Ron Eisele @ron_eisele
Author. Early aviation historian, enthusiast and aviator. amazon.co.uk/Ron-Eisele/e/B… Eastbourne, Sussex, England Joined April 2015-
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27 April 2012. A staged aeroplane crash near Mexicali, Mexico was conducted with an unmanned Boeing 727-200 fitted with numerous cameras, crash-test dummies and other scientific instruments. Flown into the ground, the exercise was filmed for television.
27 April 2012. 11.23 a.m., EST. 35 years, 2 months, 10 days after their first combination flight, the prototype Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise (OV-101) and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft NASA 905, touched down together for the last time, at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
27 April 2011. First flight of the Boeing Phantom Ray UAV. American flying wing demonstration stealth aeroplane, at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
27 April 2005. The Airbus A380, European long-range widebody four engine jet airliner, made its first flight from Toulouse, France.
27 April 2002. The last successful reception of telemetry was received from Pioneer 10, first probe to travel through the asteroid belt and the first to make direct observations of Jupiter. Subsequent signals were barely strong enough to detect any usable data.
27 April 1991. First flight of the Eurocopter Tiger. European consortium four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter.
27 April 1986. First flight of the Partenavia P.86 Mosquito. Italian two-seat civil trainer prototype accommodating the student and instructor side-by-side. A high-wing monoplane of pod-and-boom construction with tricycle undercarriage and a twin tail.
27 April 1984. First flight of the Gardan GY-120. French, two tandem seat, single engine, parasol wing, ultralight aircraft prototype.
Died age 52 on 27 April 1975, John Barron McKay, American naval officer and aviator in World War II, test pilot and one of the first pilots assigned to the X-15 flight research program at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
27 April 1972. 19.45.05 UTC/GMT. Apollo 16 returned to Earth with a splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean. The tenth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, it was the fifth and second-to-last to land on the Moon.
27 April 1965. The Ryan XV-5A Vertifan, 62-4505, nosed over from 800 feet and crashed at Edwards AFB, California, during a demonstratio. Ryan test pilot Willis Louis "Lou" Everett, attempted low-altitude ejection but his seat failed and he was killed.
27 April 1961. First flight of the Legrand-Simon LS-60 (F-WJSA later F-F-BJSA). French single engine, high wing monoplane with side-by-side seating. Light trainer aircraft prototype. Powered by a 90 hp Continental C-90-14F engine.
27 April 1958. First flight of the BOAC DH.106 Comet 4, G-APDA. British commercial jet airliner, further improvement on the stretched Comet 3 with even greater fuel capacity.
27 April 1953. First flight of the Doman LZ-5 (N13458). American utility helicopter prototype powered by a 300kW turbocharged Lycoming 580-D engine.
27 April 1952. First flight of the Tupolev Tu-16 'Badger' (TU-88), twin-engine jet bomber used by the Soviet Union.
27 April 1950. First flight of the Dassault MD-312B 'Flamant' II (F-WCZN). French six-seater aircraft for communication, reconnaissance and training. Powered by two 590 hp SNECMA (Renault) 12S engines.
27 April 1947. First flight of the Brochet MB-50 'Pipistrelle' from Beynes, Thiveral, piloted by Max Gasnier. French single seat parasol wing light sporting aircraft. Powered by a 25hp Poinsard radial engine.
27 April 1946. First hover flight of the McDonnell XHJD-1 Whirlaway at Lambert Field, St Louis. American experimental twin-rotor helicopter, first successful twin-engine, twin rotor helicopter.
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An incredibly poignant photo, showing the final farewell to Petty Officer Second Class, Loyce Edward Deen inside his TBM Avenger. The only time in US Navy history that an aircraft crew member was buried at sea in his aircraft took place aboard USS Essex (CV-9) in 1944.
Good news Monday🎉 Last month I got this email from @stgemmashospice. The donator wants to remain anon but their amazing donation now takes Jacob’s fundraising to £13,000. This will make such a difference to the 100+ bereaved children the hospice supports in Leeds. Keep sharing🙏🏻
🏴🏴Happy St. George’s Day🏴🏴 ‘I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. The game's afoot: Follow your spirit, and upon this charge Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!' 🐉🗡️
Putting up a few pictures of our home this #EarthDay today. Of course, the famous Earthrise photo taken by Bill Anders is the one in color, but the B&W snap taken by Frank Borman was the first ever picture of Earth captured by a human orbiting the Moon – both were taken on Apollo…
@ron_eisele I met him in like 2002 because he was friends with my grandfather who led the team that developed the electronics for the X-15
@ron_eisele Retrofitted with a F Mk 24 tail unit.
@ron_eisele Went in service 1992. 2 family members flew them.
@Jacob_The_Pilot You are an amazing young man. An inspiration to others.
@Jacob_The_Pilot Well done mate, you know how proud your mum is right now 👍👍👍
@Jacob_The_Pilot Aww,bless you. Such a beautiful photo little man!!! Hope to see you both and catch up at Cosford with @Richard48535122 too!!!
@Jacob_The_Pilot U are an INCREDIBLE young person Jacob. 👏She, I am quite certain, Is watching down over all your amazing adventures and accomplishments and smiling. 🥰 But MOST Importantly u are a strong man and an inspiration to so many with that. 💪Keep filling your days with dreams 👊👌