Home > 1987 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1987:

1 Events

January

• January 1 - US Coast Guard HH-65 DolphinThe HH-65 Dolphin is a MEDEVAC-capable short-range recovery (SSR) helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). In 2002 there were 94 Dolphins in use by the USCG; it is the replacement for the HH-52A Sikorsky Sea Guard. The HH-65A is not abs and US Navy H-3 Sea KingFor the original Viking use of the name, see Sea-King. SH-3 Sea King Description RoleMulti-role helicopter Crew4 (2 pilots, 2 ASW systems operators) Dimensions Length54 ft 9 in (fuselage)16. 7 m Width Height16 ft 10 in5. 13 m Rotor diameter62 ft19 m Weighs help rescue people trapped inside the Dupont Plaza hotel Puerto RicoThe Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico") is a self-governing unincorporated organized territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic. Puerto Rico, the smallest of the Gr after a fire there on New Year's Eve
• January 7January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 358 days remaining (359 in leap years). The day is Jinjitsu , in Japan. Events 1325 Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 France takes Calais, the last continental possession of - French Air Force jets attack the Libyan Air Force base in Ouadi Doum to avenge a raid by Libya against the French military 3 days before.

April

• April 2April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. Events 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first known European to do so. 1755 Commodore William James captures pirate fortr - a Royal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF is the air force of the United Kingdom. History Formation and Early History The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on May 13, 1912 superseding the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Na Vickers VC-10 sets a new record time between the UK and Australia, landing in Perth after a flight of 16 hours 1 minute.

May

• May 9 - An Ilyushin Il-62 of LOT Polish Airlines bound for New York, crashes on take-off, killing 183 persons.
• May 29 - Mathias Rust, 19 years old, a West German pilot, shocks people by landing his Cessna 172 plane in Red Square, Moscow.

June

• June 21 - Air France pilot Partick Fourticq and friend Henri Pescarolo once again walk into the record books, completing an around the world flight aboard a Lockheed 18 , in 88 hours and 19 minutes.

August

• August 16 - a Douglas DC-9 of Northwest Airlines crashes on take-off for a flight from Detroit to Phoenix. 154 are killed.
• August 30 - Israel's government cancels the IAI Lavi programme

September

• September 15 - a Eurocopter Panther sets new time-to-altitude records for helicopters in its class

October

• October 23 - the last F-104 Starfighter is phased out of Luftwaffe service
• October 31 - British Airways accepts the airline's first women pilots.

November

• November 26 - a DC-9 of Continental Airlines crashes in Denver, Colorado on take-off during a snowstorm. 26 lose their lives and 56 are gravely injured.