Sitting Birds

 

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Original Avro 504k

 

Nieuport 27 replica

 

A rare Pfalz D.III replica

 

Click to enlarge Film maker Peter Jackson's Gnome rotary powered Sopwith Camel. An agile, highly maneuverable biplane, the Sopwith Camel accounted for more aerial victories than any other Allied aircraft during World War I. Click to enlarge

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The Russian Polikarpov PO2, highly maneuverable, yet stable and predictable.

 

Fokker Dr.1 Triplane
"It climbed like a monkey and maneuvered like the devil"
Manfred Von Richthofen

 

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An original Bristol F2b Fighter

 

Halberstadt D.IV replica

 

Ryan STM Trainer,  Two-seat monoplane primary trainer. Metal, wood and fabric construction.

 

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Boeing Stearman, wings are of wood with fabric covering while the fuselage has a welded steel framework, also fabric covered.

 

With the Staggerwing, the Beech Corporation had both a successful corporate aircraft and a winner in racing circles.

 

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Cessna L-19 "Bird Dog" observation and Forward Air Control aircraft traced its origins to the Cessna 170, a 4-place civilian light plane, with its military power upgraded from 145 to 213hp.

 

The first of De Havilland Canada's "bush planes," the DHC-2 Beaver was developed in 1947 as a rugged, highly-versatile aerial truck which could take off and land almost anywhere, carry a large load, and be very reliable.

 

The Messerschmitt Me 108, a record-breaking sports aircraft which would be used as the basis of the premiere German fighter plane of World War II, the Bf 109.

 

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