Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick FactsFirst Claimed Jet-vs-Jet KillNovember 8, 1950 — 1st Lt. Russell J. Brown (F-80C) vs. MiG-15 (disputed by Soviet records)First Confirmed KillNovember 9, 1950 — Lt. Cdr. William T. Amen (F9F Panther) vs. Captain Mikhail Grachev (MiG-15)TheatreNorthwest Korea,...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Datos rápidosNacionalidadFrancesa 🇫🇷Victorias aéreas54Aviones pilotadosNieuport 12/16/23, SPAD VII/XIIIGuerrasPrimera Guerra MundialNacimiento/Fallecimiento24 dic. 1894 – 11 sep. 1917 (22 años)UnidadEscuadrilla N3 “Les Cigognes” Ww guynemer 01 — vía Wikimedia Commons Francia tuvo muchos héroes en la...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick Facts Nationality American 🇺🇸 Born / Died January 24, 1922 – October 25, 2016 (age 94) Wars World War II Aircraft Flown Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning, F-86 Sabre, F-100 Super Sabre, Aero Commander Shrike — and virtually every American fighter of the jet...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick Facts Weapon Smith & Wesson Model 41, .22 LR calibre Ordered March 1967, by the U.S. Air Force Quantity 30 pistols Modifications Threaded 5-inch barrel, slide lock mechanism, factory-fitted sound suppressor, extra magazines Special Feature Oxford white-dot...
Mundo de la aviación, Historia y leyendas
On the morning of September 19, 1783, at the Palace of Versailles, King Louis XVI of France watched a balloon rise into the sky carrying three passengers: a sheep named Montauciel, a duck, and a rooster. They flew for eight minutes and landed two miles away. All three...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick Facts AircraftNorthrop Grumman B-2A Spirit stealth bomber Mission DurationOver 30 hours non-stop (some missions exceeded 33 hours) Distance~11,000 miles round trip OriginWhiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, USA Target AreaSerbia and Kosovo — Operation Allied...
Historia y leyendas, Noticias
Quick Facts FlightUnited Airlines Flight 232, Denver to Chicago DateJuly 19, 1989 AircraftMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N1819U) CrewCaptain Al Haynes, First Officer Bill Records, Flight Engineer Dudley Dvorak, plus off-duty instructor Captain Dennis Fitch...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Datos rápidosNacionalidadBritánica 🇬🇧Victorias aéreas44Aviones pilotadosNieuport 17, SE.5, Bristol ScoutGuerrasPrimera Guerra MundialNacimiento/Fallecimiento14 de agosto de 1896 – 7 de mayo de 1917 (20 años)UnidadEscuadrón n.° 11 RFC, Escuadrón n.° 56 RFC St. Louis Post-Dispatch de St. Louis, Missouri, el 2 de agosto de 1943 — vía...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick Facts: SupercruiseDefinitionSustained supersonic flight without afterburnerFirst Operational FighterF-22 Raptor (2005)Supercruise SpeedMach 1.5+ (approx. 1,000 mph / 1,600 km/h)Engine2x Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100Thrust (each, dry)~26,000 lb (est.)Fuel...
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