The Tomahawk was designed by Piper Aircraft basically as a good, all-round, training aircraft with emphasis on simplicity of maintenance and low operating costs, and to compete with the Cessna 150 series on the World market.
The Cresco was a logical development of the Fletcher FU-24 agricultural aircraft, which was produced in large numbers for many years, firstly in the USA, and later in New Zealand from 1955
The CT-4F is a variant of the CT-4E series produced by Pacific Aerospace and Raytheon Australia, a prototype (VH-XFR) being built and shown at the Australian International Air Show at Avalon, VIC in 2007, this model being aimed at meeting a requirement of the Australian Department of Defence for a
In 1989 the Swiss Pilatus concern announced it was developing a pressurised fast utility transport powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT-6A turboprop as a competitor for the Cessna 208 Caravan I, and the Beech King Air 200.
The Jeanie Teenie was designed by Calvin Parker of Coolidge, Arizona and was his first design and was known as the JT-1 and was first shown to the public in 1967, its initial development taking place in Alabama.
Designed by the Pilatus Aircraft Works Ltd of Stans, Switzerland, the Turbo Porter was the culmination of a series of aircraft developed for utility use.
The Bush Boar STOL 19-8472 was a one-off two-seat light sport aircraft designed and built by Robert Pavan. It commenced life as a Calair CA-21 Skyfox and was registered 55-0608 on 5 November 1990.
The first Cub was the E-2, designed by the brothers C G and Gordon Taylor, and it was powered by the Brownbach Kitten engine, eventually replaced by the Continental Motors A-40 of 28-kw (37-hp).
The PL-4A was designed by Ladislao Pazmany as an easy-to-build, low-cost, aircraft for amateur builders, and the prototype was flown for the first time on 12 July 1972.
The PA-16 was a development of the PA-15 Vagabond, being a stretched and refined variant to seat four, having an extra fuel tank, and other refinements. Production only proceeded for one year and some 736 were completed.
The Airjeep (in some references referred to as the Air Sedan and PL-13) was designed by well known Australian aircraft designer, Luigi Pellarini, designer of the Fawcett 120, Transavia PL-12, Victa R-2, Kingsford Smith PL-7 Tanker and a number of other projects, including what was to be the PL-9, a
The Percival Proctor I was basically a Vega Gull altered to meet a specification by the British Air Ministry for a communications aircraft suitable to meet the requirements of the Royal Air Force, this being achieved by the reduction of seating capacity from four to three, and redesigning the cabin
Designed as a single-engine, high-performance executive aircraft, the Comanche was developed and sold in large numbers throughout the world and, when production concluded in the 1980s when floods destroyed the production line at Lock Haven, some 4,856 examples had been completed, comprising 1,143 Model 180, 2,537 Model 250, 1,028 Model
The Percival Q.6 was designed by Edgar Percival in about 1937 as a twin-engine monoplane with accommodation for four passengers in executive comfort and a crew of two powered by two Gipsy Six engines.
Following on from the PA-24 Comanche series, the Cherokee, like the Cessna 150, 172 and 182 series was designed to meet the requirements of training organisations and private owners for a cheap, economical and practical aircraft for private use.
In 1972 Piper added the PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain to its range. The overall length had been increased by 0.61-m (2-ft), thus allowing for a 20-percent increase in overall cabin volume to provide accommodation for up to nine passengers plus the pilot in a commuter/charter aircraft role.
Mr Duan Phillips, a retired aeronautical engineer, who previously designed the Phillips Phillicopter helicopter, has designed what has been described as a flying saucer, mis-identified as a home-built hovercraft, but which is described by the designer as a lift actuator disc.
The Avanti is of unusual design and is a mid-wing, three flying-surface aircraft designed to provide minimal drag and fuel consumption at the speed of a jet aircraft, keeping the main spar and engines behind the cabin to reduce noise and with a roomy cabin with good internal space and
The PAC 750XL was designed and produced by Pacific Aerospace Corp at Hamilton, New Zealand, the company having since 1966 produced over 600 aircraft. The 750XL was designed to meet the utility market where the parachuting industry, and other operators, would benefit from the aircrafts performance and low operating costs
The Sky Scout was designed by Bernard Pietenpol in the 1920s and was intended for home construction by the amateur builder using readily available materials, ie wood and fabric, and using a 15-kw (20-hp) Ford Model T or 30-kw (40-hp) Model A engine as a power plant
The TWA-3 was designed and built for submission to the Australian Government to meet a requirement of the RAAF for a training aircraft to meet the Australian commitment for pilots at the beginning of World War II.