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.
Beechcraft's Model 76, designed to introduce pilots to twin-engine flying.
A stretched development of the DC-9 with rear-mounted engines and a five-abreast cabin.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
A long-range twin designed around a new wide-body airframe and extensive composite construction.
An experimental French helicopter with two coaxial, counter-rotating rotors.
A twin-aisle Boeing designed alongside the 757's generation of two-pilot flight decks.
An amphibious turboprop designed around scooping water and delivering it to fires.
Lockheed's wide-body TriStar, with three RB211 engines and a distinctive tail intake.
A tandem two-seat sailplane designed for instruction and broader soaring use.
A light two-seat helicopter with a side-by-side cabin and a semi-rigid main rotor.
A five-seat turbine helicopter developed from Robinson's smaller piston-helicopter line.
A simulator-designed very light jet using the Citation Mustang as a reference.
A five-seat composite single whose development led to the diesel DA50 RG.
Lockheed's tandem-seat Shooting Star jet trainer.
A composite touring single with a whole-aircraft parachute and several generations of avionics.
A rear-engined trijet built to bring jet service to shorter routes and smaller airports.
A modern composite twin with a roomy cabin and two wing-mounted piston engines.
A two-seat naval fighter with variable-sweep wings and a cockpit built around pilot and radar-intercept officer roles.
A carbon-fibre aerobatic monoplane family with a dedicated air-racing branch.
A two-seat amphibian with a flying-boat hull and a pusher engine above the cabin.
A two-seat touring motorglider with interchangeable wing tips.
A tandem-seat autogyro prototype developed around transport and observation roles.
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