1909: Charles Comte de Lambert, Wilbur Wright’s 1st aviation pupil, flies around the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
1956: Air Force cancels the design efforts of the REX hydrogen fueled engines. This engine design was later considered for the SR-71.
1979: First flight of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80.
1983: Pan Am and American Airlines announce they will trade aircraft; Pan Am will send 15 McDonnell Douglas DC-10s to American in exchange for 8 Boeing 747s. It is the first time in history two airlines agree to a swap.