Daniel L. Berek's Photo Gallery

Half a century before the Dreamliner appeared, Piper experimented with aircraft of composite materials.

This beautiful and rare aircraft is now preserved at the William T. Piper Museum, Lock Haven, PA.

Here is the prototype for the Bede series of miniature homebuilt airplanes. What is less known is that this example was first conceived in 1967 as an ultralight glider. This aircraft, which differs from its descendents by its fiberglass shell bolted ont

This Thorpe was the first aircraft built and successfully flown in Barbados. It made its maiden flight in 1973; pilot and builder Gordon Butcher made his last flight in this airplane in 1993.

Intersting aircraft!

This is one of four surviving prototypes of the Sea Dart (one XF2Y crashed); she is preserved at the Wings of Freedom Museum.

For an aircraft that is nearly half a century old, this one looks almost new and very well cared for.

This Quickie, built by Tommy Burnette Jr., is notable for its tricycle landing gear.

This beautiful Buecker Bu133 Jungmeister replica was built by Samuel Burgess in 1968. Lt. Col. Burgess flew this aircraft on a marathon tour of the US, covering all 50 states, eventually retiring and donating this bird to the EAA.

This aircraft was the third classic Golden Age parasol monoplane design of Willard Driggers.

This modified Pitts is on display at the EAA AirVenture Museum.

This cutie was built by the designer himself, Henri Mignet, in 1937. It was restored and flown by Frank Eaton in 1946 before coming to the museum.