Aviation

Gulfstream G280 Received Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency

The G280 earned its type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Aug. 30, 2012, and entered service...

First Flight of the Cessna Citation II

Cessna Citation is a marketing name used by Cessna for several “families” of turbofan-powered jets that have been produced over...

Gulfstream G280 Set Record On SAJF Renewable Fuel

  On January 17, 2019, a Gulfstream G280 aircraft used sustainable alternative jet fuel (SAJF) to complete a 4 hour-and-49...

The Jet “Spirit of America” SetsWorld Record For Circumnavigation

On January 10, 1982, a Gulfstream III jet set a world’s record of 47 hours and 39 minutes for circumnavigation...

First Commercial Nonstop Flight

A Pan American World Airways Boeing 377 Stratocruiser completed the first commercial nonstop flight from Tokyo, Japan, to Honolulu, Hawaii...

Reducing the Risk of Midair Collisions

On December 27, 1978, Former United States Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams announced a comprehensive regulatory program to improve aviation...

  Aboard the Rutan Model 76 Voyager, on December 14, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager took off from Edwards...

Project Star Gazer’s Balloon Reached an Altitude of 82,000 feet (25 kilometers)

On December 13, 1962, Navy astronomer William White and Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger stepped into a small steel capsule...

New York Municipal Airport Opening

When New York Municipal Airport opened on December 2, 1939, the public was fascinated by the idea of air travel...

First Chimpanzee to Orbit Earth

Fun Fact Friday: In 1961, the first chimpanzee orbited Earth on NASA’s Mercury-Atlas 5 (MA-5) mission. This needed to be...