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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.
An advanced trainer known around the world as the Texan, Harvard and SNJ.
The tip-tanked turbofan Learjets, combining the classic compact airframe with longer range and careers in business, military and medical flying.
The four-engine wide-body whose raised flight deck created one of aviation's most recognisable profiles.
Beechcraft's Model 76, designed to introduce pilots to twin-engine flying.
A compact two-seat light aircraft with a high wing and a wide range of development variants.
A side-by-side touring motorglider used for both powered flying and soaring.
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
A tandem-seat jet trainer that also found a second life in civilian display and racing.
A four-engine Airbus wide-body developed in parallel with the A330.
A two-seat naval fighter with variable-sweep wings and a cockpit built around pilot and radar-intercept officer roles.
SOCATA's touring-aircraft family, including the Tobago and Trinidad.
A utility piston twin designed for commuter and specialist transport missions.
A twin-engine utility helicopter with roots in the BK 117 and EC145 families.
A Hungarian two-seat light helicopter powered by a Rotax 915 iS.
A Belgian light helicopter with two seats arranged side by side.
A fixed-wing observation aircraft with a helicopter-like view from its glazed nose.
A five-seat composite single whose development led to the diesel DA50 RG.
A purpose-built agricultural aircraft that also became a single-engine air tanker.
A jet-powered military transport designed for both strategic loads and tactical airfield access.
A box-shaped utility twin whose cabin and rear access are central to its design.
A very light twin jet developed from the Eclipse 500.
A single-engine turboprop workhorse for passenger services, freight and remote-area transport.
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