Douglas C-47 Skytrain ↗
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
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A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
Cirrus's first type-certified aircraft, a composite piston single.
A small observation-helicopter family with a rounded cabin and compact rotor system.
A pressurised four-engine piston transport from the last major generation before the jet airliner.
Embraer's regional-jet family, from the ERJ 135 to the longer ERJ 145.
A light tandem-seat taildragger built around the familiar braced high-wing layout.
The Model 525 CitationJet, the starting point of Cessna's CJ and M2 lineage.
Lockheed's wide-body TriStar, with three RB211 engines and a distinctive tail intake.
A tandem two-seat sailplane designed for instruction and broader soaring use.
A close-air-support aircraft with a straight wing, twin tail and two widely separated jet engines.
A First World War trainer that became a familiar sight in the barnstorming era.
A two-seat Tecnam high-wing aircraft combining composite and metal construction.
A composite amphibian that carries Dornier's centreline engine arrangement into the turboprop era.
A midsize business jet developed by Bombardier’s Learjet division.
A wartime fighter developed from the earlier Curtiss P-36.
Cessna's unusual piston-powered helicopter, marketed as the Skyhook.
A large long-haul twin that introduced Boeing's first commercial fly-by-wire airliner flight controls.
A lightweight pusher family with an enclosed cabin and a high, braced wing.
An all-metal sport and touring aircraft from Bayerische Flugzeugwerke.
A late member of the Nieuport V-strut scout family, remembered both as a First World War fighter and as an advanced trainer.
The Mitchell medium bomber, named for aviation advocate Billy Mitchell.
A side-by-side two-seat sailplane with a retractable powerplant for self-launching.
A small twin-engine amphibian that moved from business transport into military and utility service.
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