Aviation History and Photos Blog | PlaneTags™

Read about the amazing Beechcraft Starship, an advanced twin turboprop aircraft designed by Burt Rutan and Scaled Composites. See N515JS, one of 53 Starships constructed.

MotoArt is introducing a new category of planes in our collection - General Aviation. To celebrate the pilots and planes of GA we are introducing a pair of our first two general aviation PlaneTags - made from a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 and Cessna 172.

With just four ever built, and one of them headed for scrapping, MotoArt was thrilled and honored to have the opportunity to preserve the very first Super Guppy Turbine made. Aided by the South Wales Aviation Museum, they were able to obtain the fuselage of this very special aircraft. Learn more about the Super Guppy and how it changed the course of the race to Space for NASA.

EVA Air was able to grow quickly into an international airline by using the long range Boeing 747-400 to grow its global network. Read about B-16462 and add a 747 PlaneTag to your collection

The P-51 Mustang was a long-range fighter that was invaluable to the Allies during World War II. Its capabilities allowed them to strategically bomb Germany in retaliation to the devastating blows to Great Britain during the Blitz. Its role in the Allied victory is well known, but many of these fighters went on to live entirely different lives post-war. Read about one such Mustang - #44-12852 and its exciting journey.

The newest PlaneTags come from a Douglas DC-9-30, clothed in sunny vintage Aero California livery. The rich yellow, orange, red and brown colors were intended to evoke images of sunny Baja California, the home of the airline’s headquarters in La Paz, Mexico during its 1960 - 2008 operations. 

The DC-9 came off the Douglas Aircraft production line in Long Beach, California in 1965 - just one more amazing design from the unrivaled Douglas aircraft lineage. Douglas Aircraft designed and produced dozens of incredible wartime aircraft, as well as a succession of popular passenger jets including their workhorse, the DC-9.

Choosing the perfect gift for an aviation enthusiast is not always easy, even if that enthusiast is yourself. Here are the best aviation gifts under $50 in 2020 from MotoArt PlaneTags. Not sure what to pick? You can’t go wrong...