This 1981 Cessna 172RG Cutlass Is a Not-Too-Complex ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick Retractable gear and a bump in power turn the venerable Cessna 172 into a more efficient traveler.

Despite its Oldsmobile namesake, from 1953 to 1957, the Vought F7U Cutlass was an unconventionally designed jet known for its mechanical shortcomings.

“He said the F7U-1 Cutlass,” recalls Feightner, at the time a Navy test pilot with the most flight time in that very aircraft. “I told him I just resigned.” ...

The first die-cast airplane models were produced in the 1930s and were made by the TootsieToy company. These models were initially made for children but soon became popular among adult collectors.