Uncommon Aircraft
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The four- to six-place Helio Courier was developed from the Helioplane proof-of-concept aircraft (which now resides in the Smithsonian Collection), and has a long list of unique short-field take-off and landing features.
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One of the most attractive English aircraft to come out of the 1930's, the Miles Hawk Speed Six is truly a thing of beauty.
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The Yakovlev Yak-11 "Moose" (a United Nations Designation), went into service with the Russian Air Force in 1946 as a high-performance two-place advanced trainer.
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Developed for the Cirrus Derby cross country race (in which the type placed second behind the Command-Aire 'Little Rocket' Racer), the small single-place Sportsters went into production shortly thereafter with several engines to choose from.
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Originally designed as a biplane, the Wildcat was converted on the drawing board to a mid-wing monoplane when it was found that the competitor's airplane was to be a monoplane.
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