2009: Flying car first flight: Not a flying car, but a roadable aircraft, the Terrafugia Transition took flight for the first time March 5, 2009, Plattsburgh International Airport, Plattsburg, New York, piloted by by Phil Meteer. Glenn Pew, Oshkosh Airventure MIT. Video by Glenn Pew http://www.glennpew.com
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2009: November 25 -Gulfstream video of the first flight of its all-new G650 high-speed, long-range business jet. The flight from Savanna/Hilton Head airport in Georgia was cut short by a landing-gear door vibration indication, and lasted only 12 minutes, but the G650 completed a 1-hour, 45-minute on December 4 to complete the company's initial flight objectives. Gulfstream's flagship business jet, the Mach 0.965, 7,000nm-range G650 is to enter service in 2012.
2008:China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I) launched its newly developed regional aircraft MA600 relying on its own technologies in Xi'an city, Shaanxi Province on Sunday, June 29, 2008.
Germany:
Biplane rips off car roof as it crash lands in a field.
July 2009
The four-engined Airbus A400M military transport aircraft carried out its maiden flight December 11 2009 in Seville Spain, where the Spanish EADS/Airbus plant is based,with almost two years of delay to the schedule. Authorities from the seven partner countries of the project: Germany, Spain, France, UK, Turkey, Belgium and Luxembourg, who will analyse the consequences of the delays to the development of the A400M. The aircraft is fitted with the largest turboprop enmgines ever built. It will allow helicopters and combat aircraft to refuel in flight and to quickly transport large cargos over long distances. It has a cargo capacity of 37 tonnes, is 45.1 metres long and 14.7 metres high. Its range can reach 6,389km with a cargo weighing 20 tonnes. 184 A400Ms have been ordered so far (11.12.2009) from Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Spain, Turkey and the UK.
The four-engined Airbus A380 large commercial jet aircraft carried out its maiden flight April 27 2005 in Toulouse, France, where the EADS/Airbus plant is based. It can carry 960 passengers. The first A380 was delivered by Airbus to Singapore Airlines. It made its maiden flight to Sydney from Singapore on the 25th of October 2007 two years late and $6B over its original $12B budget. Unconfirmed estimates are that Airbus sold the first 100 A380s at a discount of 40% on average off the initial list price of $240M. The price for an A380 has risen to $327M. By December 2009, development costs have been put at about $20B.
The first A380 flight delays were partly the result of wiring problems. Cabins were improperly wired and the work had to be redone by hand. The A380 is the world's largest commercial aircraft with a payload of 200 tons. It is the second largest after the Ukrainian Antonov AN-225 aircraft, which has a payload of 250 tons. Stretched A380s are planned and one of these will supersede the An-225 to take the official title as the world’s largest aircraft.
On December 15, 2009 at approximately 10:27 AM PST, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner started its takeoff roll for its first flight. The takeoff was broadcast live via a Boeing webcast. This video comes from that video. The B787 is more than two years behind schedule due to parts shortages, redesigns and incomplete work from suppliers. The B787 is the the first commercial aircraft to be built with a plastic fuselage and an all-electric system, marking a first for the commercial aviation industry. The B787 promises fuel saving of 20% over existing designs. With $140B in orders for 840 B787s after 71 orders were were canceled, it is Boeing’s most popular new aircraft ever. The B787 is due to be delivered to the first customer, All Nippon Airwys (Japan), in the 4th quarter of 2010Boeing will invest $20B-plus before breakeven on a cash basis. Boeing has swung from nearly $1B in net cash to almost $5B in debt and the B787 may consume all of Boeing’s cash in 2010.
1928: The Ford Tri-motor (Tin Goose) designed by William B (Bill) Stout was promoted between 1926 and 1933 by demonstrating its aerobatic capabilities at the hands of Harold Johnson. Ford's chief pilot who looped, spun and snap rolled Ford NC-9610, a 4-AT-B #53. Johnson reportedly performed 17 consecutive loops during one demonstration. This video can be found in the archives at HistoricAviation.com.
Probably the Kingman, Arizona storage center.
No sound and poor quality but a glimpse of the number of aircraft scrapped after the war.
When surplus aircraft sold for $100 each!
Movie clips from the 1930's showing pilots crashing aircraft for audiences.
The six engined Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, NATO reporting name: Cossack) is a strategic airlift transport aircraft which was built by the Antonov Design Bureau, and is the largest flying aircraft ever built The U.S. Air Force C17 Globemaster has a payload of 87 tons and the C5A Galaxy has a payload of 135 tons. The AN-225 design, built to transport the Buran orbiter, was an enlargement of the successful An-124 Ruslan (payload 150 Tons). Mriya (Мрія) means "Dream" (Inspiration) in Ukrainian. Two An-225s have been produced.
The Antonov An-225 is commercially available for flying any over-sized payload due to the unique size of its cargo deck. Currently there is only one aircraft operating but a second mothballed airframe is being reconditioned and is scheduled to return to service.
The Antonov 225 is shown in the video above, right. The video is the copyright of Discovery Channel from Wikipedia.
MD80 (DC-9-80) flight test hard landing May 1980.
McDonnell Douglas reattached the tail after the tests were completed & reportedly sold the aircraft to a major carrier.
