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On This Day: October 18

Aviation events for October 18

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.
 
 
 

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