Boeing 747
With its unique upper level passenger area, the 747 literally monopolized the four jet wide body market for over 20 years.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Seizing the new found role of long range bombing like no other plane, the exploits and image of the B17 are a cornerstone of WWII history.
Catalina PBY
The epitome of the flying boat, some thought the Catalina was too old to go to war in the 40’s, yet over a hundred are still flying today.
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
The long range and versatile airframe of the B24 made it one of WWII’s great workhorses.
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
Conceived to carry nuclear weapons, the mammoth B36 bomber was capable of flying at 25,000 feet, 275 mph, and carrying a payload of 4,000 lbs and was the big stick of the West for much of the Cold War.
Douglas C-47 Dakota
The C-47 was the most ubiquitous and successful transport aircraft the Allies ever produced. Originally conceived as the DC3 for civilian transport, the Dakota was given a multitude of wartime tasks, even that of a gunship.
General Dynamics F-16 Falcon
In the 1970’s, the U.S. Air Force faced a problem: it had developed what is arguably the greatest fighter plane in the world, the twin-engine F-15, but the aircraft was too costly to produce in volume, and America's allies couldn't afford to buy many of them for their own arsenals. Out of this need came the powerful but economical single-engine F-16 Falcon.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
So small and tubular that some called it the Flying Missile, the F-104 had wings so thin that the leading edge had to be protected by a cover when it was on the ground.
