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 military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A five-seat composite single whose development led to the diesel DA50 RG.
A lightweight pusher family with an enclosed cabin and a high, braced wing.
A twin-turboprop regional airliner developed through Swedish and American industrial cooperation.
A light business jet with a swept wing, rear-mounted engines and an integrated flight deck.
A composite, low-wing touring single with fixed gear and a turbocharged engine.
A modern utility single whose family includes both tailwheel and nosewheel configurations.
A fixed-wing observation aircraft with a helicopter-like view from its glazed nose.
An open, single-seat ultralight with its propeller behind the pilot.
A long-running touring single, familiar in both V-tail and conventional-tail forms.
A four-seat, pressurised kit aircraft with a composite airframe and retractable landing gear.
A four-engine airliner that brought pressurised-cabin travel into scheduled service.
A carrier-capable multirole fighter, larger than the earlier Hornet from which it developed.
A corrugated-metal transport best known in its three-engine form.
A tandem-seat light aircraft with a streamlined low-wing layout.
A two-seat composite kit aircraft developed from the Lancair 320.
A corrugated-metal, three-engine transport from the formative years of airline travel.
An experimental twin-boom racing aircraft commissioned by Bob Pond and designed by Burt Rutan.
A large twin-radial transport that carried heavy loads through wartime and post-war freight service.
A purpose-built aerobatic monoplane family developed by pilot and designer Walter Extra.
A very large single-engine biplane designed for practical work from modest airfields.
A Brazilian light trainer with a high wing, tandem seats and a simple utility layout.
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