First Flights
- 25 November
First flight of the Gulfstream G650.
- 3 December
First flight of the first Solar Impulse aircraft, HB-SIA.
- 11 December
First flight of the Airbus A400M in Spain.
First flight of the Gulfstream G250.
- 15 December
First flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Seattle.
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Famous quotes containing the word flights:
“Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“A noble soul is not the one that can manage the highest flights but the one that rises very little and falls very little but always dwells in a free, resplendent atmosphere and altitude.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)