From The Archives: NBAA sees $5-Million Aircraft Display

The National Business Aircraft Assn. wound up its seventh annual meeting here last weekend with the largest display of corporate aircraft ever assembled in the United States. 

With more than $5 million in plush aircraft on exhibit-ranging from helicopters and light planes to flying club rooms in the $300,000 to $800,000 price bracket-the. Meeting marked the definite maturity of NBAA and the aircraft industry’s recognition of the substantial business plane market. 

Explore the gallery to see some of the different aircraft present at the 1954 show and read the full article published in Aviation Week, November 8, 1954. 

$65,000: Royal Gull five-placer is an Italian import that will bee assembled in U.S. 

$195,000: DH Heron is new four-engine British entry in U.S. business market, seats 8-17. 

$50,000: Cessna 310 typifies new light twin-engine planes.

$69,950: Beech Twin-Bonanza C50 seats six, cruises at 200-mph. 

$300,000: Learstar is updated version of popular Lockheed 18. 

$35,075: Piper Apache carries four at 170-mph cruise speed.

$36,500: Riley ’55 is Navion conversion by Temco Aircraft Corp. 

$69,500: Aero Commander is popular 5-7 place business plane.