List of Aircraft Visited by Kevin McNulty

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Kevin McNulty has long been interested in aircraft, especially military aircraft. Visiting aircraft collections from the Smithsonian to Naval Aviation Museum, Kevin has had an opportunity to see close up aircraft both common and rare. Some of these are included below. All aircraft can be looked up at www.wikipedia.com, so links are not provided except in notable cases where the link would lead elsewhere.

Flown Aboard

Kevin has flown as a passenger in at least one version of the listed aircraft, in some instances multiple times or versions. Aircraft worth noting include the Schweizer S2-32, a three-seat sailplane he rode in with his father James McNulty; the Bell 47 which fans of ‘’M*A*S*H’’ would recognize; and the circa-1940 Douglas DC-3, the most successful airliner of the propeller age.

Commercial Jets

  • 727 (Boeing)
  • 737 (Boeing)
  • 747 (Boeing)
  • 757 (Boeing)
  • 767 (Boeing)
  • A320 (Airbus)
  • DC-9 (McDonnell Douglas)
  • DC-10 (McDonnell Douglas)
  • L-1011 (Lockheed)
  • MD-11 (McDonnell Douglas)
  • MD-80 (McDonnell Douglas/Boeing)

Commercial Turboprops & Propeller Aircraft

  • EMB-20 Brasilia (Embraer)
  • DC-3 (McDonnell Douglas)

Commercial Helicopters

  • B47(Bell)
  • B206 Jet Ranger (Bell)

Others

  • Cub Seaplane (Piper)
  • S2-32 (Schweizer) – three-seat sailplane



Been Aboard’’’

Kevin has been in the cockpit or, in the case of larger aircraft, has toured at least one version of the listed aircraft. Of particular note is the Soviet An-124, the world’s largest production aircraft; the B-17 Flying Fortress of WWII fame (Kevin has been on two); and the A-6 Intruder for which Kevin’s father, Jim, designed the track radar ground support equipment.

Military Attack Aircraft & Bombers

  • A-4 Skyhawk (McDonnell Douglas)
  • A-6 Intruder (Grumman)
  • A-7 Corsair II (Vought)
  • B-17 Flying Fortress (Boeing)
  • B-52 Stratofortress (Boeing)

Military Cargo & Tanker Aircraft

  • An-124 Ruslan – Russian (‘’nee’’ Soviet) heavy-lifter which was the largest mass-produced aircraft of all time
  • C-2 Greyhound (Grumman)
  • C-5 Galaxy (Lockheed) – largest plane in U.S. inventory
  • C-17 Globemaster III (BcDonnel Douglas/Boeing)
  • C-130 Hercules (Lockheed)
  • C-141 Starlifter (Lockheed)
  • H-4 Hercules (Hughes) – the famous “Spruce Goose”
  • KC-10 (McDonnel Douglas) – tanker aircraft based on DC-10
  • KC-135 Stratotanker (Boeing) – tanker aircraft based on Boeing 707

Military Fighters & Fighter/Bombers

  • F-4 Phantom II (McDonnell Douglas)
  • F-14 Tomcat (Grumman)
  • F/A-18A/B Hornet (McDonnell Douglas) – Multi-role strike fighter
  • F/A-18C/D Super Hornet (Boeing) – Multi-role strike fighter

Military Helicopters

  • AH-64 Apachee (Boeing)
  • CH-46 Sea Knight (Boeing)
  • CH-47 Chinook (Boeing)
  • H-3 Sea King (Sikorsky)
  • HH-3 Jolly Green Giant (Sikorsky)
  • MH-53 Pave Low (Sikorsky)
  • MH-60 Pave Hawk (Sikorsky)
  • OH-58 Kiowa
  • SH-60 Sea Hawk (Sikorsky)
  • UH-60 Blackhawk (Sikorsky)

Military Miscellaneous

  • E-2 Hawkeye
  • E/A-6 Prowler (Grumman)
  • OV-8 Bronco
  • P-3 Orion
  • S-2 Viking
  • T-38 Talon (Northrop)

Commercial Turboprops & Propeller Aircraft



Static Display

Kevin has seen at least one version of each aircraft below while it was on static display at an air show, museums, etc. While we may have gotten up close and personal, he never actually got inside. In 2001, Kevin touched an SR-71 Blackbird – a feat that would have gotten him shot only ten years earlier. Also of note in the list are the original Wright Flyer and the Spirit of St. Louis housed in the Smithsonian which Kevin visited in 2002.

Record Holders

  • ‘’’1903Flyer’’’ (Wright Brothers) – First powered flight
  • AN-2 (Antonov) – Largest single-engine biplane in history
  • Ba-349 Natter Viper (Bachem) – First vertical takeoff rocket-propelled fighter
  • “Breitling Orbiter 3” Gondola - First nonstop circumnavigation by balloon
  • P-51 Mustang (North American) – Fastest production propeller-driven aircraft in history
  • ‘’’Spirit of St. Louis’’’ (Ryan NYP) – First transatlantic solo
  • SR-71 Blackbird (Lockheed) – Fastest jet-powered aircraft in history
  • Su-27 “Flanker” (Sukhoi) – Russian (‘’nee’’ Soviet); largest fighter in the world
  • X-1 “Glamorous Glennis” (Bell) – First supersonic flight
  • X-15 (North American) – Fastest aircraft

Military Attack Aircraft & Bombers

  • A-1H Skyraider (Douglas)
  • A3D-1 Skywarrior (Douglas)
  • A4 Skyhawk (McDonnell Douglas) – Blue Angels variant
  • AV-8C Harrier (McDonnell Douglas) – VTOL “Jump Jet”
  • AC-130 Specter (Lockheed)
  • B-1 Lancer
  • B-2 Spirit (Northrop) – stealth bomber
  • B-23 Dragon (Douglas)
  • B-24 Liberator (Consolidated)
  • B-25 Mitchell (North American)
  • B-26 Marauder (Martin)
  • B-29 Superfortress (Boeing)
  • TBM-3E Avenger (General Motors)

Military Cargo & Tanker Aircraft

  • C-47 Skytrain (Douglas)
  • KA-6 Intruder (Grumman)
  • KC-130 Hercules (Lockheed)
  • UF-2 Albatross (Grumman)

Military Fighters & Fighter/Bombers

  • A6M5 “Zero” (Mitsubishi)
  • Bf 109 Gustav (Messerschmitt)
  • Me 262A Schwalbe (Messerschmitt)
  • F-1 Fury (North American)
  • F-2 Banshee (McDonnell Douglas)
  • F3F Flying Barrel (Grumman)
  • F3H-2M Demon (McDonnell)
  • F4F-3 Wildcat (Grumman)
  • F4U-4 Corsair (Chance-Vought)
  • F-5 Freedom Fighter (Northrop)
  • F-6 Skyray (Douglas)
  • F6F-5 Hellcat (Grumman)
  • F-8 Crusader (Vought)
  • F8F-2P Bearcat (Grumman)
  • F-9 Cougar (Grumman)
  • F-11 Tiger (Grumman)
  • F-15 Eagle (McDonnell Douglas)
  • F-16 Fighting Falcon (General Dynamics)
  • F-16N Viper (General Dynamics)
  • F/A-18A Hornet (McDonnell Douglas) – Blue Angels variant
  • F-20 Tiger II (Northrop)
  • F-22 Raptor (Lockheed)
  • F-86 Sabre (North American)
  • F-104 Starfighter (Lockheed)
  • F-111 Aardvark (General Dynamics)
  • F-117 Nighthawk (Lockheed) – stealth fighter
  • FH-1 Phantom I (McDonnel Douglas)
  • FM-2 Wildcat (Grumman)
  • FW-44 Steiglitz (Focke Wulf)
  • Morane A-1 (Morane)
  • N.28C-1 Nieuport 28 – French WWI fighter flown by American Expeditionary Forces
  • P5M-2S Marlin (Martin)
  • P-40 Tomahawk (Curtiss) – Flying Tigers’ fighter
  • PO-2 (Polikarpov) – Russian biplane
  • Spitfire MK16 (Supermarine)
  • Standard E-1 & J-1 Biplanes (Standard)

Military Helicopters

  • H-13 Sioux (Bell) – Made famous by ‘’M*A*S*H’’; civilian version is B47
  • HH-52A Sea Guard (Sikorsky)
  • HO3S-1G (Sikorsky)
  • HO4S/HRS/H-19 (Sikorsky)

Military Miscellaneous

  • Cadet (Avro)
  • AT-6D Texan (North American)
  • Bestmann (Bucker)
  • C 30-A (Cierva) – Early 20-century autogiro
  • E-1B Tracer (Grumman)
  • EC-121K (WV-2) Warning Star (Lockheed)
  • Fi-156 Storch (Fieseler)
  • J-2 Duck (Grumman)
  • Jungmann (Bucker)
  • K-47 Airship Control Car (Goodyear)
  • L-4J Grasshopper (Piper)
  • OE-1 Bird Dog (Cessna)
  • OS2U-3 Kingfisher (Vought)
  • PBY-5 Catalina (Consolidated)
  • RA-5C Vigilante (North American)
  • RF-4B Phantom II (McDonnell Douglas)
  • S-2E Tracker (Grumman)
  • Stampe (Norde)

Commercial Turboprops & Propeller Aircraft

  • Boeing 247 (Boeing)
  • Ford 5AT Trimotor (Ford)
  • Stinson Tri-motor (Stinson)
  • Vega (Lockheed)

Civilian Miscellaneous

  • Gee Bee Z (Granville Brothers) – Circa-1930s sport racer
  • Hiller Hornet (Hiller)
  • Junior (Curtiss)
  • Jungmeister (Bucker)
  • Model-D Headless Pusher (Curtiss)
  • Morane/Brock Monoplane
  • Road Air (Trautman) – Flying car
  • “Spirit of Peace” Gondola
  • Travel Air 4000 (Travel Air)
  • X-29 (Grumman) – Forward-swept wing
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