Stamp: Kitty Hawk. (Samoa 1978)
Kitty Hawk. (Samoa 1978)
21 March (Samoa ) within release Aviation Progress goes into circulation Stamp Kitty Hawk. face value 24 Samoan sene
| Stamp Kitty Hawk. in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:WS 367A |
| Stamp Number: | Sn:WS 467 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:WS 405 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Aviation Progress:
- Stamp - Polynesian Airlines’ Boeing 737 face value 12;
- Stamp - Kitty Hawk. face value 24;
- Stamp - Kingsford-Smith Fokker. face value 26;
- Stamp - Concorde. face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Aviation Progress face value 112;
Stamp Kitty Hawk. it reflects the thematic directions:
Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. The word aviation was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863, from the verb avier (synonymous flying), itself derived from the Latin word avis ("bird") and the suffix -ation.
An aircraft is a machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines. The human activity that surrounds aircraft is called aviation. Crewed aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot, but unmanned aerial vehicles may be remotely controlled or self-controlled by onboard computers. Aircraft may be classified by different criteria, such as lift type, aircraft propulsion, usage and others.
