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Roost Air Lounge => The Classroom => Topic started by: Mike on December 23, 2008, 02:05:35 AM

Title: Question for all you aviation buffs!
Post by: Mike on December 23, 2008, 02:05:35 AM

While I was discussing a few new strips with Stef we ended up at the topic about when the first airline flight took place.

Here is the actual question:

When was the first documented international passenger flight by an airline and where did it take place?

We couldn't find it on google nor do we know much about airline history. But I am guessing some of you might. Turbo? Frank? Gibbo? anybody?

I'd be very grateful for any good answers....
(it's bugging me now that I couldn't find it)

Title: Re: Question for all you aviation buffs!
Post by: G-man on December 23, 2008, 03:13:41 AM

http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphcooper/pimagm9.htm

Title: Re: Question for all you aviation buffs!
Post by: Mike on December 23, 2008, 05:01:52 AM

Thanks G-Man!

Who knew you followed the history of the inferior flying machines invented by bicycle mechanics . . .  ;D

I am afraid though (and that's just a hunch) that this was in an aera where the europeans and Americans were battling for air superiority...
So, was this the first scheduled airline flight EVER, or just in the US?
You know how the Americans are, they still think they have the first aerobatic helicopter ever (see Chuck, that IS you thread) !! HA HA ::rofl::
AND.... it wasn't the first international flight, was it?!

sooooo.... do we have the full story?
(we need the info fo a strip we're working on and our fans are picky, so I need the whole story...)

Title: Re: Question for all you aviation buffs!
Post by: Fabo on December 23, 2008, 11:05:27 AM

There seems to be a German airline founded in 1909, operating Zeppelins only though.. known as DELAG or Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DELAG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DELAG)

Also, first international airline flight seems to be on August 25, 1919 - when British company Aircraft Transport and Travel flew London to Paris. Northwest supposedly flew US to Canada in the 20s.

Title: Re: Question for all you aviation buffs!
Post by: cotejy on December 23, 2008, 03:27:31 PM

Got no garanties this is the first flight (or if there was pax in it)  but found this on KLM website (http://corporate.klm.com/en/about-klm/history (http://corporate.klm.com/en/about-klm/history)):

October 1, 1924: KLM initiated its first intercontinental flight, from Amsterdam to Batavia (Colonial Jakarta) in a Fokker F-VII.

At your local library, you can also find interesting article (Flight, history of is one of them) in Britanica Encyclopeadia. I have access to the online articles but unfortunally, I can't post due to copyrights restrictions.

Title: Re: Question for all you aviation buffs!
Post by: BrianGMFS on December 30, 2008, 01:59:03 PM

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Who knew you followed the history of the inferior flying machines invented by bicycle mechanics . . .  Grin

Hey! Even Igor Sikorsky built airplanes first....


Brian ::drinking::

Title: Re: Question for all you aviation buffs!
Post by: Mike on December 30, 2008, 05:36:54 PM

yes, he did.

had to get "warmed up" first before he started the real challenge.... ;)

Title: Re: Question for all you aviation buffs!
Post by: Oddball on December 30, 2008, 06:39:06 PM

Quote from: Mike on December 30, 2008, 05:36:54 PM

yes, he did.

had to get "warmed up" first before he started the real challenge.... ;)

See that was G-Man's fault for converting him over to the dark side of aviation  ::rofl::

Title: Re: Question for all you aviation buffs!
Post by: TheSoccerMom on December 30, 2008, 07:27:14 PM

Quote from: Mike on December 30, 2008, 05:36:54 PM

yes, he did.

had to get "warmed up" first before he started the real challenge.... ;)

What you REALLY mean to say was.........

He had to have a few more belts of courage to even start to tackle that design project!!!!!!!      ::drinking::

 ::drinking::

 ::whistle::