June 30, 2011 - Bombardier Q400
Photo: Plane on its final descent to Leeds-Bradford swoops in low over the beech tree forest.
Stretched and improved 70–78 passenger version that entered service in 2000.

June 29, 2011 - Antonov An-225 Mriya

June 28, 2011 - North American YF-93A
The North American YF-93 was an American fighter development of the F-86 Sabre that emerged as a radically different variant that received its own designation. Two were built and flown, but the project was eventually canceled.

June 27, 2011 - Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

June 26, 2011 - Lockheed S-3A Viking
Photo: December 11, 1986 - A Lockheed S-3A Viking aircraft from the anti-submarine squadron VS-37 Sawbucks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation.

June 25, 2011 - Boeing XB-15
Photograph of the crew of the Boeing XB-15 taken at Albrook Field, Panama in 1943. The massive bomber was used by the Army Air Corps for a number of humanitarian missions in Latin America in the late 1930s and early 1940s

June 24, 2011 - Martin MB-2
Martin MB-2 in flight with a pursuit aircraft practicing an attack.

June 23, 2011 - Lockheed C-130 Hercules & McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets
Photo: March 28, 2004
A specially designed Lockheed C-130 Hercules nicknamed "Fat Albert" belonging to the U.S. Navy’s flight demonstration team “Blue Angels,” taxis near a row of ready F/A-18 Hornet aircraft just prior to a scheduled air show. "Fat Albert" is crewed by U.S. Marines and generally starts each show by demonstrating the aircraft's short take-off distance using Jet-Assisted Takeoff (JATO) rockets. The Blue Angels perform more than 70 shows at 34 different locations throughout the country each year.

June 22, 2011 - Dornier Do X
Photo: January 1932
Perhaps the most dramatic flying boat ever built was the giant Dornier Do X. Conceived by Dr. Claudius Dornier, the Do X design took seven years to complete and two years to build. The giant flying boat was finally launched on July 12th, 1929.
On October 21st, the plane took off carrying 169 people consisting of 150 passengers, 10 crew and 9 stowaways, easily breaking the world record for the number of people aboard a flight. A record that would not be tested for 15 years. Weighing 48 tons, the plane taxied for 50 seconds before slowly ascending to only 650 feet. It flew for 40 minutes at a maximum speed of 105 mph finally landing on Lake Constance.

June 21, 2011 - Grumman F7F Tigercat
Thanks for the photo, Hans!
The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the first twin-engined fighter aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed for the new Midway-class aircraft carriers, the aircraft were too large to operate from earlier decks. Although delivered to United States Marine Corps combat units before the end of World War II, the Tigercat did not see combat service in that war.

June 20, 2011 - Northrop X-4 Bantam
Photo: 1957
The X-4, ship 2, flew 82 research flights from 1950 to 1953. With a minimal lift-to-drag ratio of less than 3, the X-4 performance was similar to the soon-to-be-developed X-15. With this similarity in mind, NACA conducted approach and landing studies of X-15-generation aircraft using the X-4.

June 19, 2011 - Lockheed B-34 Lexington
Photo: September 4, 1942

June 18, 2011 - Lockheed Model 10a Electra

June 17, 2011 - McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II
F-4G crews performed brilliantly against Iraqi radar sites during Operation DESERT STORM in 1991 and in follow-on strikes during the 1990s. The F-4G was retired in 1995.

June 16, 2011 - Junkers Ju 88
Photo: 1940
The Junkers Ju 88, a World War II German Luftwaffe twin-engine, multi-role aircraft, became one of the most versatile combat aircraft of the war. Affectionately known as "The Maid of all Work" (a feminine version of "jack of all trades"), the Ju 88 proved to be suited to almost any role. First flight 1936.

June 15, 2011 - Spacek SD-1 Minisport
The design Philosophy of the SD-1 is to keep weight as low as possible while keeping good performance and handling suitable for low time pilot, at the same time keeping it simple to build. The engine power range is from 22 to 50 HP. Assembly and disassembly of plane is possible to perform by one person in a short time.

June 14, 2011 - de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft which was the standard primary trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Air Force and several other air forces through much of the post-Second World War years. First flight 1946.

June 13, 2011 - North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco
Photo 1983. A flight deck crewman uses an MD-3A tow tractor to position a North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco on the port elevator of the U.S. amphibious assault ship USS Nassau.

June 12, 2011 - Short Brothers Tucano 1
Short Tucano T1 is a two-seat turboprop basic trainer used by the Royal Air Force. It is a licence-built version of the Brazilian Embraer EMB-312 Tucano, and is also used by the air forces of Kenya and Kuwait.

June 11, 2011 - English Electric Wren
The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane, with an empty weight of only 232 lbs. The plane was designed for a contest to build the most economical light single-seat aircraft. Another incentive was for the longest flight by a motor-glider with an engine of not more than 750 cc. First flight 1921.

June 10, 2011 - North American BC-1
The differences between the AT-6 and the BC-1 were new outer wing panels with a swept forward trailing edge, squared-off wingtips and a triangular rudder, producing the definitive Texan appearance.

June 9, 2011 - GRUMMAN F8F2 BEARCAT - Rare Bear
Racer at Reno 2010 - Thanks for the Photo, Hans!
The Rare Bear is a World War II era Grumman F8F Bearcat. It has been restored, substantially modified and equipped with a Wright R3350 engine producing in excess of 4000 horsepower. This has allowed the Rare Bear to establish the Closed Course World Speed Record (528.3 mph) and 3000 Meter Time-To-Climb Record (91.9 seconds).

June 8, 2011 - Bell X-1-1
Photo: 1947. The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-1 in flight. The shock wave pattern in the exhaust plume is visible. The X-1 series aircraft were air-launched from a modified Boeing B-29 or a B-50 Superfortress bombers. The X-1-1 was painted a bright orange by Bell Aircraft. It was thought that the aircraft would be more visable to those doing the tracking during a flight. When NACA received the airplanes they were painted white, which was an easier color to find in the skies over Muroc Air Field in California. This particular craft was nicknamed "Glamorous Glennis" by Chuck Yeager in honor of his wife, and is now on permanent display in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

June 7, 2011 - Hawker Sea Fury
The last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, it was also one of the fastest production single piston-engined aircraft ever built.

June 6, 2011 - de Havilland DH.100 Vampire

June 5, 2011 - Douglas A-20C Havoc
Photo: Taken at Langley Field, Virginia in July 1942.
Thanks for the photo, Reddman!

June 4, 2011 - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18E Super Hornet
Photo: June 3, 2011 - An F/A-18E Super Hornet maneuvers over USS Carl Vinson during an air power demonstration.
The F/A-18 Hornet provided the baseline design for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, a larger, evolutionary redesign of the F/A-18. Compared to the Hornet, the Super Hornet is larger, heavier and has improved range and payload capability.

June 3, 2011 - Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
Photo: May 31, 2011 - An E-2C Hawkeye flies past USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during an air power demonstration.

June 2, 2011 - North American XB-28
The order for a high-altitude medium bomber was put out on 13 February 1940; the XB-28 first flew on 26 April 1942. The XB-28 was based on North American Aviation's highly successful B-25 Mitchell, but as it evolved it became a completely new design, much more reminiscent of the Martin B-26 Marauder. The overall configuration of the B-25 and XB-28 were fairly similar; the most important distinction was that the twin tail of the B-25 was changed to a single tail on the XB-28. It was among the first planes with a pressurised cabin.

June 1, 2011 - North American B-25 Mitchell