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L’A380 traverse l’Atlantique

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Le Monde is reporting the first transatlantic commercial flight of the A380 was a success. More than 500 passengers flew from Paris to JFK.

[From L'A380 traverse l'Atlantique - LeMonde.fr]

Written by Nick

November 20th, 2009 at 3:15 pm

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106 Years of Powered Flight?

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Wired Magazine discusses the controversy over Gustave Whitehead, perhaps the first person to actually fly a heavier-than-air machine.

See also Gustave Whitehead’s Flying Machines

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August 14th, 2007 at 2:19 am

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