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 single-engine turboprop workhorse for passenger services, freight and remote-area transport.
A six-engine flying boat created for long-distance passenger travel over water.
A twin-radial airliner that helped make practical passenger transport a regular business.
An enclosed, two-seat autogyro with side-by-side seating and a pusher propeller.
A two-seat composite trainer with a low wing and a large canopy.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A super-midsize business jet with a swept wing, rear-mounted engines and an integrated glass cockpit.
The second-generation Harrier, designed around vectored thrust and short-field operation.
Embraer's regional-jet family, from the ERJ 135 to the longer ERJ 145.
A long-range trijet developed from the DC-10 with a stretched fuselage and revised wing and cockpit.
A box-shaped utility twin whose cabin and rear access are central to its design.
A military liaison aircraft built around a high wing, tandem cabin and short-field utility work.
A self-launching sailplane family with its engine inside the fuselage and a folding nose propeller.
A personal jet with one engine above the rear fuselage and a distinctive V-tail.
A late-war single-seat jet fighter with its engine mounted above the fuselage.
A family of single-aisle airliners built around sidesticks, electronic flight controls and a shared cockpit.
A four-seat piston helicopter with a two-blade main rotor and conventional tail rotor.
A retractable-gear touring single with an all-metal airframe and a long-lived enthusiast following.
A light turbine helicopter whose land-based Scout and naval Wasp branches served different jobs.
Tecnam's two-seat, low-wing Sierra, introduced in the early 2000s.
A long-range twin whose programme emphasised composite construction and more electrically powered systems.
A Belgian light helicopter with two seats arranged side by side.
A four-engine jetliner that helped establish the shape of long-distance jet travel.
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