A free fall parachute saved a pilot from his stricken aircraft for the first time exactly one hundred years ago on Oct. 20, 1922.
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On this day 20 years ago, Boeing revealed the YF-118G Bird of Prey
On Oct. 18, 2002, Boeing unveiled its stealth technology demonstrator, the Bird of Prey, to the public.
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60th anniversary of the Dassault Balzac V’s first flight
The Dassault Balzac V VTOL test bed made its first flight – which was a tethered hover – on Oct. 12, 1962.
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The Sikorsky S-72 made its first flight on this day in 1976
35th anniversary of AW101’s first flight
The AW101 flew for the first time on Oct. 9, 1987.