Culver Cadet.  Series C, Number Twenty-Six.  Aviation sportsmen demand speed, visibility and comfort.  The new Culver Cadet offers these plus great economy.  Side-by-side seats f

Cessna AT-8 U.S. Army Advanced Trainer.  Series C, Number Fifteen.  Just as it is necessary in single-engine equipment to have lesser ships in speed and weight for training purposes, so it

The Ford Motor Company, known for manufacturing automobiles, first developed this all-metal monoplane in 1927.  A very strong plane that could be used for stunts, this is the plane that Admiral

Most famous (or infamous) for dropping Agent Orange in Vietnam.  The C-123 was first designed by Chase Aircraft, who was bought out by Kaiser-Frazer, then the design was given to Fairchild. 

The Flying Boxcar was the successor to the C-82 Packet.  Both had the twin-boom design, but the Flying Boxcar had several improvements.  The cockpit moved to the front from the top, and the

Before the C-82, most cargo planes used by the military were stripped-out passenger planes.  The unusual design of the Packet, with its twin booms, cleared the way for loading directly into the b

The A-10 was christened the Thunderbolt II, but the troops called it Warthog.  One look at the ungainly appearance and there is no doubt as to why.  The idea behind the A-10 was as ground su

The China Clipper was used in flights from one coastline to another.  The Clipper ships didn’t need an airport, they would land in the water and taxi up to a dock.  The China Clipper first

The Wright Brothers plane.  Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright were inventors since their youth.  They figured out a faster snow sled, owned a bicycle shop, and were always tinkering with me

The Harrier can take off straight up The British plane has boosters that point down, then turn to propel the jet forward.  Harriers are known as a V/STOL for Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing.