Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” ↗
The purpose-built Ryan monoplane used by Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 solo Atlantic crossing.
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The purpose-built Ryan monoplane used by Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 solo Atlantic crossing.
A small twin-engine amphibian that moved from business transport into military and utility service.
An advanced trainer known around the world as the Texan, Harvard and SNJ.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
A four-engine tactical transport built around a rear loading ramp and access to austere airfields.
Cirrus's first type-certified aircraft, a composite piston single.
A late-war single-seat jet fighter with its engine mounted above the fuselage.
A lightweight short-field aircraft with a specialised wing and tall, shock-absorbing landing gear.
A four-engine airliner whose history also includes long-range maritime military service.
A family of single-aisle airliners built around sidesticks, electronic flight controls and a shared cockpit.
A single-seat helicopter originally developed as a homebuilt kit.
A regional turboprop family whose short early versions and larger Q400 have different proportions and systems.
A modern open-cockpit light aircraft that revives the corrugated-metal style of the 1929 A50.
A retractable-gear touring single with an all-metal airframe and a long-lived enthusiast following.
A twin-radial airliner that helped make practical passenger transport a regular business.
The JetRanger and LongRanger family: a familiar turbine-helicopter shape with distinct cabin lengths.
A single-engine turboprop workhorse for passenger services, freight and remote-area transport.
Piper's PA-31 utility twin, used in commuter, cargo and corporate transport.
A box-shaped utility twin whose cabin and rear access are central to its design.
A five-seat turbine helicopter developed from Robinson's smaller piston-helicopter line.
The Huey: a turbine-powered utility helicopter with a broad cabin and an unmistakable two-bladed rotor.
A compact twin-engine helicopter widely used for medical, police and training work.
A large twin-radial transport that carried heavy loads through wartime and post-war freight service.
A regional jet family with four small engines, a high wing and a large split tail airbrake.
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