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.
A long-range fighter whose different engine and canopy developments produced several distinct forms.
The fixed-gear, six-cylinder touring branch of Piper's PA-28 family.
A side-by-side touring motorglider used for both powered flying and soaring.
An enlarged Velocity kit aircraft with a canard and rear-mounted pusher propeller.
Beechcraft's Model 76, designed to introduce pilots to twin-engine flying.
A midsize business jet developed by Bombardier’s Learjet division.
A cabin biplane with the lower wing placed ahead of the upper one.
A four-engine military turboprop designed to combine tactical access with long-distance transport.
A compact racing aeroplane built around a large radial engine and very short fuselage.
A light turbine helicopter whose land-based Scout and naval Wasp branches served different jobs.
Japan’s postwar regional turboprop, with Rolls-Royce Dart power and a career spanning passenger, freight and specialist government flying.
The second-generation Harrier, designed around vectored thrust and short-field operation.
An experimental twin-boom racing aircraft commissioned by Bob Pond and designed by Burt Rutan.
A powered hang-glider wing above an amphibious inflatable boat.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
An Italian light aircraft known for military training and aerobatic use.
A modern open-cockpit light aircraft that revives the corrugated-metal style of the 1929 A50.
A tandem-seat homebuilt jet with composite construction and retractable landing gear.
A self-launching sailplane family with its engine inside the fuselage and a folding nose propeller.
A small open gyroplane with an unpowered rotor and pusher propulsion.
An unpowered military cargo glider designed to deliver troops and equipment behind a tow aircraft.
A retractable-gear touring single with an all-metal airframe and a long-lived enthusiast following.
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