Hughes H-4 Hercules ↗
A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
Explore the aircraft. Find your simulator. Follow the sources.
A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
A corrugated-metal transport best known in its three-engine form.
An enclosed, two-seat autogyro with side-by-side seating and a pusher propeller.
An enclosed-cabin development of the Bell 47, shaped for passenger and executive transport.
Airbus's first production aircraft, built around a twin-engine wide-body layout.
A composite touring single with a whole-aircraft parachute and several generations of avionics.
A radial-engine trainer that also served in combat and civilian warbird roles.
A long-range strategic bomber with a swept wing and eight jet engines in paired pods.
A composite amphibian that carries Dornier's centreline engine arrangement into the turboprop era.
A shorter wide-body Airbus from the transition to two-pilot, electronic-instrument cockpits.
A utility piston twin designed for commuter and specialist transport missions.
A five-seat composite single whose development led to the diesel DA50 RG.
A wide-cabin business-jet family that developed from Canadair's original Challenger programme.
A four-engine tactical transport built around a rear loading ramp and access to austere airfields.
A tandem two-seat sailplane designed for instruction and broader soaring use.
Cessna's unusual piston-powered helicopter, marketed as the Skyhook.
The tip-tanked turbofan Learjets, combining the classic compact airframe with longer range and careers in business, military and medical flying.
An experimental French helicopter with two coaxial, counter-rotating rotors.
A jet-powered military transport designed for both strategic loads and tactical airfield access.
A pioneering all-metal transport with an enclosed passenger cabin and corrugated skin.
Lockheed's wide-body TriStar, with three RB211 engines and a distinctive tail intake.
A twin-aisle Boeing designed alongside the 757's generation of two-pilot flight decks.
An open, single-seat ultralight with its propeller behind the pilot.
A four-engine jetliner that helped establish the shape of long-distance jet travel.
New aircraft, useful sources and improvements to AirframeDB. Occasional updates, when there’s something to share.