A2-31 SE5A biplane illustration by Jamie and Leanne Tufrey - Bunbury, Australia

The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 is a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. It was developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory by a team consisting of Henry Folland, John Kenworthy and Major Frank Goodden. It was one of the fastest aircraft of the war, while being both stable and relatively manoeuvrable. According to aviation author Robert Jackson, the S.E.5 was: "the nimble fighter that has since been described as the 'Spitfire of World War One'".

The initial models of the S.E.5a differed from late production examples of the S.E.5 only in the type of engine installed – a geared 200 hp Hispano-Suiza 8b, often turning a large clockwise-rotation four-bladed propeller, replacing the 150 hp H.S. 8A model. 

 

Douglas DC-8-63 by Thijs Postma 1967 - Wohnbach, Germany

Thijs Postma is a Dutch painter, illustrator, graphic designer, publicist and author of aviation books and aviation magazines. He grew up in Amsterdam and later moved to Hoofddorp. The year of his birth, 1933, was also the year that a new era in commercial aviation began with the first flight of the DC-1. Postma was an aircraft recognition instructor during his military service.

 

"ICBC Chinese Dragon" Sichuan Airlines Airbus A320-232 - Taipei, Taiwan

Sichuan Airlines is the largest airline in Western China. The airline is based in Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. Sichuan Airlines is also the first airline in mainland China to operate Airbus A320 and the first batch of airlines in mainland China to receive Airbus A350. In 2018, the airline was the 42nd largest airline group in the world ranked by traffic.

 

An airport painting - Ternopil, Ukraine

Ternopil known until 1944 mostly as Tarnopol, is a city in the west of Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret. Ternopil is one of the major cities in Western Ukraine and the historical regions of Galicia and Podolia. Ternopil is a centre for the light industry, food industry, radio-electronic and construction industries. In the Soviet and early post-Soviet period, a harvester plant and a porcelain factory operated in the city.

EUROPA stamp 2020 - "Ancient postal routes"

 

F-16C, Krzesiny Military Air Base - Lublin, Poland

The 31st Air Base is a Polish Air Force base and military airport, located in Krzesiny, part of the Nowe Miasto district of Poznań. The base was officially constituted on 31 December 2000, and since then has been the home base for the 3rd Tactical Squadron. It was the first base to host Polish F-16 fighters.

EUROPA stamp 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife"

 

JAL DREAM EXPRESS 90 - Omuta, Japan

Japan Airlines Dream Express 90 - Boeing 767-346(ER) to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Mickey Mouse.
For most of its history, Ōmuta was a coal town. The closure of the Miike mine caused rapid depopulation and redirection of the local economy. The economy of Ōmuta is mixed, with agriculture, commercial fishing, commerce, light manufacturing and chemicals. Another main industry is aluminium refining.

 

Le Frecce Tricolori - Coevorden, The Netherlands

The Frecce Tricolori, officially known as the 313th Acrobatic Training Group, National Aerobatic Team (PAN) Frecce Tricolori", is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force. Based at Rivolto Air Base, province of Udine, it was created on 1 March 1961 as a permanent group for the training of Air Force pilots in air acrobatics.

 

Yellow plane - Vilnius, Lithuania

Lynx have a short tail, characteristic tufts of black hair on the tips of their ears, large, padded paws for walking on snow and long whiskers on the face. Under their neck, they have a ruff, which has black bars resembling a bow tie, although this is often not visible.

EUROPA stamp 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife"

 

Lantern Press 1120 - San Francisco, California

Boeing Field was Seattle's main passenger airport from its construction in 1928 until Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) began operations in the late 1940s, except for its use for military purposes during World War II. The Boeing Company continues to use the field for testing and delivery of its aeroplanes, and it is still a regional cargo hub. It is used by Air Force One when the President of the United States visits the Seattle area.

 

Airborne Early Warning And Control Force in Geilenkirchen - Huckelhoven, Germany

AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) is the name of the specific system installed in the E-3 and Japanese Boeing E-767 AEW&C airframes, but is often used as a general synonym for AEW&C.

This system is an airborne radar system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles, and other incoming projectiles at long ranges and perform command and control of the battlespace in an air engagement by directing fighter and attack aircraft strikes.

 

Tasman Empire Airways - Greensboro, North Carolina

Airplane (Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat, registration number ZK-AMA, "Aotearoa") flies over the hemisphere showing Eurasia, Africa, and Australia routes with connections with Imperial Airways routes; yellow, red, blue, and white ink on paper. 

 

Tupolev Tu - 144D - Zhukovsky, Russia

The Tu-144 was the world's first commercial supersonic transport aircraft with its prototype's maiden flight from Zhukovsky Airport on 31 December 1968, two months before the British-French Concorde.

In April 1978, a new version of the plane entered service - Tu-144D, which had, among other things, Kolesov turbojet engines; their lower fuel consumption allowed the aircraft to extend its range.

 

Shaanxi Y-8 - Beijing, China

Shaanxi Y-8 aircraft is a medium size medium-range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported. 

 

Lindbergh Field International Airport - San Diego, California

San Diego International Airport is the busiest single-runway airport in the world. The airport's landing approach is well known for its close proximity to the skyscrapers of Downtown San Diego, and can sometimes prove difficult to pilots for the relatively short usable landing area, steep descent angle over the crest of Bankers Hill, and shifting wind currents just before landing.

 

Lufthansa Airbus A340-200 - Vilnius, Lithuania

The −200 is one of two initial versions of the A340; it has seating for 261 passengers in a three-class cabin layout with a range of 13,800 kilometers or seating for 240 passengers also in a three-class cabin layout for a range of 15,000 kilometers.

 

Delta airplane and Wasatch Mountains - Salt Lake City, Utah

In the language of the native Ute people, Wasatch means "mountain pass" or "low pass over high range." According to William Bright, the mountains were named for a Shoshoni leader who was named with the Shoshoni term wasattsi, meaning "blue heron".

 

Boeing 787-8 - Amagasaki, Japan

With a typical capacity of 220 passengers and a range of 7,355 nautical miles, the −8 is the base model of the 787 family and was the first to enter service in 2011.

 

ANA Boeing 787 - Singapore

ANA is an airline in Japan. Its headquarters are located in Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area of Minato ward of Tokyo. It operates services to both domestic and international destinations.

 

Air Baltic - Vilnius, Lithuania

Legally incorporated as AS Air Baltic Corporation, is the flag carrier of Latvia, with its head office on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality near Riga.

 

Sukhoi Su-34 - Kfar-Yona, Israel

The Sukhoi Su-34 is a Soviet-origin Russian twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft. It first flew in 1990, intended for the Soviet Air Forces, and it entered service in 2014 with the Russian Air Force.