- 1984 in aviation
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in?=in aviation
cp=19th Century
c=20th century
cf=21st century
yp1=1981
yp2=1982
yp3=1983
year=1984
ya1=1985
ya2=1986
ya3=1987
dp3=1950s
dp2=1960s
dp1=1970s
d=1980s
dn1=1990s
dn2=2000s
dn3=2010sThis is a list of
aviation -related events from1984 :Events
February
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February 21 - 14 hours and 2 minutes after taking off from New York,Air France pilotPatrick Fourticq and his companion, race driverHenry Pescarolo , land theirPiper Malibu inParis , setting a world record for a trans-Atlantic flight by a single engined light aircraft.
*February 29 -American Airlines sets an industry record by ordering 67McDonnell Douglas MD-80 airliner s, with options to order 100 more in the future.April
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April 29 -TWA starts services to ten new cities in one day, the largest single day expansion in the carrier's history.June
* 16 - Frontier Airlines pilot
Emily Warner and co-pilotBarbara Cook make history by directing the first all-female commercial airline crew, on a flight fromDenver toLexington, Kentucky .
*June 22 ,London :Richard Branson 's airline, Virgin Atlantic, begins services to North America, usingBoeing 747 s.July
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July 3 -Air Florida suspends all their flights after going bankrupt.eptember
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September 14 -18 -Joe Kittinger makes the first solo transatlantic balloon flight, fromCarbon, Maine toSavona ,Italy .October
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October 2 - theUS Navy awardsMcDonnell Douglas a $US 438 million contract to develop theT-45 Goshawk
*October 4 - 61 year oldElaine Yadwin lands aPiper Cherokee Warrior II safely inFlorida after her husband, the plane's pilot, dies during the flight.
*October 24 - first flight ofPZL-130 Orlik - Polishturboprop trainerNovember
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November 1 -British Airways and some other international airlines begin relief flights carrying food and supplies toEthiopia .December
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December 1 - Intentional crash ofBoeing 720 in theNASA Controlled Impact Demonstration program atEdwards AFB .
*December 17 -C-5 Galaxy of theUSAF becomes airborne with 920,836 pounds (417,684 kg) aboard, setting a U.S. national record.First flights
February
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February 6 -AIDC AT-3
*February 14 - Cessna Citation S/II
*February 15 -Cessna T-47 April
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April 24 -Dornier SeaStar "D-ICDS"May
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May 7 -Pilatus PC-9
*May 15 -AMX International AMX June
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June 22 -Rutan Voyager
*June 28 - Fuji KM-2DJuly
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July 4 -Bell Twin Ranger August
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August 16 -ATR 42
*August 16 -Harbin Y-12 eptember
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September 17 -Avtek 400 "N400AV"
*September 21 -Dassault Falcon 900 October
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October 6 -FMA IA 63 Pampa
*October 12 -PZL-130 Orlik December
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December 14 -Grumman X-29 Entered service
May
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May 12 -Airbus A310 withAir France .June
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June 15 -Saab 340 withCrossair .July
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July 2 -Mirage 2000 withEscadron de Chasse 1/2
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