- 1971 in aviation
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in?=in aviation
cp=19th Century
c=20th century
cf=21st century
yp1=1968
yp2=1969
yp3=1970
year=1971
ya1=1972
ya2=1973
ya3=1974
dp3=1940s
dp2=1950s
dp1=1960s
d=1970s
dn1=1980s
dn2=1990s
dn3=2000sThis is a list of
aviation -related events from1971 :Events
January
*January 6 - theUnited States Marine Corps takes delivery of its firstAV-8 Harrier s
*January 22 - aUS Navy P-3 Orion sets a distance record of 7,010 miles (11,282 km) for an aircraft in its classMarch
*March 24 - Federal funding for theBoeing 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 foundedJuly
*July 30 - AnAll Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka,Japan killing 162September
* First crossing of the Atlantic byConcorde October
* The United States lifts its arms embargo from Israel.
*October 1 -Aurigny Air Services commences operationsDecember
*December 3 -17 -Indo-Pakistan War . TheIndian Air Force loses 72 aircraft and thePakistan Air Force 94 aircraft.First flights
January
*January 20 - Grumman E-2C HawkeyeFebruary
*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 withLuftwaffe
*January 29 -EA-6 Prowler withVAQ-129 atNAS Whidbey Island April
*April 1 - Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B withBritish European Airways
*April 15 - Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier withVMA-513 of theUnited States Marine Corps August
*August 5 -McDonnell Douglas DC-10 withAmerican Airlines October
*October 1 -Britten-Norman Trislander withAurigny Air Services
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