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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 twin-hull flying boat with its engines mounted together above the wing.
A modern open-cockpit light aircraft that revives the corrugated-metal style of the 1929 A50.
The four-engine wide-body whose raised flight deck created one of aviation's most recognisable profiles.
Mooney's four-seat piston family, developed through many touring-aircraft variants.
A tailwheel utility single built around a high wing and a substantial working cabin.
A small twin-engine amphibian that moved from business transport into military and utility service.
Piper's PA-31 utility twin, used in commuter, cargo and corporate transport.
A modern composite twin with a roomy cabin and two wing-mounted piston engines.
Grumman’s small twin-engine amphibian: a flying boat with retractable wheels and a life spanning wartime service, private travel and seaplane training.
A tandem-seat jet trainer that also found a second life in civilian display and racing.
A twin-engine business jet designed to retain some of the utility flexibility associated with the PC-12.
The Huey: a turbine-powered utility helicopter with a broad cabin and an unmistakable two-bladed rotor.
A single-seat helicopter originally developed as a homebuilt kit.
A light tandem-seat taildragger built around the familiar braced high-wing layout.
A family of single-aisle airliners built around sidesticks, electronic flight controls and a shared cockpit.
A Belgian light helicopter with two seats arranged side by side.
A compact Japanese twin turboprop with a high wing and pressurised cabin.
A light turbine helicopter combining an Alouette II airframe with more powerful Alouette III components.
A heavy transport helicopter whose two large rotors remove the need for a tail rotor.
A large amphibious flying boat built around maritime rescue and utility transport.
A six-engine flying boat created for long-distance passenger travel over water.
A Polish utility aircraft designed for short takeoffs and landings.
An enclosed-cabin development of the Bell 47, shaped for passenger and executive transport.
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