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Binh Thuy Air Base (also known as Can Tho Air Base and Trà Nóc Air Base ) was a United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy , Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) and Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) military airfield used during the Vietnam War . It is locate
#2 Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport ( IATA : HKG , ICAO : VHHH ) is Hong Kong's main airport , built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok , Hong Kong . The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport , to distinguish it from its predecessor, the f
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
Haguenau Airport ( ICAO : LFSH ) is an airport in France , located about 2 miles southeast of Haguenau (Département du Bas-Rhin, Alsace); 15 miles north of Strasburg and 250 miles east of Paris . Airport in Haguenau, France Haguenau Airport Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-39 IATA : none ICAO : LFSH
Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field , was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island , New York , United States . Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2 , the facility was renamed later that year as Mitchel Field in honor of former New Y
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole [3] ( IATA : KOA , ICAO : PHKO , FAA LID : KOA ) is the busiest airport on the Island of Hawai ʻ i . It is located in Kalaoa CDP , Hawai ʻ i County , Hawai ʻ i , United States, [4] near the town of Kailua-Kona . The airport serves leeward (wester
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB ( IATA : DOV , ICAO : KDOV , FAA LID : DOV ) is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware . 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and l
Cornwall Airport Newquay ( IATA : NQY , ICAO : EGHQ ) is the main commercial airport for Cornwall , United Kingdom, located at Mawgan in Pydar , 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of the town of Newquay on Cornwall's north coast. Its runway was operated by RAF St Mawgan before 2008, and is now ow
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
Goetsenhoven Airfield ( ICAO : EBTN ) is a former Belgian Air Component base, located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Tienen , approximately 26 miles (42 km) east-southeast of Brussels . Airport in Tienen, Belgium Goetsenhoven Military Airfield IATA : none ICAO : EBTN Summary Airport type Military Ope
Royal Canadian Air Force Station Jarvis was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) station located near Jarvis, Ontario . The station was home to No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School and is usually known by that name. [note 1] Bombing and Gunnery schools trained Air Gunners, W
#12 Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport ( IATA : PBM , ICAO : SMJP ) , also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport , and locally referred to simply as JAP , is an airport located in the town of Zanderij and hub for airline carrier Surinam Airways , 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Param
#13 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
#14 Naha Air Base
Naha Air Base ( 那覇基地 , Naha Kichi ) , formally known as the Kōkū Jieitai Naha Kichi ( 航空自衛隊那覇基地 ) , is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force formerly under control of the United States Air Force . It is located at Naha Airport on the Oroku Peninsula in Naha , Okinawa , Japan. [2] [3] For t
#15 RAF West Kirby
RAF West Kirby was a Royal Air Force basic training camp near West Kirby , Cheshire , later Merseyside , England . Former RAF base in Cheshire, England This article needs additional citations for verification . ( October 2016 ) Royal Air Force Station West Kirby West Kirby, Merseyside Royal Air Forc
Proserpine Airport ( IATA : PPP , ICAO : YBPN ) (also known as Whitsunday Coast Airport) is located in Gunyarra , Whitsunday Region , Queensland , Australia, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Proserpine . The airport serves the mainland and offshore islands with flights to Brisbane ( Alliance Airlin
#17 RAF Newton
Royal Air Force station Newton or more simply RAF Newton ( ICAO : EGXN ) is a former Royal Air Force station located 7 miles (11 km) east of Nottingham , Nottinghamshire and 10.7 miles (17.2 km) south west of Newark-on-Trent , Nottinghamshire, England. It was used briefly as a bomber base for sq
Cangyuan Washan Airport ( IATA : CWJ , ICAO : ZPCW ) ( Chinese : 沧源佤山机场 ) is an airport serving Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang , Yunnan province, southwest China. The airport is located in Nuoliang Township and opened in December 2016. Airport in Nuoliang Township Cangyuan Washan Airport 沧
#19 RAF Raydon
Royal Air Force Raydon or more simply RAF Raydon is a former Royal Air Force station located just to the northeast of the village of Raydon , about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Ipswich , England . RAF Raydon USAAF Station 157 Located Near Raydon , Suffolk , United Kingdom RAF Raydon - September 1946 Coor
#20 RAF Leiston
Royal Air Force Leiston or more simply RAF Leiston is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northwest of Leiston and 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Theberton , Suffolk , England . Airport in Suffolk, England RAF Leiston USAAF Station 373 Leiston Airfield - 12 June 1946 IATA : no
#1 Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30% to democratize air travel. In 1965, Joe Sutt
#2 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 SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force in the close air support and nuclear strike role. It is still in service with the Indian Air Force . Attack aircraft, French/British, 1973-present Jaguar A French Air For
The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a tandem 2-seater homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan 's Rutan Aircraft Factory . The Long-EZ has a canard layout, a swept wing with wingtip rudders, and a pusher engine and propeller. The tricycle landing gear has fixed main wheels with streamlined spats and a re
#5 Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet
The Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet was a unique prototype fighter interceptor built by the Northrop Corporation . It was one of the most radical of the experimental aircraft built during World War II . Ultimately, it was unsuccessful and did not enter production. Experimental fighter intercepter aircra
#6 PWS-5
The PWS-5 or PWS-5t2 , was a multi-seated Polish liaison aircraft , developed in 1928 by PWS ( Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów - " Podlasie Aircraft Factory"). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these templa
#7 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
The Honda HA-420 HondaJet is a light business jet produced by the Honda Aircraft Company of Greensboro, North Carolina , United States. Original concepts of the aircraft started in 1997 and were completed in 1999. It took its maiden flight on December 3, 2003, received its FAA type certificate in De
#9 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
#10 Antonov An-26
The Antonov An-26 ( NATO reporting name : Curl ) is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft , designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986. [2] Soviet military transport aircraft An-26 An-26 of the Serbian Air Force Role Transport aircraft Type of aircraft Na
#11 Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is an American, long-range, narrow-body airliner , the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype first flown in 1954, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957. Pan American World Airways began regular 7
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner . In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Bo
#13 Levasseur PL.8
The Levasseur PL.8 was a single engine, two-seat long-distance record-breaking biplane aircraft modified from an existing Levasseur PL.4 carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft produced in France in the 1920s. Levasseur built the aircraft in 1927, specifically for pilots Charles Nungesser and François
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body jet airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . After dropping its Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, focused on efficiency. The program was launched on April 26, 2004, with an
#15 Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was an American civil passenger and cargo aircraft built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation during the late 1930s. An outgrowth of the earlier Model 10 Electra , the Model 14 was also developed into larger, more capable civil and military versions. 1930s America
#16 Bell X-1
The Bell X-1 ( Bell Model 44 ) is a rocket engine–powered aircraft , designated originally as the XS-1 , and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics – U.S. Army Air Forces – U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Bell Aircraft . Conceived during 1944 and designed and bui
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 ( Russian : Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-3 ) was a Soviet fighter-interceptor used during World War II . It was a development of the MiG-1 by the OKO (opytno-konstruktorskij otdel — Experimental Design Department) of Zavod (Factory) No. 1 in Moscow to remedy problems found during
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged , multirole combat aircraft , introduced during the Second World War . Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", [4] or "Mossie". [5] Lord Beaverbrook , Minister of Aircra
The SIAI-Marchetti SM.101 was a 1940s Italian single-engined light transport cabin monoplane designed and built by SIAI-Marchetti . SIAI-Marchetti SM.101 Role Single-engined transport cabin monoplane Type of aircraft Manufacturer SIAI-Marchetti First flight 1947 Number built 1
The Cessna Citation Longitude is a business jet produced by Cessna , part of the Cessna Citation family . Announced at the May 2012 EBACE , the Model 700 made its first flight on October 8, 2016, with certification obtained in September 2019. The aluminum airframe has the fuselage cross-section of t
#1 Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev
Kiev ( Russian : Киев ) is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification) [2] that served the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy from 1975 to 1993. It was built between 1970 and 1975 at Chernomorski factory in Mykolaiv and was the first Kiev -class vessel to be built. It is cur
#2 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
#3 Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūhō
Ryūhō ( 龍鳳 , "Dragon phoenix") was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy . She was converted from the submarine tender Taigei ( 大鯨, "Big Whale" ) , which had been used in the Second Sino-Japanese War . One of the least successful of the light aircraft carrier conversions due to her
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16) , nicknamed " The Blue Ghost ", is an Essex -class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy . Originally intended to be named Cabot , the new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate the recently-lost USS
USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) was the twenty-seventh of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after Rudyerd Bay, within Ketcchikan Gateway Bourough , of the Territory of Alaska . Today, the bay lies within Misty Fjords National Monume
#6 USS Solomons
USS Solomons (CVE-67) was the thirteenth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first Navy vessel named after the Solomon Islands campaign , a lengthy operation that most famously included the Guadalcanal campaign , albeit she wa
Surcouf was a large French gun-armed cruiser submarine of the mid 20th century. She carried two 8" guns as well as anti-aircraft guns and (for most of her career) a floatplane. Surcouf served in the French Navy and, later, the Free French Naval Forces during the Second World War . French submarine F
USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex -class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II . Completed in late 1943, the ship was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force (variously designated as Task Force 38 or 58) in the Pacific Ocean , the navy's primary offensive f
USS Makin Island (CVE-93) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . It was named for the 1942 Makin raid , an early diversionary raid designed to distract from the Guadalcanal campaign and the Tulagi campaign . Launched in April 1944, and commissioned in May, she served in s
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
The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy . She was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal class of conventionally powered supercarriers . She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet. Decommissioned F
#12 Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
Ryūjō ( Japanese : 龍驤 "Prancing Dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the early 1930s. Small and lightly built in an attempt to exploit a loophole in the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, she proved to be top-heavy and only marginally stable and was b
#13 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
USS Lexington (CV-2) , nicknamed "Lady Lex", [1] was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers 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
#15 HMS Blake (C99)
HMS Blake was a light cruiser of the Tiger class of the British Royal Navy , the last of the (traditional) Royal Navy gun-armed cruisers in the 20th century. She was named after Robert Blake , a 17th-century admiral who was the "Father of the Royal Navy". She was ordered in 1942 as one of the Minota
HMS Indomitable was a modified Illustrious -class aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy during World War II. Originally planned to be the fourth of the class, she was redesigned to enable her to operate more aircraft, 48 instead of 36. A second hangar was added above the original, raising the fl
USS Annapolis (AGMR-1) was the former USS Gilbert Islands (ex- Sunset Bay ) and a Commencement Bay -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . For other ships with the same name, see USS Annapolis . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2012 ) USS Annapolis (A
#18 List of aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Naval historians such as Evan Mawdsley , Richard Overy , and Craig Symonds concluded that World War II's decisive victories on land could not have been won without decisive victories at sea. [1] [2] [3] Naval battles to keep shipping lanes open for combatant's movement of troops, guns, ammunition, t
#19 Italian seaplane carrier Giuseppe Miraglia
Giuseppe Miraglia was an Italian seaplane carrier . Giuseppe Miraglia History Italy Name Giuseppe Miraglia Namesake Giuseppe Miraglia Builder Regio Arsenale della Spezia Laid down 5 March 1921 Launched 20 December 1923 Commissioned 1 November 1927 Stricken 15 July 1950 Fate Scrapped General characte
USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43) , a Midway -class aircraft carrier , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea . She earned the affectionate nickname " Ageless Warrior " through her long career. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classi
#1 Vanilla Air
Vanilla Air Inc. ( バニラ・エア株式会社 , Banira Ea Kabushiki Kaisha ) was a low-cost airline in Japan wholly owned by All Nippon Airways . Its head office was within Terminal 2 of Narita International Airport in Narita , Chiba Prefecture . [1] The airline ceased operations in October 2019 on its merger with
#2 List of small airlines and helicopter airlines of Russia
This is a list of small airlines and helicopter airlines of Russia . Name ICAO Callsign Founded Operating from Details Incidents Fleet Aircraft Website Aero-Transit (Аэро-транзит) 2006 Achinsk Airport , Krasnoyarsk Passenger and cargo charter airline, specialising in aerial work and the transportati
Trans Australia Airlines ( TAA ), renamed Australian Airlines in 1986, was one of the two major Australian domestic airlines between its inception in 1946 and its merger with Qantas in September 1992. As a result of the "COBRA" (or Common Branding) project, the entire airline was rebranded Qantas ab
#4 Air Transat
Air Transat is a Canadian airline based in Montreal , Quebec . Founded in 1986, it is the country's third-largest airline behind Air Canada and WestJet , operating scheduled and charter flights serving 60 destinations in 25 countries. [8] [9] [10] Air Transat is owned and operated by Transat A.T. In
#5 Golden International Airlines
Golden International Airlines was a short-lived charter airline based in Istanbul , Turkey , operating flights on behalf of tour operators using Boeing 757 aircraft to destinations in Europe . [1] Golden International Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign – GTC GOLDEN WINGS Founded 20 December 2005 Ceased ope
#6 Air Do
AIRDO Co., Ltd. ( 株式会社エアドゥ , Kabushiki-gaisha Ea Du ) , previously known as Hokkaido International Airlines ( 北海道国際航空株式会社 , Hokkaidō Kokusai Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha ) , is a Japanese regional airline headquartered in Sapporo, Japan . It operates scheduled service between the islands of Honshu and Hokk
Delta Air Lines, Inc. , typically referred to as Delta , is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier . One of the world's oldest airlines in operation , Delta is headquartered in Atlanta , Georgia . [1] The airline, along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, incl
Kenn Borek Air is an airline based in Calgary , Alberta , Canada. It operates regional passenger and cargo services, contract operations in the Arctic and Antarctic and aircraft leasing . Its main base is at Calgary International Airport . [6] It charters aircraft for scientific expeditions, oil exp
British Island Airways (BIA) was the legal successor to British United Island Airways (BUIA). [1] [2] It commenced operations under that name in mid-1970. [3] Ten years later it merged with Air Anglia , Air Wales and Air Westward to form Air UK , at the time the United Kingdom 's biggest regional ai
British United Airways ( BUA ) was a private, independent [nb 1] British airline formed as a result of the merger of Airwork Services and Hunting-Clan Air Transport in July 1960, making it the largest wholly private airline based in the United Kingdom at the time. British and Commonwealth Shipping (
Cham Wings Airlines ( Arabic : أجنحة الشام للطيران , previously known as Sham Wing Airlines) is a private Syrian airline with its head office in Damascus , Syria . [1] [2] The company slogan is Fly Beyond The Limits. Syrian private airline Cham Wings Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign 6Q SAW SHAMWING Found
#12 SilkAir
SilkAir Singapore Private Limited , operating as SilkAir , is a Singaporean subsidiary airline with its head office in Changi, Singapore . It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and operates scheduled passenger services from Singapore to over 100 cities in 50 countries in Asia , Europ
Aerovip was an airline based in Buenos Aires , Argentina (not to be confused with Aero VIP of Uruguay). It operates regional passenger services. Its main base is Ezeiza International Airport , Buenos Aires. [ citation needed ] For the Portuguese airline, see Aero VIP (Portugal) . This article has mu
#14 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
Air Atlas Express was a charter airline based in Morocco . It started operations on December 20, 2002, and ceased operations in 2004. [1] Defunct Moroccan charter airline This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2013 ) Air Atlas Express IATA ICAO Callsign - AXP Atlas Expres
#16 Eaglexpress
Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd ( doing business as Eaglexpress ) was a charter airline with its headquarters in Selangor , Malaysia [3] and base at Kuala Lumpur International Airport . The airline was a joint venture between private investors in Malaysia and South Korea, [3] with 60%-40% [3] holdin
#17 Belavia
Belavia , formally Belavia Belarusian Airlines ( Belarusian : ААТ «Авіякампанія «Белавія» ; Russian : ОАО «Авиакомпания «Белавиа» ), is the flag carrier and national airline of Belarus , headquartered in Minsk . [3] The state-owned company had, as of 2007, 1,017 employees. [4] Belavia serves a netwo
#18 Western Airways
Western Airways was an airline based in Weston-super-Mare , Somerset , England between 1932 and 1978. Before World War II , for a short period, it was the world's busiest airline. It survived WWII by using its aircraft engineering expertise. Defunct British airline and engineering company Western Ai
#19 Air Alpes
Société Air Alpes was a French airline company headquartered in Chambéry Airport and in Viviers-du-Lac , Savoie , near Chambéry . [1] Established in 1961 by Michel Ziegler, the airline's history began in the French Alps. Not to be confused with Air Alps . This article possibly contains original rese
#20 Royal Jordanian
Royal Jordanian Airlines ( Arabic : الملكيَّة الأردنيَّة ; transliterated : Al-Malakiyyah al-'Urduniyyah ), formerly known as Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines , is the flag carrier airline of Jordan with its head office in the capital, Amman . [5] The airline operates scheduled international services
The BUAA Mifeng-6 (en:Bee-6) is a hot-air airship designed and built in China by the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics . [1] The Mifeng-6 first flew on 20 December 1985 and at least four have been built. [1] The Rotax 447 piston engine not only provides propulsion but is also used t
#2 David Schwarz (aviation inventor)
David Schwarz ( Hungarian : Schwarz Dávid ; Croatian : David Švarc , pronounced [dǎʋit ʃʋârt͡s] ; [note 1] 20 December 1850 – 13 January 1897) [1] [2] was a Hungarian aviation pioneer. He is known for creating an airship with a rigid envelope made entirely of metal. [2] Schwarz died only months be
This is a complete list of Zeppelins constructed by the German Zeppelin companies from 1900 until 1938. Other rigid airships that are also sometimes referred to as zeppelins but not built by Zeppelin are not included. For other uses of "Zeppelin", see Zeppelin (disambiguation) . This article needs a
Number 10 Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron has served in a variety of roles (observation, bombing, transport and aerial refuelling) over its 90-year history. It currently flies the Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3 in the transport/tanker role from RAF Brize Norton , Oxfordshire . Flying sq
The 122nd Fighter Wing ( 122 FW sometimes 122nd) is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard , stationed at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station , Fort Wayne, Indiana. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . Unit of the Indiana Air Nat
No. 189 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( February 2012 )
Attack Squadron TWELVE ( ATKRON TWELVE or VA-12 ), also known as the "Flying Ubangis" or "Clinchers" , was an attack squadron of the United States Navy active during the Cold War . From their home port at Naval Air Station Cecil Field in Florida , the squadron made more than thirty major overseas de
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 42 , commonly abbreviated to Jasta 42 , was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte , the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I . The unit would score over 30 aerial victories during the war. The squadron's victories came at the
The 450th Fighter-Day Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 450th Fighter-Day Wing of Tactical Air Command (TAC) at Foster AFB , Texas. It was inactivated on 11 December 1957. 450th Bombardment Group B-24s of the 450th Bomb Group Active 1943-1945, 1954-1957 C
210 "White Eagle" Squadron of the Israeli Air Force is an IAI Eitan squadron based at Tel Nof Airbase . The squadron was officially inaugurated on December 20 2010, at a ceremony at Tel Nof, and officially accepted its first UAV in February 2011. [1] Its first commander was Lt. Colonel S. [2] [3] an
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 358th Fighter Squadron is part of the 495th Fighter Group at Whiteman Air Force Base , Missouri. The squadron was reactivated there in 2015. The squadron was formerly part of the 355th Operations Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona, operating the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt I
#10 410 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 190th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Idaho Air National Guard 124th Fighter Wing located at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base , Boise, Idaho. The 190th is equipped with the A-10 Thunderbolt II . The 190th Fighter Squadron is known as the "Skull Bangers" 190th Fighter Squadron 190th FS A-10A
The 189th Airlift Wing (189 AW) is a unit of the Arkansas Air National Guard , stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base , Arkansas. If activated to federal service, it is gained by the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . 189th Airlift Wing A 189th Airlift Wing C-130H whilst d
The 35th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 8th Operations Group , stationed at Kunsan Air Base , South Korea. The squadron operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions. United States Air Force combat squadron 35th F
The 34th Pursuit Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) . The survivors fought as infantry during Battle of Bataan and after their surrender, were subjected to the Bataan Death March , although some did escape to Australia. T
#15 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 45th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command 's (AFRC) 924th Fighter Group and stationed at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona. The squadron currently flies the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II . US Air Force Reserve u
Number 74 Squadron , also known as "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger-head motif, was a squadron of the Royal Air Force . It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s, and then trainers until its disbandment in 2000. It was the Royal Air Force's member of the NATO Tiger Association from 1961 unt
#18 175th Wing
The 175th Wing (175 WG) is a unit of the Maryland Air National Guard , stationed at Warfield Air National Guard Base , Middle River , Maryland. If activated to federal service, components of the Wing are gained by the two separate major commands of the United States Air Force : Air Combat Command (A
The 336th Fighter Squadron (336th FS), nicknamed the Rocketeers , is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 4th Operations Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base , North Carolina . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2015 ) 336th Fighte
#20 27th Special Operations Wing
The 27th Special Operations Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Cannon Air Force Base , New Mexico. It is assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2012 ) 27th Special Operations Wing Uni
In aeronautics , a spoiler (sometimes called a lift spoiler or lift dumper ) is a device which intentionally reduces the lift component of an airfoil in a controlled way. Most often, spoilers are plates on the top surface of a wing that can be extended upward into the airflow to spoil the streamline
A hypersonic wind tunnel is designed to generate a hypersonic flow field in the working section, thus simulating the typical flow features of this flow regime - including compression shocks and pronounced boundary layer effects, entropy layer and viscous interaction zones and most importantly high t
#1 Lucio Bianco
Lucio Bianco (born 16 December 1941) was an Italian engineer and President of the National Research Council from 1997 to 2003. He is the brother of Gerardo Bianco , the former Italian Minister of Education . [1] This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( August
#2 J. W. Dunne
John William Dunne FRAeS (2 December 1875 – 24 August 1949) was a British soldier, aeronautical engineer and philosopher. As a young man he fought in the Second Boer War , before becoming a pioneering aeroplane designer in the early years of the 20th century. Dunne worked on automatically stable air
#3 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 .
Theodor Kober (born 13 February 1865 in Stuttgart ; died 20 December 1930 in Friedrichshafen ) [1] was a twentieth-century German aviation engineer who contributed to the building of the first Zeppelin . [2] Aircraft builder
Frank Nicolas Piasecki ( / p iː ə ˈ s ɛ k i / pee-ə- SEK -ee ; Polish: [pjaˈsɛtski] ; October 24, 1919 – February 11, 2008) was an American engineer and helicopter aviation pioneer. Piasecki pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust us
#6 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
Edson Fessenden Gallaudet (April 21, 1871 in Washington, D.C. – July 1, 1945 in Pine Orchard, Connecticut ) was a pioneer in the field of aviation. [1] He was best known for his development of practical airfoils and aircraft propulsion systems for use in early seaplanes. American aerospace enginee
Earle Lewis Ovington (December 20, 1879 – July 21, 1936) was an American aeronautical engineer, aviator and inventor, and served as a lab assistant to Thomas Edison . Ovington piloted the first official airmail flight in the United States in a Blériot XI on September 23, 1911. [1] He carried a sack
#9 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 .
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. On May 20–21, 1927, Lindbergh made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km) , flying alone for 33.5 hours. Hi
#11 Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical Society , also known as the RAeS , is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest aeronautical society in the world. [1] Fellows and Companions of the society can use the post-nominal lett
#12 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Aéro-Club de France in 1910
The Aéro-Club de France issued Aviators Certificates from 1909. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
Organization devoted to the history of early pilots 39 aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 38 more aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 1936 signatures of Early Birds in recognition of the contribution of Earl Ovington to the First Regular Air Mail service, formally presented to his wife afte
Ferdinand Brandner (17 November 1903 – 20 December 1986) was an Austrian aerospace designer and an SS Standartenführer in Nazi Germany . While interned in the Soviet Union under Operation Osoaviakhim following World War II , he played a major role in designing the Kuznetsov NK-12 , the most powerful
#15 Viola Gentry
Viola Gentry (1894 - 1988) [1] was an American aviator , best known for setting the first non-refueling endurance record for women . Viola Gentry Born 1894 Rockingham, North Carolina Died 1988 (aged 93 – 94) Nationality American Known for First Woman to set the first non-refueling endurance reco
Frank Walker Caldwell (1889–1974) was a leading American propeller engineer and designer. As the United States government's chief propeller engineer (1917–1928), he pioneered propeller engineering and propeller testing facilities and techniques. Working at Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation, th
#17 Morien Morgan
Sir Morien Bedford Morgan CB FRS [1] (20 December 1912 – 4 April 1978), was a noted Welsh aeronautical engineer , sometimes known as "the Father of Concorde". He spent most of his career at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), before moving to Whitehall for ten years as the Controller of Aircraft
George Conrad Westervelt (December 30, 1879 – March 15, 1956) was a U.S. Navy engineer who created the company "Pacific Aero Products Co." together with William Boeing . [1] Westervelt left the company in 1916 and Boeing changed the name of the company to the Boeing Airplane Company the following ye
#19 Raymond Heacock
Raymond L. Heacock (January 9, 1928 – December 20, 2016) was an American engineer who spent his career at NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he worked on the Ranger program [1] in the 1960s and on the Voyager program in the 1970s and 1980s. [2] [3] [4] A Caltech engineering graduate, he was the
Professor Bernard Quatermass is a fictional scientist, originally created by the writer Nigel Kneale for BBC Television . An intelligent and highly moral British scientist, Quatermass is a pioneer of the British space programme , heading the British Experimental Rocket Group. He continually finds hi
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 Rolls-Royce AE 2100 is a turboprop developed by Allison Engine Company , now part of Rolls-Royce North America . The engine was originally known as the GMA 2100, when Allison was a division of former corporate parent General Motors . AE 2100 The Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D2A on a C-27J Type Turboprop
The Safran Ardiden is a 1,400–2,000 hp (1,000–1,500 kW) turboshaft designed and produced by Safran Helicopter Engines for 5–8 t (11,000–18,000 lb) single and twin-engine helicopters . Launched in 2003 as a more powerful TM 333 , it first ran in 2005 and was introduced in 2007. The Ardiden 1
#4 Pratt & Whitney/Allison 578-DX
The Pratt & Whitney/Allison 578-DX was an experimental aircraft engine , a hybrid between a turbofan and a turboprop known as a propfan . The engine was designed in the 1980s to power proposed propfan aircraft such as the Boeing 7J7 and the MD-91 and MD-92 derivatives of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80
The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine produced by Rolls-Royce , an iteration of the Trent family powering exclusively the Airbus A330neo . Announced on 14 July 2014, it first ran on 27 November 2015. It made its first flight on 19 October 2017 aboard on the A330neo. It received
The Continental IO-550 engine is a large family of fuel injected six-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air-cooled aircraft engines that were developed for use in light aircraft by Teledyne Continental Motors . The first IO-550 was delivered in 1983 and the type remains in production. [1] [2] IO-550 Co
#1 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 was a regularly scheduled commuter flight from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glynco Jetport (since renamed Brunswick Golden Isles Airport ) in Brunswick, Georgia on April 5, 1991. The flight, operated using a twin- turboprop Embraer EMB 1
Air Canada Flight 797 was an international passenger flight operating from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Dorval International Airport , with an intermediate stop at Toronto Pearson International Airport . On 2 June 1983, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 operating the service devel
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1969: Years in aviation : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 19
#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
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1948: Years in aviation : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 19
#6 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
#7 Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
This is a partial list of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing-designed B-17 Flying Fortress . Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. A few documented drone attrition cases are also included. Main article: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Air
#8 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
#9 1946 Australian National Airways DC-3 crash
On Sunday 10 March 1946 a Douglas DC-3 aircraft departed from Hobart , Tasmania for a flight to Melbourne . The aircraft crashed into the sea with both engines operating less than 2 minutes after takeoff . All twenty-five people on board the aircraft died. It was Australia's worst civil aviation acc
#10 1974 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1974: Years in aviation : 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 19
On 22 December 1978, a small Cessna 188 aircraft, piloted by Jay Prochnow, became lost over the Pacific Ocean . The only other aircraft in the area that was able to assist was a commercial Air New Zealand flight. After several hours of searching, the crew of the Air New Zealand flight located the lo
#12 List of air rage incidents
This is a list of air rage incidents in commercial air travel that have been covered in the media. Air rage occurs when air travelers or airline personnel act violently, abusively or disruptively towards others in the course of their travel. When these incidents have occurred in flight, they have of
#13 List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
A number of mid-air collisions and incidents have taken place in the United Kingdom. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2013 )
The 2002 Mombasa attacks was a two-pronged terrorist attack on 28 November 2002 in Mombasa , Kenya against an Israeli-owned hotel and a plane belonging to Arkia Airlines. An all-terrain vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Paradise Hotel and blew up, killing 13 and injuring 80. At the same
#15 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1954)
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
#16 1910 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1910: Years in aviation : 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 19
Lion Air Flight 538 (JT 538) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport , Jakarta, to Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, with a stopover at Adi Sumarmo Airport , Surakarta , Indonesia . On 30 November 2004, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 overran the runwa
Tower Air Flight 41 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City, to Miami International Airport (MIA) in Florida. On December 20, 1995, the Boeing 747-100 operating the flight veered off the runway during takeoff from JFK. All 468 peopl
#19 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
#20 List of Pan Am accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving American airline Pan Am . The airline suffered a total of 95 incidents.
#1 Sisu 1A
The Sisu 1A is a competition sailplane built in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Originally designed by Leonard Niemi as a homebuilt sailplane , its first flight in 1958 showed such promise that Niemi decided instead to manufacture it in series production. Niemi formed the Arling
#1 Bell 222/230
The Bell 222 is an American twin-engine light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter . The Bell 230 is an improved development with different engines and other minor changes. Family of utility helicopters Bell 222/230 A Bell 222 Role Executive/utility helicopter Type of aircraft National origin United
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters ) UH-72 Lakota is a twin-engine helicopter with a single, four-bladed main rotor. The UH-72 is a militarized version of the Eurocopter EC145 , built by American Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters, Inc. ), a division of Airbus Group, Inc. Light utility multipurp
#3 Sikorsky R-4
The Sikorsky R-4 is a two-seat helicopter that was designed by Igor Sikorsky with a single, three-bladed main rotor and powered by a radial engine. The R-4 was the world's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter and the first helicopter used by the United States Army Air Forces , [1] the United S
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
#5 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
#6 Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout (known as the Fire-X during development) is an unmanned helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Navy . The MQ-8C also has autonomous take-off and landing capability. It is designed to provide reconnaissance , situational awareness ,
The AgustaWestland AW119 Koala , produced by Leonardo since 2016, is an eight-seat utility helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine produced for the civil market. Introduced as the Agusta A119 Koala prior to the Agusta-Westland merger, it is targeted at operators favoring lower running costs
#8 Robinson R44
The Robinson R44 is a four-seat light helicopter produced by Robinson Helicopter Company since 1992. Based on the company's two-seat Robinson R22 , the R44 features hydraulically assisted flight controls. It was first flown on 31 March 1990 and received FAA certification in December 1992, with the f
The Bell CH-146 Griffon is a multi-role utility helicopter designed by Bell Helicopter Textron as a variant of the Bell 412EP for the Canadian Armed Forces . The CH-146 is used in a wide variety of roles, including aerial firepower, reconnaissance, search and rescue and aero-mobility tasks. [1] Mili
The Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King is a twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed for shipboard use by Canadian naval forces, based on the US Navy 's SH-3 . It served with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Canadian Armed Forces from 1963 to 2018. Military helicopter CH-124 Sea King A C
The Froebe Helicopter was the first helicopter to be built and flown in Canada. [1] It was built by brothers Doug, Theodore and Nicholas Froebe in the 1930s. Marker near Homewood, Manitoba The machine was constructed on a custom-made steel tubular frame using spare parts and equipment from automobil
#12 Kazan Ansat
The Kazan Ansat is a Russian light, multipurpose helicopter manufactured by Kazan Helicopters . Ansat A Kazan Ansat Role Multipurpose utility helicopter Type of aircraft Manufacturer Kazan Helicopters First flight 17 August 1999 Introduction 28 August 2013 Status In service Primary user Russian Ai
#13 Bell UH-1Y Venom
The Bell UH-1Y Venom [3] (also called Super Huey ) [4] is a twin-engine, medium-sized utility helicopter built by Bell Helicopter under the H-1 upgrade program of the United States Marine Corps . One of the latest members of the numerous Huey family , the UH-1Y is also called "Yankee", based on the
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 Airbus Helicopters H175 is a 7-ton class medium utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter Group). In China, the H175 is produced by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) as the Avicopter AC352 . Originally launched as the Eurocopter EC175 and the Harbin Z
Bombardier Aviation is a division of Bombardier Inc. It is headquartered in Dorval , Quebec , Canada. [2] Its most popular aircraft included the Dash 8 Series 400 , CRJ100/200/440 , and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners , and the newer CSeries . It also manufactured the Bombardier 415 amph
#2 Fiat S.p.A.
Fiat S.p.A. , or Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), was an Italian holding company whose original and core activities were in the automotive industry , and that was succeeded by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA). The Fiat Group contained many brands such as F
The JSC Irkut Corporation ( MCX : IRKT ) ( Russian : Иркут ) is a Russian aircraft manufacturer , [4] headquartered in the Aeroport District , Northern Administrative Okrug , Moscow , [5] and is best known as being the manufacturer of the Sukhoi Su-30 family of interceptor / ground-attack aircraft
#4 Boeing–Embraer joint venture
Boeing Brasil–Commercial was a proposed, but failed joint venture between Boeing and Embraer to design, build, and sell commercial airliners worldwide. The partnership was established in February 2019, after Boeing agreed to purchase an 80% stake in Embraer's commercial aircraft division. The deal w
Rockwell Collins was a multinational corporation headquartered in Cedar Rapids , Iowa , providing avionics and information technology systems and services to government agencies and aircraft manufacturers . It was formed when the Collins Radio Company , facing financial difficulties, was purchased b
Bordeaux Aéronautique (BA) was a French aeronautic company founded on 17 March 1939, [1] by Marcel Bloch , André Curvale, Henri Deplante and Claude de Cambronne . [2] French aeronautic company Bordeaux-Aéronautique Industry Aerospace , Defense Founded 1939 Founder Marcel Dassault (born Marcel Bloch)
American Aerolights Inc. was an American aircraft manufacturer founded by Larry Newman . The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft under the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace , arms, defense , information security , and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland , in the Washingt
The Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded on February 14, 1934 by Howard Hughes in Glendale, California , as a division of Hughes Tool Company . [1] The company was known for producing, among other products, the Hughes H-4 Hercules Spruce Goose aircraf
#10 Antonov
Antonov State Enterprise ( Ukrainian : Державне підприємство «Антонов» ), formerly the Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex named after Antonov ( Antonov ASTC ) ( Ukrainian : Авіаційний науково-технічний комплекс імені Антонова, [АНТК ім. Антонова] ), and earlier the Antonov Design Bureau , for
#11 G-Aerosports
G-AeroSports (previously Aerosports.Gr ) was originally founded as XFL in the city of Florina in Northern Greece by a team of 3 aviation enthusiasts. Their first airplane, the Lygistis , named after an ancient local toponym, made its first flight on June 4, 1994. It is a light airplane, powered by a
#12 Me 262 Project
The Me 262 Project is a company formed to build flyable reproductions of the Messerschmitt Me 262 , the world's first operational jet fighter. The project was started by the Texas Airplane Factory and administered by Classic Fighter Industries. It is based at Paine Field in Everett, Washington , Uni
Antoinette was a French manufacturer of light petrol engines . Antoinette also became a pioneer-era builder of aeroplanes before World War I, most notably the record-breaking monoplanes flown by Hubert Latham and René Labouchère. Based in Puteaux , the Antoinette concern was in operation between 190
Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH was a German aircraft manufacturer best known for supplying the German airforces during World War I . Albatros Flugzeugwerke Industry Aircraft manufacture Founded 1909 Defunct 1931 Fate Merged Successor Focke-Wulf Headquarters Johannisthal , Germany Key people Enno Walthe
#15 Spruce Production Division
The Spruce Production Division was a unit of the United States Army established in 1917 to produce high-quality Sitka spruce timber and other wood products needed to make aircraft for the United States ' efforts in World War I . The division was part of the Army Signal Corps 's Aviation Section . It
The Tughril -class frigates , formally classified as the Type 054A/P frigates , are a series of modified guided-missile frigates being built by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HDZH), for the Pakistan Navy . [7] The Type 054A/P is a modified derivative of the Type 054A frigate and was specifically cust