#AircraftRecognition For Air Cadets @AirrecC

Airbus A380 first flown April 27th, 2005. The largest passenger aircraft produced, when Emirates received its final Double Decker on December 16th, 2021, it marked the end of the production of this iconic airliner, with just 254 aircraft being built from 2003 to 2021.

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Eurocopter EC665 Tiger first flown 27 April 1991 With the distinction of being the first all-composite helicopter developed in Europe. Now built by Airbus Helicopters, it was the result of a Franco-German venture that started in 1984, leading to 5 prototypes being ordered in 1989

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Doman LZ-5 first flown April 27th, 1953. Although the US Army operated 2 of the 3 prototypes as the YH-31/VH-31 6-passenger executive transports until 1969, they failed to gain any further orders.

Tupolev Tu-16 Badger first flown April 27th, 1952. Soviet-era Tu-16 Badger in anti-flash Atomic white paint scheme. These Tupolev medium range bombers, initially known as the Model 88, went on to total some 1,500 aircraft being constructed.

April 27th First Flights 2of2 Doman LZ-5, 1953 Supermarine Type 525, 1954 Legrand-Simon LS.60, 1961 Partenavia P.86 Mosquito, 1986 Eurocopter/Airbus EC665 Tiger, 1991 Airbus A380, 2005 Boeing Phantom Ray, 2011

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April 27th First Flights 1of2 Sopwith TF.2 Salamander, 1918 Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann, 1934 Stinson Model A, 1934 Pilatus P-2, 1945 McDonnell Model 65 XHJH Whirlaway, 1946 Brochet MB.50 Pipistrelle, 1947 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger, 1952

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ACTO104 Open Age Group. Cessna 210 Centurion. A 6-seat light aircraft with retractable landing gear. Other features include swept tail & cantilever wing, although the earliest versions had both wing struts & fixed landing gear.

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Boeing/NASA SOFIA first flown 26 April 2007. This 747SP is the SOFIA, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, designed to carry a20-Ton, 2½-meter diameter infrared telescope at altitudes of 45,000 ft which placed it above more than 99% of the Earth’s water vapor.

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Yakovlev Yak-130 first flown 26 April 1996. An advanced jet trainer & light combat aircraft originally developed by Yakovlev & Aermacchi until differences in priorities between the firms ended the partnership. The original prototype built by Yakovlev was identified as Yak-130D.

Piasecki PA-97 Helistat first flown 26 April 1986. A hybrid airship/helicopter designed under a US Navy contract for the Forest Service, for logging in remote places. Test flights were successfully conducted in May & June, but a gust of wind on July 1st caused a fatal crash.

Lockheed A-12 first flown April 26th, 1962. Mach-3 Reconnaissance aircraft built for the CIA & predecessor to the SR-71. Versions included a 2-seat trainer & the M-21/D-21 drone carrier.

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April 26th First Flights Potez 53, 1933 North American XB-28 Dragon, 1942 Kaman HTK-1, 1951 Lockheed X-7, 1961 Lockheed A-12, 1962 FMA IA50 Guaraní II, 1963 Kamov Ka-25 Hormone, 1963 Piasecki PA-97 Helistat, 1986 Yakovlev Yak-130, 1996 Extra EA-500, 2002 Boeing / NASA SOFIA, 2007

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ACTO104 Open Age Group. Cessna 177 Cardinal. A further development of the C172, this modernised model includes a cantilever, strutless laminar-flow wing that provides the pilot with improved visibility. It also comes in fixed & with the 177RG, Retractable landing Gear.

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The Boeing P-8 Poseidon MPA is fitted with a broad range of sensors, including EO, radar & sonobuoys, used for maritime & over-land surveillance, anti-submarine & anti-surface ship warfare as well as maritime search & rescue.

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Boeing P-8 Poseidon first flown 25 April 2009. This Boeing 737 BBJ2 was a suitably modified Boeing Business Jet used as a technology demonstrator aircraft of the planned P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft.

Hispano HA-220 Super Saeta first flown 25 April 1970. Developed from Spain’s jet trainer & officially known as the C.10. Armed with twin 7.62mm machine guns & 6 external attachments, the Egyptian Al-Kahira had a 20mm cannon in place of the machine guns.

FFA P-16 first flown 25 April 1955. To maintain its neutrality, Switzerland undertook the development of its own fighter. Flight testing & evaluations went well, even breaking the sound barrier in a dive, but after 2-crashes, it was cancelled & Hawker Hunters were ordered.

Mauboussin M.40 Hémiptère first flown 25 April 1936. Experimental double monoplane aircraft of wooden-construction with unequal span tandem wings, designed to position the centre of gravity so the front wing would stall first, allowing a controllable dive before it enters a spin!

April 25th First Flights Stout ST, 1922 PWS-1, 1927 Mauboussin M.40 Hémiptère, 1936 Potez 630, 1936 Arsenal VG-33, 1940 Gyrodyne GCA-2, 1952 FFA P-16, 1955 Beagle A.61 Terrier 2, 1962 Piper PA-34 Seneca, 1967 Hispano HA-220 Super Saeta, 1970 Boeing P-8 Poseidon, 2009

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ACTO104 Open Age Group. Cessna 172 Skyhawk. A popular 4-seat light tourer & training aircraft that was initially produced from 1956 until 1986, then restarted again in 1996 & continues today resulting in over 44,000 having been built, making it the most built aircraft in history.

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