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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.
The four-engine Flying Fortress, a major American bomber of the Second World War.
A four-seat touring family whose Commander 114 added a larger engine and further refinements.
A long-range trijet developed from the DC-10 with a stretched fuselage and revised wing and cockpit.
SOCATA's touring-aircraft family, including the Tobago and Trinidad.
A five-seat turbine helicopter developed from Robinson's smaller piston-helicopter line.
An all-metal sport and touring aircraft from Bayerische Flugzeugwerke.
A four-engine jetliner that helped establish the shape of long-distance jet travel.
A pressurised single turboprop with a large cargo door and a broad range of working roles.
A tandem two-seat sailplane designed for instruction and broader soaring use.
A twin-turboprop utility aircraft developed by Reims Aviation with Cessna.
A large twin-radial transport that carried heavy loads through wartime and post-war freight service.
A small three-engine demonstrator created to explore technologies for a future supersonic airliner.
A light two-seat helicopter with a side-by-side cabin and a semi-rigid main rotor.
A compact twin-engine transport helicopter with retractable gear and a long development history.
A late member of the Nieuport V-strut scout family, remembered both as a First World War fighter and as an advanced trainer.
The four-engine wide-body whose raised flight deck created one of aviation's most recognisable profiles.
A compact twin-engine helicopter widely used for medical, police and training work.
A compact rear-engined jet designed for short-haul regional airline work.
A modern two-seat piston helicopter designed around the training role.
A side-by-side two-seat sailplane with a retractable powerplant for self-launching.
An enclosed-cabin development of the Bell 47, shaped for passenger and executive transport.
A compact racing aeroplane built around a large radial engine and very short fuselage.
The H130 utility helicopter, descended from the AS350 and fitted with a Fenestron.
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