Welcome to our Aviation Manufacturers series, where we explore the rich history of aircraft development through the lens of technical documentation, engineering specifications, and primary archival sources.
German Manufacturers
AGO Flugzeugwerke
Arado Flugzeugwerke
Anton Flettner Flugzeugbau GmbH
Bachem Werke GmbH
Blohm und Voss Flugzeugbau / Hamburger Flugzeugbau (HFB)
Bücker Flugzeugbau GmbH
Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für Segelflug (DFS)
Dornier Flugzeugwerke
Fieseler Flugzeugbau Kassel
Focke-Achgelis GmbH
Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG
Gothaer Waggonfabrik
Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
Henschel & Sohn
Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG
Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau
Messerschmitt A.G.
Siebel Flugzeugwerke
VEB Flugzeugwerke Dresden / Elbe Flugzeugwerke
British Manufacturers
Airspeed Ltd.
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
Auster Aircraft Ltd
A.V. Roe and Company (Avro)
Beagle Aircraft Limited
Blackburn Aircraft
Boulton Paul Aircraft
de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited
English Electric
Fairey Aviation Company
Folland Aircraft
Gloster Aircraft Company
Handley Page
Hawker Aircraft
Hawker Siddeley
Hunting Percival Aircraft Ltd
Miles Aircraft Ltd
Scottish Aviation
Vickers-Armstrongs
Westland Aircraft
Canadian Manufacturers
Avro Canada
Canadair Ltd.
De Havilland Canada
Fleet Aircraft
Noorduyn Aircraft Limited
France Manufacturers
Aéroplanes Henry Potez
Aérospatiale
Avions Hurel-Dubois
Breguet Aviation
Dassault Aviation SA
Fouga / Air Fouga
Latécoère
Morane-Saulnier
Italian Manufacturers
Aeritalia
Alenia Aeronautica
AerMacchi / Macchi
Agusta
Breda Aeronautica
Cantieri Aeronautici Navali Triestini CRDA CANT
Caproni Società Italiana - SIC
Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali
Nardi SA Costruzioni Aeronautiche
Fiat Aviazione
Officine Meccaniche Reggiane
Partenavia Construzioni Aeronautiche
SAI Ambrosini
SAIMAN
SIAI — Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia
Savoia-Marchetti
SIAI-Marchetti
Japan Manufacturers
Aichi Aircraft Company (Aichi Kōkūki KK)
Hitachi Aircraft Company (Hitachi Kōkūki KK)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI)
Kawanishi Aircraft Company (Kawanishi Kōkūki KK)
Kyūshū Hikōki K.K. (Kyushu Airplane Company)
Kokusai Aviation Company (Nippon Kokusai Kōkū Kōgyō KK)
Mansyu — Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
Nakajima Aircraft Company
Showa Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd
Tachikawa Aircraft Company (Tachikawa Hikōki KK)
Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal (Dai-Naigun Kōkū Gijutsushō)
Russian Manufacturers
Beriev Aircraft Company PJSC
Ilyushin Aviation Complex OJSC
Kamov Design Bureau
Lavochkin Association, LA
Mikoyan-Gurevich
Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Myasishchev
Polikarpov Design Bureau
Sukhoi Company (JSC)
Tupolev Design Bureau OKB
Yakovlev Design Bureau JSC
Ukrainian Manufacturers
USA Manufacturers
Adam Aircraft Industries
Aero Commander
Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
Aerostar Aircraft Corporation
Air Tractor
American Champion Aircraft
Avia Bellanca Aircraft Co.
AvtekAir, Inc
Bede Aircraft
Beechcraft Corporation
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Bellanca Aircraft Corporation
Boeing Company
Budd Company
Cessna Aircraft Company
Chase Aircraft Company
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Convair
Culver Aircraft
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor
Curtiss-Wright
Douglas Aircraft Company
Eclipse Aviation
ERCO Ercoupe
Epic Aircraft
Fairchild Aircraft
Fleetwings
Ford Aircraft
General Dynamics
Glenn L. Martin Company
Globe Aircraft Corporation
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation
Great Lakes Aircraft Company
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
Grumman American Aviation Corporation
Gulfstream Aerospace
Helio Aircraft Company
Howard Aero Inc.
Howard Aircraft Corporation
Hughes Aircraft Company
Interstate Aircraft and Engineering
Lake Aircraft
Learjet Corporation
Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV)
Lockheed Corporation
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
McDonnell Douglas
North American Aviation
North American Aviation / Ryan / Navion / L-17
Northrop Corporation
Ryan Aeronautical
Spartan Aircraft Company
Stearman Aircraft Corporation
Stinson Aircraft Company
Temco Aircraft Corporation
Timm Aircraft
Vought Aircraft Companies
Vultee Aircraft
Waco Aircraft Company
About the Documentation
The technical manuals and blueprints featured in this series represent authentic primary sources from during these aircraft's operational service. These documents provide invaluable insights into engineering decisions, maintenance procedures, and operational characteristics that shaped aviation history.
Disclaimer: This item is sold for historical and reference Only. These are either ORIGINAL or COPIES of manuals and blueprints used when these aircraft were in active duty, now transferred into electronic format. These manuals and blueprints are not meant to be used for current update material for certification / repair, but make an excellent reference for the scholar, collector, modeller or aircraft buffs .... For proprietary reasons, we generally only provide civil manuals and blueprints on obsolete Aircraft / Engines / Helicopter. The information is for reference only, and we do not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or currency of any manuals.
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