Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” ↗
The purpose-built Ryan monoplane used by Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 solo Atlantic crossing.
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The purpose-built Ryan monoplane used by Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 solo Atlantic crossing.
An unpowered military cargo glider designed to deliver troops and equipment behind a tow aircraft.
A large amphibious flying boat built around maritime rescue and utility transport.
A small three-engine demonstrator created to explore technologies for a future supersonic airliner.
A cabin biplane with the lower wing placed ahead of the upper one.
A compact regional turboprop with a pressurised cabin for up to 19 passengers.
A twin-turboprop regional airliner developed through Swedish and American industrial cooperation.
The Mitchell medium bomber, named for aviation advocate Billy Mitchell.
A late member of the Nieuport V-strut scout family, remembered both as a First World War fighter and as an advanced trainer.
Ted Smith's piston twin, later produced by Piper as the Aerostar.
An early CRJ regional jet with rear-mounted engines and a small airliner flight deck.
A high-wing twin turboprop developed for regional freight and passenger transport.
A specialised reconnaissance aircraft designed for very high altitude and sustained supersonic flight.
A four-engine jetliner that helped establish the shape of long-distance jet travel.
The JetRanger and LongRanger family: a familiar turbine-helicopter shape with distinct cabin lengths.
A twin-aisle Boeing designed alongside the 757's generation of two-pilot flight decks.
A four-seat piston helicopter with a two-blade main rotor and conventional tail rotor.
An open-cockpit biplane trainer that found a second life in civilian flying.
A DC-10-derived tanker that combined aerial refuelling with passenger and cargo transport.
A utility piston twin designed for commuter and specialist transport missions.
A pressurised cabin-class piston twin, from the tip-tanked 414 to the longer-wing 414A and its many aftermarket conversions.
A large twin-engine helicopter from the Super Puma line, used for offshore and public-service work.
A compact twin-engine helicopter widely used for medical, police and training work.
A two-seat composite trainer with a low wing and a large canopy.
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