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An experimental twin-boom racing aircraft commissioned by Bob Pond and designed by Burt Rutan.
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An experimental twin-boom racing aircraft commissioned by Bob Pond and designed by Burt Rutan.
The four-engine wide-body whose raised flight deck created one of aviation's most recognisable profiles.
A light turbine helicopter combining an Alouette II airframe with more powerful Alouette III components.
A two-seat Tecnam high-wing aircraft combining composite and metal construction.
A two-seat composite kit aircraft developed from the Lancair 320.
A self-launching sailplane family with its engine inside the fuselage and a folding nose propeller.
Dassault's long-range Falcon 8X, developed from the three-engine 7X.
A composite touring single with a whole-aircraft parachute and several generations of avionics.
A very large single-engine biplane designed for practical work from modest airfields.
A carbon-fibre aerobatic monoplane family with a dedicated air-racing branch.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
A First World War trainer that became a familiar sight in the barnstorming era.
Tecnam's two-seat, low-wing Sierra, introduced in the early 2000s.
A long-range twin whose programme emphasised composite construction and more electrically powered systems.
A side-by-side two-seat sailplane with a retractable powerplant for self-launching.
RotorWay's two-seat kit-helicopter family, with piston and turbine simulator interpretations.
A compact regional turboprop with a pressurised cabin for up to 19 passengers.
A twin-radial airliner that helped make practical passenger transport a regular business.
A corrugated-metal, three-engine transport from the formative years of airline travel.
A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
A box-shaped utility twin whose cabin and rear access are central to its design.
A modern utility single whose family includes both tailwheel and nosewheel configurations.
A regional jet family with four small engines, a high wing and a large split tail airbrake.
A narrow-body twin developed as a new generation of medium-range airliner.
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