1982 in aviation: Encyclopedia II - 1982 in aviation - Events

1982 in aviation - Events

1982 in aviation - January

• January 8 - the Airbus A300 is certified, becoming the first wide body airliner with cockpit accommodations for only two to be certified.
• January 10 - a Gulfstream III, Spirit of America, flies around the world in just 43 hours 39 minutes and 6 seconds, becoming the fastest business jet to fly around the world.
• January 22 - a F/A-18 Hornet makes a fully automated landing, its autopilot linked to a ground radar at the Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River
• January 27 - Cessna delivers its 1,000th business jet

1982 in aviation - February

• February 3 - The Mil Mi-26 helicopter lifts a load weighing 57 metric tons to 2,000 metres (6,500 ft) to break a world record for a helicopter.
• February 6 - Freddie Laker's Laker Airways flies for the last time.
• February 9 - a Japan Airlines Douglas DC-8 crashes in Tokyo, killing 24 of the 174 passengers on board. The probable cause of the accident was cited as a possible breakdown by captain Seiji Katagiri, who had mental problems. Every airline pilot must now undergo mental testing as well as physical testing.
• February 10 - Air Florida Flight 90 Boeing 737 crashes soon after take-off from Washington DC's National Airport, into the Potomac river, killing 70 passengers plus people on the 14th Street Bridge. Many of the passengers actually died frozen by the river's iced waters. The plane's anti-freeze solution was not adequate for the weather that day, and the plane's engines had ice on them before taking off.
• February 25 - American Airlines announces it will cancel its orders for 15 Boeing 757s.

1982 in aviation - April

• April 1 - Air France flies the Concorde over to Rio de Janeiro and Caracas, Venezuela for the last time.
• April 2 - Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
• April 5 - Royal Navy aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible sail for the Falkland Islands

1982 in aviation - May

• May 1 - American Airlines launches AAdvantage, the first frequent flyer program in history. United Airlines launches its own program, Mileage Plus, only a week later.
• May 13 - Braniff International's president Howard D. Putnam announces the airline has filed for protection under bankruptcy laws, and the airline's fleet of 71 aircraft is grounded.
• May 18 - American Airlines' 1 millionth passenger is flown.
• May 24 - The last service by a British Airways Boeing 707, from Cairo, Egypt to London, is performed.

1982 in aviation - June

• June 14 - Argentinan forces surrender to English forces on the Falkland Islands. During their war, the English had destroyed 109 Argentinian planes, compared to only 10 lost by the British.

1982 in aviation - July

• July 9 - a Pan Am Boeing 727 crashes while en route from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to New Orleans, killing 137 passengers plus people on the ground. The sole survivor of the crash is a baby girl in a house.

1982 in aviation - September

• September 30 - H Ross Perot Jr. and J.W. Coburn make history by landing their Bell LongRanger II helicopter in Dallas, Texas 29 days, 3 hours, and 8 minutes after taking off. It is the first time a trip around the world is completed by helicopter.

1982 in aviation - October

• October 28 - The last Air France Boeing 707 service, from Tunis to Paris.

1982 in aviation - November

• November 4 - Pan Am inaugurates service from Los Angeles to Sydney; at 7,487 non-stop miles (11,979 km), it is the longest non-stop flight in the world.

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