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Hamish Harding
Hamish Harding (1964–2023) was a British businessman, jet pilot, and explorer who founded Dubai's Action Aviation, held three Guinness World Records, and died in the 2023 Titan submersible implosion.
Hand luggage
Hand luggage, also called cabin baggage or carry-on baggage, is baggage passengers carry into the aircraft cabin and keep under their own control during the flight.
Handley Page
Handley Page Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer founded by Frederick Handley Page in 1909, best known for the Halifax bomber and the Victor V-bomber.
Handley Page Halifax
The Handley Page Halifax, known as the Halifax bomber, was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War that served with RAF Bomber Command.
Handley Page Hampden
The Handley Page Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber, nicknamed the Flying Suitcase for its narrow 36-inch fuselage, that served Bomber Command from 1938 to 1942.
Handley Page Jetstream
The Handley Page Jetstream, or Scottish Aviation Jetstream, is a British twin-turboprop light transport aircraft designed in the mid-1960s as a 12 to 18 seat feederliner.
Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor was a British four-jet strategic bomber of the Royal Air Force, one of the three V-bombers, later converted to an in-flight refuelling tanker.
Haneda Airport
Haneda Airport, formally Tokyo International Airport (東京国際空港), is Japan's busiest airport, opened in 1931, reduced to domestic flights after Narita opened in 1978, and restored as a major international gateway since 2010.
Hang gliding
Hang gliding, also known as deltaplane, is an air sport in which a pilot foot-launches an unpowered fabric wing and controls flight by shifting body weight against a control bar.
Hangar
A hangar, also called an aircraft or airplane hangar, is a large enclosed building for storing, maintaining, and servicing aircraft, built with a clear-span design and no interior columns across its door opening.
Hanna Reitsch
Hanna Reitsch was a German aviator and test pilot who set about 40 gliding and powered-flight records, tested the Me 163 rocket interceptor, and flew into besieged Berlin in 1945.
Hans-Joachim Marseille
Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919-1942), the 'Star of Africa', was a Luftwaffe Bf 109 ace of JG 27 credited with 158 victories in North Africa, including 17 in one day, killed in a bailout accident on 30 September 1942.
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was a German Luftwaffe ground-attack pilot of World War II who flew 2,530 missions on the Eastern Front and was Germany's most heavily decorated serviceman.
Harbin Y-12 (运-12)
The Harbin Y-12 (运-12), also designated HAMC Y-12, is a Chinese twin-turboprop STOL utility transport seating 17 to 19 passengers, the first Chinese civil aircraft certified to international standards.
Harbin Z-19
The Harbin Z-19 (WZ-19) is a Chinese light armed-reconnaissance and attack helicopter developed by Harbin from the Z-9, serving alongside the heavier Z-10 in the People's Liberation Army.
Harbin Z-21 (直-21)
The Harbin Z-21 (直-21) is an unofficial designation for a Chinese heavy attack helicopter derived from the Z-20 transport, first photographed in flight testing in 2024.
Harbin Z-9 (直-9)
The Harbin Z-9 (直-9), NATO name Haitun, is a Chinese light utility helicopter based on the licensed Aérospatiale Dauphin, first flown in 1981 and built in over 200 units.
Harbour Air
Harbour Air, also known as Harbour Air Seaplanes, is a Canadian seaplane airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, founded in 1982, carrying roughly 500,000 passengers a year.
Hardpoint
A hardpoint, also called a weapon station, is a reinforced attachment point on a military aircraft where external stores like bombs, missiles, and fuel tanks mount, usually on a pylon.
Harmon Trophy
The Harmon Trophy, or Harmon International Trophy, is a set of annual aviation awards founded by Clifford B. Harmon in 1926 for outstanding achievement in aeronautics.
Harrier jump jet
The Harrier jump jet is a family of British and American military aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing, powered by a vectored-thrust Rolls-Royce Pegasus engine.
Harry Reid International Airport
Harry Reid International Airport, formerly McCarran International Airport and renamed in 2021 for the Nevada senator, serves Las Vegas two miles from the Strip, handling nearly 55 million passengers in 2025.
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is Atlanta's primary airport, 7 miles south of downtown, ranked the world's busiest by passenger traffic since 1998 except in 2020.
Hava SOJ
Hava SOJ, also designated ASOJ 23-A, is a Turkish stand-off jamming electronic warfare aircraft, a Bombardier Global 6000 conversion built for the Turkish Air Force with ASELSAN's jamming systems.
Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines, also known as Hawaiian Air, is a Hawaii-based airline founded in 1929 as Inter-Island Airways and acquired by Alaska Air Group in 2024 for $1 billion.
Hawker 400
The Hawker 400, also known as the Beechjet, is a light business jet that began as the Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond and was built by Beechcraft in Wichita until 2010.
Hawker 800
The Hawker 800 is a twin-engine midsize business jet derived from the British Aerospace 125, built by British Aerospace, Raytheon, and Hawker Beechcraft from 1983 to 2005.
Hawker Fury
The Hawker Fury, flown as the Hawker Hornet prototype, was a British biplane interceptor fighter of the 1930s, the first RAF fighter to exceed 200 mph.
Hawker Hart
The Hawker Hart was a British two-seat biplane light bomber designed by Sydney Camm that entered RAF service in 1930 and was faster than most contemporary fighters.
Hawker Hunter
The Hawker Hunter is a British transonic jet fighter designed by Hawker Aircraft, first flown in 1951, which served as the Royal Air Force's main fighter in the late 1950s.