1929 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1929:

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Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

First flights

January

February

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Entered service

February

May

June

October

Retirements

Notes

  1. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 95.
  2. Peattie, Mark R., Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909–1941, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001, ISBN   1-55750-432-6, p. 40.
  3. Layman, R.D., Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1849–1922, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989, ISBN   0-87021-210-9, p. 106.
  4. "Made 500 Parachute Jumps." Popular Science Monthly, November 1929, p. 65, mid page article.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Caiella, J. M. (June 2025). "Historic Aircraft: Non-Navy Hero". Naval History . Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute.
  6. Polmar, Norman, Historic Naval Aircraft: From the Pages of Naval History Magazine, Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, 2004, ISBN   1-57488-572-3, pp. 41–43.
  7. century-of-flight.net Century of Flight: History of the Helicopter: Contributions of the Autogyro
  8. 1 2 Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 58.
  9. Allen, Richard Sanders, Revolution in the Sky: Those Fabulous Lockheeds, The Pilots Who Flew Them, Brattleboro, Vermont: The Stephen Greene Press, 1964, p. 53.
  10. 1 2 Daniels, C. M., "Speed: The Story of Frank Hawks," Air Classics, Vol. 6, No. 2, December 1969, p. 47.
  11. Hansen, James R. "Engineering Science and the Development of the NACA Low-Drag Engine Cowling". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  12. Larkins, William T. (1958). The Ford Story: A Pictorial History of the Ford Tri-Motor, 1927-1957. A Longo publication,2. Wichita, Kansas: Robert R. Longo Company. p. 133. hdl:2027/mdp.39015002911553 . Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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  16. O'Connor, Derek, "Going Long," Aviation History, March 2016, p. 53.
  17. Anonymous, "Today in History," The Washington Post Express, May 16, 2013, p. 26.
  18. O'Connor, Derek, "Italy's Consummate Showman," Aviation History, July 2014, p. 51.
  19. A Chronological History of Coast Guard Aviation: The Early Years, 1915–1938.
  20. "First Flights". www.deltamuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  21. O'Connor, Derek, "The Other Franco," Aviation History, January 2018, p. 59.
  22. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 108.
  23. 1 2 O'Brien, Lora, "Lady Heath," Aviation History, March 2016, p. 15.
  24. Sturtivant, Ray, British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917–1990, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN   0-87021-026-2, p. 14.
  25. 1 2 Pace, Kevin; Ronald Montgomery; Rick Zitarosa (2003). Naval Air Station, Lakehurst. Charleston: Arcadia.
  26. Morrow, Walker C. and Carl B. Fritsche. The Metalclad Airship ZMC-2. 1967.
  27. Outlaw, Stanley; Hal Neubauer; Marcia Neubauer; Dwanda Outlawand (2004). A Pictorial History of Naval Air Station Grosse Ile, Michigan 1927 to 1969 Second edition. Charleston: University of South Carolina Press. p. 7.
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  30. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN   0-517-56588-9, p. 462.
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  33. Althoff, William F. Drift Station: Arctic outposts of superpower science (Potomac Books Inc., Dulles, Virginia. 2007. p. 35)
  34. "Carl Ben Eielson" (PDF). University of Alaska Anchorage. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  35. "Carl Ben Eielson: The Father of Alaskan Aviation - 1897–1929". USAF Fact Sheet. May 2006. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  36. 1 2 "planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1920s". Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  37. Thetford, Owen, British Naval Aircraft Since 1912, Sixth Edition, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991, ISBN   1-55750-076-2, p. 127.
  38. "Antarctic Aerial Exploration". centennialofflight.net. U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  39. "La traversée de l'Atlantique Sud par Léon Challe". 2007. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  40. O'Connor, Derek, "Going Long," Aviation History, March 2016, pp. 52, 54.
  41. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN   0-7607-0592-5, p. 72.
  42. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN   0-517-56588-9, p. 257.
  43. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN   0-517-56588-9, p. 425.
  44. 1 2 3 Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 78.
  45. "Pietenpol Aircraft Company - Pietenpol Air Camper History". pietenpolaircraftcompany.com. Pietenpol Aircraft Company. Retrieved June 20, 2017. By now Henry Ford had come out with his new car, the Model A, powered by a bigger four cylinder engine. At an estimated 40 horsepower, this engine seemed just the thing for Bernard Pietenpol's new aircraft design's needs, and having been on the market for several years, junk yards were starting to get as many of them as Model T engines...So Bernard Pietenpol went to work converting the Ford Model A engine for his new monoplane. In May 1929 Bernard Pietenpol test flew his Air Camper with the new engine. It was a complete success – a perfect match of airframe to power plant.
  46. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN   0-517-56588-9, p. 433.
  47. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN   0-7607-0592-5, p. 125.
  48. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN   0-7607-0592-5, pp. 124-125.
  49. Polmar, Norma, "Historic Aircraft: The Hall Contribution," Naval History, February 2014, p. 15.
  50. rafmuseum.org.uk "Handley Page Hyderabad and Hinaidi"