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Mikoyan MiG-23M2D Flogger-K (Syrian)
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7 July 1914 (USA) — American physics professor, Robert H. Goddard receives a patent for his two-stage solid fuel rocket. 7 July 1929 (USA) — Transcontinental Air Transport Inc. inaugurates a 48-hour combined rail and air passenger service from coast to coast in the United States Colonel Charles Lindbergh flies the first plane over the air route. 7 July 1942 (USA) — First sure “kill” of a German submarine made off the Atlantic Coast. 7 July 1962 (USSR) — Colonel Georgi Mossolov sets a new world absolute speed record for airplanes, flying the Mikoyan Ye-166 at 1,665.89 mph. 7 July 1981 (France/England) — The first solar-powered aircraft flight across the English Channel is made by the MacCready “Solar Challenger.” The 163 mile flight takes 5 hours and 23 minutes with pilot Stephen Ptacek at the controls. The aircraft is powered by at least 16,128 solar cells on the upper surfaces of the wing and tailplane. The aircraft flew from Pontoise — Cormeilles Aerodrome, north of Paris, France to Manston Royal Air Force Base in Manston, England. | |||||||||||||
