On 9th February 1937 there was made a test flight of a prototype of an aircraft Blackburn Skua. It was supposed to be a universal aircraft that would replace fighter aircrafts, surveillance aircrafts and dive bombers. Blackburn Skuas were used on aircrafts carriers such as: HMS „Ark Royal”, HMS „Glorious” and HMS „Illustrious”. In 1938-1940 … Dowiedz się więcej
On 8th February there was made a test flight of an attack aircraft Saab JA 37 Viggen. The aircraft had a specific construction because of implementing double delta wing. The total production run of Saab JA 37 Viggen was 329. It was withdrew on 25th November 2005.
On 7th February 1906 a Soviet aerial constructor – Oleg Antonow was born. During his youthful years Antonow was constructing mainly gliders. He built the first one when he was 18 years old. In 1926 Antonow started higher education at technical university in Leningrad, at the same time he continued his passion for gliders construction. … Dowiedz się więcej
On 6th February 1922 the Washington Naval Conference was concluded. Among the resolutions there was a division of sea powers into 3 categories and limitation of warships production. The fleet of Great Britain and United States were in the first category. The total load displacement of aircraft carriers of each of those countries were 135 … Dowiedz się więcej
On 5th February 1960 there was made a test flight of aircraft PZL TS-11 Iskra, which was designed by Tadeusz Sołtysiak. Iskra was a school and training jet-propelled aircraft that reached speeds of 720 km/h. It was the first polish jet-propelled aircraft.
On 4th February 1902 one of the most famous aviators was born – Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Lindbergh was an American of Swedish descent and one of the pioneers of American aviation. He became famous by flying from North America to Europe with no interlandings in 1927. Lindberg was a general officer of the US Army … Dowiedz się więcej