Aircraft Designs That Are More than 50 Years Old, Part 2

Lockheed L-188 Electra

Photos by Ken Kula

Every one of these aircraft types were designed over half a century ago, but many are still found flying today. How many do you recognize?

DeHavilland DH-114 Heron

Fokker 27

Lockheed Constellation

Percival E.P.9 Prospector

Piper Commanche PA-24

Antonov AN-12

Cessna 210

Beech Queen Air BE-80

McDonnell Douglas DC-8

Dornier DO-28

Pilatus PC-6

Piper PA-28R Arrow

Found FBA

Maule M4

Piper Cherokee 140

Cessna C-206 Stationair

Beech A-23 Musketeer 

Boeing B-727

Beech BE-95 Travel Air

Lear LR-23

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six

Short Brothers SC-7 Skyvan

Champion &EAC Citabria

Bushmaster 2000

Piper PA-31 Navajo

Britten Norman BN-2 Islander

McDonnell Douglas DC-9

DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

Beech BE-99 Airliner

Cessna C-401

Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II

Boeing B-737

Ted Smith/Piper PA-60 Aerostar

Mooney M20 

 

Boeing B-747

Cessna C-500 Citation

Piper PA-31T Cheyenne

Rockwell Commander AC-112/114

McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Falcon 10

Lockheed L-1011 Tristat

Government Aircraft Factory N-22/24 Nomad

Lake LA-4 

Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer

DeHavilland Canada DHC-3 Otter

Piper PA-23 Apache

Cessna 180

Temco D-16 Twin Navion

Cessna C-310

Myers 200

Boeing B-707