Photograph: Magni M-24 Orion G-1818 (c/n 24127544) at Temora, NSW in March 2013 (David C Eyre) Country of origin: Italy Description: Two-seat sport gyrocopter Power Plant: (M-24): one 86 kw (115 hp) Rotax 914 turbocharged four-cylinder horizontally-opposed liquid-and-air cooled engine Specifications: Rotor diameter: 8.53 m (28 ft) Propeller diameter: 1.7

The Magni series of autogyros is produced by Magni Gyro di Magni Vittoria at Besnate in Italyfor the worlds light sports aircraft market. The M-14-Scout 2000, known as the Millenium model, has either the Rotax 914 turbo engine of 86-kw (115-hp) or Rotax 912 ULS 75-kw (100-hp) engine installed.

The NM5-100 was designed as a joint development by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories [NAL] and Mahindra Aerospace Pty Ltd in India as a multi-mission general aviation aircraft to meet the requirements of air-taxi, training, tourism, cargo and executive aircraft operators, and has been designed to meet FAR Part 23 normal category

The Shrike was a development of the Victa Aircruiser. The rights to the Aircruiser had been obtained by AESL (Aero Engine Services Ltd) from Victa Consolidated Industries when it closed its aircraft manufacturing plant at Milperra, NSW and it was re-designed and became the AESL CT-4 series in New Zealand.

The MA-1 airship was designed by Mantainer Pty Ltd of Airport West, VIC, the project being initiated by Mr A Norton with assistance from Mr B Blake, an aeronautical engineer. After construction, the machine (registered VH-PSE) made a number of test flights in 1978 at the Sports Aviation Soaring Centre

The Foxbat was one of a number of designs by William Armour which for some years was produced by Manta Products Inc of Oakland California.

In 1909 the Australian Government offered a prize of £10,000 ($20,000) for an Australian made aeroplane which would be suitable for what was then considered to be military purposes.

The Martin Aircraft Co Ltd is based in Christchurch, NZ, and was formed in 2004 with the assistance of investors, subsequently putting together a team of engineers to continue and complete the development of the Jetpack designed and built in the United States many years before by Glenn Martin.

The Maule M-4 series of light STOL monoplanes was designed by Belford D Maule for Maule Aircraft Corp in 1960, and more than 1,600 examples have been delivered in a variety of models and production continues in Georgia.

The next series was the M-7, which commenced with the M-7-235 Super Rocket five seater with a 175-kw (235-hp) Avco Lycoming IO-540-W engine; MX-7 Star Rocket with the short span wing of the M-5, increased fuel capacity, ailerons and flaps of the M-7, and the fuselage of the M-6, and

The Loehle Aircraft Corp is based in Wartrace, Tennessee in the United States and has in recent years produced a series of ¾-scale replicas of World War I and II fighters in kit form, the latter included the P-40 Kittyhawk, the Supermarine Spitfire, and the North American Mustang. The

The Sport Parasol is a single-seat light, simple, wooden aircraft with fabric covering produced by Loehle Aircraft Corp of Wartrace, Tennessee to meet a market for a cheap, light, easy to build ultralight. Wings are detachable for storage and trailering.

The Longster was a single-seat light parasol-wing aircraft designed for amateur constructors in the late 1920s by the Long Brothers who operated a radio factory in Cornelius, Oregon. Their first design left much to be desired and they abandoned that and built the Anzani Longster in 1930, this being a

The WR-1 Love was a single-seat high performance gull-wing monoplane designed in the 1950s by Neal Loving and built by Wayne Aircraft Co of Detroit, Michigan. It flew for the first time on 7 August 1950 and qualified as a ‘midget racer’ under NAA rules on 18 August 1951. Sets

The Luscombe series of light monoplanes was introduced by the Luscombe Airplane Corp in 1937. Powered by a 37-kw (50-hp) Continental engine, the Model 8, also known as the Luscombe 50, received type approval in August 1938. Production rate was quickly increased to meet demand, with most aircraft being delivered

The Luton LA-4 Minor single-seat, ultra-light aircraft was designed by Luton Aircraft in the United Kingdom in 1936. The prototype was flown in that year fitted with a 26-kw (35-hp) Anzani engine. Subsequently it was modified to make the design more suitable for amateur construction, and a number were built

The Luton Major, a tandem two-seat cabin monoplane, was designed by the Luton Aircraft Company in 1939 as a successor to the Luton Minor. The Major was also intended to be constructed by amateurs. Designed as a low-cost aircraft, it could be fitted with a variety of engines varying in

Two examples of this ultralight aircraft have been completed in New Zealand and commenced life as kits for the Team HiMax but were extensively modified during construction.

Designed in 1934 as a ten/twelve seat commercial airliner for airlines in the United States, the Lockheed 10 became a very successful aircraft until the advent of the larger Douglas DC-3.

In 1935 the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation decided to build a smaller version of its very successful Model 10 for feeder-line and business use.

The L.14, or Super Electra as it was known, was introduced to the Worlds airlines in 1937 as a larger, more powerful version of, and replacement for, the Lockheed 10A Electra.

The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar, a development of the Model 14 Super Electra transport, was manufactured in a variety of models with a variety of engines, depending on customer requirements.

The Lockheed 60, also known as the LASA-60, the CL-402, and the Santa Maria, was designed and built by Lockheed’s Georgia Division to a specification prepared by General Juan Azcarate of Mexico.

The Lockheed Sirius was designed by Gerrard Vultee for Colonel Charles Lindbergh, being built at Burbank, California. It was a low-wing monoplane with two cockpits and was used to set a number of US trans-continental records.

The most successful large military transport in the Western inventory, and with more than 2,000 examples built in a variety of versions, the Hercules continues in production in the C-130J variant.

Development of the Hercules has continued over the years. After the C-130A was the C-130B, which differed from the C-130A in having up-rated T56-A-7 engines and four-blade Hamilton Standard propellers in place of the three-blade Aeroproducts units.

Following the success of the C-130E, development of the Hercules has continued. The C-130F was a transport version for the US Navy; the HC-130G was for the US Coast Guard for search and rescue duties; and the C-130H was basically a C-130E model with up-rated engines.

In the 1990s Lockheed privately funded a development of the very successful (over 2,000 built) Hercules series, and the C-130J was the most comprehensive update of the type to date.

The ER-2 is a derivative of the Lockheed U-2 series built for the North American Space Administration (NASA) and the first aircraft was delivered in 1981, being based at the Dryden Flight Research Center (which later became the Armstrong Flight Research Center)

On 21 April 1964 Lockheed flew a civilian freight example of the military C-130 transport and placed it into low-rate production. This aircraft was used as a civil demonstrator, and was basically a C-130E without military equipment.

The Lockheed Electra was the only major US-built airliner to use turboprop engines and, although 144 aircraft had been ordered by operators from the manufacturer at the time production commenced, only a further 26 orders were delivered.

The Lockheed Model 49 Constellation, known originally as the Excalibur 44, was developed into a variety of variants over a period of 20 years to the Starliner.

In 1938 Lockheed commenced design of a four-engine airliner known as the Excalibur 44, leading in 1939 to an aircraft known as the Constellation, powered by Wright R-3350 engines.

The concept of the C-17 commenced in the late 1970s when the United States was looking for a new long-range transport.

In the 1920s Lockheed introduced the Model 8 Sirius which had been designed by Gerald Vultee. This was followed by the Model 9 Orion in 1930, which seated six passengers and a pilot.

One of the many variants of the maritime patrol Lockheed Orion, the TAP-3B was developed from the P-3B series to serve as a trainer and transport in order to conserve the airframe life of the Lockheed P-3C fleet of the US Navy. Three examples were obtained as the TAP-3B (Trainer

The Lockheed L-1011 Tristar (Model 193) was designed as a competitor for the Douglas DC-10, the manufacturer being approached by American Airlines to build an airliner smaller than the Boeing 747 but able to operate from its main bases at Dallas and New York to London and South America.

The Learjet 60 was announced on 3 October 1990 as the successor to the Learjet 55C, the first proof-of-concept aircraft flying with a Pratt & Whitney PW 305 turbofan on 18 October 1990, flying with two PW 305s in May 1992.

In the late 1920s Mr T D Leech, a lecturer in civil engineering at the Sydney University, with the assistance of five graduates from the University, designed and built a biplane known as the Australian Maid.

The L-410 series was designed by the Letov organisation as a light transport and feeder liner for operation in the eastern block. The prototype (OK-YKE) flew for the first time on 16 April 1969 powered by two 533-kw (715-eshp) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprops.