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 twin whose programme emphasised composite construction and more electrically powered systems.
A small three-engine demonstrator created to explore technologies for a future supersonic airliner.
A two-seat amphibian with a flying-boat hull and a pusher engine above the cabin.
The retractable member of Beechcraft’s Musketeer family: a roomy, four-cylinder travelling aircraft with an unusually large baggage door.
A pressurised single-engine turboprop family that combines a compact cabin with retractable gear.
A four-engine jetliner that helped establish the shape of long-distance jet travel.
The Huey: a turbine-powered utility helicopter with a broad cabin and an unmistakable two-bladed rotor.
A radial-engined light transport whose long career covered passengers, freight and military training.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A heavy-lift helicopter built around an open frame and an external working load.
Beechcraft's Model 76, designed to introduce pilots to twin-engine flying.
A two-seat light amphibian with a compact boat hull and a pusher propeller.
A two-seat composite trainer with a low wing and a large canopy.
Grumman’s small twin-engine amphibian: a flying boat with retractable wheels and a life spanning wartime service, private travel and seaplane training.
A tandem-seat utility aircraft whose light structure and high wing suit bush, towing and recreational work.
A modern medium twin-engine helicopter developed as a successor to the Dauphin line.
A tandem-seat jet trainer that also found a second life in civilian display and racing.
A composite touring single with a whole-aircraft parachute and several generations of avionics.
A small observation-helicopter family with a rounded cabin and compact rotor system.
A streamlined twin-engine helicopter with a Fenestron tail rotor and retractable landing gear.
A compact Czech touring aircraft with side-by-side seats and a streamlined low-wing airframe.
A pressurised cabin-class piston twin, from the tip-tanked 414 to the longer-wing 414A and its many aftermarket conversions.
Piper's PA-31 utility twin, used in commuter, cargo and corporate transport.
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