A jack of many trades, the four-place Grumman Tracker was primarily used as a carrier-based anti-submarine airplane.
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PIPER PA-18 SUPER CUB SEAPLANE
Probably the most heavily produced floatplane in the short history of aviation is the Piper PA-18 Super Cub.
LUSCOMBE MODEL 11-A SEDAN
The Sedan was the Luscombe Company’s entry into the medium-performance four-place general aviation market.
PIPER L-4
The Piper Aircraft Company, like several other lightplane manufacturers, submitted a liaison version of their tandem trainer to the military.
BROCHET PIPISTRELLE
The Brochet “Pipistrelle” was designed by Maurice Brochet before the War, but, as France was no place to be building sport planes during the Occupation, the design was not well known until the late 1940’s.
BELLANCA CRUISAIR JUNIOR
A step out of the norm for the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, the Cruisair Junior was a small fully-cantilevered low-wing design, built by a company that was known for its large strut-braced high-wing airplanes.
LUSCOMBE MODEL 8 SILVAIRE
The Luscombe Model 8 was one of those classics in aviation that was recognized for its nice lines, good performance, and excellent flying characteristics from its inception.
CHILTON D.W.1
One has to wonder why there were only four Chiltons completed before the airplane was put out of production.
FOKKER D.VIII
The last of the great WWI Fokker fighters, the D.VIII (Flying Razor, as it was called by the English) was built too late in the War to affect its outcome.
FLEETWINGS SEA BIRD
A very unusual and expensive five-place airplane, the Sea Bird had many fascinating characteristics.
