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Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova, Russian-born Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion (born 1935)

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Galina Korchuganova

Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion

Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova was a Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion. After graduating from studies in aviation technology in 1959, Korchuganova made a name for herself as a pilot in aerobatics competitions, becoming the first women's world aerobatics champion in 1966.…
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Aerobatics

Flying maneuvers involving attitudes not attained during normal flight

Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights. The term is a portmanteau of "aeroplane" and "acrobatics". Aerobatics are performed in aeroplanes and gliders for training, recreation,…
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January 18

Day of the year

January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 347 days remain until the end of the year.
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