The Yakovlev Yak-130 is a subsonic swept mid-wing two-seat advanced jet trainer/light attack aircraft or lead-in fighter trainer developed by Yakovlev. Development of the plane began in 1991, as a joint programme for trainer development […]
The Junkers Ju 52 was a German trimotor transport aircraft. It saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s. The Junkers Ju 52 was nicknamed “Tante Ju” (Auntie Ju) and “Iron Annie” by […]
The Polikarpov Po-2 / U-2 is one of the world’s most produced aircraft ever. The Po-2 was license-built in Poland after WWII as the CSS-13 and the CSS S-13. The Po-2 was a general purpose […]
The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. Developing nation: British. Manufacturer/designer: Sopwith Aviaton Company/Chief engineer Herbert Smith. Production Lines: Kingston upon […]
The Breguet 14 was a French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. The Breguet 14 is often considered one of the best aircraft of the war. Developing nation: France. Manufacturer/designer: Louis […]
The Northrop HL-10 was one of five heavyweight lifting body designs flown at NASA’s Flight Research Center (FRC—later Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, from July 1966 to November 1975 to study and validate the […]
The Grumman X-29 was an experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept wing, canard control surfaces, and other novel aircraft technologies. The multi-phased program was conducted from 1984 to 1992 and provided an engineering data base […]
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its primary mission is to move troops, artillery, ammunition, fuel, water, barrier materials, supplies and equipment on the battlefield. Its secondary missions include […]
First all-metal bush plane designed and built in Canada; de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. The Beaver had extra wide doors so it could […]
The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger was a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe in World War II. The first prototype of the He-162 was rolled out at the beginning of December 1944. […]
The Kawasaki Ki-100 was a fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Japanese Army designation was “Type 5 Fighter”. This derivative of the Ki-61 Hien was the best Japanese Army […]
The Hawker Hind was a light bomber/trainer of the inter-war years produced by Hawker Aircraft. The Hawker Hind was an improved version of the Hart. It was designed as an interim replacement for the Hart whilst […]