Today in Aviation: Maiden Flight of the Fokker 50
Today in Aviation, The first of two prototypes Fokker 50 turboprop-powered airliner made its maiden flight in 1985.
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Today in Aviation, The first of two prototypes Fokker 50 turboprop-powered airliner made its maiden flight in 1985.
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, we celebrate the first flights of the Junkers Ju 52 (1932), the Antonov An-10 (1957), and the Yakovlev Yak-42 (1975). The Junkers Ju 52/3m (also known as Tante Ju (“Aunt Ju”) and Iron Annie) is a German transport aircraft designed and manufactured by Junkers. The Antonov An-10 (Russian: Aнтонов н-10; NATO reporting name: Cat) is a Soviet-designed four-engined turboprop passenger transport aircraft. The Yakovlev Yak-42 (Russian: ковлeв к-42; NATO reporting name: “Clobber”) is a three-engined mid-range passenger jet with a capacity of 100/120 p...