This is a list of aviation-related events from 1981:
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Events
January
- January 3 - Pan Am makes its final Boeing 707 flight. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1978: Events January January 1 - British Aircraft Corporation This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1979: Events January January 12 - Pilatus Aircraft acquires This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1980: Events January January 8 - a Mooney 231 lands in This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1982: Events January January 8 - the Airbus A300 is certified This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1983: Events January January 1 - Eastern Air Lines ' first revenue This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1984: Events February February 21 - 14 hours and 2 minutes after taking The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- January 7 - a Boeing 747 of CAAC lands at JFK International Airport, marking the first time since 1949 that a flight from mainland China to the United States is performed. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan. John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1949: Events Aerolíneas Argentinas established Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- January 18 - Bell Helicopter delivers its 25,000th production helicopter. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Bell Helicopter Textron is an American Helicopter and Tiltrotor manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth Texas.
- January 28 - Pan Am commences a weekly New York-Beijing service
February
- February 1 - Donald Douglas dies, aged 88
- February 12 - Max Anderson and Don Ida make a failed attempt to circumnavigate the world by balloon. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Donald Douglas may refer to Donald Douglas (actor, film and television actor Don Douglas (1905-1945 Scottish-born film actor of the Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Max Arthur Anderson (born June 6, 1945 in Stockton California) was an American football Running back and Kick returner "Ballooning" redirects here For the behavior of Spiders and other Arthropods see Ballooning (spider. Their craft, the Jules Verne only covers 2,900 miles (4,667 km) from Luxor to New Delhi
- February 18 - Jack Northrop dies
March
- March 2 - Japan Air Lines is the first airline to use a computerised flight simulator to train its crews
- March 28 - Air France pilot Michel Breton flies the airline's last Sud Aviation Caravelle service, from Amsterdam to Paris. Luxor (in Arabic: الأقصر al-Uqṣur) is a city in Upper (southern Egypt and the capital of Luxor New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy John Knudsen "Jack" Northrop ( November 10, 1895 &ndash February 18, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good ( or JAL, is an airline of Japan It is one of the largest Airline operators in Asia. A flight simulator is a system that tries to copy or simulate, the experience of flying an aircraft Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Air France (formally Société Air France) is one of the world's largest Airlines Air France is based in Paris, France, and is a subsidiary of WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
- March 29 - British Airways makes its last Vickers VC10 flight
April
- April 3 - Pan Am founder Juan Trippe dies in Los Angeles. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe The Vickers VC10 is a British Airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Ltd and first flown in 1962. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Juan Terry Trippe ( June 27 1899 – April 3 1981) was a US Airline Entrepreneur and pioneer and the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
- April 10 - Japan Air Lines carries its 10 millionth passenger
- April 12 - the Space shuttle Columbia takes off. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's It marks the first time an American Space Shuttle flies operationally. It lands two days later.
June
- June 7 - Israeli Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons make a long-range strike into Iraq to destroy the nuclear reactor at Osirak
July
- July 7 - Stephen Ptacek flies a solar-powered aircraft Solar Challenger across the English Channel, taking a little over five hours. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, "Air and Space Arm" commonly known as חיל For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which Nuclear chain reactions are initiated controlled Osirak, also spelled Osiraq, (French Osirak Iraqi Tammuz 1 was a 40 MW light-water nuclear materials testing reactor (MTR in Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death The Gossamer Albatross was a Human-powered aircraft built by American Aeronautical engineer Dr
- July 17 - the Israeli Air Force attacks Beirut in retribution for Palestinian terror attacks. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, "Air and Space Arm" commonly known as חיל Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn
August
- August 19 - two United States Navy F-14 Tomcats shoot down two Sukhoi Su-22s of the Libyan Air Force over the Gulf of Sidra. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Libyan Air Force (القوات الجوية الليبية - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Libiyya) is the air force of Libya, with an air force personnel estimated Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte.
September
- September 3 - McDonnell Douglas delivers the 1,000th DC-9 produced; it was ordered by Swissair. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius McDonnell Douglas was a major American Aerospace manufacturer and Defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Swiss International Air Lines Ltd (short Swiss) is the principal Airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America
- September 10 - British Airways CEO Roy Watts announces a financial crisis for the airline. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator He states that the company is losing £UK 200 per minute.
October
- October 2 - United States president Ronald Reagan re-starts the B-1 Lancer program by announcing the order of 100 B-1Bs for the USAF. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- October 6 - NLM Cityhopper Flight 431 encounters a tornado, loses a wing, breaks up in air, and crashes near Moerdijk, Netherlands. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus NLM Cityhopper Flight 431 was a short range passenger flight departing Rotterdam Airport (RTM in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, scheduled A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Moerdijk ( is a Municipality and a Town in the South of the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
November
- November 13 - Ben Abruzzo and crew make the first crossing of the Pacific Ocean by balloon, in the Double Eagle V
- November 21 - Aeroflot is banned from flying to the United States, after an earlier Aeroflot flight that overflew American military installations, straying from its supposed flight path. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Benjamin L Abruzzo ( June 9, 1930 – February 11, 1985) was an American hot air balloonist and businessman Double Eagle V, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman, Ron Clark and Rocky Aoki, was the first Balloon to cross the Pacific Ocean Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
December
- December 25 - USAF lieutenant Thomas Tiller is rescued from the Atlantic Ocean by a boat after his plane, a F-4 Phantom had an accident seven days before. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
First flights
January
- January 1 - Lear Fan 2100 N626BL
March
- March 27 - Aerotec Tangará
- March 28 - Dornier 228 D-IFNS
April
- April 10 - SIAI Marchetti S.211 I-SITF
- April 15 - Dassault-Breguet Guardian
June
September
- September 3 - BAe 146 G-SSSH
- September 26 - Boeing 767 N767BA
November
- November 5 - AV-8B Harrier II 161396
December
- December 17 - Hughes NOTAR
Entered service
- Vympel R-33 AA missile
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