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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.
A pressurised cabin-class piston twin, from the tip-tanked 414 to the longer-wing 414A and its many aftermarket conversions.
A four-seat touring family whose Commander 114 added a larger engine and further refinements.
A two-seat naval fighter with variable-sweep wings and a cockpit built around pilot and radar-intercept officer roles.
A medium commercial helicopter designed for passenger and utility transport.
A four-engine airliner that brought pressurised-cabin travel into scheduled service.
A tandem two-seat sailplane designed for instruction and broader soaring use.
A late member of the Nieuport V-strut scout family, remembered both as a First World War fighter and as an advanced trainer.
An early CRJ regional jet with rear-mounted engines and a small airliner flight deck.
A compact aerobatic biplane family with both single-seat and tandem-seat branches.
A twin-engine utility helicopter with roots in the BK 117 and EC145 families.
A lightweight short-field aircraft with a specialised wing and tall, shock-absorbing landing gear.
A six-engine flying boat created for long-distance passenger travel over water.
A DC-10-derived tanker that combined aerial refuelling with passenger and cargo transport.
A small twin-engine amphibian that moved from business transport into military and utility service.
A retractable-gear touring single with an all-metal airframe and a long-lived enthusiast following.
A compact Italian light twin with a shoulder wing and metal airframe.
An experimental twin-boom racing aircraft commissioned by Bob Pond and designed by Burt Rutan.
A compact regional turboprop with a pressurised cabin for up to 19 passengers.
The second-generation Harrier, designed around vectored thrust and short-field operation.
A 1920s flying boat with two engines arranged in tandem above the wing.
A jet-powered military transport designed for both strategic loads and tactical airfield access.
A two-seat light amphibian with a compact boat hull and a pusher propeller.
A First World War trainer that became a familiar sight in the barnstorming era.
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