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- | ===== Oldest flying airplane | + | ==== Oldest flying airplane ==== |
- | As of 2021, the world' | + | As of 2021, the world' |
- | The first plane of this type was used in the first aerial crossing of the English Channel in 1909 by aviation pioneer Louis Blériot[(https:// | + | |
- | ===== Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | + | ==== Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ==== |
- | Stratofortress is long range, jet powered, strategic bomber, designed just after Second World War as nuclear weapons carrier, produced in years 1952–1962. The B-52, called BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F***), is able to carry 70,000 pounds of weapons for 8,800 miles (without aerial refueling), and was used in almost all significant conflicts since 1950s. Thanks to continuous modifications and perfect and versatile design, B-52 is still in active service with the USAF, and is planned to serve into 2050s - that would make over 100 years of active military service [(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress)]. | + | The Stratofortress is a long-range, jet-powered strategic bomber designed just after the Second World War as a nuclear weapons carrier |
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+ | ==== Navigation lights ==== | ||
+ | Aircraft have the same navigation lights as water vessels, from small fishing boats to large container ships. There is a red light on the left wing (portside on a ship) and a green light (starboard) on the right-wing. Its function is to signal the direction of the aircraft' | ||
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+ | ==== Maiden flight ==== | ||
+ | The first regular passenger aircraft made its maiden flight on New Year's Day 1914. The route included a 34-mile flight over Tampa Bay, Florida, and the first passenger aboard the hydroplane was St. Petersburg Mayor Abram C. Pheil. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Record flying time ==== | ||
+ | On 7th February 1996 a masterpiece of engineering, | ||
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+ | ==== Busiest airplane flight route ==== | ||
+ | South Korea' | ||
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