Curtiss C-46 Commando ↗
A large twin-radial transport that carried heavy loads through wartime and post-war freight service.
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A large twin-radial transport that carried heavy loads through wartime and post-war freight service.
A cabin biplane with the lower wing placed ahead of the upper one.
A fixed-wing observation aircraft with a helicopter-like view from its glazed nose.
A four-engine tactical transport built around a rear loading ramp and access to austere airfields.
A compact racing aeroplane built around a large radial engine and very short fuselage.
A long-running touring single, familiar in both V-tail and conventional-tail forms.
A powered hang-glider wing above an amphibious inflatable boat.
A fixed-gear twin turboprop with a long history in regional and remote-area transport.
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
A purpose-built agricultural aircraft that also became a single-engine air tanker.
A two-seat Tecnam high-wing aircraft combining composite and metal construction.
A wartime fighter developed from the earlier Curtiss P-36.
A very large single-engine biplane designed for practical work from modest airfields.
Japan’s postwar regional turboprop, with Rolls-Royce Dart power and a career spanning passenger, freight and specialist government flying.
An unpowered military cargo glider designed to deliver troops and equipment behind a tow aircraft.
The four-engine Flying Fortress, a major American bomber of the Second World War.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
An electric-powered educational glider concept inspired by the human-powered MIT Daedalus 88.
Piper's PA-31 utility twin, used in commuter, cargo and corporate transport.
Tecnam's four-seat high-wing single, built with metal and carbon-fibre components.
Embraer's regional-jet family, from the ERJ 135 to the longer ERJ 145.
Cessna's retractable-gear Centurion, a high-wing touring aircraft.
A rear-engined trijet built to bring jet service to shorter routes and smaller airports.
A radial-engined utility aircraft closely associated with bush flying and float operations.
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