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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1957: == Events == * The Douglas AIR-2 Genie ("Ding-Dong") unguided air-to-air missile enters service with the United States Air Force. It mounts a 1.5-kiloton nuclear warhead and has a lethal radius of 1,000 feet (305 m).〔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. 46.〕 * The United Kingdoms Minister of Defence, Duncan Sandys, states that the manned fighter has become obsolete and will be replaced by missiles.〔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. 35.〕 His 1957 Defence White Paper proposes ending the use of fighters by the Royal Air Force and concentrating on missile technology. * American Airlines opens the American Airlines Stewardess College at Fort Worth, Texas, as the world's first centralized flight attendant training center.〔(Anonymous, "The Last Word - 1957: Ladies First," ''American Way'', March 2015, p. 130. )〕 * Summer 1957 – For the first time, as many passengers cross the North Atlantic Ocean by airliner as by ocean liner.〔Maxtone-Graham, John, ''The Only Way to Cross'', New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0637-9, p. 408.〕 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「1957 in aviation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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