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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.
A long-range strategic bomber with a swept wing and eight jet engines in paired pods.
A long-haul twin whose family spans passenger, freight and specialist transport roles.
A radial-engine trainer that also served in combat and civilian warbird roles.
An electric-powered educational glider concept inspired by the human-powered MIT Daedalus 88.
A small two-seat piston helicopter with a two-bladed main rotor.
A British utility twin built around short regional and practical transport work.
A two-seat composite kit aircraft developed from the Lancair 320.
A purpose-built agricultural aircraft that also became a single-engine air tanker.
The Huey: a turbine-powered utility helicopter with a broad cabin and an unmistakable two-bladed rotor.
The purpose-built Ryan monoplane used by Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 solo Atlantic crossing.
A four-seat composite touring and training aircraft developed from Diamond's smaller two-seater.
A pioneering light helicopter whose bubble cabin and exposed structure became widely recognisable.
A tandem-seat development of Scheibe’s touring motorglider family.
SOCATA's touring-aircraft family, including the Tobago and Trinidad.
A compact Italian light twin with a shoulder wing and metal airframe.
A carrier-capable multirole fighter, larger than the earlier Hornet from which it developed.
A wartime fighter developed from the earlier Curtiss P-36.
Dassault's long-range Falcon 8X, developed from the three-engine 7X.
A single-seat helicopter originally developed as a homebuilt kit.
A Polish utility aircraft designed for short takeoffs and landings.
A shorter wide-body Airbus from the transition to two-pilot, electronic-instrument cockpits.
A compact rear-engined jet designed for short-haul regional airline work.
Regional flying built around a high wing, two turboprops and short sectors.
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