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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.
The four-engine wide-body whose raised flight deck created one of aviation's most recognisable profiles.
A streamlined twin-engine helicopter with a Fenestron tail rotor and retractable landing gear.
A compact rear-engined jet designed for short-haul regional airline work.
A pioneering all-metal transport with an enclosed passenger cabin and corrugated skin.
A tandem-seat autogyro prototype developed around transport and observation roles.
A Hungarian two-seat light helicopter powered by a Rotax 915 iS.
A light turbine helicopter whose land-based Scout and naval Wasp branches served different jobs.
An early CRJ regional jet with rear-mounted engines and a small airliner flight deck.
A Belgian light helicopter with two seats arranged side by side.
A heavy-lift helicopter built around an open frame and an external working load.
The tip-tanked turbofan Learjets, combining the classic compact airframe with longer range and careers in business, military and medical flying.
A radial-engine trainer that also served in combat and civilian warbird roles.
Airbus's first production aircraft, built around a twin-engine wide-body layout.
Diamond's four-seat light twin, developed with diesel-powered versions.
An open-cockpit biplane trainer that found a second life in civilian flying.
A wide-cabin business-jet family that developed from Canadair's original Challenger programme.
A pressurised cabin-class piston twin, from the tip-tanked 414 to the longer-wing 414A and its many aftermarket conversions.
A swept-wing business jet designed around high subsonic cruise speed.
A specialised reconnaissance aircraft designed for very high altitude and sustained supersonic flight.
A late-war single-seat jet fighter with its engine mounted above the fuselage.
A light business jet with a swept wing, rear-mounted engines and an integrated flight deck.
A regional jet family with four small engines, a high wing and a large split tail airbrake.
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