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On This Day: March 28

Aviation events for March 28

1843: William Samuel Henson (1805-1888) receives the patent and publishes in London his design for an Aerial Steam Carriage. This is the first reasoned, formulated, and detailed design for a propeller-driven aircraft.
 
1908: Leon Delagrange makes the first passenger flight, taking Farman aboard his Voisin biplane at Issy-les-Moulieaux.
 
1910: The first flight of Henri Fabre’s Hydroavion, the first powered seaplane in the world, takes place at La Mède harbor, Martigues, France. The hydroplane flies for about 1,600 ft. at the maximum height of 7 ft.
 
1936: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) commences operational use of the newly constructed 8-ft.-high speed tunnel (8-Foot HST) at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley, Virginia. Built as a companion to the full scale tunnel capable of simulated speeds of up to 118 mph, the new facility can test models and components to 577 mph (Mach 0.75).
 
1948: United States Air Force B-29 Superfortresses undergo aerial refueling tests, demonstrating the viability of this technique to extend the range of strategic bombers.
 
1961: Air Afrique is formed.
 
1980: The 1,000th production Learjet is delivered.
 
1981: First flight of the Dornier 228 D-IFNS.
 
1985: International Cometary Explorer measures solar wind ahead of Halley.
 
1985: STS-51-D vehicle moves to launch pad.
 
1993: Type II supernova detected in M81 (NGC 3031).
 
2005: Chicago Express Airlines, also known as ATA Connection, ceased operations.
 
2010: Air One becomes a separate “Low Fare” carrier, from Alitialia.
 
 
 

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