Vintage Aircraft Illustrations

Artistic renderings of historical aircraft, showcasing various designs from different angles. The mood is nostalgic, featuring monochrome tones and intricate details.

Side profile of a fighter plane in flight, F-100C Super Sabre

Left side view of an SH-2F Seasprite Mark 1 Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) helicopter in flight. Country: Unknown

Jet Helicopter Makes Its Debut -- The Cierva W.9. jet-helicopter hovering over the landing ground at the Southampton Air Pageant to-day (Saturday). The Cierva W.9. an experimental helicopter, the only single rotor British helicopter flying at the present time, made its public debut at the Southampton Air Pageant today (Saturday). The main feature of this new aircraft is what the torque is compensated for by the introduction of an air jet at the rear of the aircraft, taking the place of the conventional airscrew. June 22, 1946.

A left side view of a Soviet Ka-32 Helix helicopter in flight. From Soviet Military Power 1985. Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. day Soesterberg Air Force Base. Mc Donnell F-15 Eagle Hunting plane day Soesterberg Air Force Base. September 12, 1981. Soesterberg, Utrecht (province)

Aircraft J 29 Thin Thin Airplane J 29 The barrel associated F 3 ore is refueled on an airfield.

ER-2 (NASA-706) in flight. (Lockheed C81-1197-13)

Helicopters at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Quantico. United States Marine Corps helicopter at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Quantico, Virginia.

ER-2 on Ames Ramp with Pilot James Barrillearx entering cockpit

Air to air left side view of a C-141B Starlifter, "Spirit of the Inland Empire" from the 63rd Military Airlift Wing, Norton AFB, California flies over the fruit orchards near the southern California base. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Artist's concept of a Soviet space shuttle riding atop an M-4 Bison bomber aircraft. (From Soviet Military Power 1985). Country: Unknown

An air-to-air right side view of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear J aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

world ***** Flight Duke Gives Victory Roll -- Flashing across the clear sky is Squadron ***** Duke's red Hawker Hunter which was making attempt on the world's air speed record. Nine minutes after taking off from Tangmers, Duke's plane had ***** the three-mile course four times. Before coming ***** land be reared a climbing 'victory roll. On touch down the 31-year-old test pilot said 'I do not know ***** I have done it, but my meter indicated that my away speed was 725 m.p.h.' If this was so, Duke gets *****. He needed to beat his 722 m.p.h. achieved ***** a week ago by only one mile an hour. September 07, 1953. (Photo by United Press Photo).

Three quarter rear view of a Bell built P-39 "Kingcobra" pursuit aircraft, painted olive drab with large red star on fuselage, on the flight line at McCarren Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada during the USAF Gathering of Eagles convention. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

DF-SC-89-11187. Base: Unknown

A Soviet Backfire bomber with an AS-4 missile mounted under the wing. (Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984, PHOTO No. 23, Page 29). Country: Unknown

DN-ST-87-03596. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

Vintage photograph. US Air Force Martin B-61 Matador pilotless bomber on trailer

AN EF-111A aircraft is parked outside a hangar during the rollout ceremony at the Grumman Riverhead Plant, Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Base: Long Island State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United Airlines Boeing NC13361 Mail Express Airplane

A Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat night fighter of Marine night fighter squadron VMF(N)-513 Flying Nightmares at Wonsan, Korea, in 1952.

A Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter of 306 Squadron with an orpheus pod.

Lockheed (t) F-104G Starfighters on the Flightline of the Leeuwarden airbase.

MIG-21UM 3756 of the Czech Air Force on the Static Show of the Open Day at the Twenthe airbase on July 6, 1996.

During the 1970s, the focus at Dryden shifted from high-speed and high-altitude flight to incremental improvements in technology and aircraft efficiency. One manifestation of this trend occurred in the winglet flight research carried out on a KC-135 during 1979 and 1980. Richard Whitcomb at the Langley Research Center had originated the idea of adding small vertical fins to an aircraft's wing tips. His wind tunnel tests indicated that winglets produced a forward thrust, which reduced the strength of the vortices generated by an aircraft's wing tips and resulted in a reduction of drag and an increase in aircraft range.Whitcomb, who had previously developed the area rule concept and the supercritical wing, selected the best winglet shape for flight tests on a KC-135 tanker. When the tests were completed, the data showed that the winglets provided a 7 percent improvement in range over the standard KC-135. The obvious economic advantage at a time of high fuel costs caused winglets to be a

Britian's New "Penny A Mile" Plane -- An artist's impression of Britain's new Avro Atlantic delta-wing turbo-jet airliner - details of which were announced today June 12. Built by A.V. Roe and company limited the Atlantic is a modification of the super-priority Avro "Vulcan" delta bomber. The Atlantic will be able to fly non-stop from London to New York in five/Six hours easy - and at the low operating cost of about one penny per passenger statute mile it is claimed. The plane will cruise at o

A right front view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight line during TACTICAL AIR MEET '78. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '78 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

Gliding For The Championship - British Pilots Trains -- Exciting picture against the calm spring sky is made here by British glider ace Mr. G.H. Stephenson doing a steep take-off during training at Lasham Aerodrome near Alton, Hants., today (Good Friday). Stephenson, the first man to cross the channel in a glider (1939), is flying the very latest model glider, the slings by 'sky'. He is one of five top-level glider pilots selected to represent Britain in the World Gliding Championships near Madrid in July. The pilots are doing intensive training at Lasham.The will all fly the Slings by 'sky' in Spain. April 11, 1952. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Aviation - North Korean MiG-17F. Color illustration

Grumman F-14 TomcatFlight DeckUSS Eisenhower

British Airways supersonic passenger aircraft Concorde lands at Sahar Airport now Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

An air-to-air left rear view of a Marine OV-10A Bronco aircraft from Marine Observation Squadron 1 (VMO-1). Base: Mcas, New River State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RSRA (NASA-740) in flight Flight 14 as a compound helicopter-fixed wing aircraft

Anefo photo collection. Demonstrations of the F16 at Volkel airbase. F16 on the airbase. 19 June 1975. Noord-Brabant, Volkel

Concorde during a test flight over southern England. It was the sixth Concorde to fly. Ca. May 1975

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 22 + 90 from JagdbombergSchwader 34 on a flight line.

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, D-8280 of 311 Squadron During the open week at the Soesterberg airbase in 1968, probably on July 4.

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger of the former Greek Air Force. Device has been transferred to the Netherlands to first exhibit in the Military Aviation Museum in Soesterberg as a device of the former 32ND Fighter Interceptor Squadron. Now it is outside at the National Military Museum, also in Soesterber.

The Flying Triangle.... -- The Avro 707, a single-jet flying model to test the possibility of future multi-jet bombers, on show here at the opening day of the exhibition of new British aircraft organized by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors. The Avro 707, manufactured by the Armstrong Siddelay Motors, limited, has swept-back wings which form the shape of an equilateral triangle. September 7, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Department);The Flying Triangle.... -- The Avro 707, a single-jet fl

A 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle aircraft arrives on base to participate in Cope North 90-1, a joint U.S. Air Force/Japan Air Self Defense Force exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 90-1 Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

Helicopter Westland Lynx MK.81 (SH-14C) on the platform of Marine Air Camp De Kooy.

The Flying Wing. Only the hot effluzes from its twin Rolls-Royce Nene turbo-jets relieved the wintriness of the scene as the A.W. 52 research aircraft went on its flight. The first aerial photographs of the new Armstrong Whitworth flying-wing (the A.W52), which has rolls-royce Nene jet units, were taken over Warwickshire during the recent snow. July 15, 1948. (Photo by L.N.A.).

DN-SN-88-03229. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-89-06863. Country: Unknown

A USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska is scrapped for salvage after sitting on the ramp at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina for nearly one year. All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, was contracted to salvage the aircraft, which was damaged in a landing accident on September 02, 1997. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

By air to India in 1949. Painting of a BOAC Avro York flying over the Pyramids en route for Calcutta from London

Vintage Photograph. Glider in flight.

DF-SC-88-02257. Country: Unknown

DD-ST-89-11763. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-86-02340. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Caribbean Sea

Lake Central Cargo Airplane

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.5 from the English Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at Schiphol.

North American P-51D Mustang, nicknamed Shimmy IV, was the last Mustang assigned to a USAF tactical unit. It is painted as the P-51D flown by Colonel C.L. Sluder, commander of the 325th Fighter Group in Italy in 1944.

The Concorde In Flight. 1968

Avro 698 Vulcan, British jet bomber Date: circa 1950

A right side view of four A-7E Corsair II aircraft in formation. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

S82-32204 (October 1982) --- NASA 947 and NASA 904, two aircraft stationed at Ellington Air Base for the Johnson Space Center (JSC), are captured during a training and familiarization flight over White Sands, New Mexico. The Gulfstream aircraft (bottom) is NASA s Space Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) and the T-38 jet serves as a chase plane.

The Westland SH-14D Navy Linx helicopter with registration 273 (1980-) of the Marine air shipping service (MLD) in June 1989.

One-half right rear view of a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star in flight, somewhere in Korea. The landing gear is visible, and the wings are fitted with wing tip tanks. The plane bears a black sunburst on the tail. Another F-80 Shooting Star can be seen in the distance, just after taking off. A muddy, rocky field bordering the runway appears across most of the image. A sign that reads 'East 3' appears beside the runway. A black asphalt strip is visible in the foreground. In the background, vehicles and buildings can be seen.

The airship Italia in the air over the Stockholm archipelago. The airship Italia in the air over the Stockholm archipelago.

Firebird II & III - Motors. August 16, 1954.

Illustration of a Boeing B-17F Knockout Dropper aircraft.

DN-SC-85-00472. Country: Unknown

Lockheed F-104G Starfighters of 322 Squadron from the Leeuwarden airbase.

Douglas F5D Skylancer fighter modified with ogee wing planform designed for Mach 2 flight. Shown is the effect of vortex flow on wing tuft alignment in low-speed, high angle-of-attack flight.

Space rocket taking off

A supermarine Spitfire XIV in orange-red painting on the liberation flying party Rotterdam-Zestienhoven.

'The Handley Page Hereford', 1941. Creator: Unknown.

Visitors look at aircraft on display at the eighth International Airshow and Trade Exposition. Base: Dayton State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Museum copy of the aircraft. Monument of Fighter Aircraft Military Hill Museum

Twin-Rotor Helicopter For R.A.F. Coastal Command -- The "Bristol 171" Starts Flight Trials.The first of a number of "Bristol" Sycamore (Type 171) helicopters which are to go into service with the R.A.F. Coastal Command, started its flight trials at St. Mawgan, Cornwall, recently.The twin-rotor helicopter was piloted by Flt. Lt. J.G. Minifie and Flying Officer J. Williamson. Both these officers had previously completed a 'conversion course' at the Bristol Aeroplane Company's works on the 'Type 171'. The 'Bristol Type 171' which has been designed for both civil and military duties, has a single main rotor and a torque-compensating tail rotor and is powered by an Alvis Leonides radial air-cooled engine of 550 h.p. November 9, 1954.

The Rockwell/Daimler-Benz Aerospace X-31 research aircraft takes off for an astounding flight demonstration at the 41st Paris Air Show. The X-31 is a collaborated research project with Germany and the United States. Subject Operation/Series: PARIS AIR SHOW '95 Base: Le Bourget Airfield, Paris Country: France (FRA)

Maritime in de landing

The Flying Fish, an idea for air travel in America, 1880. Attributed to Thomas Edison.

HC-130 Hercules planes at Barbers Point, HI circa 1985.

The Flying Fish, an idea for air travel in America, 1880. Attributed to Thomas Edison.

Cartoon illustration of a Royal Air Force Tornado airplane.

A left side view of a Soviet Su-15 Flagon-A aircraft climbing steeply following takeoff. Country: Unknown

Two Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime patrol yields (1969-1984), including the 256 (1971-1984), at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg.

X-14 Aircraft during hover flight tests at VTOL test pad

Landing of two Lockheed F-104G Starfighters from the German Marine Flyer in the colors of the Demonstration Team Vikings, during the Open Day of Air Base Eindhoven on September 20, 1986.

NORTH AMERICAN F86-A #135 AIRPLANE on Ames ramp in front of hangar 211 with NACA PILOTS COOPER & CREER

Artwork: "Parking a Buf" Artist: Charles Waterhouse. Country: Unknown

Rescue of Lance Packer. This image depicts a Coast Guard helicopter rescuing Lance Packer.

Coast Guard helicopter, North End, Boston , Helicopters, United States. Coast Guard. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Lawrence, Mass., aerial photograph , Rivers, Airports

SOVIET UNION - CIRCA 1945: A stamp printed by the Soviet Union Post is entitled "Ilyushin 4 long haul bomber", circa 1945

A chart of Soviet air defense interceptor Aircraft. PHOTO courtesy of Soviet Military Power Magazine. Country: Unknown

Bonneville Salt Flats, 'World's fastest speedway.' Utah , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT '79 (1979), directed by DAVID LOWELL RICH.

USSR - CIRCA 1986: postage stamp shows vintage rare plane yak-50", circa 1986

Avro Arrow 3-view.

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