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1989 in aviation

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Years in aviation: 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
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Years: 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1989.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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  • May 13 – An Antonov An-225 Mriya carries the Soviet Buran orbiter for the first time.[3]
  • May 23 – First flight of the second and last Grumman X-29, American experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept wing, canard control surfaces, and other novel aircraft technologies.
  • May 26 – Eurofly is founded. It will begin flight operations in February 1990.

June

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July

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  • July 4 – Crash of an unmanned MiG-23 in Kortrijk, Belgium. The pilot had believed he was experiencing an engine failure shortly after take-off from the Soviet airbase near Kołobrzeg, Poland and had ejected, while the aircraft continued on autopilot for 900 km (559 miles), until running out of fuel. One 18-year-old teenager on the ground was killed in the crash.[7]
  • July 16 – European air traffic is halted due to industrial action by French air traffic controllers.
  • July 19 – United Airlines Flight 232, a Douglas DC-10, suffers decompression in and catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine, knocking out all its flight controls. In what is considered a prime example of successful crew resource management, the plane's crew manages to use engine throttles to fly the plane to Sioux City, Iowa, where it crashes on landing. Although 111 of the people on board die, the crew is credited with saving the other 185 by coaxing the aircraft to Sioux City..

August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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First flights

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January

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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October

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November

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December

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Entered service

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Deadliest crash

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The deadliest crash of this year was Surinam Airways Flight 764, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 which crashed during approach to Paramaribo, Suriname, on 7 June killing 176 of the 187 people aboard. The second deadliest of the 1980s took place only 3 months after, when UTA Flight 772, also a DC-10, was destroyed by a terrorist bombing over the Ténéré on 19 September, killing all 170 people on board.

References

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  1. ^ Polmar, Norman, "Historic Aircraft: A Premier Fighter," Naval History, April 2012, p. 14.
  2. ^ McCabe, Scott, "Crime History: TV Journalists Try to Plant Fake Bombs on Planes," The Washington Examiner, January 4, 2013, p. 8.
  3. ^ a b Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 58.
  4. ^ http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Concorde%20lost%20rudder%2089.htm
  5. ^ Crickmore, Paul F. "Lockheed's Blackbirds: A-12, YF-12 and SR-71", Wings of Fame, Volume 8, AIRtime Publishing Inc., Westport, Connecticut, 1997, ISBN 1-880588-23-4, page 93.
  6. ^ planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1980s
  7. ^ Incident summary at Eastern Wings
  8. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Shorts 330-200 SX-BGE Samos Airport (SMI)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  9. ^ a b planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1980s
  10. ^ Chant, Chris, The World's Great Bombers, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000, ISBN 0-7607-2012-6, p. 172.
  11. ^ Project: Da Vinci III Archived September 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Associated Press, "Carriers Do Better On Arrival Time, Liggage," The Washington Post, August 10, 2012, p. A9.
  13. ^ Lambert 1990, p. 289.
  14. ^ Lambert 1990, p. 343.
  15. ^ Lambert 1992, p. 191.
  16. ^ Lambert 1992, p. 3.
  17. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 118.
  18. ^ a b c d e f Lambert 1990, p. [31].
  19. ^ Lambert 1990, p. 31.
  20. ^ Lambert 1990, p. [33].
  • Lambert, Mark. (ed.) Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1990–1991. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Defence Data, 1990. ISBN 0-7106-0908-6.
  • Lambert, Mark. (ed.) Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1992–93. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0-7106-0987-6.