On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:12 pm

On this date in 1933 the Grumman Duck flew for the first time.
On this date in 1944 the first Boeing B-29 Superfortress arrived in China.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Apr 25, 2022 4:03 am

On this day in 1996 the Yakovlev Yak-130 (NATO reporting name: Mitten) flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Apr 25, 2022 4:07 am

On this day in 2009 the Boeing P-8 Poseidon flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Apr 25, 2022 11:42 pm

60 years ago today:
On this date in 1962 The US DoD announced its choice of aircraft for the Military Assistance Program- the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Apr 27, 2022 4:12 am

On this day in 1934 the Bücker Bü 131 "Jungmann" flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:16 am

On this date in 1958 the Blackburn Buccaneer flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:19 am

On this day in 1985 the British Aerospace Harrier II flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun May 01, 2022 5:15 am

On this day in 1940 the Douglas SBD Dauntless flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 03, 2022 12:40 am

On this date in 1957 the first F-101A Voodoo was delivered to the US Air Force.
On this date in 1967 the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly entered service with the US Air Force.
On this date in 1998 the 100th, and final, B-1B Lancer was delivered to the US Air Force.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 03, 2022 12:42 am

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On this day 61 years ago the Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter performed its first flight.
The Pilatus PC-6 ‘Turbo Porter’ is a high wing utility aircraft with great Short Take-Off and Landing capabilities. It is powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprop engine and is used for many applications and roles all over the world and on nearly any type of terrain. Most commonly it is used for transportation in the mountains and for dropping parachuters. It can take off on a runway that is only 200 meters long.
The prototype of the PC-6 had its first flight in 1959. The D-FELI (S/N 845) was built in 1987. The first years it has been operated in Japan and France. After a complete overhaul at RUAG it was delivered to the southside-base in Schlierstadt/Germany.
The first PC6/A Turbo Porter flew in May 1961, powered by a 390kW (523shp) Turboméca Astazou II turboprop. The majority of PC6s are PC6/Bs, powered by the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A. PC6/Cs were powered by a 310kW (575shp) AiResearch TPE331, and were first delivered in 1965.
Smaller numbers of piston powered Porters have been built with Lycoming GSO480s and IGO540s in parallel with Turbo Porters.
The PC6/B was first delivered from 1964 and remains in production today. Initial models were powered by the 410kW (550shp) PT6A6 or 20. The PC6/B2H2 was first flown in 1970 and introduced the PT6A27 and an increased maximum takeoff weight.
Current Porter production is of the PC6/B2H4 with a further increase in max takeoff weight, larger dorsal fin fillet, revised wingtips, strengthened airframe structure and improved undercarriage.
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