A-320 Northwest AirlinesNorthwest Airlines Airbus A320 model. The A320 is perhaps best known as the first airliner to introduce a fly by wire flight control system where control inputs from the pilot are transmitted to the flying surfaces by electronic signals rather than mechanical means. Apart from a small weight saving, the advantage of fly by wire is as it is computer controlled, flight envelope protection makes it virtually impossible to exceed certain flight parameters

The YB-49 was born when Northrop modified two YB-35's to jet power

Length is 8-1/4 inches and wingspan is 10-1/2 inches

The C-5 is the only aircraft that can transport any of the Army's combat equipment

and points to the ultra long range abilities of this 747 variant that preceded the current 747-400 by 15 years

the top scoring fighter ace of all time with 352 confirmed victories

The B-17G Flying Fortress was the result of an almost continuous improvement program of earlier B-17 models

The Rocketeer

the Pitts was certified under the requirement of FAR Part 23

It was utilized by the USAF during the Vietnam War in a strike fighter role

This airplane was the world's first jet aircraft to fly using the radical delta-wing configuration pioneered by Germany's Dr

413 pilots died in combat and 385 pilots died from non-combat related causes while flying the Sopwith Camel

a cabin wider than the Cherokee's (and thus much wider than the Cessna 150/152's) with 360° vision and a Lycoming O-235 powerplant