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 full-length double-deck airliner built for very high passenger capacity.
A wartime fighter developed from the earlier Curtiss P-36.
A tailwheel utility aircraft with a high wing and a large cabin loading door.
A very light twin jet developed from the Eclipse 500.
Grumman’s small twin-engine amphibian: a flying boat with retractable wheels and a life spanning wartime service, private travel and seaplane training.
A light turbine helicopter combining an Alouette II airframe with more powerful Alouette III components.
A tandem two-seat sailplane family used for training and cross-country soaring.
A cabin-class piston twin designed for commuter, cargo and utility work.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
A four-engine airliner whose history also includes long-range maritime military service.
Avro's delta-wing bomber, developed for Britain's postwar strategic force.
A two-seat light amphibian with a compact boat hull and a pusher propeller.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A two-seat composite kit aircraft developed from the Lancair 320.
A corrugated-metal, three-engine transport from the formative years of airline travel.
A 1920s transport family that developed from a single-engine airliner into a trimotor.
A medium commercial helicopter designed for passenger and utility transport.
A single-seat aerobatic monoplane that also became a familiar air-racing aircraft.
A long-range twin designed around a new wide-body airframe and extensive composite construction.
The Huey: a turbine-powered utility helicopter with a broad cabin and an unmistakable two-bladed rotor.
A pressurised cabin-class piston twin, from the tip-tanked 414 to the longer-wing 414A and its many aftermarket conversions.
A four-engine tactical transport built around a rear loading ramp and access to austere airfields.
A tandem-seat homebuilt jet with composite construction and retractable landing gear.
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