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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1951: ==Events== * Three aerial refueling points are installed on a modified United States Air Force B-29 Superfortress, making it the worlds first triple-point aerial tanker. During trials, it keeps six Royal Air Force Gloster Meteor F 8 fighters continuously aloft simultaneously for four hours at a time.〔Crosby, Francis, ''The Complete Guide to Fighters & Bombers of the World: An Illustrated History of the Worlds Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air Fighting in World War I Through the Jet Fighters and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day,'' London: Anness Publishing Ltd., 2006, ISBN 978-1-84476-917-9, p. 47.〕 * President Harry S Truman presents the Collier Trophy to the United States Coast Guard for its development of the helicopter.〔(A History of Coast Guard Aviation: The Growth Years (1939-1956) )〕 * With no aircraft left on order and no prospects for new orders, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation closes down its Aeroplane Division and sells all of its aircraft designs, projects, prototypes, and factories to North American Aviation.〔Angelucci, Enzo, ''The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present'', New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 108.〕 * Early 1951 – The Royal Navy embarks a helicopter unit on an aircraft carrier for the first time, aboard .〔Sturtivant, Ray, ''British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN 0-87021-026-2, p. 182.〕 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「1951 in aviation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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