Edgley EA-7 Optica ↗
A fixed-wing observation aircraft with a helicopter-like view from its glazed nose.
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A fixed-wing observation aircraft with a helicopter-like view from its glazed nose.
The retractable member of Beechcraft’s Musketeer family: a roomy, four-cylinder travelling aircraft with an unusually large baggage door.
Two related Dutch regional jets developed from the F28 lineage.
A large twin-radial transport that carried heavy loads through wartime and post-war freight service.
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.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
The second-generation Harrier, designed around vectored thrust and short-field operation.
A high-wing twin turboprop developed for regional freight and passenger transport.
A late member of the Nieuport V-strut scout family, remembered both as a First World War fighter and as an advanced trainer.
Cirrus's first type-certified aircraft, a composite piston single.
An open-cockpit biplane trainer that found a second life in civilian flying.
A composite, low-wing touring single with fixed gear and a turbocharged engine.
Diamond's four-seat light twin, developed with diesel-powered versions.
The JetRanger and LongRanger family: a familiar turbine-helicopter shape with distinct cabin lengths.
A compact racing aeroplane built around a large radial engine and very short fuselage.
A modern open-cockpit light aircraft that revives the corrugated-metal style of the 1929 A50.
A European variable-sweep combat-aircraft family with distinct strike and interceptor versions.
A short-haul jet family that evolved through several generations of engines, wings and flight decks.
A high-wing light sport aircraft with a broad glazed cabin and tricycle landing gear.
A heavy-lift helicopter built around an open frame and an external working load.
SOCATA's touring-aircraft family, including the Tobago and Trinidad.
A two-seat touring motorglider with interchangeable wing tips.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
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