Apr 18 1965
From The Space Library
United Airlines and Eastern Airlines had placed the first orders for Douglas Aircraft Co.'s new DC-8-61 jetliner, seating 251 The aircraft would be the largest commercial jet in existence, having a total length of 187 ft, 4 in, and would cost about $8 million. United would buy five of the Model 61's and take options on two more; Eastern had ordered four aircraft for delivery late next year. (NYT, 4/18/65, 84)
Soviet Union announced that pilot A. V. Fedotov had established a new world speed record for 1,000-km, closed route, He flew an E-266 aircraft with 2,000-kg. (4,409 lbs,) cargo at average speed of 2,320 kph. This exceeded by 253 kph the world speed record for that class held by U.S. pilot Harold E. Confer in a B-58 Hustler aircraft. (Krasnaya Zvezda, 4/18/65, 1, ATSS-T Trans,)
A shipment of American Hawk missiles was unloaded recently at the Israeli port of Haifa, Israel announced. (UPI, Wash, Daily News, 4/19/65)
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