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Curtiss C-46 Commando
The Curtiss C-46 Commando, developed from the CW-20 airliner, is a twin-engine transport built for the US Army Air Forces in World War II and flown over the Hump.
Curtiss No. 2
The Curtiss No. 2, or Reims Racer, was a pusher biplane Glenn Curtiss built to win the inaugural 1909 Gordon Bennett Cup at Reims, France, and is regarded as the first airplane intended purely for racing.
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, known to Curtiss as the Model 75, was an American all-metal fighter of the late 1930s and the direct ancestor of the P-40 Warhawk.
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, named Tomahawk and Kittyhawk by the British, was an American World War II fighter that served as the USAAF's workhorse until mid-1943.
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was a US Navy carrier-based dive bomber that replaced the SBD Dauntless in 1943; more than 6,600 were built, also as the A-25 Shrike.
Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is an American aerospace and defense manufacturer formed in 1929 by the merger of the Curtiss and Wright companies; once the dominant maker of American aircraft, it exited airframes in 1951.
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
The Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender (company designation CW-24) was an American experimental pusher-canard fighter prototype built for the US Army Air Corps in the early 1940s.
Cusco Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional Teniente Alejandro Velasco Astete) is the airport serving Cusco, Peru, in operation since 1933 and the main gateway to Machu Picchu.
Cutaway drawing
A cutaway drawing, also called a cutaway view, is a technical illustration that removes part of an object's exterior to show its interior, closely associated with aviation magazines.
Cyclogyro
Cyclogyro (cyclocopter, cyclorotor, cycloidal propeller): a VTOL aircraft lifted by horizontal-axis rotors whose blades pivot about their own spanwise axes, vectoring thrust via pitch amplitude and phase; flown only at UAV scale, with CycloTech's CR-42 completing 800+ flights.
Cyclorotor
A cyclorotor, or cycloidal rotor, is a propulsion device with parallel blades that can point thrust in any direction; on ships it appears as the Voith Schneider Propeller.
Czech Airlines
Czech Airlines (České aerolinie, historically ČSA) was the national airline of Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic. Founded in 1923, it ceased flying in 2024.
D. B. Cooper
D. B. Cooper, also known as Dan Cooper, is the name given to an unidentified man who hijacked a plane in 1971 and parachuted away with $200,000.
D. B. Cooper in popular culture
D. B. Cooper in popular culture covers the books, films, television shows, songs, and Pacific Northwest traditions inspired by the unidentified hijacker who vanished with $200,000 in 1971.
Da Nang Air Base
Da Nang Air Base (Da Nang AB) was a major US and South Vietnamese airfield in central Vietnam during the war, now Da Nang International Airport.
Dabolim Airport
Dabolim Airport, formally Goa International Airport, is one of two international airports serving Goa, India, operating as a civil enclave inside the Indian Navy's INS Hansa airbase.
Daily Mail aviation prizes
The Daily Mail aviation prizes were cash awards offered by the British newspaper between 1906 and 1930, won by aviators including Louis Blériot and Alcock and Brown.
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA)
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA), originally Deutsche Aerospace AG, was a German aerospace and defense conglomerate formed in 1989 by Daimler-Benz, which united Dornier, MTU, and MBB and became part of EADS in 2000.
Dalaman Airport
Dalaman Airport (Turkish: Dalaman Havalimanı, IATA code DLM) is an international airport in Muğla province, southwestern Turkey, serving Turkish Riviera resorts such as Fethiye and Marmaris; it handled 5.64 million passengers in 2025.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is a major airport between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, opened in 1974; it is among the world's busiest and American Airlines' largest hub.
Dallas Love Field
Dallas Love Field, also known as Love Field Airport, is a city-owned airport 7 miles northwest of downtown Dallas, Texas, and the base of Southwest Airlines.
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport station
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport station is a pair of adjacent rail stations at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: the DART Orange Line terminus at Terminal A and the TEXRail station at Terminal B.
Damascus International Airport (مطار دمشق الدولي)
Damascus International Airport (مطار دمشق الدولي), also called Damascus Airport, is Syria's main international gateway, about 25 km southeast of the capital, completed in 1969.
Dan-Air
Dan-Air (Dan-Air Services Ltd) was a British airline owned by shipbrokers Davies and Newman, operating from 1953 until its sale to British Airways in 1992.
Dana Keoki Jackson
Dana Keoki Jackson is an American aerospace engineer who leads MITRE's National Security Sector and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2020.
Daniel J. Fink
Daniel J. Fink (1926–2012) was an American aerospace engineer and executive best known for leading the NASA and industry team that built and flew Landsat, winning the 1974 Collier Trophy.
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, formerly Honolulu International Airport, is the main airport of Honolulu, Hawaii, renamed in 2017 to honor the longtime Senator Daniel K. Inouye.
DARPA Falcon Project
DARPA FALCON, or the Falcon Project, was a joint DARPA and Air Force program begun in 2003 to develop prompt global strike and low-cost small launch vehicle technologies.
Dassault Aviation
Dassault Aviation, formerly Avions Marcel Dassault, is a French aerospace company that builds the Rafale fighter jet, Falcon business jets, drones, and space systems, with over 10,000 aircraft delivered since 1916.
Dassault Falcon 20
The Dassault Falcon 20, originally the Mystère 20, is a French twin-engine business jet first flown in 1963, Dassault's first business jet and the initial model of the Falcon family.