On 5th March 1925 in Toulouse died Clément Ader. He was born in April 1841. Ader was a French engineer and aviation pioneer. He became famous at the end of 19th century. At the time his achievements in the area of aviation significantly encouraged French army to intensify development of aviation. However further failures discouraged … Dowiedz się więcej
On 4th March 1909 president of the United States William Howard Taft agreed to award the Wright brothers with Congressional Gold Medal, which is one of the highest award in the US.
On 3rd March 1945 there was carried out the first flight of a Soviet fighter MiG I-250 with jet and airscrew propulsion. Using hybrid propulsion was caused by little experience of the constructors with jet propulsion and lack of suitable turbojet engines. During test flights the aircraft reached the speed of 825 km/h. The aircraft … Dowiedz się więcej
On 2nd March 1969 there was made a test flight of aircraft Concorde 001 (F-WTSS). It was a hypersonic passenger plane that was created as a result of agreement between France and Great Britain. The aircraft entered service in 1976 and was withdrew twenty seven years later.
On 1st March 1912 captain Albert Barry carried out the first parachute jump in the US from the plane piloted by his friend Anthony Jannus. The parachute jump was performed from 1500 feet.
On 28th February died Zofia Turowicz, gliding and parachuting instructor. Zofia Turowicz was born in Warsaw 1916. As a student she belonged to Warsaw aero club where she learned everything about gliding. After the end of World War II she moved to Pakistan. She worked as a gliding instructor with Pakistani teenagers. Several times Zofia … Dowiedz się więcej