Details, Explanation and Meaning About 1921 in aviation

1921 in aviation Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1921:

Table of contents
1 Events
2 First flights
3 Entered service

Events

June
  • Boeing wins a $1,448,000 contract to build 200 Thomas-Morse MB-3 fighters for the US Army, allowing the company to abandon furniture-making.
  • June 8 - the US Army carries out the first experiments in cabin pressurisation, using a de Havilland DH.4.
  • June 13 - the US Army and Navy begin trials in Chesapeake Bay to test the effectiveness of aircraft in attacking ships. The captured German destroyer G-102, light cruiser Frankfurt and battleship Ostfriesland will all be successfully sunk by aerial bombing.

July August
  • August 11 - Schneider Trophy race flown at Venice, Italy. In an all-Italian field, Giovanni De Briganti won the race in a Macchi M-7. Speed 189.7 km/h (117.9 mph).
  • August 24 - British Airship R-38 breaks up over Hull, Yorkshire during trials, killing 44 people.

September October November
  • The 6th Salon d'Aeronautique is held in Paris. The Breguet 19 is unveiled.
  • November 5 - Curtiss test pilot Bert Acosta wins the Pulitzer Trophy in a Curtiss CR-2 and establishes a new closed-circuit airspeed record of 284.36 km/h (176.7 mph).

December
  • December 5 - The first regular air services in Australia commence, with West Australian Airways.

First flights

April
May
  • Boeing GA-1

Entered service


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