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 long-range strategic bomber with a swept wing and eight jet engines in paired pods.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
A four-seat high-wing single that spans generations of conventional instruments and glass cockpits.
A streamlined twin-engine helicopter with a Fenestron tail rotor and retractable landing gear.
A Canadian tandem-seat trainer developed after the Second World War.
Airbus's first production aircraft, built around a twin-engine wide-body layout.
A Polish utility aircraft designed for short takeoffs and landings.
A modern composite twin with a roomy cabin and two wing-mounted piston engines.
A pioneering light helicopter whose bubble cabin and exposed structure became widely recognisable.
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
Ted Smith's piston twin, later produced by Piper as the Aerostar.
A compact rear-engined jet designed for short-haul regional airline work.
A medium commercial helicopter designed for passenger and utility transport.
A twin-aisle Boeing designed alongside the 757's generation of two-pilot flight decks.
A twin-turboprop family whose smaller conventional-tail and larger T-tail branches have distinct identities.
A single-seat competition sailplane offered in Standard and 18-metre configurations.
Japan’s postwar regional turboprop, with Rolls-Royce Dart power and a career spanning passenger, freight and specialist government flying.
A four-seat, pressurised kit aircraft with a composite airframe and retractable landing gear.
A British utility twin built around short regional and practical transport work.
A tandem two-seat sailplane designed for instruction and broader soaring use.
An experimental twin-boom racing aircraft commissioned by Bob Pond and designed by Burt Rutan.
A French two-seat aerobatic trainer with side-by-side seating and a distinctive curved wing outline.
A four-engine airliner that brought pressurised-cabin travel into scheduled service.
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