1973 in aviation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Years in aviation:	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1973:

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 June 1.4 August 1.5 September 1.6 October 2 First flights 2.1 January 2.2 April 2.3 May 2.4 June 2.5 July 2.6 August 2.7 September 2.8 October 2.9 November 2.10 December 3 Entered service 3.1 April

[edit] Events

• Icelandair established.
• Don Taylor attempts round-the-world trip in his homebuilt Thorp T-18, ended by a spate of really bad weather between northern Japan and the Aleutian Islands. His next attempt in the summer of 1976 is successful.

[edit] January

• January 12 - A US Navy F-4 Phantom scores the 197th and final US air-to-air victory of the Vietnam War
• January 15 - final B-52 Stratofortress mission of the Vietnam War
• January 18 - Results of the USAF A-X fly-off announced, with the Fairchild YA-10 selected over the Northrop YA-9.
• January 27 - end of the Vietnam War

[edit] February

• February 24 - United States Marine Corps helicopters begin clearing mines from North Vietnamese harbors

[edit] June

• June 3 - The first production Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner broke-up during a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show, killing 14.

[edit] August

• August 15 - the final USAF mission over Cambodia is flown

[edit] September

• September 11 - An AVE Mizar flying car prototype broke-up in flight over Oxnard, California killing the company founder and the pilot.

[edit] October

• October 6 - Egypt and Syria launch air strikes on Israel, starting the Yom Kippur War. The conflict lasts 18 days

[edit] First flights

• AVE Mizar (mid-1973)

[edit] January

• January 4 - Gates Learjet 26 N26GL
• October 7 - Cameron D96 Hot-Air Airship G-BAMK

[edit] April

• April 10 - Boeing T-43 71-1403
• April 17 - PZL-106 Kruk

[edit] May

• May 11 - Dassault Falcon 30 F-WAMD
• May 30 - WSK-Mielec M-15 Belphegor

[edit] June

• June - IAI Kfir

[edit] July

• July 26 - Sikorsky XH-59A 71-1472

[edit] August

• August 5 - Trident Trigull CF-TRI-X
• August 21 - Aerosport Scamp
• August 22 - Learjet 35

[edit] September

• September 25 - MBB Bö 106 D-HDCI

[edit] October

• October 8 - RFB Fanliner D-EBFL
• October 26 - Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet

[edit] November

• November 23 - AIDC T-CH-1

[edit] December

• December 23 - Aero Boero 260AG

[edit] Entered service

[edit] April

• April 16 - Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante with Transbrasil

v • d • e Lists relating to aviation General Timeline of aviation · Aircraft (manufacturers) · Aircraft engines (manufacturers) · Airports · Airlines Military Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft Accidents/incidents General · Military · Commercial (airliners) · Deaths Records Airspeed · Distance · Altitude · Endurance · Most-produced aircraft