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#OTD 1955, the Martin P6M SeaMaster strategic bomber flying boat flew for the first time. The SeaMaster was intended to give the Navy a strategic nuclear strike aircraft superior to the B-52. The program was canceled in favor of the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile.
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U.S. Naval Institute Archive Photo of the Week: A Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighter, piloted by Lieutenant Harold B. Min Miller, flying over Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California, in 1934. This plane was then assigned to USS Macon (ZRS-5).
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#OTD 1943, K-74 became the only U.S. blimp lost to enemy action when it was shot down by the German submarine U-134 in the Straits of Florida. The crew was rescued except for one sailor who died after being attacked by a shark. U-134 was sunk a month later by the @RoyalAirForce.
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“A fantastic companion for any aviation enthusiast interested in the history of USN strike aircraft from the inter-war to modern times.” —@MilAvHistory
US Navy Strike Aircraft, by Norman Friedman
🇺🇸⚓️🛩️➡️bit.ly/3vJUTc9
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@northropgrumman is partnering with @boomsupersonic to develop military and government special mission versions of the Mach 1.7 Overture @FIAFarnborough @Fia2022
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@flynavy would like to congratulate and welcome six selectees to the U.S. military’s oldest and most elite flight demonstration squadron, the @BlueAngels.
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National ✈️ Museum ➡️ National ✈️ ➕🚀 Museum
On this day in 1966, "and Space" was added to our name through Public Law 89-509, officially making us the National Air and Space Museum.
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The formal ground-breaking for the Langley Memorial Aeronautics Laboratory (now @NASA_Langley) happened #OTD in 1917. Construction over the next 3 years was by all accounts a nightmare thanks to marshy terrain, untrained workers, and the Spanish Flu pandemic. (46 workers died!)
ALT Aerial view of Langley Field in Virginia taken in 1920.
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OSHKOSH Monday Speaker
Gerry Asher - Aviation Artist - Warbird Restorer - Pilot
EAA “Fellowship of the Wing”
7 a.m. July 25, 2022
Fergus Chapel
(Next to Memorial Wall & KidVenture)
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@boomsupersonic unveils redesigned Overture supersonic airliner with area ruling, four engines, bigger delta wing - less thrust and less noise.
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After failing to trim down in the vertical [I have an excuse!!!] the nose pitched beyond the vertical & I got a GLIDE CONE caution as we accelerated away from the field. So I did a 180 roll and flew inverted to fix the caution & drive the reentry point directly over MHV. Whew!
On this day in 2018, we heard the words “Welcome to Space” for the very first time. Take in the view from #VSSUnity’s inaugural spaceflight.
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For the past 80 years, research in @NASA_Langley's Vertical Spin Tunnel has supported many industries, including commercial aviation & the development of nearly every U.S. military aircraft designed since WWII, completing more than 600 projects to date.
go.nasa.gov/3opnQrf
ALT Graphic of the vertical spin tunnel. Original photo taken in 1941 after construction completed. Credits: Gerald Lee Pollard
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Rest in Peace, Michael Collins. Brave, funny, kind, self-deprecating American hero. Go read 'Carrying the Fire'!
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Ground testing has begun on NASA’s first all-electric X-plane,the X-57 Maxwell!
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The team is applying high voltage to the aircraft in order to check out the aircraft systems & gain familiarity with operating the aircraft in the current configuration.
go.nasa.gov/3s26Ztu
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Preparing a pilot seat ready for install on the next spaceship in @virgingalactic’s fleet.
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Preparing for a big moment in our FAITH hangar. The second spaceship we’re building for @VirginGalactic is ready to have its livery applied. It’s a joy to work on this vehicle and we’re excited for it to get its fresh look.
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Remembering Neil Armstrong on his #birthday! Armstrong is best known as the first person to set foot on the Moon, but he also worked as an administrator, research pilot & engineer over the course of his long @NASA career.
Read his oral history here: historycollection.jsc.nasa.g…
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Not a kinder person, he walks into the room with Fred Roger's energy and knowledge beyond belief. Happy retirement. youtu.be/IIRc_aIGEWc
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Our stellar Chief Historian, Bill Barry, officially retired today after nearly a decade in the position. You may recognize him from his countless interviews, talks, & documentary appearances.
We will miss Bill's leadership & knowledge, but we wish him a long & happy retirement!
ALT Bill Barry
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