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About"The Fiat G.91 is a jet fighter aircraft designed and built by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Fiat Aviazione, which later merged into Aeritalia. Wikipedia" | Manufacturers: Aeritalia, Fiat Aviazione, Alenia Aeronautica, Flugzeug-Union Sud

AboutPopular military jet trainer.

AboutUkrainian two-seat, high-wing, tricycle landing gear ultralight aircraft that was designed by Yuri Yakovlev and is manufactured by Aeroprakt. In the United States the A-22 is referred to as the Valor, while in the UK and Australia it is called the Foxbat. - Wikipedia

AboutFactory-built two-seat high wing STOL aircraft, capable of operating from the shortest and roughest strips, whilst efficiently cruising at 100 knots.

About3 engined heavy transport... held the distinction of being the most powerful helicopter to be built in Europe at one point, as well as being the world's fastest helicopter. Wikipedia

AboutIndigenous Defense Fighter (IDF)... multirole combat aircraft named after Chiang Ching-kuo. - Wikipedia

AboutAmerican agricultural aircraft that may also be adapted into fire-fighting or armed versions. - Wikipedia

AboutWide-body aircraft smaller than the A300, the first twin-jet wide-body. - Wikipedia

About"A320neo family is a development of the A320 family of narrow-body airliners.". source? ca. 2010

AboutTactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Wikipedia.

AboutLong-range passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter as the next generation of the civilian Super Puma family. Twin-engined aircraft, 24 passengers. Wikipedia

AboutModern airship, originally designed by British company Airship Industries, - Wikipedia

AboutSoviet 4 engined turboprop passenger transport. Wikipedia

About4 engined turboprop transport. Military version of the Antonov An-10. For more than three decades the An-12 was the standard medium-range cargo and paratroop transport aircraft of the Soviet air forces. Wikipedia

AboutSoviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau beginning in 1947. - Wikipedia

About4 engine medium-range transport aircraft, and the first aircraft to take flight powered only by propfan engines.... replacement for the An-12 - Wikipedia

AboutElectric commuter.

AboutRegional airliner.

AboutRegional airliner.

AboutHigh speed Czech ultralight. Now produced by JMB Aircraft of Chocen.

AboutPlanned Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft and strategic bomber that was being developed by Avro Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (in 1957). Wikipedia

AboutMach 2 plus delta winged interceptor.

AboutA development of the Lincoln, the more powerful Shackleton served well beyond its intended lifespan in both the maritime recon and AEW roles.

AboutTo see the mighty Vulcan in action check out the James Bond movie Thunderball. What an utterly fantastic looking aircraft - a flying sculpture!

About"Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. The six-seater, single-engined aircraft is still being produced by Beechcraft and has been in continuous production longer than any other aircraft in history." - Wiki

AboutAmerican biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger. It first flew in 1932. Engine type: Radial engine - Wikipedia

About6-11 seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel. Produced from 1937 to November 1969, over 9,000 were built, making it one of the world's most widely used light aircraft. Wikipedia.

About" The Bell 206B JetRanger is one of the most popular general purpose helicopters ever built. It is a single pilot, five-place, single-engine light helicopter. The JetRanger has tubular steel landing skids and can be equipped with pop-out or fixed floats for water operations." - from Microsoft Flight Simulator 98.

About"Four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter. A derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, the 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid, teetering rotor of the 206L-4. Wikipedia"

About"The 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946." - Wikipedia

About"The United States Army first ordered Bell 47s in 1948 under the designation H-13. These would later receive the name Sioux." - Wikipedia

AboutBritish carrier-capable attack aircraft designed in the 1950s - Wikipedia

AboutStressed-skin four-engine low-wing tailwheel monoplane airliner derived from the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, which entered commercial service in July 1940. Wikipedia

AboutPremiere US helicopter gunship.

AboutStaple of the Allied effort in WWII.

About"The first jet-powered strategic bomber to serve with USAF, over 2100 were produced. "

AboutStarting this beast up and watching the Engine indicators - count them! - come to life is fun. Landing it is even more fun!

AboutMilitary version of the Boeing 737-700C.

About"A twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. It is a modernized version of the CH-47 Chinook and its primary role is the transportation of troops, vehicles and cargo. The Huron exists in two variants: the armed variant with two side gunners manning 6.5 mm gatling guns, and the transport version which replaces the gunners with two additional passenger positions."

AboutFamily of regional jets introduced in 1991 by Bombardier Aerospace. Acquired by Mitsubishi in 2020. Wikipedia

AboutAerobatic biplane and trainer

About"two-seat training aerobatic aircraft first built in 1970 and still in production in 2007. The plane was developed from the Piel Super Emeraude." - Wiki

AboutCAP for 'Constructions Aéronautiques Parisiennes' - Wiki

AboutTwo-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use. In 1977, it was succeeded in production by the Cessna 152, a minor modification to the original design. The Cessna 150 is the fifth most produced aircraft ever, with 23,839 produced. Wikipedia

AboutThe Cessna 172 is the most popular training aircraft ever produced at over 44,000 units since 1955.

AboutFamily of light agricultural aircraft produced between 1966 and 1983. - Wikipedia

AboutMarketed as the Cessna TTx, is a single-engine, fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation aircraft built from composite materials. Wikioedia

About10 seater, twin-engined, US military designation C-28.

AboutLaunched on November 28, 2017, with an order for 50 from FedEx Express, with the aircraft designed for the needs of its FedEx Feeder service. Wikipedia

AboutDeveloped during the Vietnam War in response to military interest in new counter-insurgency aircraft to replace aging types such as the Douglas A-1 Skyraider. Wikipedia

AboutFamily of business jets by Cessna that started in 1972 with the entry into service of the first model. In the fifty years following the 1969 first flight, more than 7,500 Citations were delivered, forming the largest business jet fleet. Wikipedia

AboutLiaison and observation aircraft that first flew on December 14, 1949, and entered service in 1950 as the L-19 in the Korean War. It went to serve in many branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, was not retired until the 1970s in a number of variants, and also served in the Vietnam War. Wikipedia

AboutMilitary version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster, used for forward air control and psychological operations by the US military between 1967 and 2010. Wikipedia

AboutFamily of high wing, strut-braced, pusher configuration, single and two-seats-in-tandem ultralight aircraft.- Wikipedia

About" development of the Cirrus SR20, with a larger wing, higher fuel capacity, and a more powerful, 310-horsepower (231 kW) engine"

AboutSingle engine, 6 seater jet with a V-tail.

AboutPowered by 6 28-cyl radials (and later 4 turbojets as well), the B-36 flew high and slow. It was not uncommon to stay aloft for 2 days without refuelling.

AboutA thoroughly modern evolution of the venerable Piper Cub, the X Cubs are optimised for off-road adventuring! The NX has a moving map and higher performance.

AboutFighter aircraft driven by two piston engines. It further exploited the wooden construction techniques that had been pioneered by the de Havilland Mosquito. Development of the Hornet had started during the Second World War as a private venture. Wikipedia

About1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. Wikipedia

AboutBritish two-seat, twin-engined aircraft built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was developed specifically to participate in the 1934 England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race from the United Kingdom to Australia. - Wikipedia

AboutTandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft. - Wikipedia

AboutCanadian STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada in the mid-1960s and still in production today. Wikipedia.

AboutSeries of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada in 1984. - Wikipedia

AboutGlider with electric prop.

AboutGlider with electric prop.

About"Austrian four-seat, single-engine, light aircraft constructed from composite materials." - Wiki

About"5-7 seat, twin-engine light aircraft | first flight March 2012" - Wiki

About"Austrian-designed two-seat tricycle gear general aviation light aircraft." - Wiki

AboutExperimental, jet-propelled, vertical take-off and landing cargo aircraft. Wikipedia

About1920’s twin-engine German flying boat.

AboutLargest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was produced by the Dornier company of Germany in 1929. - Wikipedia

AboutTurboprop-powered amphibious aircraft built largely of composite materials. Developed by Claudius Dornier Jr of Germany, it first flew in 1984. Wikipedia.

AboutCruise ~ 80-100 kts | Livery by Donka. | Has to he hands down the best view out of the cockpit short of flying a gyrocopter, which has no protection from the elements. Plus, this plane is a veritable head-turner!

AboutOriginally a Sikorsky Aircraft product, the type certificate and manufacturing rights were purchased from them by Erickson Air-Crane in 1992. Erickson gives each of its S-64s an individual name, the best-known being "Elvis", used in fighting fires in Australia. - Wikipedia

AboutThe successor to the F-86 Sabre, the F-100 was the first combat aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight.

AboutThe '102 had a dual-stick control system where the pilot controled the radar with one hand and flew with the other. The Dagger was also unique for a fighter in that it carried missiles internally.

AboutS models feature upgraded engines and avionics making them truly all weather fighters and the last production models. The leading edges of the F-104 wings were so sharp the ground crew had to exercise special care not to be cut when working near them!

AboutLike many flight sim fans, my love affair with the Wobbly Goblin began in 1988 with F-19 Stealth Fighter on my Atari ST.

AboutTotal production of the F-86 exceeded that of any fixed-wing fighter at a staggering 9,502.

AboutTwin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was designed in response to a 1945 United States Navy requirement for a jet-powered, radar-equipped, carrier-based night fighter. Wikipedia

AboutThe Hornet was conceived from the word go as a dual-role aircraft, hence the designation F/A-18, which means Fighter-Attack. It was meant to supplement the role of the F-14 Tomcat, providing shorter range Air defense and to totally replace the A-7 Corsair and A-6 Intruder.

AboutAbout 1/3 larger than the F/A-18, the Superhornet brings increased range and payload to the series. The aircraft received wide exposure in the 2023 movie " Top Gun Maverick".

AboutA-10-C Thunderbolt II

AboutFairey Delta 2 or FD2 is a British supersonic research aircraft that was produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for a specialised aircraft for conducting investigations into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds. Wikipedia

AboutManned version of the V-1 flying bomb. Wikipedia

AboutSingle-seat intermeshing rotor helicopter, or synchropter | world's first series production helicopter. Wikipedia

About"Family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat, ultralight and light-sport aircraft" - Wikipedia

AboutKit balloons, with vectored thrust options. Also Radio controlled Mini FlyDOOs.

AboutAll-metal four-engined monoplane originally developed by Focke-Wulf as a long-range airliner. Wikipedia

AboutHigh-altitude fighter-interceptor designed by Kurt Tank. Development of the Fw 190 aircraft. Wikipedia

AboutEindecker ("one wing") | World War I.

About2 seat, 1929.

About1930s.

AboutTwin–radial engined amphibious seaplane that was used by the USAF, USN, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the Royal Canadian Air Force primarily as a search and rescue (SAR) aircraft.

AboutAmphibious flying boat designed by Grumman to serve as an eight-seat commuter aircraft for businessmen in the Long Island area. The Goose was Grumman's first monoplane to fly, its first twin-engined aircraft, and its first aircraft to enter commercial airline service. Wikipedia

About3 bladed, 2 seat, composite structure, piston engine, Fenestron tail rotor, glass cockpit.

AboutMid-size twinjet corporate aircraft. ... development of the British Aerospace 125. Wikipedia

About"... all the various marques of Hunter were a delight to fly and much admired by their pilots. Many still fly today in the hands of private owners. Total production was 1,985, 79 types flew with 17 air forces."

AboutElectric regional commuter.

AboutHughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose) is a prototype strategic airlift flying boat. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during World War II. Made only one brief flight on November 2, 1947. - Wikipedia

AboutSingle-engined fourth-generation multirole jet fighter developed in Israel during the 1980s. Wikipedia

About"The Il-28 was the mainstay of the medium bomber fleets of the Soviet bloc countries for most of the '50s."

AboutAnglo-French supersonic jet attack aircraft.. close air support and nuclear strike role. - Wikipedia

AboutAs the RAF's first purpose-built night and all-weather interceptor, the Javelin was a large aircraft who's thick delta wing prohibited supersonic flight. First flown in 1951, many variants were produced, the latter ones with afterburning engines.

AboutSingle seater, aluminium and carbon fiber construction, eight electric motors.

AboutElectric commuter.

AboutWorld's first all-metal transport aircraft. Produced shortly after the end of the First World War, it was a cantilever-wing monoplane with enclosed accommodation for four passengers and a two seat open cockpit. Wikipedia

About"Black Shark" Soviet single-seat attack helicopter... coaxial rotor system- Wikipedia

AboutA series of small side-by-side, two-seat, high-wing, single engine kit aircraft, designed and originally manufactured by Dan Denney and his company Denney Aerocraft of Boise, Idaho. Over 4500 kits have been delivered in 42 countries. A derivative of the Avid Flyer, the Kitfox was an early kit plane to feature quickly-folding wings that greatly simplify carriage and storage. The appeal of the aircraft was that it could be built in a two-car garage. Then it would be towed to the airport with the wings folded. The landing gear may be easily converted to floats or skis. - WIkipedia

AboutThe largest flying boat ever built up to its time. The type was not a success, being unreliable and uneconomic to operate. Five of the eleven aircraft built were written off in accidents and one was lost during World War II. Wikipedia

AboutAdvanced Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing

AboutRQ-3 DarkStar is an unmanned aerial vehicle. Its first flight was on March 29, 1996. The Department of Defense terminated DarkStar in January 1999, after determining the UAV was not aerodynamically stable and was not meeting cost and performance objectives. Wikipedia

AboutHigh altitude interceptor designed to counter the U-2.

AboutTwo seat dual control ideal for training.

AboutTwo seat – single control ideal for cross-country flights.

AboutEnclosed side-by-side two-seat with dual control.

AboutTwo seat Tandem enclosed side-by-side.

About"The M7-180 is renowned as a rugged, reliable general utility airplane that is exceptional for backcountry flight operations due to its inherent STOL (short take-off and landing) capabilities."

AboutPowered by the the Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan jet engine and based on the British Aerospace Hawk Mk.60, the T-45 was a multinational project to deliver a het trainer for the US Navy. 221 airframes were delivered between 1988 and 2009.

AboutRocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Me 163 Komet towards the end of World War II. Three prototypes were built but never flown under their own power as the rapidly deteriorating military situation in Germany prevented the completion of the test program. Wikipedia

AboutThe Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant was a German military transport aircraft of World War II. It was a powered variant of the Me 321 military glider and was the largest land-based transport aircraft to fly during the war. In total, 213 were made, with 15 being converted from the Me 321. Wikipedia

AboutAs the Allies' first operational jet fighter, the Meteor underwent rapid development, especially of its engines. The underpowered 1943 prototype was transformed by a sequence of more powerful engines into an outstanding multi-role aircraft.

AboutLargest helicopter to have gone into serial production. Wikipedia

AboutThe MiG-15 out-turned, out-climbed and had a higher service ceiling than the North American F-86K Sabre. Also - the original NATO reporting name was "Falcon" - it would be interesting to get the story behind changing the name from that of a 'Bird of Prey' to a 'block of wood'!

AboutAs Russia's first supersonic fighter, the twin-engined MiG-19 was a truly formidable aircraft for its day.

AboutFirst brought to the collective attention of the west in the 1972 defection of Lt. Victor Belenko to Hakodate, Japan and subsequently immortalised as the basis for the wildly successful novel and movie "Firefox", the MiG-25 was an integral part of Eastern Bloc air defence during the Cold War. With it’s Mach 2 plus and edge-of-space capabilities it was specifically designed to counter the reconnaissance threats posed by the U-2 and later the SR-71 Blackbird, a role it fulfilled for several decades..

AboutThe "Soviet Super Fighter" is what we called it in the 1980's.

AboutFictional MiG depicted in the 1997 flight sim Jetfighter FullBurn.

AboutThe MiG-Drone is powered by a Stark Industries Arc Reactor, enabling high speeds and long loiter time. It can also be programmed to follow my aircraft and take "Chase Plane" footage.

AboutFrom a physical hard-wired cockpit I built in 1992, back to various desktop iterations and finally back to a physical cockpit in 2023 based on aluminium profile and fitted out with 5 displays, HOTAS and switch panels and an 85" display with TrackIR head tracking.

AboutJapanese swept-wing, single-seat, twin-engine supersonic strike aircraft that was in service with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force from 1978 to 2006. It was Japan's first domestically designed and built supersonic combat aircraft, jointly developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Wikipedia

AboutJapan's FS-X (Fighter Support-Experimental) program

AboutJapanese Navy's primary land-based bomber. Wikipedia

AboutLightning Bolt, Jack

AboutJapanese light bomber of World War II. It was a single-engine, mid-wing, cantilever monoplane of stressed-skin construction with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage and a long transparent cockpit canopy. Wikipedia

AboutHigh-wing, twin-engine turboprop aircraft with a pressurized cabin. Made its maiden flight in September 1963 and was produced until 1986. Wikipedia | Specifications: CRUISE SPEED 260 KTAS
ENGINE 2 Turboprop
MAX ALTITUDE 25,000 Ft
RANGE 1100 NM
EMPTY WEIGHT 6,085 Lb
MAX WEIGHT 10,520 Lb
FUEL CAPACITY 375 Gal
LENGTH 34.00 Ft
WINGSPAN 37.00 Ft

AboutCarbon fibre, two seat high performance aircraft.

AboutCarbon fibre, single seat, evolution of the MX2 but with more design emphasis placed on performance and agility.

AboutHayabusa / Peregrine falcon | Single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in World War II. Often called the "Army Zero" by American pilots. Wikipedia

AboutA-5 in its export versions, is a 1960s-design Chinese-built single-seat, twin jet engine... CAS... aircraft based on the Shenyang J-6. Wikipedia

AboutThe virtual cockpit is good and combined with the pop-up Altimeter - Airspeed and Rate of Climb panel makes it a good choice for visual flights.

About"American twin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter-insurgency (COIN) combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. It can carry up to 3,200 lb (1,450 kg) of external munitions and internal loads such as paratroopers or stretchers, and can loiter for three or more hours." - Wikipedia.

AboutOne of the Allied fighters which helped turn the tide over Europe.

About"The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s. Wikipedia"

AboutStealth bomber with a flying wing design.

About"Its extreme range and ability to carry offensive weapons on up to 8 hard points make it a potent anti-submarine platform."

AboutFrom the 1980’s the Panavia Tornado was a staple of the UK, German and Italian airforces and along with the F-111 and B-1B dominated the low-level high speed interdiction bombing role for decades. There were also air defense variants. At the time it boasted the most sophisticated bomber / navigator station in service, the seat being dominated by 3 large cathode ray tubes. The flight plans were loaded via cassette tape and the Terrain Following Radar (TFR) enabled it to fly super-sonic at night and at altitudes down to 50 feet, a performance metric which is hard to match even in the 2020’s.

AboutLight business jet. 6 seats. Short runway capability.

AboutTwin-engined utility aircraft... for small cargo and feeder airlines and as a corporate aircraft. ...1967 to 1984. It was license-built in a number of Latin American countries. Wikipedia

About6 seat, high-performance, single engine, all-metal, fixed-wing aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida. The design began life as the Piper Lance, a retractable-gear version of the Piper Cherokee Six. Later models became known by the designation Piper Saratoga. Wikipedia

About6 seat, high-performance, single engine, all-metal, fixed-wing aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida. The design began life as the Piper Lance, a retractable-gear version of the Piper Cherokee Six. Later models became known by the designation Piper Saratoga. Wikipedia

About6 seat, high-performance, single engine, all-metal, fixed-wing aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida. The design began life as the Piper Lance, a retractable-gear version of the Piper Cherokee Six. Later models became known by the designation Piper Saratoga. Wikipedia

AboutSlovenian self-launched two-seat microlight glider designed and built by Pipistrel. - Wikipedia

About"two-seat, single engine light aircraft, manufactured by Pipistrel in Slovenia and Italy, and sold as an ultralight, homebuilt kit, or light-sport aircraft." - Wiki

About"single-seat, high-wing monoplane powered by a VW engine."

About2 seat, two-bladed rotor, T-bar cyclic, aluminum monocoque and powder-coated steel tube structure, Lycoming O-360 engine.

About2 bladed rotor system, T-bar cyclic, aluminum monocoque and powder-coated steel tube structure, hydraulically boosted controls, Lycoming’s O-540 carbureted piston engine.

About5 seat R66, 2 bladed rotor, T-bar cyclic, hydraulically boosted controls, 300 lb capacity baggage compartment, Rolls Royce RR300 turbine engine.

AboutStealthy long range bomber.

AboutNorthrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk

About1940’s single-engine monoplane reconnaissance dive-bomber. It was the first all-metal stressed skin aircraft developed in Sweden. Wikipedia

AboutSwedish twin-engine turboprop aircraft, 30-36 passengers. Wikipedia

AboutDouble-hulled monoplane flying boat. Designed to perform both commercial and military applications. Wikipedia

About19-seat twin-turboprop aircraft first flown in 1963. Used in small numbers by airlines, and also by some smaller air forces. Wikipedia

AboutElectric powered touring motorglider.

AboutSelf-launching motorglider and their original aircraft.

AboutElectric powered touring motorglider.

AboutPrototype UAV based on S6.

AboutElectric powered touring motorglider.

About2 seat, high performance homebuilt aircraft designed and built by Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft of Arlington, Washington as an addition to the Glasair range of aircraft for amateur construction. Wikipedia | Now manufactured by Glasair Aviation

About"The Su-11 first went into service in 1968 as a replacement for the ageing Su-7 and Su-9 and benefited from its predecessors' extensive combat history in other Warsaw Pact countries. It was designed as an all-weather interceptor and had a phenomenal climb rate, with a service ceiling of 55,000 ft."

AboutLong range interceptor based on the Su-15 with a larger airframe and improved avionics.

AboutNavalised Su-25

AboutEnjoying this and need to get more hours up. Probably the fastest in the fleet.

AboutJoint venture between France and Germany.

AboutBeing the fastest prop aircraft in the world and having an extraordinarily long range makes the Tu-142 the ideal choice for a weekend away!

About"In 1952 the first Tu-16 ( NATO Reporting name 'Badger' ) flew and represented the new generation of Soviet bombers to be produced during the 1950s. Built in large numbers, some 2000 were made before production ended in 1960."

AboutDevelopment of the Tupolev Tu-22.

AboutTR-1A: Tactical recon variant of the US Lockheed U-2 - Wikipedia

AboutI spoke to an Australian former Vampire pilot some years back. He told me that the Vampire had several throttle settings which were not used because of vibration. Naturally enough, in accordance with 'Murphy's Law', when flying the circuit the throttle settings you wanted to use corresponded exactly with those vibration zones!

About"The RV-10 is a single-engine, low-wing, homebuilt kit monoplane by Van’s Aircraft of the United States. A four-seat version of their successful RV line, it took its maiden flight on May 29, 2003, and kit deliveries began in September of 2003. The design is popular as a touring aircraft, and over 1,000 have been built to date."

AboutDesigned in 1949 as the successor to the Vampire, the Venom's more powerful Ghost engine and its stronger airframe made for a much more effective aircraft.

AboutThe Valiant dropped the atomic bomb over Maralinga, South Australia in 1956.

AboutFirst flown in 1952, the 'crescent' wing was a tremendous technical achievement. However, Soviet missile advances soon rendered the Victor's mission obsolete and despite being upgraded to B2 standard in 1959 with its much more powerful engines, the Victor had to be consigned to the low-level role.

AboutElectric commuter plane with VTOL capability.

AboutThe Westland Scout is a light helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters. Developed from the Saro P.531, it served as a land-based general purpose military helicopter, sharing a common ancestor and numerous components with the naval-orientated Westland Wasp helicopter. Wikipedia | The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) operated two of this type from 1963 to 1973.

AboutM-346 in Yak-130 livery. The M-346 was a joint Russo-Euro project until about 2010. The delivered versions of both look very similar, so this is as close as we will get to flying the Yak for the moment.

AboutQuite a handful around the circuit this one but heaps of power. The low- slung design reminds me of 1950's American autos.

About"The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 is an American single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft technology demonstrator designed for the United States Air Force. The design was a finalist in the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter competition, battling the Lockheed YF-22 for a production contract." - Wikipedia

AboutCapable of a 420 degree per second roll rate and a 3,700 foot per minute climb rate. - Wikipedia

About"light sport aircraft" - Wiki

AboutCruise ~ 80kts | Sightseeing. Excellent visibility. | VERY short take off and landing. Can operate on most terrain. | Evolution: Piper Cub > Zlin Shock Cub > Zlin Shock Ultra (ultralight) | Ac modelled phenomenonally well by Asobo in MSFS 2020. Custom livery by Donka.