ERJ-145 / American EagleAmerican Eagle ERJ 145 airplane model. Embraer began working on 50 seat regional jet concepts in the late 1980s. The original EMB145 (now renamed ERJ 145) concept was launched in mid 1989 and was essentially a stretched and jet engined EMB120 Brasilia. Features of this design included a straight wing with winglets and the two turbofans mounted forward of the wing as on most low wing turboprops. This design would have seated 45 to 50 passengers and

8 during the program

this plane makes a beautiful piece for any collector

and it entered service with Pan Am and TWA

The name Panavia Tornado for this aircraft was officially adopted in September 1974

was one of the first of the new generation of turbofan-powered business jets

but powered by a 230-hp Continental O-470-S

and the proposed air assault on Australia

After contributing to the design of the renowned Gee Bee-Z with the Granville Brothers

including Heinrich Gontermann

the "Eyes of the Fleet" operated by Photo Reconnaissance Squadrons (VFP)

The diminutive Bell X-1 rocket research plane was the world's first aircraft to break the "sound barrier" and achieve supersonic flight

the F7Fs proved too heavy for such duty and were transferred to the US Marine Corps shore-based squadrons in 1944