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 small twin-engine amphibian that moved from business transport into military and utility service.
A two-seat light aircraft with folding wings and a choice of nosewheel or tailwheel gear.
Ted Smith's piston twin, later produced by Piper as the Aerostar.
Tecnam's two-seat, low-wing Sierra, introduced in the early 2000s.
A four-seat touring family whose Commander 114 added a larger engine and further refinements.
A family of single-aisle airliners built around sidesticks, electronic flight controls and a shared cockpit.
A long-range twin designed around a new wide-body airframe and extensive composite construction.
A low-wing agricultural Cessna with a cockpit and hopper arranged around the job.
The turboprop-powered member of Beechcraft’s tandem-seat Mentor training family.
An Italian light aircraft known for military training and aerobatic use.
A long-range trijet developed from the DC-10 with a stretched fuselage and revised wing and cockpit.
A powered hang-glider wing above an amphibious inflatable boat.
A large twin-radial transport that carried heavy loads through wartime and post-war freight service.
An experimental twin-boom racing aircraft commissioned by Bob Pond and designed by Burt Rutan.
Piper's two-seat trainer with fixed tricycle landing gear.
An electric-powered educational glider concept inspired by the human-powered MIT Daedalus 88.
A high-wing utility turboprop designed for short-field passenger and cargo work.
A midsize business jet developed by Bombardier’s Learjet division.
A light two-seat helicopter with a side-by-side cabin and a semi-rigid main rotor.
A swept-wing business jet designed around high subsonic cruise speed.
The JetRanger and LongRanger family: a familiar turbine-helicopter shape with distinct cabin lengths.
A heavy transport helicopter whose two large rotors remove the need for a tail rotor.
A light turbine helicopter whose land-based Scout and naval Wasp branches served different jobs.
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