Aircraft Manufacturers

Cessna — now part of Textron Aviation — is the most prolific aircraft maker in history, from the ubiquitous 172 Skyhawk trainer to the Caravan turboprop and the Citation business-jet family.

Piper Aircraft has built trainers and cross-country singles and twins for decades — the Cub, Cherokee/Archer, Saratoga, the Malibu/Mirage/M-class, and the Seneca and Seminole twins.

Beechcraft (Textron Aviation) built the iconic Bonanza and Baron pistons and the best-selling King Air turboprop line still in production today.

Cirrus revolutionized general aviation with the composite, glass-cockpit, parachute-equipped SR20/SR22 — the best-selling piston aircraft in the world — and the single-engine Vision Jet.

Robinson Helicopter is the world's leading light-helicopter maker with the piston R22 and R44 and the turbine R66.

Bell builds a wide range of civil helicopters, from the JetRanger/LongRanger to the 407 and 429.

Mooney is renowned for fast, efficient four-seat retractable singles like the Ovation and Acclaim.

Diamond Aircraft builds modern composite, diesel-capable singles and twins — the DA40 and the DA42/DA62 twins.

Gulfstream is the benchmark in large-cabin, long-range business jets, from the classic GII/GIII to the G550, G650 and G700.

Dassault's Falcon jets are known for tri-jet efficiency and short-field performance, from the Falcon 50 to the 7X/8X.

Bombardier builds the Learjet, Challenger and Global business-jet families, spanning light to ultra-long-range.

Learjet defined the light business jet; under Bombardier the 31, 45 and 75 remained fixtures of the charter fleet.

Van's Aircraft RV kit series are among the most popular experimental / homebuilt aircraft ever produced.

Daher's TBM series (formerly Socata) are among the fastest single-engine turboprops — the TBM 700 through 960.

Hawker mid-size business jets (800/900XP and 4000) trace back to the de Havilland / BAe 125 lineage.

Embraer builds the Phenom 100/300 and the Praetor business jets.

Pilatus builds the rugged PC-12 single-engine turboprop and the PC-24 light jet.

The Commander line — Aero / Rockwell / Twin Commander — includes the high-performance 500–690 twin turboprops and the 112/114 singles.