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  1. Plymouth Superbird - Wikipedia

    • Developed specifically for NASCAR racing, the Superbird, a modified Road Runner, was Plymouth's follow-on design to the Charger Daytona fielded by sister company Dodge in the previous season. The Charger 500 version that began the 1969 season was the first American car to be designed aerodynamically using a wind tunnel and comput… See more

    ManufacturerPlymouth (Chrysler)
    Production1970
    DesignerGary Romberg
    Overview

    The Plymouth Superbird is a highly modified, short-lived version of the Plymouth Road Runner with applied graphic images as well as a distinctive horn sound, both referencing the popular Looney Tunes cartoon character Road Runner. It was th…

    Production numbers

    Chrysler memos of September 1969 show that the sales programming staff were preparing to handle 1,920 winged Plymouths for 1970, but published figures say as many as 2,783 were built. The current figure generally accepted is 1,93…

     
  1. October 17, 1969 – The first Plymouth Superbird is completed

  2. Speedbird 9 | This Day in Aviation

    Jun 24, 2024 · It operated with the call sign, “Speedbird 9.” At 10:42 p.m., local time (13:42 UTC), approximately 110 miles (188 kilometers) south of Jakarta, Indonesia, the airliner’s number four engine began surging and then flamed out.

  3. Larson C Speedbird. It’s 12 ft (3.66 m) wingspan didn’t …

    It’s 12 ft (3.66 m) wingspan didn’t stop it from taking flight. (Ca. 1953) This two-seat plane (Model C) was designed and built by Merle Larson. He was a WW II B-24 pilot, ran a flight school operation and was/is a master craftsman and …

  4. I Was Fortunate to Have Worked the Concorde – …

    Here are a few of my observations and anecdotes about controlling the jets: The Concordes had special call signs – British Airways’ was “Speedbird Concorde One” (or whatever their flight number was), and Air France’s “Air France …

  5. Happy birthday speedbird ! Photo: Le Bourget air and …

    One on the left is the first prototype that flown and had around 900 flight h when it was retired also it's the one that chased the solar eclipse in Africa for 73 minutes in 1973.

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  7. Bird aeroplanes | Key Aero

    Jun 5, 2021 · Speed Bird Co., Keyport NJ did try after this with only two aeroplanes on there name. A lot of information on the internet is using details from aerofiles. some questions: 1. Looking for pictures/details of the …

  8. Speedbird | This Day in Aviation

  9. 5 March 1966 - This Day in Aviation

    Mar 5, 2015 · Disintegrating Speedbird 911 trails fuel vapor as it falls toward Mount Fuji, 5 March 1966. The accident was photographed by the Japanese Self Defense Forces from the East Fuji Maneuver Area, located in the foothills of …

  10. Speedbird - Wikipedia

    The Speedbird is the stylised emblem of a bird in flight designed in 1932 by Theyre Lee-Elliott as the corporate logo for Imperial Airways. It became a design classic [1] and was used by the airline and its successors – British Overseas …

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