Aircraft encyclopedia: General aviation

Aircraft models with their history, specifications and variants.

General aviation · 1927
Lockheed Vega
The Lockheed Vega was a closed-cabin high-wing monoplane that Lockheed began building in 1927, and its reputation rested on the speed and range delivered by a wooden monocoque fuselage and a cantilever wing. Amelia Earhart crossed the…
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Cpl Rich Denton (© Crown copyright) (OGL), vía commons
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General aviation · 1965
Britten-Norman Islander
The Britten-Norman Islander is a British light utility twin carrying a pilot and up to nine passengers, designed in the 1960s for short-haul work between small and poorly prepared airstrips. It first flew on 13 June 1965, was certified in…
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