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This is a list of aviation-related events from 2003:


Events

February

May

September

  • Skip Holm, flying the modified P-51D 'Dago Red', sets a new closed-course piston-engine speed record of 507 mph at the Reno Air Races.

October

  • 24, the Concorde makes its last scheduled commercial flight.
  • First totally autonomous flight across the Atlantic by a computer-controlled model aircraft.

November

December

  • 17, on the anniversary of the Wright Flyer's achievement, SpaceShipOne is the first privately built, manned aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound,
  • 25, United Transit 141 crashes in Benin, spreading rumors that it is the Boeing 727 that disappeared earlier during the year.
  • December: The 100th birthday of aviation has begun.

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2003 in aviation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (356 words)
August 11, The Spirit of Butts Farm becomes the first flight across the Atlantic by a computer-controlled model aircraft.
December 25, United Transit 141 crashes in Benin, spreading rumors that it is the Boeing 727 that disappeared earlier during the year.
December: The 100th birthday of aviation has begun.
2003 Aviation Legislative Summary (3490 words)
Aviation policy in the United States is driven by an interest in safety, security, transportation efficiency and economic growth.
In 2003 at least 14 states--Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming--enacted 19 measures related to taxation and aviation.
Connecticut SB 965 proclaims May 25 to be "Aviation Pioneer Day." Maine HB 1173 declares the third week in April to be "Aviation and Aerospace Education Week." The North Carolina Legislature passed HB 694, which designates the Asheboro municipal airport as the official location of the North Carolina aviation hall of fame and aviation museum.
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