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 radial-engined light transport whose long career covered passengers, freight and military training.
A wartime fighter developed from the earlier Curtiss P-36.
A compact two-seat light aircraft with a high wing and a wide range of development variants.
A tandem-seat development of Scheibe’s touring motorglider family.
A side-by-side touring motorglider used for both powered flying and soaring.
A tailwheel utility aircraft with a high wing and a large cabin loading door.
A regional turboprop family whose short early versions and larger Q400 have different proportions and systems.
An early CRJ regional jet with rear-mounted engines and a small airliner flight deck.
A four-engine jetliner that helped establish the shape of long-distance jet travel.
A low-wing piston family that spans simple trainers, touring aircraft and retractable-gear Arrows.
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.
A Brazilian light trainer with a high wing, tandem seats and a simple utility layout.
An experimental twin-boom racing aircraft commissioned by Bob Pond and designed by Burt Rutan.
A side-by-side two-seat sailplane with a retractable powerplant for self-launching.
A British jet trainer with tandem seating and a long military training career.
A long-range fighter whose different engine and canopy developments produced several distinct forms.
A medium commercial helicopter designed for passenger and utility transport.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A composite, low-wing touring single with fixed gear and a turbocharged engine.
Embraer's regional-jet family, from the ERJ 135 to the longer ERJ 145.
A twin-turboprop utility aircraft developed by Reims Aviation with Cessna.
A long-range twin whose programme emphasised composite construction and more electrically powered systems.
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