History’s Unique Aircraft

Despite an aerodynamic cleanliness of its airframe, the light piston twin suffered in a crowded market in the 1970s.

The clean-sheet aircraft design sought to improve aerodynamics by incorporating its twin engines in the aft fuselage.

Designed during an era of twin fever, the expeditionary H-500 blended rotary-wing utility and fixed-wing speed.

Cessna’s predecessor to the Fanjet 500, the Cessna 620, never made it to market, but it proved a point.

Unlike more traditional aircraft of the time, the XP-55 design mounted a 1,275 hp Allison V-12 powerplant behind the pilot.

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is the world’s largest military aviation museum. Its 19-acre campus holds an unprecedented collection chronicling not only the history of the U.S. Air Force but also the history of flight and advancements in aviation and space. Nestled throughout this impressive collection of more than 350 aerospace vehicles […]

Designed by Stinson and manufactured by Convair, the L-13 visually seems to have been cobbled together by Dr. Frankenstein’s aerodynamicist cousin.

The Eclipse 400 Jet bears a strong resemblance to the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet.

The Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer said it expects rebuilding the aircraft destroyed by Russian fighters to cost at least 500 million euros.

FLYING takes you on a must-do tour inside the iconic Hughes Flying Boat.