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A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
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A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
A late member of the Nieuport V-strut scout family, remembered both as a First World War fighter and as an advanced trainer.
A carrier-capable multirole fighter, larger than the earlier Hornet from which it developed.
Tecnam's four-seat high-wing single, built with metal and carbon-fibre components.
A small open gyroplane with an unpowered rotor and pusher propulsion.
Cirrus's first type-certified aircraft, a composite piston single.
A Belgian light helicopter with two seats arranged side by side.
A modern composite twin with a roomy cabin and two wing-mounted piston engines.
The second-generation Harrier, designed around vectored thrust and short-field operation.
A two-seat light amphibian with a compact boat hull and a pusher propeller.
A four-engine Airbus wide-body developed in parallel with the A330.
A four-seat touring family whose Commander 114 added a larger engine and further refinements.
A high-wing utility aircraft known for short-field work and a broad choice of working configurations.
A twin-engine business jet designed to retain some of the utility flexibility associated with the PC-12.
A corrugated-metal transport best known in its three-engine form.
Cessna's retractable-gear Centurion, a high-wing touring aircraft.
Beechcraft's Model 76, designed to introduce pilots to twin-engine flying.
A tandem-seat homebuilt jet with composite construction and retractable landing gear.
The purpose-built Ryan monoplane used by Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 solo Atlantic crossing.
A six-engine flying boat created for long-distance passenger travel over water.
A military liaison aircraft built around a high wing, tandem cabin and short-field utility work.
A push-pull twin with one engine at each end of the central fuselage.
A compact rear-engined jet designed for short-haul regional airline work.
A short-haul jet family that evolved through several generations of engines, wings and flight decks.
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