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An electric-powered educational glider concept inspired by the human-powered MIT Daedalus 88.
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An electric-powered educational glider concept inspired by the human-powered MIT Daedalus 88.
The second-generation Harrier, designed around vectored thrust and short-field operation.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A heavy transport helicopter whose two large rotors remove the need for a tail rotor.
A small twin-engine amphibian that moved from business transport into military and utility service.
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
Lockheed's tandem-seat Shooting Star jet trainer.
Airbus's first production aircraft, built around a twin-engine wide-body layout.
A pioneering light helicopter whose bubble cabin and exposed structure became widely recognisable.
A Swedish reconnaissance and dive-bombing aircraft from the early 1940s.
A heavy-lift helicopter built around an open frame and an external working load.
A five-seat composite single whose development led to the diesel DA50 RG.
A retractable-gear touring single with an all-metal airframe and a long-lived enthusiast following.
Dassault's long-range Falcon 8X, developed from the three-engine 7X.
A twin-engine utility helicopter with roots in the BK 117 and EC145 families.
The H130 utility helicopter, descended from the AS350 and fitted with a Fenestron.
A long-range strategic bomber with a swept wing and eight jet engines in paired pods.
A two-seat composite light-aircraft family with a high wing and a compact enclosed cabin.
A four-seat kit-built touring aircraft that expanded the RV family beyond two-seat designs.
A fixed-wing observation aircraft with a helicopter-like view from its glazed nose.
A utility piston twin designed for commuter and specialist transport missions.
A regional turboprop family whose short early versions and larger Q400 have different proportions and systems.
A small open gyroplane with an unpowered rotor and pusher propulsion.
A two-seat powered hang-glider trike with an open cockpit.
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