So Many Aircraft

01/26/2026

Latest model, a Mirage 2000C built from the Italeri 1/72nd scale kit. Lots of enhancements, and decals mostly home-made, some stencils from a sheet by Decals Carpena. Full write-up of the project is here: https://www.somanyaircraft.com/models/projects/2026/mirage2000/

08/24/2025

Dramatic end to the Northeast STOL event at Bowman Field yesterday: This 1953 Cessna 170B (N170JL, c/n 25560) crashed during the second round of the competition.

07/26/2025

Stinson 108-3 Flying Station Wagon (N6853M, c/n 108-4853) at the Spurwink Farm Airfield (Cape Elizabeth, ME) on 2025-07-19.

07/26/2025

Beautiful 1944 Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing (NC67735, c/n 6935) takes off from Spurwink Farm Airfield (Cape Elizabeth, ME) during the 28th Annual EAA Chapter 141 Fly-in on 2025-07-19.

04/26/2025

RIP Rob Holland. These pictures show Rob performing at the Pease ANGB (Portsmouth, NH) on 2023-09-09. The aircraft is the one-off MX Aircraft MXS-RH (N530RH).

01/30/2025

Bombardier CRJ-700 (N709PS, c/n 10165) of PSA Airlines, operating for American Airlines, at KMHT on 2018-05-03. This is the aircraft that crashed into the Potomac River yesterday, following a tragic mid-air collision.

01/27/2025

Cessna 180 (N5543A, c/n 32660) lands on the Alton Bay ice runway on 2025-01-25.

01/27/2025

Piper PA-18-135 Super Cub (N757JV, c/n 18-4038) lands on the Alton Bay ice runway on 2025-01-26.

01/23/2025

Inaugural run KMCO-KMHT: JetBlue Airbus A320-232 (N566JB, c/n 2042, "Blue Suede Shoes") arrives at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on 2025-01-23.

12/14/2024

Likely the last model of the year: SAAB J29B Tunnan (c/n 29475, "White J") seconded to the UN force in Congo in 1962. Airfix 1/72nd scale kit (re-issue of an older Heller kit). Full write-up here: https://www.somanyaircraft.com/models/projects/2024/tunnan/

12/04/2024

New blog post:

Two months ago I dreamed up a sequel to my original (and highly successful) “Grand Messerschmitt project”. The sequel has now been completed, and three more 1/72nd scale 109 models have…