Cessna 172 Skyhawk ↗
A four-seat high-wing single that spans generations of conventional instruments and glass cockpits.
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A four-seat high-wing single that spans generations of conventional instruments and glass cockpits.
A compact racing aeroplane built around a large radial engine and very short fuselage.
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
A twin-engine utility helicopter with roots in the BK 117 and EC145 families.
A tailwheel utility aircraft with a high wing and a large cabin loading door.
A late-war single-seat jet fighter with its engine mounted above the fuselage.
A pressurised single-engine turboprop family that combines a compact cabin with retractable gear.
SOCATA's touring-aircraft family, including the Tobago and Trinidad.
An amphibious turboprop designed around scooping water and delivering it to fires.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
A two-seat powered hang-glider trike with an open cockpit.
An enlarged Velocity kit aircraft with a canard and rear-mounted pusher propeller.
The Mitchell medium bomber, named for aviation advocate Billy Mitchell.
A long-range strategic bomber with a swept wing and eight jet engines in paired pods.
A British jet trainer with tandem seating and a long military training career.
A two-seat, twin-engine fighter that served naval and land-based air forces in many roles.
The Huey: a turbine-powered utility helicopter with a broad cabin and an unmistakable two-bladed rotor.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A light business jet with a swept wing, rear-mounted engines and an integrated flight deck.
A compact two-seat light aircraft with a high wing and a wide range of development variants.
A heavy-lift helicopter built around an open frame and an external working load.
A four-abreast regional-jet family spanning the E170, E175, E190 and E195.
A four-engine jetliner that helped establish the shape of long-distance jet travel.
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