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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 shorter wide-body Airbus from the transition to two-pilot, electronic-instrument cockpits.
A side-by-side two-seat sailplane with a retractable powerplant for self-launching.
Mooney's four-seat piston family, developed through many touring-aircraft variants.
Japan’s postwar regional turboprop, with Rolls-Royce Dart power and a career spanning passenger, freight and specialist government flying.
Beechcraft's Model 76, designed to introduce pilots to twin-engine flying.
Tecnam's four-seat high-wing single, built with metal and carbon-fibre components.
A four-engine airliner whose history also includes long-range maritime military service.
A compact Italian light twin with a shoulder wing and metal airframe.
RotorWay's two-seat kit-helicopter family, with piston and turbine simulator interpretations.
A DC-10-derived tanker that combined aerial refuelling with passenger and cargo transport.
A close-air-support aircraft with a straight wing, twin tail and two widely separated jet engines.
The tip-tanked turbofan Learjets, combining the classic compact airframe with longer range and careers in business, military and medical flying.
A tandem-seat autogyro prototype developed around transport and observation roles.
A long-haul twin whose family spans passenger, freight and specialist transport roles.
Airbus's first production aircraft, built around a twin-engine wide-body layout.
A pressurised cabin-class piston twin, from the tip-tanked 414 to the longer-wing 414A and its many aftermarket conversions.
Grumman’s small twin-engine amphibian: a flying boat with retractable wheels and a life spanning wartime service, private travel and seaplane training.
Dassault's long-range Falcon 8X, developed from the three-engine 7X.
Regional flying built around a high wing, two turboprops and short sectors.
A tandem-seat homebuilt jet with composite construction and retractable landing gear.
A four-abreast regional-jet family spanning the E170, E175, E190 and E195.
A tailwheel utility aircraft with a high wing and a large cabin loading door.
A tandem-seat jet trainer that also found a second life in civilian display and racing.
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