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 pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
Japan’s postwar regional turboprop, with Rolls-Royce Dart power and a career spanning passenger, freight and specialist government flying.
The JetRanger and LongRanger family: a familiar turbine-helicopter shape with distinct cabin lengths.
A family of single-aisle airliners built around sidesticks, electronic flight controls and a shared cockpit.
A twin-engine business jet designed to retain some of the utility flexibility associated with the PC-12.
A long-range strategic bomber with a swept wing and eight jet engines in paired pods.
The Stationair utility family, combining a high wing with fixed landing gear.
A turbine-powered utility helicopter with a broad cabin and a long international service history.
A late-1930s cabin aircraft with metal construction and retractable landing gear.
Grumman’s small twin-engine amphibian: a flying boat with retractable wheels and a life spanning wartime service, private travel and seaplane training.
A corrugated-metal, three-engine transport from the formative years of airline travel.
Lockheed's wide-body TriStar, with three RB211 engines and a distinctive tail intake.
A personal jet with one engine above the rear fuselage and a distinctive V-tail.
A four-engine military turboprop designed to combine tactical access with long-distance transport.
A jet-powered military transport designed for both strategic loads and tactical airfield access.
A pressurised twin turboprop with a canard, composite airframe and rear-facing propellers.
A compact twin-engine helicopter widely used for medical, police and training work.
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
A compact Czech touring aircraft with side-by-side seats and a streamlined low-wing airframe.
Tecnam's two-seat, low-wing Sierra, introduced in the early 2000s.
A shorter wide-body Airbus from the transition to two-pilot, electronic-instrument cockpits.
A stretched development of the DC-9 with rear-mounted engines and a five-abreast cabin.
A two-seat composite kit aircraft developed from the Lancair 320.
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