1957 in aviation
| Years in aviation |
|---|
| 1952 |
| 1953 |
| 1954 |
| 1955 |
| 1956 |
| 1957 |
| 1958 |
| 1959 |
| 1960 |
| 1961 |
| 1962 |
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1957:
Events
January
- January 18 – Three Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses make the world's first round the world, non-stop flight by turbojet-powered aircraft. The flight is completed in 45 hours 19 minutes, with an average speed of 534 mph (859 km/h)
March
- March 4-15 – a US Navy airship sets a duration record for a non-rigid airship, traveling 9,448 miles (15,205 km) in 264 hours 12 minutes
- March 11 – a Lockheed Super Constellation of Flying Tiger Lines sets a payload record for a commercial aircraft of 41,749 lb (18,936 kg) between Newark, New Jersey and Burbank, California
April
- April 11 – North American Aviation is issued a preliminary contract to build prototypes of the XF-108 long-range interceptor aircraft for the USAF.
May
- May 15 – a Royal Air Force Vickers Valiant drops the first British Hydrogen bomb, over Christmas Island
June
- June 2 – Cpt Joseph Kittinger sets a new balloon altitude record of 96,000 ft (29,261 m)
July
- July 19 – A USAF Northrop F-89J Scorpion launches a live MB-1 'Ding Dong' nuclear rocket
August
- August 1 – NORAD is formed to co-ordinate US and Canadian air defense
- August 19-20 – Maj David Simons sets a new balloon altitude record of 101,516 ft (30,942 m)
- August 21 – The USAF formally cancels the XF-103 Mach 3 interceptor program
- August 28 – a rocket-boosted English Electric Canberra sets a new world altitude record of 70,308 ft (21,430 m)
September
- September 30 – Austrian Airlines is formed from the merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways
October
December
- December 12 – Maj Adrian Drew sets a new world speed record, in a modified F-101 Voodoo, of 1,207 mph (1,943 km/h)
First flights
January
- January 23 Nord 1500–02 Griffon II
February
March
- March 28 – Canadair Argus
May
July
- July 4 – Ilyushin Il-18
- July 9 – Aviation Traders Accountant
November
December
Entered service
February
- February 1 – Bristol Britannia with BOAC
March
- March 8 – Grumman F11F Tiger with VA-156
- March 25 – Vought F8U Crusader with VF-32
May
June
- June 28 – KC-135 Stratotanker with 93rd Air Refueling Squadron
November
|
List of aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers Airports | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | Timeline of aviation |
Categories: Timeline of aviation | 1957