The MBB 223 Flamingo was a light aircraft developed in West Germany in the 1960s in response to a competition for a standard trainer for the country’s aeroclubs. Designed by SIAT, it was a conventional low-wing monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage.…

Dassault Mirage IIIR is a single-seat all-weather reconnaissance aircraft, with radar replaced by camera nose carrying up to five cameras. Aircraft based on IIIE airframe but with simpler avionics similar to that fitted to the IIIC and retaining cannon armament…

CASA (Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A.) T12-61C – a light tactical transport aircraft in Salamanca The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a turboprop-powered STOL medium cargo aircraft designed and built by the Spanish aircraft manufacturer Construcciones Aeronáuticas…

The Farman F 400 was a 1930s French three-seat cabin high-winged monoplane which was designed and built by Farman. The Farman series “400” was a revolution for its builder because it had a thin, cantilever-constructed, high wing, with round edges, which could…

MiG – 15 UTI training fighter. Designed in 1949. A two-seater middle-wing plane of the all metal construction with a hermetic cockpit and two catapulting seats. Crew – 2, armament – 23 mm NR-23 gun; 12.7 UKB-E machine gun, speed – 1010 km/h, ceiling – 14150…

Aérospatiale SN 601 Corvette: French private jet During the 1950s and 1960s, the French government, which had taken a significant interest in the re-establishment and growth of its national aviation industries in the aftermath of the Second World War, developed…

The AISA I-115 is a low-wing single-engined military primary trainer with tandem seating, which went into service with the Spanish Air Force in 1956. After retirement in 1976 many were sold to civil operators. Manufacturer: AISA (Aeronáutica Industrial S.A.)…

Dassault Mirage F1 The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French fighter and attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It is the successor to the Mirage III family. Dassault began developing the Mirage F1 in the 1960s. The larger Mirage F2 was…

The Polikarpov I-16 is a Soviet single-engine single-seat fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world’s first low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear to attain operational status and as such “introduced a new vogue…

CASA C-101 Aviojet The CASA C-101 Aviojet is a low-wing single engine jet-powered advanced trainer and light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Spanish aircraft company Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). The C-101 was developed in response to…

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front-line service with various military operators…

Dassault Mirage 2000 The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French fourth-generation delta-wing multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was developed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III in the French Air Force…