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A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
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A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
A twin-radial airliner that helped make practical passenger transport a regular business.
A First World War trainer that became a familiar sight in the barnstorming era.
A four-seat kit-built touring aircraft that expanded the RV family beyond two-seat designs.
A push-pull twin with one engine at each end of the central fuselage.
Embraer's regional-jet family, from the ERJ 135 to the longer ERJ 145.
A medium commercial helicopter designed for passenger and utility transport.
A compact rear-engined jet designed for short-haul regional airline work.
A rear-engined trijet built to bring jet service to shorter routes and smaller airports.
Ted Smith's piston twin, later produced by Piper as the Aerostar.
Japan’s postwar regional turboprop, with Rolls-Royce Dart power and a career spanning passenger, freight and specialist government flying.
A two-seat naval fighter with variable-sweep wings and a cockpit built around pilot and radar-intercept officer roles.
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
Tecnam's four-seat high-wing single, built with metal and carbon-fibre components.
A long-range strategic bomber with a swept wing and eight jet engines in paired pods.
A high-wing utility aircraft known for short-field work and a broad choice of working configurations.
A compact racing aeroplane built around a large radial engine and very short fuselage.
The fixed-gear, six-cylinder touring branch of Piper's PA-28 family.
Piper's two-seat trainer with fixed tricycle landing gear.
A small observation-helicopter family with a rounded cabin and compact rotor system.
A jet-powered military transport designed for both strategic loads and tactical airfield access.
A twin-engine utility helicopter with roots in the BK 117 and EC145 families.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A Canadian tandem-seat trainer developed after the Second World War.
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