Piper Comanche ↗
A retractable-gear touring single with an all-metal airframe and a long-lived enthusiast following.
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A retractable-gear touring single with an all-metal airframe and a long-lived enthusiast following.
A post-war Czech light twin with a rounded cabin and engines carried on a low wing.
A wooden touring-aircraft family recognisable by the upward-angled outer wing panels.
A tandem-seat canard homebuilt with a pusher engine and distinctive winglets.
A composite two-seat light sport aircraft with an unobstructed cantilever high wing.
A long-range trijet developed from the DC-10 with a stretched fuselage and revised wing and cockpit.
A four-engine jetliner that helped establish the shape of long-distance jet travel.
A four-seat touring family whose Commander 114 added a larger engine and further refinements.
A four-engine military turboprop designed to combine tactical access with long-distance transport.
Ted Smith's piston twin, later produced by Piper as the Aerostar.
A fixed-wing observation aircraft with a helicopter-like view from its glazed nose.
Diamond's four-seat light twin, developed with diesel-powered versions.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
A cabin biplane with the lower wing placed ahead of the upper one.
A two-seat naval fighter with variable-sweep wings and a cockpit built around pilot and radar-intercept officer roles.
A corrugated-metal, three-engine transport from the formative years of airline travel.
A two-seat composite kit aircraft developed from the Lancair 320.
A long-range twin whose programme emphasised composite construction and more electrically powered systems.
Piper's PA-31 utility twin, used in commuter, cargo and corporate transport.
A compact Japanese twin turboprop with a high wing and pressurised cabin.
A three-engine airliner that became a mainstay of Soviet and Russian passenger transport.
A lightweight short-field aircraft with a specialised wing and tall, shock-absorbing landing gear.
An early CRJ regional jet with rear-mounted engines and a small airliner flight deck.
The tip-tanked turbofan Learjets, combining the classic compact airframe with longer range and careers in business, military and medical flying.
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