Ninety years ago, on 21 May 1927, American aviator Charles Lindbergh set the world alight when he completed the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris. In doing so he set an FAI World Record for ‘Distance in a straight-line without landing’.
First Major Exhibition On Pilotless Aircraft To Open In The U.S.
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has unveiled "Drones: Is the Sky the Limit?", the first major museum exhibition on pilotless aircraft to open in the United States. The large-scale exhibition, located in a 6,000-square-foot custom-designed pavilion on the Museum’s Pier 86, explores the history of drone technology, from its modern-day origins in World War I and its military development to its current applications in solving complex humanitarian challenges.
Aero Linx: The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association ( MEBAA)
To be the principal forum for gathering, understanding and communicating the needs and benefits of business aviation within the Middle East to businesses, governments and media worldwide. To serve the needs of the Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association Members in ways that enhance safety, security, efficiency and acceptance of business aviation throughout the region.
Nonapproach Control Tower
Authorizes aircraft to land or takeoff at the airport controlled by the tower or to transit the Class D airspace. The primary function of a nonapproach control tower is the sequencing of aircraft in the traffic pattern and on the landing area. Nonapproach control towers also separate aircraft operating under instrument flight rules clearances from approach controls and centers. They provide ground control services to aircraft, vehicles, personnel, and equipment on the airport movement area.
“We have the honour of submitting our report on the New York-Paris flight, flown by Captain Charles A Lindbergh, and we respectfully ask that this new record is homologated by the FAI.”
Source: From a message dated 26 May 1927 and addressed to Monsieur Paul Tissandier, then Secretary General of the FAI... Ninety years ago, on 21 May 1927, American aviator Charles Lindbergh set the world alight when he completed the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris. In doing so he set an FAI World Record for ‘Distance in a straight-line without landing’.
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