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The Embraer 175 made its United States domestic debut when the first aircraft was delivered to Republic Airways in March 2007. Total orders were for 36 aircraft, which were operated in an 80-seat configuration under the US Airways Express brand name. [15] In July 2010, Republic ordered a further 24 Embraer 190 aircraft. [16]
A WAVE in a Boeing Stearman N2S United States Navy training aircraft United States Navy N2S-2 at NAS Corpus Christi, 1943 United States Navy NS-1s of the NAS Pensacola Flight School, 1936 Boeing Stearman E75 (PT-13D) of 1944 Vintage Boeing-Stearman Model 75, Breitling SA Boeing Stearman (PT-13D) of the TALOA in Dirgantara Mandala Museum, Indonesia Boeing Stearman (PT-13) of the Israeli Air ...
The aircraft struck a highway street light, and its nose gear touched down on the westbound lane of Highway 114, skidding across the road at at least 200 miles per hour (170 kn; 320 km/h). [24] The aircraft's left engine hit a 1971 Toyota Celica driven by 28-year-old William Mayberry, killing him instantly.
Horizon Air is an American regional airline headquartered in SeaTac, Washington, within the Seattle metropolitan area.It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Alaska Air Group and it is paid by fellow group member Alaska Airlines to staff, operate and maintain aircraft used on flights that are scheduled, marketed and sold by Alaska Airlines.
The landing gear was fashioned from truck springs. The controls were conventional with the elevator in the center of the delta's trailing edge and ailerons outboard operated by push-pull tubes. Plans for the aircraft were available for homebuilt construction. Specifications. Data from Sport Aviation January 1962. General characteristics. Crew: one
On September 6, 2017, SkyWest Airlines reported that it has entered into aircraft purchase agreements and capacity purchase agreements to acquire and fly 15 new aircraft with Delta Air Lines and 10 new aircraft with Alaska Airlines. Of the 25 aircraft, 15 Embraer 175SC aircraft will fly under an agreement with Delta in a 70-seat configuration.
Dyke Delta JD-2 in flight at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2011, with landing gear retracted. The aircraft is metal framed with skin of laminated fiberglass or covering of Dacron fabric. Its landing gear is retractable. The delta configuration offers a relatively high cruise speed compared to conventional aircraft of the same weight and power.
Through the 1960s, the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB developed a close-coupled canard delta configuration, placing a delta foreplane just in front of and above the main delta wing. [46] Patented in 1963, this configuration was flown for the first time on the company's Viggen combat aircraft in 1967.