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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 shorter wide-body Airbus from the transition to two-pilot, electronic-instrument cockpits.
A box-shaped utility twin whose cabin and rear access are central to its design.
A French two-seat aerobatic trainer with side-by-side seating and a distinctive curved wing outline.
Lockheed's wide-body TriStar, with three RB211 engines and a distinctive tail intake.
A tandem two-seat sailplane designed for instruction and broader soaring use.
A compact Italian light twin with a shoulder wing and metal airframe.
An Italian light aircraft known for military training and aerobatic use.
A six-seat composite single turboprop with a pressurised cabin and retractable gear.
A military transport developed from the DC-3, used for cargo, troops, parachuting and glider towing.
A four-seat, pressurised kit aircraft with a composite airframe and retractable landing gear.
An enclosed, two-seat autogyro with side-by-side seating and a pusher propeller.
A corrugated-metal, three-engine transport from the formative years of airline travel.
A five-seat composite single whose development led to the diesel DA50 RG.
The retractable member of Beechcraft’s Musketeer family: a roomy, four-cylinder travelling aircraft with an unusually large baggage door.
A two-seat composite trainer with a low wing and a large canopy.
SOCATA's touring-aircraft family, including the Tobago and Trinidad.
A lightweight short-field aircraft with a specialised wing and tall, shock-absorbing landing gear.
A pioneering light helicopter whose bubble cabin and exposed structure became widely recognisable.
A composite amphibian that carries Dornier's centreline engine arrangement into the turboprop era.
The Stationair utility family, combining a high wing with fixed landing gear.
A single-engine utility helicopter known as the Écureuil, Squirrel and AStar.
A long-range twin designed around a new wide-body airframe and extensive composite construction.
Three fictional aircraft for exploring X-Plane’s atmosphere, terrain and extreme flight regimes.
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