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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
#2 Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (abbreviated NAS JRB Fort Worth ) [1] ( IATA : FWH , ICAO : KNFW , FAA LID : NFW ) includes Carswell Field , a military airbase located 5 nautical miles (9 km; 6 mi) west of the central business district of Fort Worth , in Tarrant County , Texas ,
Brooks Seaplane Base ( FAA LID : S76 ) is a city-owned, public-use seaplane base located in the city of Coeur d'Alene , Kootenai County , Idaho , United States . [1] It is located on Lake Coeur d'Alene . Airport Brooks Seaplane Base IATA : none ICAO : none FAA LID : S76 Summary Airport type Public O
Taverny Air Base (formerly Base Aérienne 921 "Frères Mahé" de Taverny ) ( ICAO : LFPJ [1] ) is located in the communities of Taverny and Bessancourt in the Val d'Oise département of France , twenty kilometers north of Paris . Until 2011 it was the headquarters of the French Air Force nuclear strike
Fletcher Field [1] [2] [3] ( IATA : CKM [4] , ICAO : KCKM , FAA LID : CKM ) is a public use airport in Coahoma County, Mississippi , United States. [1] It is owned by the Coahoma County Airport Board and located seven nautical miles (13 km) northeast of the central business district of Clarksdal
Tromsø Airport, Skattøra ( Norwegian : Tromsø sjøflyhavn, Skattøra ), also known by its military designation Skattøra Naval Air Station (Norwegian: Skattøra sjøflystasjon , German : Seefliegerhorst Tromsö ) was a water aerodrome and air base situated at Skattøra in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Munic
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
Olaya Herrera Airport ( Spanish : Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera ) ( IATA : EOH , ICAO : SKMD ) is an airport located in Medellín , Colombia , that serves regional and domestic flights. Additionally, the airport is used by general aviation and features several hangars for charters. This article is about M
An Hòa Combat Base (also known as Đức Dục ) is a former U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base west of Hội An in Quảng Nam Province , Vietnam . An Hòa Combat Base An Hòa Combat Base, 27 January 1969 Coordinates 15.785°N 108.073°E / 15.785; 108.073 ( An Hòa Combat Base
#10 RAF Menwith Hill
Royal Air Force Menwith Hill is a Royal Air Force station near Harrogate , North Yorkshire , England, which provides communications and intelligence support services to the United Kingdom and the United States . The site contains an extensive satellite ground station and is a communications intercep
#11 Abu Dhabi International Airport
Abu Dhabi International Airport ( Arabic : مطار أبو ظبي الدولي ) ( IATA : AUH , ICAO : OMAA ) is an international airport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi , the capital of the United Arab Emirates . Largest airport serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates This article is about the airport opened in 1982.
#12 New York Skyports Seaplane Base
New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane base ( IATA : NYS , FAA LID : 6N7 ) is a seaplane base in the East River VFR corridor in New York City , located at the foot of East 23rd Street between Waterside Plaza and Stuyvesant Cove Park . A seaplane ramp was constructed at East 23rd Street in the mid-1930s and
#13 Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport
Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport ( IATA : AHD , FAA LID : 1F0 ) is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Ardmore , a city in Carter County , Oklahoma , United States . [1] Airport in Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore Downtown Executive Airpor
Cloncurry Airport ( IATA : CNJ , ICAO : YCCY ) is an airport in Cloncurry , Queensland , Australia . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2021 ) Airport in Cloncurry, Queensland Cloncurry Airport IATA : CNJ ICAO : YCCY Summary Airport type Public Operator Cloncurry Shir
#15 Allama Iqbal International Airport
Allama Iqbal International Airport ( Urdu : علامہ اقبال بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا , IATA : LHE , ICAO : OPLA ) is the third largest civilian airport by traffic in Pakistan , after Jinnah International Airport , Karachi and Islamabad International Airport . It serves Lahore , capital of Punjab and secon
Royal Air Force Melton Mowbray or more simply RAF Melton Mowbray is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south of the centre of Melton Mowbray , Leicestershire and 13.6 miles (21.9 km) south east of Loughborough , Leicestershire, England . Airport in Melton Mowbray, Leices
Connemara Airport ( Irish : Aerphort Chonamara ) [1] or Connemara Regional Airport [2] ( Aerfort Réigiúnach Chonamara [3] ) ( IATA : NNR , ICAO : EICA ) is located at Inverin in the Connemara region of Ireland, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) west [1] of the city of Galway . It is also known as
#18 Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base
Saint-Dizier-Robinson Air Base ( French : Base aérienne 113 Saint-Dizier ) ( ICAO : LFSI ) is a front-line French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) fighter aircraft base located approximately 4 km (2 nautical miles ) west of Saint-Dizier , in the Haute-Marne department of the Cha
#19 Namonuito Atoll
Namonuito Atoll , also called Namonweito , Weito , or Magur Islands , is the largest atoll of the Federated States of Micronesia and of the Caroline Islands with a total area of 2,267 square kilometres (875 square miles ) , unless one considers the still larger Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon as a type of atoll
#20 Orlando International Airport
Orlando International Airport ( IATA : MCO , ICAO : KMCO , FAA LID : MCO ) [4] is a major public airport located 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Downtown Orlando , Florida . In 2019, it handled 50,613,072 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the state and tenth busiest airport in the United S
The Caproni Ca.135 was an Italian medium bomber designed in Bergamo in Italy by Cesare Pallavicino. It flew for the first time in 1935, and entered service with the Peruvian Air Force in 1937, and with the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) in January 1938. [ citation needed ] Caproni Ca.13
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
#3 Boeing 720
The Boeing 720 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . Announced in July 1957 as a 707 derivative for shorter flights from shorter runways, the 720 first flew on November 23, 1959. Its type certificate was issued on June 30, 1960, and it entered service with Uni
The Handley Page V/1500 was a British night-flying heavy bomber built by Handley Page towards the end of the First World War . It was a large four-engined biplane , which resembled a larger version of Handley Page's earlier O/100 and O/400 bombers, intended to bomb Berlin from East Anglian airfields
#5 Avro Vulcan
The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan [1] from July 1963) [2] is a jet-powered , tailless , delta-wing , high-altitude, strategic bomber , which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company ( Avro ) designed the Vulcan in response
#6 De Havilland Mosquito operational history
The de Havilland Mosquito was a British light bomber that served in many roles during and after the Second World War . Mosquito-equipped squadrons performed medium bomber , reconnaissance , tactical strike , anti-submarine warfare and shipping attack and night fighter duties, both defensive and offe
#7 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
#8 Fokker Dr.I
The Fokker Dr.I ( Dr eidecker , " triplane " in German ), often known simply as the Fokker Triplane , was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke . The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918. It became famous as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his
The Dassault Falcon 6X is a large, long-range business jet under development by Dassault Aviation in France. Its precursor, the Falcon 5X twinjet, was launched in 2013, rolled-out in 2015 and made its first flight on July 5, 2017, but it was frozen as its Safran Silvercrest engine could not meet its
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
#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
The de Havilland DH.29 Doncaster was a British long-range high-wing monoplane of the 1920s built by de Havilland . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( April 2021 ) DH.29 Doncaster J6849 in final form Role long-range monoplan
The Piaggio P.180 Avanti is an Italian executive transport aircraft with twin turboprop engines mounted in pusher configuration . [2] It seats up to nine people in a pressurized cabin and may be flown by one or two pilots . The design is of three-surface configuration, having both a small forward wi
#15 Macchi M.20
The Macchi M.20 was a single-engine biplane trainer aircraft produced by the Italian aeronautical company Aeronautica Macchi between the end of the 1910s and the beginning of the 1920s. Macchi M.20 Photograph of a Macchi M.20 in the 1 May 1926 issue of Aero Digest . Role Civil trainer Type of ai
The North American Sabreliner , later sold as the Rockwell Sabreliner , is an American mid-sized business jet developed by North American Aviation . It was offered to the United States Air Force (USAF) in response to its Utility Trainer Experimental (UTX) program. It was named "Sabreliner" due to th
#17 Ilyushin Il-114
The Ilyushin Il-114 ( Russian Илью́шин Ил-114) is a Russian twin-engine turboprop airliner, designed for local routes. Intended to replace the Antonov An-24 , it first flew in 1990. A total of 20 Il-114s have been built. [4] Russian regional airliner "Il-114" redirects here. For the road, see Illino
#18 Shenyang J-8
The Shenyang J-8 ( Chinese : 歼-8; NATO reporting name : Finback ) is an interceptor aircraft developed by the 601 Institute (Shenyang) in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It was conceived in the early 1960s as a low-risk program based on enlarging the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 F, a version of whi
#19 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
The McDonnell Douglas / Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas . The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the
#20 Lambach HL.I
The Lambach HL.1 was a one-off, simple tandem two seat trainer designed and built by members and ex-members of the Delft Student Aeroclub (DSA) in the Netherlands in the mid-1930s. HL.I Role Two seat sports and trainer aircraft Type of aircraft National origin Netherlands Manufacturer Delft Student
USS Wasp (CV-7) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier commissioned in 1940 and lost in action in 1942. She was the eighth ship named USS Wasp , and the sole ship of a class built to use up the remaining tonnage allowed to the U.S. for aircraft carriers under the treaties of the time. As a redu
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . She was named after Fanshaw Bay, located within Cape Fanshaw, of the Alexander Archipelago in the Territory of Alaska . The cape was given its name by Charles Mitchell Thomas , who was mapping the area, in 18
Empire Fowey was a 19,121 GRT ocean liner that was built in 1935 as Potsdam by Blohm & Voss , Hamburg for the Hamburg America Line . She was sold before completion to Norddeutscher Lloyd . While owned by Norddeutscher Lloyd she was one of three sister ships operating the service between Bremen and
#4 Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
Hiryū ( 飛龍 , "Flying Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s. Generally regarded as the only ship of her class, she was built to a modified Sōryū design. [Note 1] Her aircraft supported the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in mid-1940. She to
USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) was the thirtieth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after Shamrock Bay, located within Baranof Island , of the Territory of Alaska . The ship was launched in February 1944, commissioned in March,
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy 's third Nimitz -class supercarrier . She is named for Carl Vinson (1883-1981), a congressman from Georgia , in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. Navy. The ship was launched during Vinson's lifetime in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy . Ordered by Chile during the South American dreadnought race as the Almirante Latorre -class battleship Almirante Cochrane , she was laid down before World War I . In early 1918 she was purchased by Britain for conversion to an aircraft carr
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) , formerly CVA-63 , is a decommissioned United States Navy supercarrier . She was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina , the site of the Wright brothers ' first powered airplane flight. Kitty Hawk was the first of the three Kitty Hawk -class aircraft ca
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)
#10 USS Thetis Bay
USS Thetis Bay (CVE-90) was the thirty-sixth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was launched in March 1944, commissioned in April, and served as a transport carrier in the Pacific, as well as a replenishment carrier supporting the Al
#11 Italian seaplane carrier Europa
Europa was a seaplane carrier of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy). Originally laid down as the merchant ship Manila , she was renamed Salacia in 1898, and then sold to German and then Italian shipping companies in 1911 and 1913, respectively. She became Quarto in 1913, and in February 1915 she
#12 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
#13 USS Saginaw Bay
USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . It was named after Saginaw Bay, located within Kuiu Island . The bay was in turn named after USS Saginaw , a U.S. Navy sloop-of-war that spent 1868 and 1869 charting and exploring the Alaskan coast. Launche
HMS Pegasus was an aircraft carrier / seaplane carrier bought by the Royal Navy in 1917 during the First World War. She was laid down in 1914 by John Brown & Company of Clydebank , Scotland as SS Stockholm for the Great Eastern Railway Company, but construction was suspended by the start of the wa
HMS Hermes was a Highflyer -class protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s. She spent much of her early career as flagship for various foreign stations before returning home in 1913 to be assigned to the reserve Third Fleet. The ship was modified later that year as the first experimen
USS Bataan (CVL-29/AVT-4) , originally planned as USS Buffalo (CL-99) and also classified as CV-29 , was an 11,000 ton Independence -class light aircraft carrier which was commissioned in the United States Navy during World War II on 17 November 1943. Serving in the Pacific Theatre for the entire wa
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz -class , nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy . The ninth ship of her class, [5] she is named in honor of Ronald W. Reagan , President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport
#18 USS Nimitz
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy , and the lead ship of her class . One of the largest warships in the world, she was laid down, launched, and commissioned as CVAN-68, "aircraft carrier, attack, nuclear powered ", but she was later redesignated as CVN-68, "aircraf
#19 Unryū-class aircraft carrier
The Unryū -class aircraft carriers ( 雲龍型航空母艦 , Unryū-gata Kōkūbokan ) were World War II Japanese aircraft carriers . Sixteen ships of the class were planned under the Maru Kyū Programme (Ship #302 in 1941) and the Kai-Maru 5 Programme (#5001–5015 in 1942). However, only three of the Unryū -class car
HMS Victorious was the third Illustrious -class aircraft carrier after Illustrious and Formidable . Ordered under the 1936 Naval Programme, she was laid down at the Vickers-Armstrong shipyard at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1937 and launched two years later in 1939. Her commissioning was delayed until 194
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
Nepal Airlines Corporation ( Nepali : नेपाल वायुसेवा निगम , romanized: Nepāl Vāyusevā Nigam , lit. ' Nepal Air Service Corporation ' ), formerly known as Royal Nepal Airlines ( शाही नेपाल वायुसेवा , Śāhī Nepāl Vāyusevā , ' Royal Nepal Air Service ' ), is the flag carrier of Nepal . Founded in 19
#3 Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo air bridge
The Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo Aerial Bridge ( Portuguese : Ponte Aérea ) is a Brazilian air shuttle run by various airlines between Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro and Congonhas airport in São Paulo . It was inaugurated on 5 July 1959 by the airlines Varig , Cruzeiro do Sul and VASP making it
Frontier Airlines is a major American ultra low-cost carrier headquartered in Denver, Colorado . Frontier operates flights to over 100 destinations throughout the United States and 31 international destinations, and employs more than 3,000 staff. [15] The carrier is a subsidiary and operating brand
#5 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
#6 Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)
Frontier Airlines was an American airline formed by a merger of Arizona Airways , Challenger Airlines , and Monarch Airlines on June 1, 1950. Headquartered at the now-closed Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado , the airline ceased operations on August 24, 1986. [1] [2] A new airline was founded ei
USA Jet Airlines is a small American cargo airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Willow Run Airport , and in Van Buren Township, Michigan . [2] [3] USA Jet operates on-demand air charter freight, and formerly passenger flights out of Willow Run Airport. [4] USA Jet Airlines is a division o
#8 Winair
Winair , an abbreviation of Windward Islands Airways International NV , is a government-owned Dutch airline based in Sint Maarten . Founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux and Hippolyte Ledee, It has a fleet of seven aircraft serving ten destinations, all within the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Ant
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
#10 Dalian Airlines
Dalian Airlines Co Ltd is an airline based at Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport in Dalian , Liaoning , China . It is jointly owned by Air China , investing RMB 800 million in cash to hold an 80% stake in the new company, and Dalian Baoshui Zhengtong Co, investing RMB 200 million for the remain
#11 McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II non-U.S. operators
F-4 Phantom II non-U.S. operators are the non-U.S. nations with air forces that operate or used to operate the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II . The Phantom II entered service with the U.S. military in 1960 and served until 1996. During this time it was the primary interceptor, air superiority figh
#12 Iran Air
The National Airline of Iran ( Persian : هواپیمايی ملی ایران , romanized : Havâpeymâyi-ye Melli-ye Irân ), branded as Iran Air , is the flag carrier of Iran , which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran . As of 2018, it operates scheduled services to 71 destinations in Asia and Europe . I
#13 Aeroperlas
Aeroperlas (acronym for Aerolíneas Islas de Las Perlas ) was a regional airline based in Panama City, Panama . It was the third largest airline in the country, surpassed only by Air Panama and Copa Airlines. From its hub at Marcos A. Gelabert and Enrique Malek International airports, Aeroperlas oper
Lufthansa CityLine GmbH is a German airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Munich Airport . [1] [2] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa and maintains hubs at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport , [3] from where it operates a dense domestic and European network as a member of Lufth
#15 British Eagle
British Eagle International Airlines was a major British independent [nb 1] airline that operated from 1948 until it went into liquidation in 1968. It operated scheduled and charter services on a domestic, international and transatlantic basis over the years. For the British Eagle cycle brand, see B
#16 Flybmi
Flybmi , styled as flybmi , legally British Midland Regional Limited and formerly branded as bmi Regional , was a British regional airline that operated scheduled passenger services across the UK and Europe. The head office of the airline was at East Midlands Airport in North West Leicestershire , a
#17 Gulf Aviation
Gulf Aviation was a Bahrain -based charter and scheduled airline that evolved into Gulf Air . Its formal incorporation in 1950 was followed by constant change as the Persian Gulf economies developed. The airline operation became a subsidiary company branded as Gulf Air on 1 January 1974. [ citation
#18 Laker Airways
Laker Airways was a private British airline founded by Sir Freddie Laker in 1966. It was originally a charter airline flying passengers and cargo worldwide. Its head office was located at Gatwick Airport in Crawley , England. [2] This article contains content that is written like an advertisement .
#19 Pan Am
Pan American World Airways , originally founded as Pan American Airways [2] and commonly known as Pan Am , was an American airline that was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century. It was the first air
#20 Air Seoul
Air Seoul ( Korean : 에어서울 ; RR : E-eo Seoul ) is a South Korean low-cost carrier and a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines . The airline is based at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, from which it operates flights to international destinations. It launched operations on 11 July 2016. South Korea
On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters (April 19, 1949 – October 6, 1993) made a 45-minute flight in a homemade airship made of an ordinary patio chair and 45 helium -filled weather balloons . The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 feet (4,900 m) , drifted from the point of liftoff in San Pedro,
#2 List of Schütte-Lanz airships
Schütte-Lanz (SL) is the name of a series of rigid airships designed and built by the Luftschiffbau Schütte-Lanz company from 1909 until 1917. [1] One research and four passenger airships were planned for post-war use, but were never built. The Schütte-Lanz company was an early competitor of the mor
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
The American Blimp MZ-3A is a blimp owned by the United States Navy from 2006 to 2017. It is a modified American Blimp Corporation A-170 series commercial blimp and given the USN type/model/series (T/M/S) designation MZ-3A and Bureau Number (BuNo) 167811. After delivery to the Navy, the airship bega
Cluster ballooning is a form of ballooning where a harness attaches a balloonist to a cluster of helium -inflated rubber balloons. Form of ballooning Cluster ballooning Unlike traditional hot-air balloons , where a single large balloon is equipped with vents enabling altitude control, cluster balloo
Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) [lower-alpha 1] was a German World War II fighter Geschwader ( wing ) that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit originally formed near Munich in November 1938, then moved to a base near Stuttgart . JG 52 became the most successful fighter-
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
Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter - wing of World War II . It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter , a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Wes
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
#5 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
Number 3 Squadron , also known as No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron , of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 from RAF Coningsby , Lincolnshire , since reforming on 1 April 2006. [2] It was first formed on 13 May 1912 as one of the first squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps – being the fi
Escadrille Spa80 was a French fighter squadron active during World War I, from 13 December 1916 to 11 November 1918. It was credited with 23 aerial victories. Escadrille N80 / SPA80 Active 1916–1918 Country France Branch French Air Service Type Fighter Squadron Military unit
The 352nd Fighter Group was a unit of the Eighth Air Force that was located in the European Theater of Operations during World War II . [1] [2] [3] The unit served as bomber escort , counter-air patrols, and attacking ground targets. It initially flew P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft before converting to P
No. 205 (Heavy Bomber) Group was a long-range, heavy bomber group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) established on 23 October 1941 by boosting No. 257 Wing to Group status. [1]
The 80th Flying Training Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls , Texas. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2012 ) 80th Flying Training Wing T-6A Texan II (left) T-38C Talon (right) of 80th Flying Trainin
#11 No. 1 Group RAF
No. 1 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the two operations groups in RAF Air Command . Today, the group is referred to as the Air Combat Group, as it controls the RAF's combat fast-jet aircraft and has airfields in the UK, as well as RAF Support Unit Goose Bay in Canada. The group headquarters
#12 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
Escadrille Spa.77 (originally Escadrille N.77 ) was a French fighter and photo reconnaissance squadron active from 1916 to 1918 during the First World War. They were credited with the destruction of 34 German airplanes and observation balloons , as well as extensive photo intelligence coverage of en
The 25th Fighter Squadron is part of the US Air Force 's 51st Operations Group , 51st Fighter Wing , at Osan Air Base , South Korea. It operates the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summa
The 94th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force 1st Operations Group located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis , Virginia. The 94th is equipped with the F-22 Raptor . [1] Unit of the US Air Force Air Combat Command 94th Fighter Squadron SPAD XIII at the United States Air Force Museum s
#16 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 107th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard 127th Wing . It is assigned to Selfridge Air National Guard Base , Michigan and is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. United States Air Force Air Combat Command unit This article's lead section ma
No. 668 Squadron RAF was a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War . No. 668 Squadron RAF Active 16 November 1944 – 10 November 1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Role Glider squadron Part of No. 229 Group RAF , South East Asia Command [1] Insignia
#19 Jagdstaffel 8
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 8 was a fighter squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte , the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I . Although the Jasta went out of existence along with its parent units shortly after the Armistice ending World War I , its experiences would strongly influence th
The 493rd Fighter Squadron (493rd FS), nicknamed the Grim Reapers , is part of the United States Air Force 's 48th Fighter Wing located at RAF Lakenheath , Suffolk, United Kingdom. The 493rd is currently not equipped with any aircraft but is expected to receive the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
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
Radar, Air-to-Surface Vessel, Mark II , or ASV Mk. II for short, was an airborne sea-surface search radar developed by the UK's Air Ministry immediately prior to the start of World War II . It was the first aircraft mounted radar of any sort to be used operationally. It was widely used by aircraft o
#1 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 .
Princess Basmah Hamzah (née Basmah Bani Ahmad Otoom ; born 1979) is the second wife of Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2017 ) Princess Basmah Hamzah Born Basmah Bani Ahmad Otoom 1979 (age 42 – 43) Stratford, Ontar
Eugene Luther " Gene " Vidal ( / v ɪ ˈ d ɑː l / ; [1] April 13, 1895 – February 20, 1969) was an American commercial aviation pioneer, New Deal official, inventor, and athlete . He was the father of author Gore Vidal . For eight years, from 1929 to 1937, he worked closely with Amelia Earhart in a nu
John L. Insprucker (born October 7, 1956) is an American aerospace engineer and retired Air Force colonel currently working at SpaceX as a Principal Integration Engineer. He is honored on the National Air and Space Museum 's Wall of Honor. [1] This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to
Johannes Winkler (29 May 1897 – 27 December 1947) was a German rocket pioneer who co-founded with Max Valier of Opel RAK the first German rocket society "Verein für Raumschiffahrt" and launched, after Friedrich Wilhelm Sander 's successful Opel RAK liquid-rocket launches in 1929, [2] one of the firs
Jean-Paul Herteman [1] is a French aerospace engineer , materials scientist and chief executive . He was CEO of Safran until 23 April 2015, [2] [3] the French Aerospace engine & equipment manufacturer and Chairman of both the French Aerospace Industries Association ( GIFAS ) [4] and of the AeroSpace
Assen "Jerry" Jordanoff ( Bulgarian : Асен Христов Йорданов , born Asen Hristov Yordanov , September 2, 1896 - October 19, 1967) was a Bulgarian-American inventor , engineer , and aviator . Jordanoff is considered to be the founder of aeronautical engineering in Bulgaria, as well as a contributor to
#8 Gu Songfen
Gu Songfen ( Chinese : 顾诵芬 ; born 4 February 1930) is a Chinese aircraft designer . He participated in the design of the Shenyang JJ-1 , China's first jet trainer, and was the chief designer of the Shenyang J-8 and J-8II , China's first high-speed, high-altitude interceptor fighter jets . He served
Ary Sternfeld (14 May 1905 – 5 July 1980) was co-creator of the modern aerospace science . He was a Polish engineer of Jewish origin, who studied in Poland and France. From 1935 until his death he worked in Moscow. Polish-Russian early spaceflight scientist This article includes a list of general re
#10 Traian Vuia
Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia ( Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan ˈvuja] ; August 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950) was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built and tested the first tractor monoplane . He was the first to demonstrate that a flying machine could rise into the air by run
#11 Glenn Curtiss
Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles. As early as 1904, he began to manufacture engines for airships. In
#12 Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator)
Constantin Cantacuzino (nicknamed Bâzu ; 11 November 1905 – 26 May 1958) was a Romanian aviator, the leading World War II fighter ace of his country, as well as a member of the Cantacuzino family . Romanian aviator This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but
#13 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1912
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
#14 Jean Dabry
Jean Dabry (8 December 1901, Avignon – 5 July 1990, Montmorency ) was a French aviator of the Aéropostale , then an airline pilot for Air France . He is buried in the Montmorency cemetery. French aviator This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this p
Charles Irving "Sam" Elliott (1892–1972) was a pioneer aviator in the Hawaiian Islands . As an airline pilot, he is credited with the first scheduled passenger flight between the Hawaiian Islands, the first scheduled airmail flight between the Hawaiian Islands, and the first scheduled cargo flight i
#16 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
#17 Walter Windham
Commander Sir Walter George Windham (15 September 1868 – 5 July 1942) was a British pioneer of aviation , described by The Times as "a guiding genius behind British aviation", who established the world's first airmail services. [1] Walter Windham Born ( 1868-09-15 ) 15 September 1868 Died 5 July 194
#18 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 .
#19 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
#20 Serge Dassault
Serge Dassault ( French: [sɛʁʒ daso] ; born Serge Paul André Bloch ; 4 April 1925 – 28 May 2018) was a French engineer, businessman and politician. [1] He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Dassault Group , and a conservative politician. According to Forbes , Dassault's net worth wa
The Continental O-470 engine is a family of carbureted and fuel-injected six-cylinder, horizontally opposed , air-cooled aircraft engines that was developed especially for use in light aircraft by Continental Motors . Engines designated "IO" are fuel-injected. [1] [2] 6-cylinder air-cooled aircraft
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
#3 Pirna 014
The Pirna 014 was an axial turbojet designed in East Germany (or the GDR) in the mid- to late 1950s by former Junkers engineers, who were repatriated to East Germany in 1954 after being held in custody in the Soviet Union following World War II . [1] 1950s East German turbojet aircraft engine Pirna
The Jumo 210 was Junkers Motoren 's first production inverted V12 gasoline aircraft engine , first produced in the early 1930s. Depending on the version it produced between 610 and 730 PS and can be considered a counterpart of the Rolls-Royce Kestrel in many ways. Although originally intended to be
#1 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
#2 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
#3 Caracas helicopter incident
On 27 June 2017, there was an incident involving a police helicopter at the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) and Interior Ministry in Caracas , Venezuela . Claiming to be a part of an anti-government coalition of military, police and civilians, [1] the occupants of the helicopter allegedly launched
#4 List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War
The following is a partial and unofficial list of helicopter and airplane crashes, accidents and shotdowns that occurred during the Soviet–Afghan War of 1979–89. In total, at least 333 helicopters and 118 Soviet jets were reported lost during the war. [1] This transport-related list is incomplete ;
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
The Decennial Air Cruise ( Italian : Crociera aerea del Decennale ) was a mass transatlantic flight from Orbetello , Italy , to the Century of Progress International Exposition , Chicago , Illinois . The expedition, organized by the Italian Regia Aeronautica , began on July 1, 1933, and ended on Aug
#7 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
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1918: Years in aviation : 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 19
#9 CHC Helikopter Service Flight 241
On 29 April 2016, a CHC Helikopter Service Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma helicopter, carrying oil workers from the Gullfaks B platform in the North Sea , crashed near Turøy , a Norwegian coastal island 36 kilometres (22 mi) from the city of Bergen . The main rotor assembly detached from the aircraft
#10 1913 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1913: Years in aviation : 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 19
#11 Vladivostok Air Flight 352
Vladivostok Air Flight 352 was a scheduled passenger flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia to Vladivostok via Irkutsk . On 4 July 2001, the aircraft operating the flight, a Tupolev Tu-154M with tail number RA-85845, lost control, stalled , and crashed while approaching Irkutsk Airport . All 136 passenge
#12 Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 710
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 710 was a Boeing 737-200 flight between the California cities of Sacramento and Burbank , with a stop in San Francisco , that was hijacked by two Bulgarian nationals on July 5, 1972, shortly after take-off from Sacramento Airport . The hijackers demanded $800,000, t
#13 1920 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1920: Years in aviation : 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s Years : 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 19
Air Canada Flight 621 was an Air Canada Douglas DC-8 , registered as CF-TIW, that crashed on July 5, 1970, while attempting to land at Toronto Pearson International Airport . It was flying on a Montreal – Toronto – Los Angeles route. [2] It crashed in Toronto Gore Township , now part of Brampton . [
#15 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
#16 2007 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 2007: Years in aviation : 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20
#17 2022 in aviation
Many aviation-related events are expected to take place in 2022 . The aviation industry is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic . Aviation-related events during the year 2022 This article needs to be updated . ( August 2022 ) Years in aviation : 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Centur
#18 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
#19 2014 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2014 : Mediterranean Sea (16 March 2014) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 prepares to land on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61). Ramage is on a scheduled deployment suppor
#20 List of aircraft shootdowns
This is a list of aircraft shootdowns , dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II . An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (see anti-aircraft warfare ) which causes the targeted aircraft to
The Northrop JB-1A "Bat" or "Thunderbug" was a United States surface-to-surface cruise missile that was a jet-powered flying wing . [1] U.S. surface-to-surface cruise missile The prototype Bat glider The United States Army Air Forces Jet Bomb program had its origins in August 1942 when a crashed Fi-
The Schweizer SGS 1-23 is a United States Open and Standard Class , single-seat, mid-wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York . [2] SGS 1-23 Schweizer SGS 1-23D Role Open-class and Standard-class (1-23H-15) sailplane Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Schw
#3 PIK-5
The PIK-5 was a training glider produced in Finland in the 1940s, and 1950s, [1] equipping the country's gliding clubs with an aircraft greater in performance than primary gliders but less than competition sailplanes . [2] Glider aircraft PIK-5 PIK-5b in Finnish Aviation Museum Role Training glider
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
#2 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
#3 Cierva C.8
The Cierva C.8 was an experimental autogyro built by Juan de la Cierva in England in 1926 in association with Avro . Like Cierva's earlier autogyros, the C.8s were based on existing fixed-wing aircraft fuselages – in this case, the Avro 552 . C.8 Cierva C.8L (G-EBYY) Role experimental autogyro Type
The Bristol Type 173 was a British twin-engine, tandem rotor transport helicopter built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company . [1] It was designed by Raoul Hafner as a civil transport helicopter but evoked interest from the military. It did not enter production but was developed into the Bristol Belvede
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 Bristol Type 192 Belvedere is a British twin-engine, tandem rotor military helicopter built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company . It was designed by Raoul Hafner for a variety of transport roles including troop transport, supply dropping and casualty evacuation . It was operated by the Royal Air Fo
The Omsk Engine Design Bureau (along OMO named after Baranov) is an aero engine design bureau. It was originally situated in Moscow in the Soviet Union , but was evacuated in 1941. Operations were moved to a "site of farm machinery" . [2] The Bureau returned to Moscow and became independent on 5 Jul
Wright Aeronautical (1919–1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey . [1] It was the successor corporation to Wright-Martin . [1] It built aircraft and was a supplier of aircraft engines to other builders in the golden age of aviation. [1] Wright engines were
#3 Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1909 – 1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York . After significant commercial success in its first decades, it merged with the Wright Aeronautical to form Curtiss
Curtiss-Caproni was an Italian-American aircraft manufacturer formed in the late 1920s to produce Caproni aircraft in America as part of the Curtiss-Wright aviation conglomerate. [1] Curtiss-Caproni Genre Aircraft manufacturer Founded 1929 Headquarters Baltimore , Maryland Number of employees 2 Pare
#5 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
#6 Detroit Aircraft Corporation
The Detroit Aircraft Corporation was incorporated in Detroit , Michigan on July 10, 1922, as the Aircraft Development Corporation. [1] The name was changed in 1929. [2] [3] Detroit Aircraft Corporation Detroit Y1C-12 used for testing by the United States Army Air Corps Industry Aerospace Founded 192
Short Brothers plc , usually referred to as Shorts or Short , is an aerospace company based in Belfast , Northern Ireland . Shorts was founded in 1908 in London , and was the first company in the world to make production aeroplanes. [1] It was particularly notable for its flying boat designs manufac
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey , with factories and operations in and outside the United States. [3] Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss , Wright , and various supplier companies, the company was
Balkan AD is a private joint-stock, machine-building company plant located in Lovech, Bulgaria , established in 1938. It produced aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles. In December 2021 a new factory was build to start the making of e.GO Mobile cars, with production to start from the begin
#10 Bell Aircraft
The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer , a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1 , the first supersonic aircraft, and for the development and production of many important civilian and military helicopters . Bell al
#11 Embraer
Embraer S.A. ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽbɾaˈɛɾ] ) is a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft , [5] and provides aeronautical services. It was founded in 1969 in São José dos Campos , São Paulo , where its headquart
#12 Competition between Airbus and Boeing
The competition between Airbus and Boeing has been characterised as a duopoly in the large jet airliner market since the 1990s. [1] This resulted from a series of mergers within the global aerospace industry , with Airbus beginning as a pan-European consortium while the American Boeing absorbed its
#1 Vietnam People's Air Force Museum, Hanoi
The Vietnam People's Air Force Museum, Hanoi or Bảo Tàng Phòng Không - Không Quân is located on Truong Chinh Street in the Bach Mai District of Hanoi . The museum is on the edge of the disused Bach Mai Airfield . The museum tells the history of the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) from its formatio
#1 Kh-55
The Kh-55 ( Russian : Х -55 [note 1] , also known as RKV-500 ; NATO reporting name : AS-15 "Kent" ) is a Soviet /Russian subsonic air-launched cruise missile , designed by MKB Raduga in the 1970s. It has a range of up to 2,500 km (1,350 nmi) and can carry nuclear warheads. Kh-55 is launched excl
#2 Nike-X
Nike-X was an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system designed in the 1960s by the United States Army to protect major cities in the United States from attacks by the Soviet Union 's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fleet during the Cold War . The X in the name referred to its experimental basi