World
Aviation in 1992
25 April
The second Boeing YF22 prototype suffers control problems
while landing at Edwards Air Force Base and is damaged in
the resulting fire. The pilot escapes with only minor
injuries.
May
Plans to retire the McDonnell Douglas F4G Phantom II from
American service are shelved. As a result of its success in
Operation Desert Storm, it has been decided to keep the F4G
in service in the anti-aircraft radar countermeasures role
with the United States Air Force (USAF) for several more
years.
29 June
The first Advanced Light Helicopter developed by Hindustani
Aeronautics and Messerschmitt Bolkow-Blohm is rolled out in
Bangalore.
4 July
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington comes into
service.
27
August
United Nations aircraft begin to enforce a 'no-fly' zone
over southern Iraq to prevent attacks on Shi'ite Muslims by
Iraqi aircraft.
16 September
Five hot air balloons set off from the USA to cross the
Atlantic in the Chrysler Transatlantic Challenge balloon
race. The Belgian team is the first to complete the
crossing and the United States team establishes a new
balloon duration record of 144 hours 16 minutes.
31 October
The Italian Navy buys thirteen Hawker Siddeley/British
Aerospace (BAe) AV8B Harrier II Plus aircraft for use on
the helicopter carrier Garibaldi. |