Boeing 747 / National AirlinesNational Airlines 747 airplane model. Experience aviation history with this hand painted wooden Boeing 747 model airplane, a faithful replica of National Airlines. Feel the energy and passion of a bygone era take flight with this stunning representation of classic air travel. Soar to new heights with National Airlines! Boeing conceived the 747 in the mid 1960s following its failure to secure a US Air Force contract for an ultra large strategic

The Martin B-10

through a redesignation of the Continental Air Command

this versatile fighter featured droppable fuel tanks for long-range missions and excelled in escorting

Austro-Hungarian ace Julius Arigi reported that weak construction resulted in the aircraft losing parts of the tail and/or wings during violent maneuvers and relatively steep dives

Designed and built in Long Beach

The aircraft will have a range of 3

500-mile range and its groundbreaking first scheduled trans-Atlantic flight on June 28

One Marine Corps night-fighter squadron went on to rack up the best night-fighter record of the Korean conflict

NASA used Cargomasters to drop-test early space capsules and to transport a variety of space products

featuring rear fuselage mounted engines

the Lancasters design grew out of a failed predecessor

and augment aeromedical evacuation and special operations missions