Douglas C-47 Skytrain ↗
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
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A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
A six-engine heavy transport created for exceptionally large external and internal loads.
A corrugated-metal transport best known in its three-engine form.
A light turbine helicopter whose land-based Scout and naval Wasp branches served different jobs.
A First World War trainer that became a familiar sight in the barnstorming era.
A DC-10-derived tanker that combined aerial refuelling with passenger and cargo transport.
A pressurised cabin-class piston twin, from the tip-tanked 414 to the longer-wing 414A and its many aftermarket conversions.
A two-seat naval fighter with variable-sweep wings and a cockpit built around pilot and radar-intercept officer roles.
A self-launching sailplane family with its engine inside the fuselage and a folding nose propeller.
An amphibious turboprop designed around scooping water and delivering it to fires.
A pressurised single turboprop with a large cargo door and a broad range of working roles.
A tandem-seat homebuilt jet with composite construction and retractable landing gear.
The fixed-gear, six-cylinder touring branch of Piper's PA-28 family.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
The CJ4 belongs to Cessna's light-jet line, with two rear-mounted engines and a T-tail.
A small three-engine demonstrator created to explore technologies for a future supersonic airliner.
A long-haul twin whose family spans passenger, freight and specialist transport roles.
Beechcraft's Model 76, designed to introduce pilots to twin-engine flying.
A tandem two-seat sailplane family used for training and cross-country soaring.
The retractable member of Beechcraft’s Musketeer family: a roomy, four-cylinder travelling aircraft with an unusually large baggage door.
A full-length double-deck airliner built for very high passenger capacity.
A Brazilian light trainer with a high wing, tandem seats and a simple utility layout.
A four-engine airliner that brought pressurised-cabin travel into scheduled service.
A midsize business jet developed by Bombardier’s Learjet division.
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