C-27 SpartanC 27 Spartan airplane model. The C 27A Spartan is a twin turboprop engine aircraft designed to meet Air Force requirements for a rugged, medium size transport. The Spartan, which looked like a toned down, twin engine version of the C 130, gave the U. S. military a unique, short take off and landing capability, providing access to airstrips otherwise unreachable by fixed wing aircraft. The C 27 can carry up to 18,000 pounds of fuel and cargo and can

948 of the three different versions had been built

and the second aircraft arrived at Andrews AFB

the fuselage is carefully contoured in accordance with the transonic area rule

The AC-119K had several major improvements incorporated into the design

Experience the thrill of a historic aviation milestone with the Wright Brother's Kitty Hawk Flyer

Its sturdy construction and air-cooled radial engine enabled the Thunderbolt to absorb severe battle damage and keep flying

but as research aircraft for the advanced study of aerodynamics

By the Armistice

featured such innovations as internal bomb storage

as it resulted from Supermarine Spitfires taking on the Messerschmitt Bf 109s

SPAD XIII airplane model flown by Eddie Rickenbacker

it saw duty in every combat area being flown by the Dutch