Compilation of Today in Aerospace History: 22 Oct 2011 - Twin Balloons Airship (unmanned tandem) made by JP Aerospace flew to 95,085 ft as the New Airship World Altitude Record 22 Oct 2008 – India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1, carrying MIP, Indian Lunar probe. 22 Oct 2001 - Launch of BIRD (Bispectral Infra-Red Detection) experimental German satellite. 22 Oct 1987 - Taylor Scott, BAe Dunsfold TP killed in involuntary ejection from British Aerospace Harrier GR.5 ZD325 during test flight 22 Oct 1982 - First flight MD Helicopters MD 530F, improved version US light utility helicopter 500E, powered by Allison 250-C30B (485 kW) 22 Oct 1975 – The Soviet unmanned space mission Venera 9 lands on Venus. 22 Oct 1968 - Apollo 7, 1st successful manned Apollo mission, is back on earth. 22 Oct 1966 - Launch of Luna 12, Soviet unmanned space mission to the moon. 22 Oct 1965 - 2nd prototype of EWR VJ 101 (X2), experimental German jet fighter VTOL tiltjet aircraft, made successful transition flight 22 Oct 1963 - Lt Cdr Mike Lithgow OBE (Vickers-Armstrong dep CTP) & 6 crew killed in crash BAC One-Eleven Series 200 G-ASHG in test flight 22 Oct 1955 - First flight Republic F-105 Thunderchief, American supersonic fighter-bomber, during which It attained the speed of Mach 1.2. 22 Oct 1940 - E.L. Oakley & JW Parsons, Photographers, killed in crash Handley Page Hampden Mk I P4354 during air-to-air photographic sortie 22 Oct 1938 - Italian Lt Cnl M. Pezzi, flying a Caproni 161-bis at Montecelio, establishes new world altitude record of 17,083m (56,046ft) 22 Oct 1936 - First flight Dewoitine D-620, French 3 engined 30 passengers airliner prototype, issued from the Dewoitine D.338. 22 Oct 1934 - First flight of the Gourdou Leseurre GL-813 HY, French 3-seat reconnaissance floatplane 22 Oct 1930 - First flight Fairchild 100, US single engined utility monoplane with high-mounted wings, enlarged version of Fairchild C-8. 22 Oct 1930 - Charles Kingsford Smith lands in Sydney, winning solo an England to Australia air race. 22 Oct 1922 - Amelia Earhart with Kinner Airster biplane The Canary reached 14,000 feet (4,300 m) setting world record for female pilots. 22 Oct 1912 - Melchor Z. Escola, Argentinas first naval aviator, is awarded a pilots certificate by the Argentine Aero Club. 22 Oct 1912 - The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was formed. 22 Oct 1910 - Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith begins his flying career, but crashes Howard Wright Avis monoplane attempting his first flight 22 Oct 1909 - First time people ever saw an aeroplane fly in reverse. In Blackpool Hubert Latham flew in winds ranging between 23 & 40 mph. 22 Oct 1909 - Mlle Elise Deroche, aka la Baronne de Laroche, makes her first solo flight. She learnt to fly at Châlons in a Voisin biplane 22 Oct 1898 - Augustus Moore Herring flew an aircraft of his own design 8-10 seconds over 73 feet using a compressed air engine 22 Oct 1880 - Death of Charles-Alphonse Pénaud, French pioneer of aviation, inventor of the rubber powered model airplane. 22 Oct 1797 - First jump with a silk parachute is made by André-Jacques Garnerin from a hydrogen balloon at approx 3,000 feet (900 m) .
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