This is a list of aviation-related events from 1982:
Events
January
January 8 - the Airbus A300 is certified, becoming the first wide body airliner with cockpit accommodations for only two to be certified.
January 10 - a Gulfstream III, Spirit of America, flies around the world in just 43 hours 39 minutes and 6 seconds, becoming the fastest business jet to fly around the world.
February 9 - a Japan Airlines Douglas DC-8 crashes in Tokyo, killing 24 of the 174 passengers on board. The probable cause of the accident was cited as a possible breakdown by captain Seiji Katagiri, who had mental problems. Every airline pilot must now undergo mental testing as well as physical testing.
February 10 - an Air FloridaBoeing 737 crashes soon after take-off from Washington DC's National Airport, into the Potomac river, killing 70 passengers plus people on a bridge. Many of the passengers actually died frozen by the river's iced waters. The plane's anti-freeze solution was not adequate for the weather that day, and the plane's engines had ice on them before taking off.
May 13 - Braniff International's president Howard D. Putnam announces the airline has filed for protection under bankruptcy laws, and the airline's fleet of 71 aircraft is grounded.
June 14 - Argentinan forces surrender to English forces on the Falkland Islands. During their war, the English had destroyed 109 Argentinian planes, compared to only 10 lost by the British.
September 30 - H Ross Perot Jr. and J.W. Coburn make history by landing their Bell LongRanger II helicopter in Dallas, Texas 29 days, 3 hours, and 8 minutes after taking off. It is the first time a trip around the world is completed by helicopter.
November 4 - Pan Am inaugurates service from Los Angeles to Sydney; at 7,487 non-stop miles (11,979 km), it is the longest non-stop flight in the world.
Bob even had a flying model of a full-scale Ultimate 10-300 completed before pilot/designer Gordon Price finished full-scale construction, this was so Bob could assist Gordon with the exact stabilizer placement needed on the full scale plane.
Robert Godfrey, Bob's son joined Precision Aviation Design in 1986, beginning a 19 year father / son partnership that would add new dimensions to model aircraft design.
Robert introduced wood cutting CNC routers to add precision, strength and construction, new models of different sizes, prices and innovative new design techniques which quickly became hallmarks of this Florida-based model aircraft manufacturer.
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