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Homer Kolb first flew his initial commercial design, the Kolb Flyer, in 1970.The aircraft was ahead of its time and so Kolb waited until the ultralight aircraft boom of 1980 to incorporate his company, The Kolb Aircraft Company.
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Type Country Class Role Date Status No. Notes ASSET: USA: Rocket launch: Experimental: 1963: Prototype: Uncrewed reentry test vehicle. Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar: USA
The following is a list of commercial short-haul civilian passenger "regional" airliners with significant build numbers.Regional airliners typically seat fewer than 100 passengers and fill the short-hop role in the hub and spoke model of passenger and cargo distribution as well as taking part in point-to-point transit and fly up to 810 miles.
Air transports for heads of state and government are, in many countries, provided by the air force in specially equipped airliners or business jets.One such aircraft in particular has become part of popular culture: Air Force One, used by the President of the United States and operated by the United States Air Force.
In 2018, for example, airlines received 1,813 new planes. Willie Walsh, director general of IATA, says it would take 14 years to deliver all ordered aircraft at the current rate.
This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation from its founding as the Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1926 to its merging with Martin Marietta to form the Lockheed Martin Corporation in 1995.
This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing arranged under manufacturer. The list excludes helicopters, including compound helicopters and gyrocopters, because they are assumed to have this capability.