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Cessna O-2 Skymaster

The Cessna O-2 Skymaster, nicknamed the Oscar Deuce, is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster used by the United States Air Force for forward air control.

Cessna R172

The Cessna R172, sold as the Reims Rocket and Hawk XP, is a high-powered Cessna 172 variant with a 195 hp Continental engine, built from 1977 to 1981.

Cessna SkyCourier

The Cessna SkyCourier is a twin-engine, high-wing utility turboprop built in Wichita, Kansas, that earned FAA certification in 2022 and carries cargo, 19 passengers, or both.

Cessna Skymaster

The Cessna Skymaster is an American push-pull light aircraft with both engines on the centerline, built from 1963 and flown by the US Air Force as the O-2.

Cessna T-37 Tweet

The Cessna T-37 Tweet is a small twin-engine jet trainer, nicknamed for its high-pitched engine whine, that trained US Air Force pilots from 1957 until its retirement in 2009.

CFB Goose Bay

CFB Goose Bay (5 Wing Goose Bay) is an RCAF base in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, founded in 1941, a Cold War NATO low-level flight training hub, now a NORAD northern basing site.

CFM International CFM56

The CFM International CFM56 (CFM56) is a high-bypass turbofan engine family built by CFM International, a joint venture of GE Aerospace and Safran, powering Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft.

CFM International LEAP

The CFM International LEAP, also known as the LEAP-X, is a high-bypass turbofan engine family by CFM International that burns about 15% less fuel than the CFM56.

CFM RISE

CFM RISE is a CFM International technology demonstration program launched in 2021 to cut fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by more than 20 percent, centered on an Open Fan architecture.

Chandigarh Airport

Chandigarh Airport, officially Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, is an airport near Mohali, Punjab, serving Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula. It was renamed after Bhagat Singh in 2022.

Changhe Z-8 (直-8)

Changhe Z-8 (直-8) is a Chinese three-engine heavy helicopter based on the Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon, first flown in 1985 for the PLA Navy.

Changi Airport

Changi Airport, also known as Singapore Changi Airport, is Singapore's main international airport at the island's eastern tip. Opened in 1981, it serves nearly 70 million passengers a year.

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, also known as Kansas City Municipal Airport, is a general aviation airport just north of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, dedicated in 1927.

Charles de Gaulle Airport

Charles de Gaulle Airport, also known as Roissy, is the main international airport of Paris, opened in 1974 in Roissy-en-France about 25 kilometers north-east of the city.

Charles Kaman

Charles Kaman (1919–2011) was an American aeronautical engineer who founded the Kaman Aircraft Company in 1945, pioneered intermeshing rotors and the first turbine-powered helicopter, and created the Ovation guitar.

Charles Lindbergh

Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator who made the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927, flying the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris.

Charleston International Airport

Charleston International Airport (CHS) is a joint civil-military airport in North Charleston, South Carolina, about 12 miles from downtown Charleston and South Carolina's largest and busiest airport.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte Douglas International Airport, also known as CLT Airport, is a city-owned airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, opened in 1936 and the second-largest hub of American Airlines.

Charlottetown Airport

Charlottetown Airport is the principal airport of Prince Edward Island, near Charlottetown. Operated by the not-for-profit Charlottetown Airport Authority since 1999, it handled a record 410,773 passengers in 2024.

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, also known as Amausi Airport, is an international airport serving Lucknow, India, located at Amausi about 11 km from the railway station.

CHC Helicopter

CHC Helicopter, also known as Okanagan Helicopters, is a Texas-based company providing helicopter services, including offshore crew transport for the energy industry, search and rescue, and maintenance through Heli-One.

Checklist

A checklist is an ordered list used to verify required actions, developed in aviation after the 1935 Boeing Model 299 crash and now used in surgery and other high-hazard work.

Cheddi Jagan International Airport

Cheddi Jagan International Airport, formerly Timehri Airport and originally the 1941 Atkinson Field, is Guyana's main international airport at Timehri, about 39 km south of Georgetown, named after President Cheddi Jagan.

Chemical oxygen generator

A chemical oxygen generator, often called an oxygen candle, makes breathing oxygen by thermally decomposing solid sodium chlorate; it supplies airliner passenger masks and is used in submarines, spacecraft, and mines.

Chengdu J-10 (歼-10)

The Chengdu J-10, or 歼-10, is China's first independently developed multirole fighter, nicknamed Vigorous Dragon; it first flew in 1998 and entered PLAAF service in 2004.

Chengdu J-20

The Chengdu J-20, also known as the Mighty Dragon or Jian-20, is China's twin-engine stealth fighter, first flown in 2011 and in air force service since March 2017.

Chengdu J-36

The Chengdu J-36 is a large tailless three-engine stealth combat aircraft developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, first flown in public view over Chengdu on 26 December 2024.

Chengdu J-7 (歼-7)

The Chengdu J-7 (歼-7), exported as the F-7, is a Chinese supersonic fighter developed in the 1960s as a licensed copy of the Soviet MiG-21F-13.

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (成都双流国际机场)

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (成都双流国际机场) is a 4F-class international airport about 16 kilometers southwest of Chengdu, China, which handled 55.86 million passengers in 2019 and now operates alongside Tianfu airport.

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (成都天府国际机场) is an airport in Jianyang, Sichuan, about 50 km southeast of Chengdu, opened in 2021 as the city's second international airport.