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 corrugated-metal, three-engine transport from the formative years of airline travel.
A super-midsize business jet with a swept wing, rear-mounted engines and an integrated glass cockpit.
A shorter wide-body Airbus from the transition to two-pilot, electronic-instrument cockpits.
A post-war Businessliner with a radial engine, cabin transport ambitions and tailwheel gear.
The retractable member of Beechcraft’s Musketeer family: a roomy, four-cylinder travelling aircraft with an unusually large baggage door.
A pioneering light helicopter whose bubble cabin and exposed structure became widely recognisable.
A light turbine helicopter whose land-based Scout and naval Wasp branches served different jobs.
A large amphibious flying boat built around maritime rescue and utility transport.
A side-by-side two-seat sailplane with a retractable powerplant for self-launching.
A tandem-seat utility aircraft whose light structure and high wing suit bush, towing and recreational work.
An Italian light aircraft known for military training and aerobatic use.
An experimental French helicopter with two coaxial, counter-rotating rotors.
A full-length double-deck airliner built for very high passenger capacity.
A fixed-gear twin turboprop with a long history in regional and remote-area transport.
An amphibious turboprop designed around scooping water and delivering it to fires.
A two-seat composite trainer with a low wing and a large canopy.
A DC-10-derived tanker that combined aerial refuelling with passenger and cargo transport.
A pressurised single-engine turboprop family that combines a compact cabin with retractable gear.
The Mitchell medium bomber, named for aviation advocate Billy Mitchell.
Cessna's unusual piston-powered helicopter, marketed as the Skyhook.
A cabin biplane with the lower wing placed ahead of the upper one.
A pressurised four-engine piston transport from the last major generation before the jet airliner.
A long-haul twin whose family spans passenger, freight and specialist transport roles.
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