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 The "Spruce
Goose" was the largest aircraft
ever built. It was designed to fly transatlantic
to avoid World War II German submarines, the war
ended before the plane was finished. It flew only
one time, in 1947. Despite its popular name, the
airplane was actually made of birch. |
 The Concorde
was the first, and to date only, supersonic
passenger jet. It was developed by French and
British companies, and was in service from 1976
to 2003. In addition to being supersonic, the
Concorde is also the only passenger jet to date
to have a "titlting nose," which was
lowered during take-offs and landings so the
flight crew could see the runway. |
 Travel
Air Manufacturing Company was formed
in Wichita, Kansas, by Walter Beech, Lloyd
Stearman and Clyde Cessna in January 1925. What
set Travel Air apart from many of its competitors
was that it offered its customers a choice of
almost twenty different engines and a variety of
wing designs that could be combined to produce a
plane specific to the customer's needs. |
 Air Force One
Officially, "Air Force One" is the call
sign of any Air Force aircraft carrying the
President of the United States, but in common use
"Air Force One" refers to one of two
highly modified Boeing 747-200B series aircraft,
which carry the tail codes 28000 and 29000. The
Air Force designation for the aircraft is VC-25A. |
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