NYCA News
2010-08-18, 03:41 PM
NYCAviation:
On This Day in Aviation History: August 18th (http://nycaviation.com/2010/08/18/on-this-day-in-aviation-history-august-18th/)
On this date in 1871, Alphonse Pénaud achieves the first flight of an inherently stable airplane; in 1911, first flight of the F.E.2 biplane in England; in 1930, the first westbound crossing of the Atlantic; in 1932, the first solo westbound Atlantic crossing.
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On This Day in Aviation History: August 18th (http://nycaviation.com/2010/08/18/on-this-day-in-aviation-history-august-18th/)
On this date in 1871, Alphonse Pénaud achieves the first flight of an inherently stable airplane; in 1911, first flight of the F.E.2 biplane in England; in 1930, the first westbound crossing of the Atlantic; in 1932, the first solo westbound Atlantic crossing.
[Click to Read Full Article (http://nycaviation.com/2010/08/18/on-this-day-in-aviation-history-august-18th/)]