The Aviator (2004)

The Aviator movie poster.

Movie (2004)

Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio (Howard Hughes)
Cate Blanchett (Katharine Hepburn)
Kate Beckinsale (Ava Gardner)
John C. Reilly (Noah Dietrich)
Alec Baldwin (Juan Trippe)
Alan Alda (Senator Ralph Owen Brewster)

A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s.

Boeing Model 100

Same airplane modified as a monoplane.

Fokker D.VII

Some replicas and scale models used in flight scenes.

Fokker D.VII replica

Fokker D.VII scale model

The black scenes of those of the Howard Hughes' movie Hell's Angels.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Real Fokker D.VII with Wichita Fokker in the background

Zeppelin R Class

Scale model of nine meters long. Worn the code L 32 of LZ 74, a R Class Zeppelin shot down over Essex on 24 September 1916.
Same footage used in Hell's Angels (page coming soon). Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

LZ 74, a Zeppelin R Class, reg. L 32.

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5

Some replicas and scale models used in flght scenes.

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 replica

Airco DH.4

Usually named by error de Havilland DH4. Scale model from Aero Telemetry.

De Havilland DH4 scale model

Sikorsky S-29A

Scale model from Aero Telemetry. Standing for a German bomber Gotha G.IV in this scene.

Sikorsky S-29 scale model

Sikorsky S-38

Replica made in 2000, but a static scale model from Aero Telemetry was also used in some scenes of the film.

Reg.N28V Sikorsky S-38 replica

Reg.N28V Sikorsky S-38 scale model

Reg.N28V Sikorsky S-38 replica

Hughes XF-11

Scale model from Aero Telemetry.

Hughes XF-11 scale model

Hughes H-1 Racer

Scale model from the Aero Telemetry team. A replica registered NX258Y, built by James Wright in 2002 was originally slated for use in the film, but was completely destroyed in August 2003, and Wright was killed in this accident.