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 late member of the Nieuport V-strut scout family, remembered both as a First World War fighter and as an advanced trainer.
A self-launching sailplane family with its engine inside the fuselage and a folding nose propeller.
A four-seat kit-built touring aircraft that expanded the RV family beyond two-seat designs.
Lockheed's tandem-seat Shooting Star jet trainer.
Cessna's retractable-gear Centurion, a high-wing touring aircraft.
A two-seat light aircraft with folding wings and a choice of nosewheel or tailwheel gear.
A huge wooden flying-boat prototype that made one brief flight in 1947.
A family of single-aisle airliners built around sidesticks, electronic flight controls and a shared cockpit.
A post-war Czech light twin with a rounded cabin and engines carried on a low wing.
Avro's delta-wing bomber, developed for Britain's postwar strategic force.
A compact twin-engine helicopter widely used for medical, police and training work.
A twin-engine business jet designed to retain some of the utility flexibility associated with the PC-12.
A small three-engine demonstrator created to explore technologies for a future supersonic airliner.
A twin-turbine Huey descendant with a four-blade main rotor.
A six-engine flying boat created for long-distance passenger travel over water.
Piper's PA-31 utility twin, used in commuter, cargo and corporate transport.
A twin-engine utility helicopter with roots in the BK 117 and EC145 families.
A four-engine military turboprop designed to combine tactical access with long-distance transport.
A heavy-lift helicopter built around an open frame and an external working load.
A fixed-gear twin turboprop with a long history in regional and remote-area transport.
A box-shaped utility twin whose cabin and rear access are central to its design.
A streamlined twin-engine helicopter with a Fenestron tail rotor and retractable landing gear.
A two-seat, twin-engine fighter that served naval and land-based air forces in many roles.
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