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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1930: == Events == * The Surrey Aero Club inaugurates recreational flights from Gatwick Race Course (now London Gatwick Airport). * The German airship LZ 127 ''Graf Zeppelin'' makes its first crossing of the South Atlantic. * The Aeromarine-Klemm Corporation, formerly the Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company, goes out of business, although the Uppercu-Burnelli Corporation takes over production of Aeromarine aircraft engines.〔Angelucci, Enzo, ''The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present'', New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 37.〕 * French test pilot Roger Baptiste achieves a speed of 280 km/hr (174 mph) at an altitude of 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) in the Bernard 20 monoplane fighter prototype.〔Donald, David, ed., ''The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft'', New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 125.〕 * Nineteen-year-old Rex Finney of Los Angeles, California, uses the first successful wingsuit, employing it to increase horizontal movement and maneuverability during a parachute jump. * During the year, the percentage of United States Navy enlisted personnel with an aviation-related rating rises to 9 percent.〔Isenberg, Michael T., ''Shield of the Republic: The United States Navy in an Era of Cold War and Violent Peace, Volume I: 1945-1962'', New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-09911-8, p. 489.〕 * Autumn 1930 – The Royal Air Force rededicates No. 443 Flight of the Fleet Air Arm as the first British catapult flight of aircraft assigned to operate from battleship and cruiser catapults.〔Sturtivant, Ray, ''British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN 0-87021-026-2, p. 17.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1930 in aviation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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