The Heinkel He 178 Makes the First Turbojet-Powered Flight · Chronopin

The Heinkel He 178 Makes the First Turbojet-Powered Flight · Chronopin

Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Airbus A300 Prototype Makes Its Maiden Flight
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus
Starts 10/28/1972CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE53.9 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: the first prototype "conducted its maiden flight from Toulouse–Blagnac International Airport on 28 October that year."
Airbus’ first aircraft and the world’s first twin-engine wide-body airliner flew from Toulouse–Blagnac a month ahead of schedule, for one hour and 25 minutes, with Max Fischl as captain and Bernard Ziegler as first officer.
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Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Antonov An-124 Ruslan Makes Its First Flight
Kyiv, UkraineAntonov
Starts 12/26/1982CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE43.7 years agoWikipedia's^[3] Antonov An-124 Ruslan article states the prototype's first flight took place on 26 December 1982.
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan, still one of the largest cargo aircraft ever built, first flew over Kyiv on 26 December 1982, years before it entered airline service.
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Concorde Makes Its First Flight From Toulouse
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceSud Aviation
Starts 03/02/1969CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE57.6 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "Construction of six prototypes began in February 1965, with the first flight from Toulouse on 2 March 1969."
The Anglo-French supersonic airliner, built by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation under a 1962 treaty, flew for the first time from Toulouse. Four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojets drove an ogival delta wing carrying 92 to 128 passengers.
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The Airbus A380 Makes Its First Flight
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus
Starts 04/27/2005CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE21.4 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: the first prototype was "unveiled in Toulouse, France on 18 January 2005, commencing its first flight on 27 April 2005."
F-WWOW, the first of the only full-length double-deck jet airliner ever built, flew from Toulouse–Blagnac with a crew of six under chief test pilot Jacques Rosay, who said handling it was "like handling a bicycle".
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Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
DLR's HY4 Completes Its First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flight
Stuttgart Airport, Stuttgart, GermanyGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)
Starts 09/29/2016CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE10.0 years agoDLR's^[3] own press release and the EAA both date HY4's first official flight to September 29, 2016.
The German Aerospace Center's HY4, the world's first four-seat aircraft powered solely by a hydrogen fuel cell, made its first flight from Stuttgart Airport on September 29, 2016. The Future of Flight features it as a real prototype for zero-emission aviation.
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The Boeing 747 Makes Its First Flight
Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes…
Starts 02/09/1969CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE57.6 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "The 747’s first flight took place on February 9, 1969, and the 747 was certified in December 1969."
The first Jumbo Jet flew from Paine Field with test pilots Jack Waddell and Brien Wygle at the controls. Despite a minor flap problem the flight confirmed the 747 handled well and was largely immune to the Dutch roll that had plagued early swept-wing jets.
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Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Wright Flyer Makes the First Powered Aeroplane Flight
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USAWright Cycle Company
Starts 12/17/1903CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE122.8 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: the Flyer "made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft on December 17, 1903."
Orville Wright flew 120 feet in 12 seconds over the sand at Kill Devil Hills, the first sustained flight by a manned, powered, controlled heavier-than-air aircraft. The brothers flew four times that day; Wilbur’s fourth and last covered 852 feet in 59 seconds.
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Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Lufthansa Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A380
Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Hamburg, GermanyAirbus
Starts 05/19/2010CONFIRMED 80% CONFIDENCE16.3 years agoBusiness Traveller^[6] and Aviation International News both report Lufthansa took delivery of its first A380 on 19 May 2010.
Lufthansa received its first Airbus A380 at Hamburg on 19 May 2010, putting the double-decker superjumbo into European airline service weeks later.
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Lufthansa Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A350-900
Toulouse-Blagnac, FranceAirbus
Starts 12/19/2016CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE9.8 years agoch-aviation reports the hand-over of D-AIXA at a ceremony at Toulouse-Blagnac on Monday 19 December 2016; Airbus's^[3] press release is dated 21 December 2016 but names no day, and the aircraft flew on to Munich on 21 December.
Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 from Airbus's Toulouse delivery centre, the initial aircraft of a 25-jet order that became the backbone of its new Munich long-haul hub. The A350 entered scheduled service two months later, flying Munich to Delhi.
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Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
First German Quadriga Eurofighter Typhoon Completes Maiden Flight in Manching
Airbus Defence and Space, Manching, Bavaria, GermanyAirbus Defence and Space
Starts 07/14/2026CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE71 days agoAviation News^[5] reported the aircraft (serial 34+02) 'departed from the company's Military Air Systems Centre in Manching on 14 July 2026' for its maiden flight.
The first Eurofighter Typhoon built for Germany's 20-jet Quadriga order, serial 34+02, flew for about an hour before returning safely to Airbus's Manching site.
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Airbus Delivers Its First A400M Atlas to the Luftwaffe
Airbus Defence and Space Plant, San Pablo, Seville, SpainAirbus Defence and Space
Starts 12/18/2014CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE11.8 years agoAirbus^[4] and OCCAR delivery records state the first production A400M for Germany (MSN018) was handed over to the Luftwaffe on 18 December 2014, one day before it landed at its Wunstorf home base.
Airbus Defence and Space delivered the first production A400M Atlas military transport, assembled at its Seville final assembly line, to the German Luftwaffe.
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The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Its Maiden Flight
Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes…
Starts 12/15/2009 6:27PMCONFIRMED2.5 years late82% CONFIDENCE16.8 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "On December 15, 2009, Boeing conducted the 787-8 maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:27 am PST."
N787BA lifted off from Paine Field at 10:27 am PST and landed three hours later at Boeing Field, reaching 180 knots and 13,200 feet. The first airliner with a primarily composite airframe flew more than two years later than Boeing first promised.
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