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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.
Tecnam's four-seat high-wing single, built with metal and carbon-fibre components.
Diamond's four-seat light twin, developed with diesel-powered versions.
A small twin-engine amphibian that moved from business transport into military and utility service.
RotorWay's two-seat kit-helicopter family, with piston and turbine simulator interpretations.
A late member of the Nieuport V-strut scout family, remembered both as a First World War fighter and as an advanced trainer.
A four-seat kit-built touring aircraft that expanded the RV family beyond two-seat designs.
A Hungarian two-seat light helicopter powered by a Rotax 915 iS.
A single-seat helicopter originally developed as a homebuilt kit.
A close-air-support aircraft with a straight wing, twin tail and two widely separated jet engines.
A twin-radial airliner that helped make practical passenger transport a regular business.
Piper's PA-31 utility twin, used in commuter, cargo and corporate transport.
A low-wing piston family that spans simple trainers, touring aircraft and retractable-gear Arrows.
A four-engine tactical transport built around a rear loading ramp and access to austere airfields.
Cessna's retractable-gear Centurion, a high-wing touring aircraft.
A four-seat, pressurised kit aircraft with a composite airframe and retractable landing gear.
A large twin-engine helicopter from the Super Puma line, used for offshore and public-service work.
An electric-powered educational glider concept inspired by the human-powered MIT Daedalus 88.
A tandem-seat jet trainer that also found a second life in civilian display and racing.
An enclosed-cabin development of the Bell 47, shaped for passenger and executive transport.
An open-cockpit biplane trainer that found a second life in civilian flying.
Japan’s postwar regional turboprop, with Rolls-Royce Dart power and a career spanning passenger, freight and specialist government flying.
A compact racing aeroplane built around a large radial engine and very short fuselage.
A Belgian light helicopter with two seats arranged side by side.
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