1966 in aviation

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Years: 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1966:

Events

January

February

March

April

May

  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s start to appear in the skies over Vietnam.
  • May 1 – While ascending in the balloon Strato Jump III to attempt to set a new world skydiving altitude record of over 120,000 feet (36,576 meters), Nicholas Piantanida is fatally injured when his pressure suit depressurizes at an altitude of about 57,000 feet (17,374 meters). Although ground controllers detach the gondola from the balloon at an altitude of 56,000 feet (17,069 meters) and return it to earth in a 25-minute parachute descent with Piantanida on board, Piantanida suffers brain damage and never emerges from a coma. He will die on August 29.
  • May 23–26 – A new Learjet 24 makes a round-the-world demonstration flight to exhibit its capabilities. The total flight time for the trip is 50 hours and 20 minutes.

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

First flights

January

February

March

April

June

July

August

October

November

December

Entered service

January

July

September

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