Burbank, California , USA, facility. A total of 856 aircraft were produced in four models, all distinguished by a tri
#1 Kimura HK-1
The Kimura HK-1 was a glider built in Japan in 1939 to investigate the possibilities of tailless aircraft. It was a single-seat design with an open cockpit, swept wings, and a single tail fin. The HK-1 made a total of 169 test flights between 15 December 1939 and 7 March 1940, towed aloft behind a c
#1 Mil Mi-17
The Mil Mi-17 ( NATO reporting name : Hip ) is a Soviet-designed Russian military helicopter family introduced in 1975 (Mi-8M), continuing in production as of 2021 [update] at two factories, in Kazan and Ulan-Ude . It is known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service. The helicopter is mostly used as
The PZL W-3 Sokół (English: "Falcon") is a medium-size, twin-engine, multipurpose helicopter developed and manufactured by Polish helicopter company PZL-Świdnik (now AgustaWestland Świdnik ). It was the first helicopter entirely designed and produced in Poland. W-3 Sokół A W-3 Sokół of the Polish Ar
#3 Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight is a medium-lift tandem-rotor transport helicopter powered by twin turboshaft engines . It was designed by Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol following Vertol's acquisition by Boeing . Tandem transport helicopter designed by Vertol "Sea Knight" redirects here
The Eurocopter Tiger is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter which first entered service in 2003. It is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), which arose from the merger of Aérospatiale 's and DASA 's respective helicopter divisions. Airbus Helicopters designates it as the
The Aérospatiale Alouette III ( French pronunciation: [aloo-wɛt ] , Lark ; company designations SA 316 and SA 319 ) is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by French aircraft company Sud Aviation . During its production life, it proved to be a relatively popular rotorcraft; includ
The Harbin/CHDRI Z-6 , (Z - Zhishengji - vertical take-off aircraft), is a Chinese helicopter development based on the Harbin Z-5 , itself a licence-built / reverse engineered Mil Mi-4 . A limited production run was terminated after performance was found to be inferior to its Z-5 progenitor (sources
Ingenuity, nicknamed Ginny, is a small robotic coaxial rotor helicopter operating on Mars as part of NASA 's Mars 2020 mission along with the Perseverance rover , which landed on February 18, 2021. Two months later, on April 19, Ingenuity successfully completed the first powered controlled extraterr
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem rotor helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol . The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of Or
#9 List of flights by Ingenuity helicopter on Mars
The NASA helicopter Ingenuity on Mars made the first powered controlled flights by an aircraft on a planet other than Earth. [1] [2] Its first flight was April 19, 2021, after landing February 18 attached to the underside of the Perseverance rover. [3] Ingenuity weighs 1.8 kilograms (4.0 lb) and i
An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft , with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry , military vehicles and fortifications . Due to their heavy armament they are sometimes called helicopter gunships . Ground-attack
#11 Boeing Chinook (UK variants)
The Boeing Chinook is a large, tandem rotor helicopter operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). A series of variants based on the United States Army 's Boeing CH-47 Chinook , the RAF Chinook fleet is the largest outside the United States. [1] RAF Chinooks have seen extensive service in the Falklands W
The Buhl A-1 Autogyro was an autogyro optimised for air camera work designed and built from 1930. To this end, Etienne Dormoy designed [ citation needed ] the Buhl A-1, an autogyro with a pusher engine located behind the pilot and camera operator. The Buhl A-1 was the first pusher style autogyro. [
The NASA helicopter Ingenuity on Mars made the first powered controlled flights by an aircraft on a planet other than Earth. [1] [2] Its first flight was April 19, 2021, after landing February 18 attached to the underside of the Perseverance rover. [3] Ingenuity weighs 1.8 kilograms (4.0 lb) and i
The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters . The aircraft differs considerably from the American version, with Rolls-Royce Gnome engines (derived from the US General Electric T58 ), British-m
#15 Cornu helicopter
The Cornu helicopter was an experimental helicopter built in France , and is widely credited with the first free flight of a rotary-wing aircraft when it took to the air on 13 November 1907. Built by bicycle -maker Paul Cornu , it was an open-framework structure built around a curved steel tube that
The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium-lift helicopter in military and civil use. First flown in 1987, it was developed by a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the United Kingdom and Agusta in Italy in response to national requirements for a modern naval utility helicopter. Several operator
#17 CAIC Z-10
The CAIC Z-10 ( Chinese : 直-10 , "helicopter-10"), also called WZ-10 ( Chinese : 武直-10 , " armed helicopter -10"), is a Chinese medium attack helicopter developed for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force . It is designed primarily for anti-tank warfare missions but has secondary air-to-air comb
The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that designed and manufactured aeroplanes mainly for the British Royal Naval Air Service , the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force during the First World War , most famously the Sopwith Camel . Sopwith aircraft were also used i
#2 Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing
Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing ( TAM ), also known as JSC Tbilaviamsheni (formerly known as 31st aviation factory), is a Georgian aerospace development and manufacturing company, which also partially manufactures APCs and IFVs. Su-25KM Scorpion Georgian aerospace company This article is about the Tb
The General Motors Company [2] ( GM ) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit , Michigan , United States. [3] It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. [4
Fairchild was an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale, New York ; Hagerstown, Maryland ; and San Antonio, Texas . 1925-2003 aerospace manufacturer in the United States This article is about the U.S. division. For the Canadian division, see Fairc
Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd. was an aircraft manufacturing company located in Toronto , Ontario , Canada that built aircraft for the Royal Flying Corps Canada during the First World War . Canadian Aeroplanes Industry Commercial aviation Founded December 15, 1916 ; 105 years ago ( 1916-12-15 ) Defunc
Tatra is a Czech vehicle manufacturer from Kopřivnice . It is owned by the Tatra Trucks company, and it is the third oldest company in the world producing cars with an unbroken history. [1] [2] The company was founded in 1850 as Ignatz Schustala & Cie , in 1890 renamed in German Nesselsdorfer Wagenb
Tashkent Mechanical Plant ( TMZ ) ( Uzbek : Toshkent Mexanika Zavodi ), formerly Tashkent Aviation Production Association named after V. P. Chkalov ( TAPO or TAPOiCh ) ( Uzbek : V.P.Chkalov nomli Toshkent aviatsiya ishlab chiqarish birlashmasi ) is a leading high-technology company of Uzbekistan , w
#8 Caudron
The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for the military in both World War I and World War II . From
#1 Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center , also called the Udvar-Hazy Center , is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)'s annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia , United States. It holds numerous exhibits, including the Space Shuttle
#2 National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution , also called the Air and Space Museum , is a museum in Washington, D.C. , US. It was established in 1946 as the National Air Museum and opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976. In 2018, the museum saw
#1 SC250 bomb
The SC 250 ( Sprengbombe Cylindrisch 250 ) was an air-dropped general purpose high-explosive bomb built by Germany during World War II and used extensively during that period. It could be carried by almost all German bomber aircraft , and was used to notable effect by the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka ( Sturz
The B83 is a variable-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed by the United States in the late 1970s and entered service in 1983 . With a maximum yield of 1.2 megatonnes of TNT (5.0 PJ) , it has been the most powerful nuclear weapon in the United States nuclear arsenal since October 25, 2011. [
An anti-ballistic missile ( ABM ) is a surface-to-air missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (missile defense). Ballistic missiles are used to deliver nuclear , chemical , biological , or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory . The term "anti-ballistic missile" is a generic
#4 DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon
The DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon ( SAAW ) is a long-range precision-guided anti-airfield weapon developed by India 's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It is designed to be capable of engaging ground targets with high precision up to a range of 100 kilometres (62 mi) . Preci
#5 FJ ABM
The Fan Ji ( Chinese : 反击 ; pinyin : fǎnjí , meaning "counter strike") anti-ballistic missile (FJ ABM) was the missile used in the HQ-81 ABM system (ABMS), which was the land-based component of the 640-1 ABMS project. It, in turn, was part of the Chinese 640 ABMS project in the 1960s. Although the p
Tallboy or Bomb, Medium Capacity, 12,000 lb was an earthquake bomb developed by the British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis and used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War . [lower-alpha 1] Type of earthquake bomb This article needs additional citations for verification . ( O