Welcome to AircraftWorldDirectory.com where you will find lots of information on the world's civil and military aircraft. The site is based on my  book, "The World's Civil Aircraft".

In here you will find information on all the models of the world's aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Beech, Boeing, Cessna, Cirrus, Embraer, Piper and all other manufacturers whose designs remain airworthy.

Some well known types which have ceased flying in recent years, such as Concorde, have been included for topicality.

The site includes major and minor manufacturers worldwide and includes all powered aircraft regardless of when they made their first flight. Unpowered gliders will be included as the site expands.

Visitors to my site are welcome to send me details and illustrations of any  type which I may have overlooked, including one-off designs and unusual homebuilts. Colour or black and white photographs for the Photograph of the Week can be e-mailed to me.

The mystery aircraft shown above has finally been identified by Walter van Tilborg as the McMorran JP-4 Summit built in 1984 in Manitoba, Canada.

Bizjet photograph of the week: 15 February 2008

                                   JY-TWO             Challenger 604               c/n 5443  Photo: Henk Wadman

Airliner photograph of the week

                                      JA706J             Boeing 777-200              c/n 33394  Photo: John Chalmers

Helicopter photograph of the week

                                  G-CHCK          Sikorsky S-92A            c/n 920030  Photo: John Chalmers

General aviation photograph of the week

                                      N520WA              Pilatus PC-7                c/n 520 Photo: Henk Wadman       

Military photograph of the week

                                  ZE735                 Tornado F.3                        RAF  Photo: John Chalmers

All the images on this site are the copyright of the photographer. For more information regarding a particular image please contact me, Jim Shields, at blackisle@sympatico.ca  Je parle francais aussi.

My book has been 9 years in development and this web site is designed to complement the book with more colour pictures and additional information as and when it is acquired.

The Civil Aircraft A to Z database is complete and is  being expanded daily with new types.. All CURRENTLY AIRWORTHY types are included. There are almost 3,000 individual entries in this database. Side view drawings to 1/144 scale of all aircraft in the Civil Aircraft and Military Aircraft databases are being introduced daily. Small aircraft will also have an additional two side views at 1/108 and 1/72 scale.  Some aircraft have side views at 1/48 scale.  Larger aircraft are shown in 1/240 and 1/480 scale. Currently almost 1,000 scale side view drawings have been entered into the database. Examples are shown below.

 Bushby MM-1 Midget Mustang Side view 1/72 scale

North American NA-265 Sabreliner 65 Side view 1/144 scale

International Registrations is almost complete.

Airlines of the World is being expanded daily.

Airports of the World is being expanded daily.

The Military Aircraft A to Z database is being expanded daily.    

Historic civil photograph of the month February 2008

                            CF-JAW      Avro Anson  (Austin Airways Ltd.)    Photo: Ray Buffington

Historic military photographs of the month (please send your historic military photos for inclusion in this section).

	104900  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter  c/n 683A-1200             RCAF  photographed in1967  104900 was transferred to the Royal Norwegian Air Force as 900 in May 1974 and crashed on 18.1.83. Nov.2007                             Photo: James Shields
63248  North American F.100D Super Sabre     c/n 235-346       USAF  photographed in 1970 when it was an F-100D serving with the 493rd FS/48th FW at Lakenheath. It was a F-100D-90-NA c/n 235-346 and later served with the 174th TFS/ Indiana ANG before being retired to MASDC in Arizona on 18th January 1977. It was transferred out of storage on 9th September 1985 to Tracor at Mojave,CA as part of the drone conversion programme and became a QF-100D which was shot down on the 22nd of March 1988.                 Dec.2007                                 Photo: Ron Bryant	WM292    Gloster Meteor NF.11  c/n            RAF Photographed in 1964 This aircraft was operated by 527 Squadron RAF at RAF Watton and was then retired to 15MU. It was transferred to the Royal Navy on 23/8/57 and then to Armstrong Whitworth for conversion to a TT.20. It was delivered to Airwork FRU at Hurn on 23/5/1958 and coded '041'. It was recoded '841' on 9/9/66 and struck off charge on 24/7/1969. It is currently in store with the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Cobham Hall. Jan. 2008                               Photo: John Hayden

Information and specifications are needed for the following aircraft. If anyone can help please e-mail me at blackisle@sympatico.ca

	C-FRCZ           MacGregor MG65            c/n MG-1 The MacGregor MG-65 was built in Canada in 1960 and was re-registered in the USA a few years ago.