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Today in History – June 24, 1956 – First flight of the Russian SU-9

24 June 1956 – The Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) was a single-engine, all-weather, missile-armed interceptor aircraft developed by the Soviet Union. The Su-9 emerged from TsAGI, the Soviet aerodynamic center, during the Korean War, which devised several optimum aerodynamic configurations for jet fighters. The design first flew in 1956 as the T-405 prototype. The Su-9 was developed at the same […]

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Today in History – June 23, 1931 – Wiley Post and Harold Gatty attempt world circumnavigation in single-engine plane

23 June 1931 – Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane. (1) “Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was a famed American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around

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Today in History – June 22, 1965 – John B. McKay flies the X-15 at 3,938 mph

22 June 1965 – John B. McKay flies the X-15 at 3,938 mph (6,338 km/h) at an altitude of 29.5 miles (47.5 km).(1) “John B. McKay was one of the first pilots assigned to the X-15 flight research program at NASA’s Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. As a civilian research pilot and aeronautical engineer, he

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