Aerospatiale joined with British Aerospace to create supersonic transport (SST) Concorde airliner, the first example of which flew on March 2, 1969. The development costs of the Concorde were so great that they could never […]
The Beriev Be-200 is an amphibious multirole turbofan aircraft designed by the Berieva Aviatsionnyi Kompaniya (Beriev Aviation Company), with the Russian Irkutsk Aircraft Production Association (IAPO) responsible for the production engineering development phase of the […]
The BAe 146, a medium sized airliner (‘the Whisperjet’) built by British Aerospace (now BAE Systems). The first production models were built in 1983 and the last aircraft were built in 2002. In these years […]
The One-Eleven was designed to replace the Vickers Viscount on short-range routes. It was the second short-haul jet airliner to enter service, the first being the French Sud Aviation Caravelle. Total production of the One-Eleven […]
The ‘Dove’ was an eight seated commuter developed in the 1940’s, it flew for the first time on September 25th 1945 and was produced into the 1960’s. Developing Nation: United Kingdom First Flight: September 25th […]
The Fokker F-50 was seen as a more modern version of the F-27 from the Dutch Aircraft builder Fokker. That was not the case, the F-50 was a completely re-designed aircraft of very high standards […]
Fairchild acquired a license to build the Fokker F.27 on 26 April 1956 and put the aircraft into production at the same time as the parent company, actually achieving first deliveries and airline service before […]
The Fokker F-27 is the most successful civilian airplane the fokker factory has ever built. At the time it was one of the first, and certainly one of the most successful turbo-prop aircraft in the […]
Designed by Oleg Antonov during the 2Nd world war, the largest bi-plane in the world. The plane was very versatile, it was used as passenger plane, freight, exploration, ambulance duties, and agricultural services. The plane […]
The Boeing 777 currently is available in five models: 777-200, 777-200ER (extended range), 777-200LR (longer-range), 777-300 and the 777-300ER (extended range). The 777 program was launched in October 1990 with an order from United Airlines. […]
The Airbus A310 twin engine wide-bodied airliners have been built since 1981. The A310 has a shorter fuselage than the A300 aircraft but the same 5.64m fuselage diameter. The A310 is a 200 seated aircraft […]
Airbus Industries was formed in 1970 as a multinational effort between Germany, England and France to create a high-capacity twin-jet transport (this developed into the A300). Today Airbus Industries has become the world’s second largest […]
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