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

Real Fokker D.VII with Wichita Fokker in the background

Fokker D.VII replica

Fokker D.VII scale model

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5

Some replicas and scale models used in flght scenes.

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 replica

de Havilland DH4

Scale model from Aero Telemetry.

De Havilland DH4 scale model

Sikorsky S-29

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.