This Day in Aviation History
May 27th, 1955
First flight of the Sud Aviation Caravelle.
 
The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle was the world’s first short/medium-range jet airliner, produced by the French Sud Aviation firm. Its maiden flight occurred in 1955 when the company was known as SNCASE. The Caravelle was one of the most successful European first-generation jetliners, selling throughout Europe and even penetrating the United States market, with an order for 20 from United Airlines. The Caravelle established the aft-mounted engine, clean-wing design that has since been used on a wide variety of aircraft…..
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Sud Aviation Caravelle: http://gstv.us/20IlMWD
 
YouTube, Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle: http://gstv.us/20ImRh1
 
If you enjoy the “This Day in Aviation History” collection, you may enjoy some of these other collections from Gazing Skyward TV: http://gstv.us/GSTVcollections
 
Photo from: http://gstv.us/20Imz9S
 
#avgeek #SudAviation #Caravelle #France #airliner #aviation #history #fb