73 years ago today the first XB-45 took flight. This was the prototype of the B-45 Tornado. The aircraft had GE J35-A-4 turbojet engines rated at 4,000 lbf. The production B-45 used GE J47-GE-13 turbojets and its MTOW was increased by 11%. from the prototype.

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54 years ago on March 20th, 1966, at Edwards AFB, a records was set that STILL STANDS . Hughes Test Pilot, Jack Zimmerman, flew 1,700.12 km/918 nm without landing. The record was set in a YOH-6A powered by a T63-A-5.

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94 Years ago today at 1430 in Auburn, Massachusetts, the first successful liquid-fueled rocket was launched. Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard's Rocket (aka Nell or Goddard 1) rose to 12.5 Meters with about 9 lbf...almost 42 years later Apollo 4/ AS-501 launched, carried aloft on 7,891,000 lbf

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50 Years ago today 770,000 L of RP-1 and 1.2M L of LOX met on PAD 39A & resulted in Liftoff of AS-508 (Apollo 13). While stirring the Ox tanks, Tank 2 exploded & damaged Tank 1 and blew off the Bay 4 cover. The most challenging 5 Days, 22 hours in Spaceflight followed.

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First A350 for the German government sports it’s livery

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53 Years ago the Sud-Aviation SA 340 Gazelle made its first flight. The predecessor of the SA 341 which would become the first helicopter to be certified for instrument flight with a single pilot. The 340 was powered by the Turbomeca Astazou IIN (523 SHP for Takeoff). The fenestron added later.

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Delta is speeding up the retirement of the MD-88 and MD-90's. The company will now complete these retirements by June 2020. N928DN (pictured) was sent to BYH in March.

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Is this guy putting in the Jesus Bolt on this B-1?. Looks like a Hyd Ram and Dry Ice are in use

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Has anyone worked on one of these? I just wanted to know what it was like working on an ALL-PNEUMATIC aircraft. The F27 had a 3300 PSI system that ran Gear/Brakes/Prop Brakes & PAX Door. (Picture: F27-600 taken in April 2006 in ICT) Post image

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