Maiden flight
This article first appeared in the April 1970 Flight Test News. The first Hawker Siddeley Trident Three – one of an order of 26 for BEA – has made an almost three-hour maiden flight from Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Hatfield. Flown
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See in-flight refueling as providing assist – speeding F-14 test-flight cycle
This article first appeared in the April 1970 Flight Test News. In-flight refueling hardly rates as something that has just come down the aircraft pike. Old timers speak of a primitive refueling method, a pilot reaching up out of his
Flight Test News, April 1970
See in-flight refueling as providing assist – speeding F-14 test-flight cycle Maiden flight Test pilot tells what it’s all about SFTE Chapter to sponsor symposium Articles needed Wichita Chapter March Meeting News Call for Nominations for National Officers Congratulations Patuxent
Full 747 Load Cleared Quickly in Evacuation Tests
This article first appeared in the February 1970 Flight Test News. Emergency evacuation tests of the Boeing 747 passenger cabin have been completed, with 499 persons leaving the test airplane in a darkened hangar in 90 seconds, using only four
Metro Production Prototype Starts Certification Tests
This article first appeared in the February 1970 Flight Test News. SAN ANTONIO, TEX. – The Metro aircraft, designed to bring the efficiency and luxury of the large transports to the burgeoning market of air commuters, last month began flight
Fairchild Super 71 Salvaged after 28 Years at Red Lake
This article first appeared in the February 1970 Flight Test News. RED LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA-After 28 years, the remains of a Fairchild Super 71 cabin float plane have been salvaged from the shores of Red Lake in northwestern Ontario. According
Flight Test News, February 1970
Fairchild Super 71 Salvaged after 28 Years at Red Lake Metro Production Prototype Starts Certification Tests Full 747 Load Cleared Quickly in Evacuation Tests Twinjets Serve Arctic Communities Long Island Chapter Hosts Dinner Meeting SFTE Wichita Chapter Famed Fairchild FC-2