Commercial Aviation History

Avgeekery’s Vintage Aircraft section celebrates the classic airplanes that defined early aviation and shaped the golden age of flight. From iconic taildraggers and war-era transports to legendary commercial airliners and rare civilian models, this category highlights the aircraft that continue to inspire generations of aviators and enthusiasts.Here you’ll find stories behind historic designs, restoration projects, classic cockpit layouts, famous manufacturers, and the pilots who flew these machines when aviation was still raw, mechanical, and hands-on. We explore museum aircraft, flying examples still in operation today, vintage airshow appearances, engineering innovations of early aviation, and the preservation efforts that keep these aircraft alive.Whether you love the DC-3, Stearman, Beaver, Constellation, Catalina, or other classics from the 1920s through the 1970s, this category brings history to life with expert insight, photography, and detailed storytelling. Where aviation passion meets expertise — preserving the aircraft that started it all.