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In no particular order:

YEAR (IF KNOWN) AND TYPE

MODEL
NUMBER(S)

TIME AT CONTROLS?

TIME LOGGED?

SPECIFIC REGISTRATION NUMBER(S)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF AIRCRAFT TYPE

1961, 1967, 1976 Cessna 150

150A, 150F, 150M

yes

yes, over 50 hours

N7112X, N8927S, N704XY

very common two-seat high-wing trainer

1978 Cessna 152

152

yes

yes, over 10 hours

N89761

basically an improved version of Cessna 150, similar appearance

1955 Cessna 170

170B

no

no

N3591C

Older single-engine Cessna high-wing taildragger, four seats

1952 Cessna 170 Floatplane

 

170B

yes

no

N8214A

Same as 170 but on floats

1960 to 2003 Cessna 172

(Skyhawk, Skyhawk II)
(150-160 HP)

Also 172 SP (180 HP) and 172 with 180 HP STC

172B, 172L, 172N, 172M, 172P, 172R, 172S, possibly others

yes

yes, over 700 hours

N737YA, N64330, N737EQ, N4705D, N2497E, N52701, N6535G, N6412F, N2746F, N2389J, N7499X, N95382, N2098A, N2881Q, N62527, N275GT, N73836, N24CV, N20175 and several others

Extremely common four-seat, high-wing trainer/utility/pleasure aircraft, can be seen at almost every airport

1971 Cessna 182 Skylane

182N

yes

yes

N9097G, N271G

Basically a beefed-up 172 with a constant-speed propeller, relatively fast, good performance

1977, 1978 Cessna 182 Skylane RG

R182

yes

no

N2255T, N4248C

A 182 with retractable gear, faster than the regular 182

1985 Cessna 210 Turbo Centurion

T210R

yes

no

N760DR

Super beefed-up 172 with turbocharged engine, slightly larger than 182, very fast, great performance, good workhorse

1975 Cessna 310

310R

yes

yes

N310WS

Six-seat twin

1979 Cessna 340

340A

yes

yes, 1 hour

N356G

Sleek, pressurized low-wing twin with tip tanks, seats six including pilot

1984 Cessna Citation III

650

no but rode between pilots' seats most of the way

not yet :)

N440PC

Midsize corporate jet. This one had two pilot seats, six regular passenger seats, and one couch with three seats for a total seating capacity of 11. Sweptwing T-tail aircraft.

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

J3C-65

no

no

N614KA

The bright yellow, two-seat tandem classic American taildragger that can be flown with the door open.

Piper Super Cub

PA-18-150

yes

yes, 4.3 hours

N98SA, N172T on skis

J3 Cub on caffeine pills... great perfomance, easy handling, cruises 110+ mph, tandem seating, can be soloed from front seat. Taildragger.

1946 Piper Super Cruiser

PA-12

no

no

N7656H

A three-seat fabric high wing, pilot sits in front, two people sit side-by-side on the back seat, if they are skinny enough! Flies about 80 m.p.h., 115 HP. Taildragger, steep climber.

1963 Piper Cherokee 140 (w/

160 hp)

PA-28-140

no

no

N3617K

Small four-seat trainer/utility airplane, low-wing, four seats, this one is a rocket with its souped-up STC'd engine

1976 Piper Cherokee Warrior, 1979 Piper Warrior II

PA-28-151, PA-28-161

yes

yes

N6963J, PH-UGS (Rotterdam Aero Club, The Netherlands)

Common small four-seat trainer, low-wing, comes in a few variants.

1968 Piper Cherokee 235

PA-28-235

no

no

N284M

Four-seat low-wing airplane with 235 HP and constant-speed prop

1973 Piper Cherokee Challenger

PA-28-180

no

yes, 1 hr (BFR)

N56204

180 HP four-seater

1980 Piper Archer

PA-28-181

yes

yes, 25+ hours

N8268H

180 HP four-seater, tapered low wing

1976, 1977 Piper Cherokee Arrow II and III

PA-28R-200, PA-28R-201

yes

yes

N9417K, N2293M, N3327M

Comfortable, four seats, retractable-geared low-wing

1978, 1979 Piper Seminole

PA-44-180

yes

yes, 1.3 hours

N2164D, N3035N

Small light twin, seats four, flies slow for a twin, low wing with T-tail, common trainer

1974 Piper Aztec

PA-23-250

yes

yes, 5.5 hours

N54231

Common, roomy six-seat twin, relatively slow, stable in roll but sensitive in pitch

1980 Piper Navajo CR

PA-31-325

no

no

N4077Q

Classy six-seat twin, piston engines with counterrotating props, personal/business/charter aircraft, modest climber with decent cruise speed

Piper Navajo Chieftain

PA-31-350

yes

yes

N3534Y

Max 10-seat stretched variant of the Navajo series

1980 Piper Cheyenne II

PA-31T-620

no

no

N62E

Six-seat turboprop business/charter aircraft. Related to the Navajo. Pressurized. Good performance and comfort.

1971 Grumman Trainer

AA-1A

yes, over 10 hours

no

N6300L

Very small two-seater, maneuverable and fun, not fast but not too slow either

1960 Aeronca Champion

7EC

yes

yes, about 3 hours

N8936R

Fabric tandem-seat high-wing, low horsepower, docile, maneuverble, taildragger, simple instrumentation & controls

1979 Bellanca Super Decathlon

8KCAB

yes

yes, about 6 hours

N5048G

Aerobatic, fabric tandem-seat high-wing, 180 hp, constant-speed prop, taildragger

1975 Starduster Too

(homebuilt)

SA300

yes

no

N70RW

Fabric, homebuilt, open-cockpit biplane, taildragger, very simple instrumentation

1997, 2000 RV-6A

(homebuilt)

RV-6A

yes

yes, about an hour

N6YE, N7YE

Small, two-seat homebuilt, common, low-wing, very fast (180-200 mph), highly maneuverable, aerobatic

2000 RV-6 (homebuilt)

RV-6

yes

yes, half an hour

N6X

Same as RV-6A but taildragger

1999 RV-8 (homebuilt)

RV-8

yes

no

N233M

Small, tandem-seat homebuilt, low-wing, very fast (200 mph), highly maneuverable, aerobatic

1997 GlaStar (homebuilt)

-

yes

yes, 0.3

N232YE

Small composite homebuilt, high-wing, versatile, two seats, roomy, fast, taildragger

2005 Velocity RG Elite (homebuilt)

-

yes

yes

N173JB

Sleek composite pusher-prop (canard) airplane, 4 seats, very fast (200 kts), retractable gear

2005 Sonex (homebuilt)

-

no

no

N444SX

A small and simple two-seat, low-wing kit plane with good performance. This one was a taildragger.

Lightning (homebuilt)

-

yes

yes

N155AL

Two-seat low-wing composite airframe... fast

Quad City Aircraft Challenger II (homebuilt)

-

yes

yes

N981KE

Two-seat tandem high-wing pusher ultralight-type aircraft

AMD Zodiac

601XLi

no

no

N55ZC

Two-seat low-wing light sport plane with bubble canopy

Bell 47 Helicopter

-

no

no

? (three different ones)

Helicopter on beginning of show M*A*S*H, bubble front

1937 Waco YKS-7

YKS-7

yes

no

NC17716

Large antique cabin-class biplane, fabric, taildragger, radial engine

1947 Stinson Voyager

180-2

yes

yes, 0.8 hours

N8041K

Four-seat antique fabric taildragger, six-cylinder reciprocating engine, relatively stable feel, a lot of adverse yaw

1946 Ercoupe

415-D, 415-C

yes

yes, 11.7 hours to Montana, +more

N87349, N87086

Small tricycle gear side-by-side, fabric wings, metal fuselage, rudders linked with ailerons, 85-100 mph, stall & spin proof

Spirit of St. Louis (EAA's replica)

-

yes, about 10 minutes

no

NX211

Flying replica, fabric taildragger, high-wing, wicker seat in back, tandem-seat, no glass in side windows, has small window in front that can be covered for more accurate representation, but even with window uncovered you can't see out front well, aircraft feels unstable and suffers greatly from adverse yaw

1929 Ford Tri-Motor

4-AT

yes, about half an hour

no

NC8407

Antique 11-seater including pilot, three radial engines, huge, very slow (85 mph), gentle, stable, high-wing taildragger, well-suited to grass runways

1967 Beech King Air

A90

yes

no

N140PA

Early version of the very popular turboprop series, 8 seats total, pressurized, low wing & conventional tail, cruises up to 235 knots

1980 Beech Sundowner

C23

no

no

N3730H

Four-seat trainer/utility/pleasure aircraft, comparable to 172 except has low wing

1982 Beech Baron

58P

yes

no

N322KS

Six-seat twin, this one is the pressurized version

1956 Beech 18 ("Twin Beech")

E18S

yes

no

N251K

Twin radial-engined taildragger, light utility transport airplane. In passenger configuration, capacity of 7-9 passengers plus 2 crew. This particular airplane was in a cargo configuration with no cabin seats.

2006 Diamond DA40 Diamond Star

DA40

yes, half an hour

yes, half an hour

N531DS

Four-seat composite T-tailed airplane with 180HP, capable of 150 knots on 10 gallons per hour. Garmin G1000 glass panel avionics.

2005 Diamond DA42 Twin Star

DA42

yes, 0.7

yes, 0.7

N104TS

Four-seat composite T-tailed twin diesel engined plane, highly efficient and quiet. Garmin G1000 glass panel avionics.

2001 - 2004 Cirrus SR22

SR22

yes, about 13 total hours

yes, 8.5 hours

N732MN, N808CD, N722CD, N6468, N1116C, N990CD

High-performance, state-of-the-art composite four-seater, advanced avionics, comfortable, 180+ knot cruise, sidestick controllers, AWESOME!

1997 Flightstar II SL

FS-II SL

yes

yes

N97UL

Two-seat side-by-side ultralight, open air, extremely fun

2006 Evektor SportStar

-

yes

yes

N83LS

Two-seat side-by-side light sport aircraft, bubble canopy, low wing, split flaps, Rotax engine, Czechoslovakian design

2006, 2007 Sky Arrow 600 Sport

-

yes

yes, 59.8 hours

N423SA, N448SA

Fun high-wing pusher, two-seat tandem, tricycle gear LSA with great visibility. Optional hand controls for disabled pilots.

1929 Travel Air E-4000

E-4000

no

no

NC648H

EAA's very fun tandem-seat open-cockpit biplane

1929 New Standard

D25

no

no

N176H

Huge five-seat open-cockpit biplane, very slow, loud and windy, smooth ride, fun!

1943 Boeing Stearman

A75

yes

yes

N222FK

Open cockpit, two tandem seats, radial engine, WWII trainer, tailwheel biplane

1997 SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad

TB-20

yes

yes, around 50 hours

N597TB, N1887S

French, high-performance, low-wing single, seats 4, retractable landing gear, now manufactured in the newer TB-20 GT version

2003 Yak-52TW

52TW

yes

yes, 1 hour

N52DD

Russian, big, high-performance warbird-like aerobatic trainer, low wing, triangular canopy, 400 HP radial engine, fully retractable landing gear, tandem seating for two

1980 IAR 823

-

yes

yes

N129GC

4-seat Romanian military airplane

1997 Safari Baby Belle

-

yes, a lap around the helo pattern at AirVenture

no

N247BB

Homebuilt helicopter with bubble front very similar to the classic Bell 47

Robinson R44 helicopter

-

no

no

? (two of them)

Four-seat helicopter

Airliners (OK, I decided these don't count toward the total anymore):
Boeing 737, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Airbus A320, CRJ700, CRJ100, Boeing 717.

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