On 17th December 1903 the Wright brothers made few test flights of their flying machine. The first flight lasted 12 s and covered a distance of 39 m, but the fourth one lasted almost 1 minute and covered a distance of 279 m. It is claimed to be the date of a first flight of … Dowiedz się więcej
On 16th December 1910 there was made a test flight of a first aircraft with jest engine. The construction of Coandă-1910 was designed by a Romanian – Henriego Coandĕ. The construction of the Coandă-1910 was made of wood and metal and was powered by a primitive jet engine (2.2 kN). The first flight of the … Dowiedz się więcej
On 15th December 1944 above the English Channel UC-64 Norseman belonging to USAAF went missing. On board of this plane was Glen Miller, a leader of the US air force orchestra. American musician was on his way to Paris where he was supposed to play few concerts. One of the hypotheses says that the UC-64 … Dowiedz się więcej
On 14th December 1977 there was made a test flight of a heavy transport helicopter Mi-26. Its construction consisted of eight-blade main lift rotor and tail rotor. It could carry 120 passengers in civilian variant or 68 parachutist in military purposes. Mi-28 is adjusted to carry 20 t of load in cargo space or under the … Dowiedz się więcej
On 13th December 1936 there was made a test flight of a bomber PZL-37 Łoś. In spite of initial difficulties the aircraft turned out to be very successful and modern construction. PZL-37 Łoś was a two-engine low-wing with all-metal construction. It could carry a load over 2.5 t of bombs, the weaponry of this aircraft … Dowiedz się więcej
On 12th December 1963 in Canada died a pilot and a divisional general dr Józef Zając. He was born in 1891. At first he was not related to military nor aviation, but since 1914 he started participating in forming and operating Polish units in Austria-Hungary, and then in France from which he came back to … Dowiedz się więcej