Douglas C-47 Skytrain ↗
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
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A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
A pressurised four-engine piston transport from the last major generation before the jet airliner.
A single-seat aerobatic monoplane that also became a familiar air-racing aircraft.
The four-engine wide-body whose raised flight deck created one of aviation's most recognisable profiles.
A radial-engine trainer that also served in combat and civilian warbird roles.
An experimental twin-boom racing aircraft commissioned by Bob Pond and designed by Burt Rutan.
A DC-10-derived tanker that combined aerial refuelling with passenger and cargo transport.
The fixed-gear, six-cylinder touring branch of Piper's PA-28 family.
The purpose-built Ryan monoplane used by Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 solo Atlantic crossing.
A utility piston twin designed for commuter and specialist transport missions.
A regional jet family with four small engines, a high wing and a large split tail airbrake.
The four-engine Flying Fortress, a major American bomber of the Second World War.
A full-length double-deck airliner built for very high passenger capacity.
Regional flying built around a high wing, two turboprops and short sectors.
The Huey: a turbine-powered utility helicopter with a broad cabin and an unmistakable two-bladed rotor.
A pioneering light helicopter whose bubble cabin and exposed structure became widely recognisable.
Embraer's regional-jet family, from the ERJ 135 to the longer ERJ 145.
A low-wing agricultural Cessna with a cockpit and hopper arranged around the job.
A five-seat composite single whose development led to the diesel DA50 RG.
A tandem-seat light aircraft with a streamlined low-wing layout.
A light turbine helicopter whose land-based Scout and naval Wasp branches served different jobs.
A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
A modern two-seat piston helicopter designed around the training role.
A single-engine utility helicopter known as the Écureuil, Squirrel and AStar.
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