Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb (1931-2019)

scored in the top 2% of ALL candidates on Mercury program screening tests
7k flying hours
1st woman to fly #ParisAirShow
ferried military aircraft in WWII
set 3 world #aviation records
#pilot, flight instructor, mechanic, aviation executive

#NASA restricted the Mercury program to military test pilots, effectively men only

NASA photograph GRC-1960-C-53088 "Pilot Jerrie Cobb Trains in the Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility"
#WomeninSTEM #astronaut #histsci #spaceflight #WomensHistoryMonth

Accelerating Aerospace Innovation at the Paris Air Show
- By Charlotte Bailey

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2025-08-04/accelerating-innovation-le-bourget
More: https://hype.aero/aviation/?story=ae9a990e-4234-43b9-8d9a-aea26bc3c2bc
#airshow #parisairshow #aviation

Paris Air Show 2025 Kicks Off at Le Bourget with Orders, Tech Reveals and Market Insights
- By Craig Hoyle

https://www.flightglobal.com/dubai-airshow
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/events/?story=f7a3ccf3-fea2-4a94-a675-3de7c33252d9
#airshow #parisairshow #aviation

SkyWest Orders 60 Embraer E175-E1 Jets at Paris Air Show; Questions Remain on E2 Sales
- By Scott Hamilton

https://leehamnews.com/2025/07/10/embraer-e2-where-will-the-orders-come-from/
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/aircraft-manufacturing-oems/?story=46144214-9a96-44a3-b8f4-2696ed85c421
#airshow #embraer #parisairshow #aviation

Paris Air Show 2025 Wraps Up with Major Orders, Defense Wins and Cutting-Edge Displays
- By Breaking Defense Staff

https://breakingdefense.com/author/breaking-defense-staff/
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/events/?story=44701af5-afb7-4ea5-bfff-4fefaa22e161
#airshow #parisairshow #aviation

Embraer goes on Millennium C-390 win streak at Paris Air Show
- By Colin Demarest

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/25/embraer-kc390-paris-purchases-pentagon
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/embraer/?story=13c0fd80-edbe-4aab-a97b-2b2c7414eb4e
#airshow #embraer #parisairshow #aviation

Beta Technologies Debuts Alia CX300 Electric Aircraft at Paris Air Show with Republic Airways Testing Delivery

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/video/beta-technologies-alia-cx300-electric-aircraft-debuts-paris-air-show
More: https://hype.aero/aviation/?story=65c97b21-b938-4f17-b3c6-0d83019a6b40
#airshow #parisairshow #aviation

Electric Flight at Paris Air Show: How Airbus E-Fan’s ‘Ugly Duckling’ Sparked Zero-Emission Propulsion Debate
- By Bjorn Fehrm

https://leehamnews.com/2025/06/25/electric-flight-and-the-ugly-duckling/
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/sustainability-climate-initiatives/?story=1bf05164-133b-4460-940d-1e5195bf153a
#airshow #airbus #parisairshow #farnborough #aviation