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The Dassault Falcon 7X is a French large-cabin, long range business jet manufactured by Dassault Aviation, the flagship offering of their business jet line.
Courtesy Dassault
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The Dassault Falcon 7X is a French large-cabin, long range business jet manufactured by Dassault Aviation, the flagship offering of their business jet line.
Courtesy Dassault
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Six Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers demonstrate the elephant walk formation as they taxi down a runway right behind each other during a generation exercise at McConnell Air Force Base, 
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As part of the first flight campaign preparation, today Komsomolsk-on-Amur witnessed the first taxiing and run tests of the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Courtesy Sukhoi
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Aerion supersonic business jet cabin interior.
Courtesy Aerion Corp
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The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142 is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing transports. An XC-142A first flew conventionally on September 29, 1964, and on January 11, 1965, it completed its first transitional flight by taking off vertically, changing to forward flight and finally landing vertically. Its participants pulled out of the program one-by-one and it eventually ended due to a lack of interest after demonstrating its capabilities successfully.
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Alexander Lippisch was born in Munich, Germany in 1894. Developing an affinity for delta-winged aircraft, he designed a series of innoative gliders during the 1930s, his concepts ultimately resulting in World War II's rocket-powered ME163 "Komet" interceptor. In 1950, Lippisch joined the American Collins Radio Co. where he investigated the feasibility of building a high-performance Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. The "Aerodyne" was the most interesting of his concepts: Theoretically, it would be able to outpace most conventional aircraft with the same weight/power ratio, it would be able to achieve super-sonic speed, and it didn't have the operational disadvantages of such "tail-sitters" as the Convair XFY-1 "Pogo," Lockheed's XFV-1 "Salmon," or the Ryan X-13 "Vertijet."
The Aerodyne's lift and propulsion were to be generated by two co-axial shrouded propellers, the slipstream from which would be deflected downward by "flaps" for vertical take-off and landing. Control was to be achieved by deflecting part of the slipstream emerging from the end of the tail boom, and by flaps in the propeller slipstream.
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Finnair Airbus A319 1950's retro livery
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The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, was a single-seat supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. The Mach 2 capable F-105 bore the brunt of strike bombing over North Vietnam during the early years of the Vietnam War. A two-seat Wild Weasel version was later used in the specialized SEAD role of suppressing surface-to-air missile sites. It was commonly known as the "Thud" by its crews.
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Artists impression of Emirates Airbus A350 with new redesigned nose.
Courtesy Emirates
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Viewed from the front XB-70A (62-0001) is shown climbing out during take-off. Most flights were scheduled during the morning hours to take advantage of the cooler ambient air temperatures for improved propulsion efficiencies. The wing tips are extended straight out to provide a maximum lifting wing surface. The XB-70A, capable of flying three times the speed of sound, was the world's largest experimental aircraft in the 1960s. Two XB-70A aircraft were built. Ship #1 was flown by NASA in a high speed flight research program.
Courtesy NASA
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Hawker 900XP N900LD photographed on October 15, 2007 at Sedona (AZ) Airport.
Courtesy Chad Slattery / Hawker
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The Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo was a nine wing flying boat intended to be a prototype for a 100 passenger trans-atlantic airliner. It featured eight engines and three sets of triple wings.
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The Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster was a jet powered development of the XB-42, replacing the piston engines of the XB-42 with two General Electric J35 engines. Despite being the first American jet bomber to fly, it suffered stability issues and the two prototypes never entered production, spending several years testing engines.
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On May 1st 2008 Alenia Aermacchi the training aircraft specialist of the Alenia Aeronautica group celebrated its 95th birthday. Making the the company possibly the oldest aircraft manufacturer still in existence today. Depicted is the Eurofighter Typhoon, M346, M311 (still in its desert scheme from last years evaluation in the UAE) and the C-27J Spartan
Courtesy Alenia Aeronautica
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The Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser (ABL) weapons system is a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside a modified Boeing 747-400F. It is primarily designed to destroy tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs), similar to the Scud, while in boost phase.