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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.
An enclosed-cabin development of the Bell 47, shaped for passenger and executive transport.
The Stationair utility family, combining a high wing with fixed landing gear.
A tandem-seat utility aircraft whose light structure and high wing suit bush, towing and recreational work.
A long-range strategic bomber with a swept wing and eight jet engines in paired pods.
Piper's PA-31 utility twin, used in commuter, cargo and corporate transport.
A corrugated-metal transport best known in its three-engine form.
A compact utility helicopter distinguished by its enclosed Fenestron tail rotor.
A First World War trainer that became a familiar sight in the barnstorming era.
A long-haul twin whose family spans passenger, freight and specialist transport roles.
The tip-tanked turbofan Learjets, combining the classic compact airframe with longer range and careers in business, military and medical flying.
The H130 utility helicopter, descended from the AS350 and fitted with a Fenestron.
A regional jet family with four small engines, a high wing and a large split tail airbrake.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A retractable-gear touring single with an all-metal airframe and a long-lived enthusiast following.
A light business jet with a swept wing, rear-mounted engines and an integrated flight deck.
The retractable member of Beechcraft’s Musketeer family: a roomy, four-cylinder travelling aircraft with an unusually large baggage door.
A carrier-capable multirole fighter, larger than the earlier Hornet from which it developed.
A very large single-engine biplane designed for practical work from modest airfields.
A twin-hull flying boat with its engines mounted together above the wing.
A high-wing utility aircraft known for short-field work and a broad choice of working configurations.
The four-engine Flying Fortress, a major American bomber of the Second World War.
A tandem two-seat sailplane designed for instruction and broader soaring use.
A simulator-designed very light jet using the Citation Mustang as a reference.
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