1971 in Aviation - Events

Events

  • The Peruvian Army reestablishes Peruvian Army Aviation.
  • Assessing the prospects for the development of hypersonic airliners, John Becker and Frank Kirkham of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Langley Research Center project that a 750,000-pound (340,198 kg) hypersonic transport (HST) capable of Mach 6 speeds and carrying 300 passengers from Los Angeles, California, to Paris, France, in 2 hours 42 minutes could be operating by 1995.

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