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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.
Cessna's retractable-gear Centurion, a high-wing touring aircraft.
Lockheed's tandem-seat Shooting Star jet trainer.
A French two-seat aerobatic trainer with side-by-side seating and a distinctive curved wing outline.
A tandem-seat jet trainer that also found a second life in civilian display and racing.
A two-seat naval fighter with variable-sweep wings and a cockpit built around pilot and radar-intercept officer roles.
A four-engine jetliner that helped establish the shape of long-distance jet travel.
A Hungarian two-seat light helicopter powered by a Rotax 915 iS.
A two-seat powered hang-glider trike with an open cockpit.
A military liaison aircraft built around a high wing, tandem cabin and short-field utility work.
A personal jet with one engine above the rear fuselage and a distinctive V-tail.
A specialised reconnaissance aircraft designed for very high altitude and sustained supersonic flight.
The JetRanger and LongRanger family: a familiar turbine-helicopter shape with distinct cabin lengths.
A five-seat composite single whose development led to the diesel DA50 RG.
A DC-10-derived tanker that combined aerial refuelling with passenger and cargo transport.
Tecnam's two-seat, low-wing Sierra, introduced in the early 2000s.
A two-seat Tecnam high-wing aircraft combining composite and metal construction.
Avro's delta-wing bomber, developed for Britain's postwar strategic force.
A fixed-wing observation aircraft with a helicopter-like view from its glazed nose.
A streamlined light twin helicopter, with the later Bell 230 in the same family.
A high-wing twin turboprop developed for regional freight and passenger transport.
A European variable-sweep combat-aircraft family with distinct strike and interceptor versions.
A two-seat touring motorglider with interchangeable wing tips.
A compact rear-engined jet designed for short-haul regional airline work.
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