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2002 – The 2002 Khankala Mi-26 crash occurred when Chechen rebels with a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile brought down a Mil Mi-26 helicopter in a minefield and resulted in the death of 127 Russian troops and air crew. This is the greatest loss of life in the history of helicopter aviation and one of the deadliest disasters in Russian ...
The history of aviation extends for more than 2000 years, from the earliest forms of aviation such as kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight by powered, heavier-than-air jets . Kite flying in China dates back to several hundred years BC and slowly spread around the world.
Patented a design for a steam-powered “flying machine” (1889, and refined in 1891); [ 131] successful track-tethered test of a steam-engine powered biplane (Jul 1894); [ 132] designed and constructed a biplane that never flew (1910) [ 133] John Alexander Douglas McCurdy. 2 Aug 1886. 25 Jun 1961. Canada.
This is a timeline of aviation history, and a list of more detailed aviation timelines. The texts in the diagram are clickable links to articles. The texts in the diagram are clickable links to articles.
St Fagans National History Museum, near Cardiff; British Museum 2; STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon 2; Hatfield House 2; Winchester Cathedral 1; Winchester Cathedral 2; Hutton-in-the-Forest, near Penrith, Cumbria; Hampton Court Castle, Leominster, Herefordshire 2; Season's retrospective; Compilation episode
Pioneer era 1853–1914. Otto Lilienthal in mid-flight, c. 1895. First manned glider flight: was made by an unnamed boy in an uncontrolled glider launched by George Cayley in 1853. [ 36][ 37] First confirmed manned powered flight: was made by Clément Ader in an uncontrolled monoplane of his own design, in 1890.
Wikipedia:On this day/Today. Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 18 [ talk · edit · history ] August 18: Ghost Festival in China (2024) 684 – Second Fitna: Umayyad partisans defeated the supporters of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr near Damascus, cementing Umayyad control of Syria. 1823 – At least 9,000 enslaved people rebelled in the ...
The United States has an extensive air transportation network. In 2013, there were 86 airports in the U.S. that annually handled over 1,000,000 passengers each. [ 1] The civil airline industry is entirely privately owned and has been largely deregulated since 1978, while most major airports are publicly owned. [ 2]