User:The Bushranger/DYKnom

... that the Short Sturgeon started life as a high-performance torpedo bomber, became a target tug, then a naval reconnaissance bomber, and finally an anti-submarine aircraft, before failing altogether?
... that the Soviet spotter aircraft Sukhoi Su-12, though approved, was never produced due to lack of manufacturing capacity in the USSR?
... the Finnish Air Force selected the Saab 91 Safir as its primary trainer aircraft over the domestic Valmet Tuuli III?
... that the AZ-1 Marvelette was an experimental aircraft built by Mississippi State University to test a boundary layer control system?
... that the Dewoitine HD.730, in order to avoid Axis prohibitions on the development of military aircraft, was described as a commercial liaison type despite having folding wings?
... that a Dunne D.8 flew from Eastchurch to Villacoublay, crossing the English Channel, in August 1912?
... that the engine of the Capella Javelin ultralight aircraft was controlled using a motorcycle-type throttle?
... that Thomas Edison hailed George de Bothezat's rotorcraft, the "Flying Octopus", as "the first successful helicopter"?
... that the hull of the Russian imperial yacht Livadia was compared to a pancake, a turtle, and a pair of soup plates?
... that the Tupolev ANT-21 was rejected by the Soviet Air Force because it was not armed with recoilless rifles?
... that the China Aviation Museum is located in an underground bunker and includes a replica of the Wright Flyer?
... that control of the Dunne D.6 was provided by a pair of levers, one for each of the pilot's hands?
... that the design of the SECAT S-5 was based on that of an earlier aircraft, work on which the outbreak of World War II had disrupted?
... that design work on the Avro Canada CF-103 began before the aircraft it was supposed to replace entered service?
... that the Bloch MB.480, despite proving successful in testing, was cancelled by the French Navy in favour of landplanes?
... that Boeing's Phantom Ray UCAV was kept a secret even within the company for almost two years?
... that HMS Laura, captured by the French in 1812, became an American privateer, only to be recaptured by the British less than a year later?
... that the Dyott monoplane, built in London, was flown over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) in the United States during 1913, and would have been flown in India had it not been impressed by the Admiralty in 1914?
... that the first prototype ConvAirCar crashed because its pilot read the wrong fuel gauge before takeoff?
... that the Kolb Flyer ultralight aircraft is powered by two engines that only produce 11.5 horsepower (8.6 kW) each?
... that the configuration of the Sud-Est Grognard led to the aircraft being given the nickname "Hunchback"?
... that a stained glass window in All Saint's Church in Eastchurch commemorates the deaths of aviation pioneers Charles Rolls and Cecil Grace?
... that although it was intended for operation from 1930s aircraft carriers, the SNCAO CAO.600 had twin engines?
... that the pilot of the Aichi F1A sat in an open cockpit, while the observer's position was enclosed?
... that the Kawanishi K-7 Transport Seaplane was powered by an engine originally intended for use in airships?
... that the incomplete structural test airframe of the Avro 720 is often claimed to be the prototype of the cancelled interceptor?
... that of seven entries in a 1935 Bureau of Air Commerce competition to build a roadable aircraft from a Pitcairn autogiro, only the Autogiro Company of America AC-35 met all requirements?
... that in 1982 the pilot of a Applebay Zuni II glider earned at least seven FAI gliding badges during the course of a single flight?
... that the cabin of the Heli-Sport CH-7 was designed by the creator of the Lamborghini Countach, while the helicopter's frame is the work of Argentine inventor Augusto Cicaré?
... that an early example of the Berliner Helicopter was thought to have potential as a "flying torpedo" to be used to hold cities for ransom?
... that during World War II, when a new model of the Mitsubishi 'Zero' received its American code name, the prominent general it was named after wasn't very amused?
... that the UTIAS Snowbird is the first ornithopter powered by human muscles to be capable of straight-and-level flight?
... that John Stanley Booth survived being wounded in the Battle of France and a tour of duty with Bomber Command, only to be killed when the aircraft he was flying struck a landing light?
... that the Douglas Aircraft Corporation's Cloudster II, intended for use as an executive transport, was powered by two engines but only had a single propeller?
... that a Rans S-6 Coyote II, a type of homebuilt aircraft, has flown across the Atlantic Ocean twice?
... that before the flight test program of the Sikorsky S-60 flying crane was completed, its successor was already on the drawing board?
... that the University of Florida's Lady Gators golf team has won eight SEC team championships, eight SEC individual championships, and sent almost twenty players to the LPGA?
... that the lift jets on the Hawker Siddeley HS.141 airliner were expected to provide a safety margin in case the V/STOL aircraft's main engines failed?
... that the wings of the Rans S-11 Pursuit provide only 20% of the aircraft's lift?
... that although the Rans S-12XL Airaile was scheduled to go out of production in 2006, customer demand has kept the kitplane in production?
... that ZALA Aero is the only company in Russia that produces unmanned helicopters?
... that during the 1892–1894 war in the Eastern Congo, Baron Dhanis allowed his men to bring their wives, slaves and servants along with his army?
... that the Magni M-16 Tandem Trainer autogyro is used by traffic reporters and farmers as well as sport pilots?
... that a General Dynamics F-111C bomber of the Royal Australian Air Force sank the North Korean freighter Pong Su in 2006?
... that the development of the Chengdu J-20 fighter aircraft may have been assisted by cyberespionage?
... that despite an embargo on the sale of military aircraft due to the Spanish Civil War, the French government allowed the sale of the Farman F.480 Alizé to Spain on the grounds that they were, as built, civilian?
... that the Farman F.281 only logged four hours of flight time between January 1933 and the spring of 1935, despite being in service with Air France?
... that the SNCASE SE-400 was cancelled before the second prototype of the French floatplane could be completed?
... that the B&F Fk9 lightplane can be equipped with either a tricycle or conventional undercarriage?
... that development of the VisionAire Vantage very light jet was terminated by a U.S. federal judge's order that the company be liquidated?
... that the B&F Fk12 biplane can be purchased as either a complete aircraft or as a kitplane?
... that the prototype Bölkow Phoebus sailplane was placed third in its class at the 1964 German national gliding championship?
... that the Flying K Sky Raider II ultralight aircraft is described as an "intimate tandem two seater"?
... that the Carlson Sparrow was declared Grand Champion ultralight aircraft at the Experimental Aircraft Association's 1987 Oshkosh Airshow?
... that although the Nuri Demirağ Nu D.38 transport aircraft was completed in 1941, it was not flown until 1944?
... that the Mitsubishi 1MF9 was the first Japanese-designed fighter intended for use from aircraft carriers?
... that the I.S.T. XL-14 Maya, a light aircraft, was constructed primarily from woven bamboo?
... that both Thomas-Morse R-5s competed in the 1922 Pulitzer Trophy Race, but placed last among aircraft that completed the event?
... that in 1911, John Gaunt's second biplane nearly crashed because a bystander bent the aircraft's elevator before a flight?
... that Thomas-Morse's general plant superintendent called the company's MB-4 mail plane "the worst thing on wings"?
... that Green-backed Trogons feed mostly on fruit?
... that when a Douglas Dakota crashed on takeoff at London's Croydon Airport in 1947, 12 people were killed?
... that 34 of 35 people aboard were killed when a Vickers Viking airliner crashed in Hampshire in May 1957?
... that the 1975 Orange Bowl was the last college football game coached by Ara Parseghian at Notre Dame?
... that lunar lava tubes could provide natural shelters for manned lunar habitats?
... that the Class 11 was the only type of standard gauge 2-8-2 locomotive built in quantity for South African Railways?
... that the endangered Garber's spurge, endemic to Florida, is known from only seventeen locations, one of which, on Cudjoe Key, consists of a single plant?
... that Hall of Fame football coaches Bear Bryant and Dan Devine faced off in the 1968 Gator Bowl, which saw the worst loss for Alabama in 22 bowl games to that date?
... that the Royal Australian Air Force's No. 29 Squadron is headquartered in Hobart, Tasmania, despite the absence of RAAF bases or aircraft in the state?
... that during World War II, the Legaliteti sought the return of King Zog to the throne of Albania?
... that the center section of the Consolidated XB2Y dive bomber was cut from a solid steel block?
... that the Moyes Dragonfly ultralight aircraft was designed for the specialised role of towing hang gliders, but is also used for herding livestock?
... that the long strap fern was one of the subjects of pteridomania?
... that Pliny the Elder's "White Aethiopians" may have been members of the Fulani?
... that stock car drivers who set a track record at Darlington Raceway in qualifying for the Southern 500 would be rewarded with a white blazer?
... that despite being located in the Orkney Islands, the sand lining of the Scar boat burial matches no known Scottish sand?
... that the Yakovlev AIR-7, a record-setting prototype high performance light aircraft, suffered a structural failure while being demonstrated before senior officers of the Soviet Air Forces?
... that the Airborne Avenger could be purchased for home assembly or ready to fly?
... that Jean Alfred Fraissinet, who was credited with eight aerial victories during World War I, was elected to the National Assembly of France in 1958?
... that the fuel tank of the Brock Avion is built into the ultralight aircraft's pilot's seat?
... that the rigging of the International Ultralight Banchee could be assembled in 35 minutes?
... that the director of For the Moment described lead actor Russell Crowe as a man who "likes to be a maverick"?
... that the Pulangi IV Hydroelectric Power Plant provides Mindanao's electrical grid with 23% of its hydropower?
... that production of kits of the Robertson B1-RD, a homebuilt ultralight aircraft, was stopped by their manufacturer due to concerns about product liability?
... that veteran NASCAR promoter Humpy Wheeler is an advisor to the Grand Prix of America, a Formula One race to be run in New Jersey starting in 2013?
... that during the Spanish–American War, German admiral Otto von Diederichs was ordered to attempt the acquisition of colonial concessions in the Philippines, using SMS Kaiserin Augusta as his flagship?
... that Mary Tyler Moore made her feature film debut in X-15, which was also the first film to be directed by Richard Donner?
... that the University of Central Florida's men's soccer team won their first match by a score of 8–0?
... that the University of Central Florida's women's soccer team has had a winning record in 27 of the 30 seasons the team has played?
... that the Radlock Trainer was built by members of the Hull Experimental Gliding Club in their workshop?
... that the Tupolev ANT-41 torpedo bomber was designed to be flown either with conventional landing gear or as a floatplane?
... that Toward the Unknown featured storylines involving both test pilots and brainwashing?
... that at least two of the four Scott Viking 1 gliders built were impressed into Royal Air Force service during World War Two?
... that the proposed Redlands Passenger Rail system would connect the University of Redlands with San Bernardino, California?
... that the 1936 movie Speed was the first film in which James Stewart had a major starring role?
... that Timmy Hill won the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year award, despite being too young to compete at the start of the season?
... that the Jacksonville headquarters of the Atlantic National Bank was the tallest building in Florida when it was completed in 1909?
... that the Martin-Baker Mk.1, used by a test pilot to escape a crashing Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52, was the first ejection seat to save the life of a British pilot?
... that the Partenair Mystere, a homebuilt aircraft, had an estimated building time of 1000 hours?
... that in 1898, the United States Navy attempted to purchase a battleship from Chile for use against Spain?
... that the cargo ship MV Spiegelgracht ferries luxury yachts from Europe to the Caribbean and back every year, allowing their owners to cruise in both summer and winter?
... that the prototype of the Kaproni Bulgarski KB-11 Fazan, a Bulgarian Army liaison aircraft of World War II, was nicknamed "Quasimodo"?
... that the cargo ship MV Delta Mariner, which struck a bridge over the Tennessee River in January 2012, transports rocket parts from the manufacturer in Alabama to Cape Canaveral?
... that Grand-Am regulars John Pew and Oswaldo Negri teamed with NASCAR driver A. J. Allmendinger and IndyCar driver Justin Wilson to win the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race?
... that Bay Darnell crashed his race car into Lake Lloyd during an ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway in 1964?
... that the work of ornithologist Chandler Robbins helped inspire Rachel Carson to write Silent Spring?
... that The Flying Fleet's female lead, Anita Page, described co-star Ramón Novarro as "something to dream about"?
... that Cat Creek was the site of the first commercially successful oil field in Montana, producing oil so pure it could be used in Model T cars straight from the ground?
... that the propellers of the Short No.1 biplane rotated in the same direction because their designer wished to avoid patent infringement?
... that test pilot Hanna Reitsch described the Raab Doppelraab as "a dream of an aircraft"?
... that after a crash involving plutonium and diamonds, the pilots of Swissair Flight 316 were charged with manslaughter?
... that all four Lyon-class battleships were cancelled on account of World War I?
... that in 2007 and 2008, two American satellites were hacked using commands sent via the Svalbard Satellite Station?
... that extra Hen Houses were built at the Balkhash and Mishelevka Radar Stations in the late 1960s, while another was located at Olenegorsk?
... that Susan Clark and Diane Keaton received Emmy nominations for playing Amelia Earhart in made-for-TV movies on NBC in 1976 and on TNT in 1994?
... that Tropical Storm Beryl was the strongest North Atlantic tropical cyclone to ever make landfall during the month of May?
... that Richard Petty Motorsports swept the front row in qualifying for the 2012 Coca-Cola 600, which was won by Kasey Kahne?
... that cutthroat grass is primarily found in only two counties in central Florida?
... that over one thousand shelters were opened to accommodate evacuees from Hurricane Bud?
... that the design of the Dyott Bomber was modified from an aircraft intended for the exploration of South Africa?
... that the Huites Dam provides irrigation for 89,700 hectares (222,000 acres) of land?
... that Jimmy Makar won 22 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races as crew chief for Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte?
... that Taddeo d'Este was given a palace and admission to the Great Council of Venice for foiling an attack on Padua?
... that No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF was the only Royal Australian Air Force training unit to be based in Tasmania during World War II?
... that Randolph Scott, the star of China Sky, referred to the film as "disappointing"?
... that the Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad was split along state lines in 1894?
... that Charles Dennis Fisher, described as one of the "most prominent members of [the] educational staff" of the University of Oxford, died in the explosion of HMS Invincible at the Battle of Jutland?
... that the PZL SM-4 Łątka never flew as its engine was not approved for use in flight?
... that two ministers in Kenya's government died in a helicopter crash in June 2012?
... that Erica Kennedy's first novel, Bling, reached 35th on the New York Times Best Seller list and was optioned for a movie?
... that The Mountain Road was the only war movie that Jimmy Stewart ever starred in?
... that the Order of the British Empire was awarded posthumously to two brothers following the Edmonton air crash?
... that after MGM's rights to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Night Flight expired in 1942, the film was not shown again until 2011?
... that the pilot of the MT explosive motorboat was intended to deliberately jump overboard as part of his job?
... that Joss Whedon is developing a television series based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
... that it is disputed whether or not the Pemberton-Billing P.B.1 ever flew?
... that the Cameron D-96 was the world's first thermal airship, while the D-38 set records for altitude and flight time?
... that in 1914, a Gabardini monoplane set an Italian altitude record of 4,950 metres (16,240 ft)?
... that PS Duchess of Fife received a battle honour for saving 1,633 Alllied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk?
... that the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad built the Bergen Tunnels due to congestion in the competing Erie Railroad's tunnels?
... that the Temagami Iron Range takes jasper in iron past snakes and turtles?
... that NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Chad Finchum began racing go-karts at age 7, logging more than 200 wins by age 13?
... that the Australian Air Board chose 31 March rather than 1 April as the founding date of the Royal Australian Air Force to avoid being called "April Fools"?
... that Amazon is building a $1.5 billion facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to serve as a principal hub for Amazon Air?
... that Hazel Carter was reported to have received the United States' first military funeral for a woman?
... that Texas Motor Speedway's president once "just laughed" at the idea of NASCAR at COTA?
... that stocks of mustard gas, thought to have been destroyed in the 1940s, were discovered at RAF Bowes Moor in 1997?
... that the Australian Army named a programme to acquire new armoured vehicles after an Australian horse?
... that the Cook Islands Local Defence Force was expected to "uphold the prestige of the Cook Islands" by putting up a token resistance if the islands were invaded?
... that members of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps of New Zealand were known as Tuis, after a native bird?
... that the Knoxville Raceway will host the first NASCAR nationally sanctioned race in its 120-year history in 2021, joining a race at Bristol Motor Speedway as dirt-track races on the NASCAR Truck Series schedule?