Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” ↗
The purpose-built Ryan monoplane used by Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 solo Atlantic crossing.
Explore the aircraft. Find your simulator. Follow the sources.
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.
A tandem-seat homebuilt jet with composite construction and retractable landing gear.
A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
A late-1930s cabin aircraft with metal construction and retractable landing gear.
A wartime fighter developed from the earlier Curtiss P-36.
A corrugated-metal, three-engine transport from the formative years of airline travel.
A stretched development of the DC-9 with rear-mounted engines and a five-abreast cabin.
A modern two-seat piston helicopter designed around the training role.
An early CRJ regional jet with rear-mounted engines and a small airliner flight deck.
A pressurised regional airliner with a high wing and two Rolls-Royce Dart turboprops.
A compact Japanese twin turboprop with a high wing and pressurised cabin.
A 1920s transport family that developed from a single-engine airliner into a trimotor.
A light amphibian with a hull, retractable wheels and a pusher propeller.
A long-range strategic bomber with a swept wing and eight jet engines in paired pods.
The Wilga is the real-aircraft starting point for Mike Patey's DRACO and the simulator's DRACO X.
A side-by-side touring motorglider used for both powered flying and soaring.
A tailwheel utility single built around a high wing and a substantial working cabin.
A light turbine helicopter whose land-based Scout and naval Wasp branches served different jobs.
Tecnam's four-seat high-wing single, built with metal and carbon-fibre components.
A high-wing utility turboprop designed for short-field passenger and cargo work.
A swept-wing business jet designed around high subsonic cruise speed.
A 1920s flying boat with two engines arranged in tandem above the wing.
Diamond's four-seat light twin, developed with diesel-powered versions.
New aircraft, useful sources and improvements to AirframeDB. Occasional updates, when there’s something to share.