Notable aircraft Notable aircraft Air Force One is the air traffic control call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States (it is a common misconception that "Air Force One" refers to a single airplane). Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two specifically configured, highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft—tail numbers 28000 and 29000—with Air Force designation VC-25A. While these planes are only referred to as "Air Force One" while the president is on board, the term is commonly used to describe either of two aircraft normally used and maintained by the U.S. Air Force solely for the president. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air Force One"
Air Force Two is the air traffic control callsign of any United States Air Force aircraft (usually fixed wing) carrying the Vice President of the United States. Currently the Air Force Two aircraft in operation is a Boeing 757-200 (reg. 98-0001, 98-0002, 99-0003, 99-0004), carrying the current Vice President Dick Cheney. In the military, the plane currently serving as Air Force Two is a C-32A (a military version of the 757). The plane normally used as Air Force Two acted as Air Force One on one occasion in 2002 during one of President George W. Bush's first trips in office. The difference between the C-32A and the Boeing 757-200 is that the C-32A has different interior furnishings and avionics. In his book, "Air Force One," Robert F. Dorr describes the interior of the C-32A. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air Force Two"
The Bell X-1, originally XS-1 was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled, level flight. It was the first of the so called X-planes, a series of aircraft designated for testing of new technologies and usually kept highly secret. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell X-1"
Breitling Orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly around the world non-stop, piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones. Designed and built by Cameron Balloons, of Bristol, England, Breitling Orbiter 3 stood 55 m (180 ft) tall when fully inflated. The propane gas that fueled the six burners was contained in 28 titanium cylinders mounted in two rows along the sides of the gondola. Concerned about fuel consumption, the team added four additional propane containers prior to take-off, these additional four tanks would be needed to complete the trip. ...more on Wikipedia about "Breitling Orbiter 3"
Bremen is a Junkers W33 airplane that made the first successful Trans-Atlantic airplane flight from East to West, leaving Baldonell, Ireland on April 12 and flying to Greenly Island, Canada, (about 1,200 miles from New York) arriving on April 14, 1928 after a flight fraught with difficult conditions and compass problems. The crew consisted of pilots Captain Hermann Koehl (or Köhl); their Navigator, Major James Fitzmaurice, and passenger Baron von Hunefeld. The Bremen belongs to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan but is currently on display in a hangar at the Bremen Airport Museum where it has been completely restored. (REF.: Wir Holen die Bremen nach Bremen e.V.; Geschaftsstelle: Sogestrasse 70 - 28195 Bremen - Telefon 0421 - 309050) When the Bremen made a forced landing on Greenley Island in 1928, the first Canadian aircraft to reach the scene was piloted by Duke Schiller and the second machine was flown by the Canadian Transcontinental Airways Company's Chief Pilot - Romeo Vachon who arrived two days later with a group of media representatives. Both Schiller and Vachon were flying Fairchild FC-2W machines; G-CAIPQ (Schiller) and G-CAIP (Vachon). Gretta May Ferris, a nurse from Saint John NB who was posted at nearby Forteau's Grennfell Medical Station, ; travelled by dogsled some fifteen miles to attend to the crew's medical needs; she was the first to write the story that was picked up by the international media saying that the Bremen had landed and that the crew were safe. The most recent book on this subject is titled < Executive One is the call sign designated any civilian aircraft when the President of the United States is onboard. Typically, the President flies in military aircraft that are under the command of the Presidential Airlift Group, part of Air Mobility Command's 89th Airlift Wing, based at Andrews Air Force Base in Suitland, Maryland. The US President is unlikely to ever fly in civilian aircraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Executive One"
Swedenborg's Flying Machine was first sketched by the Swedish scientist Emanuel Swedenborg in 1714, when he was 26 years old. It was later published in his periodical in 1716. It is recognized as the first published description of a flying machine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flying Machine (Swedenborg)"
G-BBDG (cn 202) was the first British production Concorde built. It was stored at Filton airfield from the mid-80s til 2003, when it was transported by road to the Brooklands museum in Weybridge, Surrey. ...more on Wikipedia about "G-BBDG"
The Gimli Glider is the name given to an infamous incident in aviation history. On July 23, 1983, C-GAUN/ship 604, a Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran out of fuel at 40,000 feet (12 000 m), about halfway through its flight from Ottawa to Edmonton. The crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to a landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gimli Glider"
On May 6, 1937, at 1825 local time, the German zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire while approaching a mooring mast at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. The flames first appeared near the tail ...more on Wikipedia about "Hindenburg disaster"
Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the President of the United States. It usually denotes one of 19 helicopters operated by the HMX-1 "Nighthawks" squadron, either the large H-3 Sea King or the newer, smaller UH-60 Black Hawk. Both are due to be replaced by the VH-71 (US101), a derivative of the AgustaWestland EH101. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marine One"
The executive jet with the tail number N44982 (formerly N8068V, N379P and originally N581GA) is rumored to be a US Department of Defense prisoner transport, also known as " Guantánamo Bay Express". The craft is rumored to be a transporter of suspected terrorists to undisclosed locations for either extraordinary rendition or into the CIA prison system. ...more on Wikipedia about "N44982"
The Pacific Clipper was a Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat famous for having completed Pan American World Airways' first around the world flight. The flight began December 2, 1941 at the Pan Am base on Treasure Island, California for its scheduled passenger service to Auckland, New Zealand. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pacific Clipper"
The Samoan Clipper was one of ten Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-42 flying boats. It exploded over Pago Pago, American Samoa on January 11, 1938 while piloted by famous aviator, Ed Musick. ...more on Wikipedia about "Samoan Clipper"
The Scaled Composites Model 316 SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched suborbital spaceplane that uses a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a unique " shuttlecock" reentry system whose half- delta wing folds upward at the center of its twin tail booms; this increases drag while remaining stable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne"
The Scaled Composites Model 76 Voyager was the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. It was piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, who took off from Edwards Air Force Base's 15,000 foot (4,600 m) runway in the Mojave Desert on December 14, 1986. Their flight ended successfully 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds later, on December 23. They flew 26,366 statute miles (the FAI accredited distance is 40,212 km) at an average altitude of 11,000 feet (3.4 km). This broke a previous record set by a United States Air Force crew piloting a Boeing B-52 that flew 12,532 miles (20,168 km) in 1962. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scaled Composites Voyager"
Southern Cross was the name of the Fokker FV11-3M three-engine monoplane aircraft which flown by Australian pioneer aviator, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith when he made the first-ever flight across the Pacific Ocean. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith flew from San Francisco, California, in the United States, to Brisbane, Queensland in Australia in 1928. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Cross (aircraft)"
The Spirit of St. Louis was a custom airplane used by Charles Lindbergh to make the first solo, non-stop trans-Atlantic flight on May 20 and May 21, 1927. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spirit of St. Louis"
Over the history of flight there have been a number of particularly successful aircraft types. Many measures of success are possible, including fitness to task, safety record, outstanding performance in any of several dimensions, longevity in service, or the sheer number produced. Many worthy aircraft designs, through one circumstance or another, have been commercial failures, or merely modest successes. A few of the most heavily produced aircraft in history are commonly dismissed as barely competent types that happened to be ordered in vast numbers simply because of circumstances, but the most-produced types listed below are regarded as examples of outstanding merit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Successful aircraft types"
The Vin Fiz Flyer was an early airplane that in 1911 became the first to cross the North American continent by air. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vin Fiz Flyer"
The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan which Steve Fossett flew in a non-stop solo trip around the world from February 28, 2005 until March 3, 2005. The feat matched the distance set by the previous Rutan-designed Voyager aircraft. The attempt was described as "the last great aviation record attempt". (first solo, first jet-propelled, non-stop unrefuelled circumnavigation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer"
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The Wright Flyer (often retrospectively referred to as Flyer I and occasionally Kitty Hawk) was the first powered aircraft designed and built by the Wright Brothers. It is generally considered the first successful powered, piloted aircraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wright Flyer"
The Flyer II was the second powered aircraft built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, in 1904. The design of the Flyer II was very similar to the original 1903 Flyer, but with a slightly more powerful engine. The Wrights tested the new aircraft from Huffman Prarie, a field outside of Dayton, Ohio and part of the present-day site of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. They flew the 1904 machine 105 times that season, ultimately achieving flights lasting five minutes. They succeeded in flying in full circles on some of these flights. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wright Flyer II"
The Wright Flyer III was the third powered aircraft built by the Wright Brothers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wright Flyer III"
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