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.
The tip-tanked turbofan Learjets, combining the classic compact airframe with longer range and careers in business, military and medical flying.
Embraer's regional-jet family, from the ERJ 135 to the longer ERJ 145.
A tandem-seat jet trainer that also found a second life in civilian display and racing.
A medium commercial helicopter designed for passenger and utility transport.
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.
Piper's two-seat trainer with fixed tricycle landing gear.
A single-seat competition sailplane offered in Standard and 18-metre configurations.
A very large single-engine biplane designed for practical work from modest airfields.
A slender supersonic trainer with tandem seats and two small afterburning turbojets.
An Italian light aircraft known for military training and aerobatic use.
A wide-cabin business-jet family that developed from Canadair's original Challenger programme.
A small observation-helicopter family with a rounded cabin and compact rotor system.
Grumman’s small twin-engine amphibian: a flying boat with retractable wheels and a life spanning wartime service, private travel and seaplane training.
A composite touring single with a whole-aircraft parachute and several generations of avionics.
Lockheed's wide-body TriStar, with three RB211 engines and a distinctive tail intake.
A two-seat amphibian with a flying-boat hull and a pusher engine above the cabin.
A twin-turboprop family whose smaller conventional-tail and larger T-tail branches have distinct identities.
A 1920s flying boat with two engines arranged in tandem above the wing.
The Huey: a turbine-powered utility helicopter with a broad cabin and an unmistakable two-bladed rotor.
A light turbine helicopter whose land-based Scout and naval Wasp branches served different jobs.
The Mitchell medium bomber, named for aviation advocate Billy Mitchell.
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