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A four-seat high-wing single that spans generations of conventional instruments and glass cockpits.
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A four-seat high-wing single that spans generations of conventional instruments and glass cockpits.
Ted Smith's piston twin, later produced by Piper as the Aerostar.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
A long-haul twin whose family spans passenger, freight and specialist transport roles.
A Canadian tandem-seat trainer developed after the Second World War.
A pressurised touring twin whose piston and turbine-conversion versions make a particularly interesting comparison.
A composite touring single with a whole-aircraft parachute and several generations of avionics.
A large amphibious flying boat built around maritime rescue and utility transport.
A long-range twin whose programme emphasised composite construction and more electrically powered systems.
A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
A family of single-aisle airliners built around sidesticks, electronic flight controls and a shared cockpit.
A fixed-gear twin turboprop with a long history in regional and remote-area transport.
A compact Japanese twin turboprop with a high wing and pressurised cabin.
A light turbine helicopter combining an Alouette II airframe with more powerful Alouette III components.
The Stationair utility family, combining a high wing with fixed landing gear.
A rear-engined trijet built to bring jet service to shorter routes and smaller airports.
A cabin-class piston twin designed for commuter, cargo and utility work.
A small three-engine demonstrator created to explore technologies for a future supersonic airliner.
A long-range fighter whose different engine and canopy developments produced several distinct forms.
A four-seat, pressurised kit aircraft with a composite airframe and retractable landing gear.
A personal jet with one engine above the rear fuselage and a distinctive V-tail.
A long-range twin designed around a new wide-body airframe and extensive composite construction.
A side-by-side military trainer with a low wing and fixed tricycle landing gear.
A pressurised four-engine piston transport from the last major generation before the jet airliner.
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