1971 in aviation

1971 in aviation

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c=20th century
cf=21st century
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yp2=1969
yp3=1970
year=1971
ya1=1972
ya2=1973
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1971:

Events

January
* January 6 - the United States Marine Corps takes delivery of its first AV-8 Harriers
* January 22 - a US Navy P-3 Orion sets a distance record of 7,010 miles (11,282 km) for an aircraft in its class

March
* March 24 - Federal funding for the Boeing SST project is cut by the US Congress.

May
* May 20 - Boeing announces that they have canceled their SST project.

June
* June 18 - Southwest Airlines founded

July
*July 30 - An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Japan killing 162

September
* First crossing of the Atlantic by Concorde

October
* The United States lifts its arms embargo from Israel.
* October 1 - Aurigny Air Services commences operations

December
* December 3-17 - Indo-Pakistan War. The Indian Air Force loses 72 aircraft and the Pakistan Air Force 94 aircraft.

First flights

January
* January 20 - Grumman E-2C Hawkeye

February
* February 26 - Saab-MFI 15

March
* AEREON 26
* March 15 - VFW-Fokker H3 Sprinter "D-9543"
* March 21 - Westland Lynx "XW835"
* March 25 - Ilyushin Il-76 "SSSR-86712"
* March 26 - CASA C.212 Aviocar
* March 31 - SH-2 Sea Sprite

April
* April 22 - Aero Boero AB-210
* April 29 - Piper PA-48 Enforcer

May
* May 28 - Dassault Mercure "F-WTCC"

July
* July 14 - VFW-614 "D-BABA"
* July 20 - Mitsubishi T-2
* July 23 - GAF Nomad "VH-SUP"
* July 30 - Robin HR200

August
* August 4 - Agusta A109

September
* September 3 - EMBRAER Xavante
* September 10 - Bell 309 KingCobra "N309J"
* September 12 - Bede BD-5 "N500BD"
* September 20 - VFW VAK 191B
* September 30 - Avro Shackelton AEW2 "WL745"

October
* October 21 - Italair F.20 Pegaso "I-GEAV"

December
* Aerosport Quail "N88760"

Entered service

January
* January 20 - McDonell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II with Luftwaffe
* January 29 - EA-6 Prowler with VAQ-129 at NAS Whidbey Island

April
* April 1 - Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B with British European Airways
* April 15 - Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier with VMA-513 of the United States Marine Corps

August
* August 5 - McDonnell Douglas DC-10 with American Airlines

October
* October 1 - Britten-Norman Trislander with Aurigny Air Services


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