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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.
A modern composite twin with a roomy cabin and two wing-mounted piston engines.
A tandem-seat autogyro prototype developed around transport and observation roles.
Japan’s postwar regional turboprop, with Rolls-Royce Dart power and a career spanning passenger, freight and specialist government flying.
A compact twin-engine transport helicopter with retractable gear and a long development history.
A pioneering light helicopter whose bubble cabin and exposed structure became widely recognisable.
A DC-10-derived tanker that combined aerial refuelling with passenger and cargo transport.
The JetRanger and LongRanger family: a familiar turbine-helicopter shape with distinct cabin lengths.
An experimental French helicopter with two coaxial, counter-rotating rotors.
A long-range twin whose programme emphasised composite construction and more electrically powered systems.
A family of single-aisle airliners built around sidesticks, electronic flight controls and a shared cockpit.
A light business jet with a swept wing, rear-mounted engines and an integrated flight deck.
A long-range twin designed around a new wide-body airframe and extensive composite construction.
A stretched development of the DC-9 with rear-mounted engines and a five-abreast cabin.
A retractable-gear touring single with an all-metal airframe and a long-lived enthusiast following.
A four-engine tactical transport built around a rear loading ramp and access to austere airfields.
A carrier-capable multirole fighter, larger than the earlier Hornet from which it developed.
A composite two-seat light sport aircraft with an unobstructed cantilever high wing.
A slender supersonic trainer with tandem seats and two small afterburning turbojets.
A four-seat kit-built touring aircraft that expanded the RV family beyond two-seat designs.
A personal jet with one engine above the rear fuselage and a distinctive V-tail.
A heavy transport helicopter whose two large rotors remove the need for a tail rotor.
A six-engine flying boat created for long-distance passenger travel over water.
A pressurised cabin-class piston twin, from the tip-tanked 414 to the longer-wing 414A and its many aftermarket conversions.
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