Stinson 108-3 Voyager

Curiosities:
This was an astoundingly popular aircraft, and more than five thousand were built.

Bristol 170 Freighter MK 21

Curiosities:
Iberia's Bristol 170 was adaptable to carry 48 passengers, or 30 passengers plus two or three cars, or four tonnes of freight.

Airspeed AS-65 Consul

Curiosities:
In 1947, Iberia decided it needed a relatively inexpensive twin-engine aircraft for crew training purposes. It was also used for charter flights and for carrying freight and mail.

De Havilland DH 90 Dragonfly

Curiosities:
Following the success of the DH 89 Dragon Rapide, De Havilland decided to make a simpler and more affordable model. It was aimed at the air taxi market and was also purchased by large companies and wealthy men needing their own aeroplane.

Douglas DC-1

Curiosities:
The DC-1 gave passengers a level of comfort comparable to that of first-class rail travel at the time. There were 12 seats in two rows of six each, and a window for each passenger.

Junkers JU-52

Curiosities:
Between 60 and 90 Junkers Ju-52 reached Spain, but the exact number is not known.

Douglas DC-2

Curiosities:
In early 1935 the company decided to buy two units of this model. Legend has it that the contract was signed on a cigarette paper in Amsterdam.

Dornier J Wal

Curiosities:
This aircraft was very safe and reliable, but uncomfortable for passengers, since the design overlooked comfort for the sake of hydrodynamic properties.

Douglas DC3

Curiosities:
Built to accommodate 21 passengers in comfort, the DC-3 had folding seats which could raise its seating capacity to 28.

De Havilland DH 89A Dragon Rapide

Curiosities:
The Rapide was Iberia's sole operational model in 1946, due to the shortage of high-octane fuel following WWII. Why? Because it burned ordinary petrol

Ford 4-AT

Curiosities:
Iberia's first flight of the Ford 4-AT took off on May 20, 1930, at 2:00 a.m. The pilot reached the Getafe airport dressed in a tuxedo, since he had just attended his brother's wedding at the Hotel Ritz in Madrid.

Savoia Marchetti S-62P

Curiosities:
It was designed for military use as a seaplane. In 1928, a civilian version was made, a biplane made of wood with room for five passengers, a pilot and a navigator.

Breguet 26T Limousine

Curiosities:
Only four units were manufactured. Three were equipped as air ambulances, two for the French air force and one for the Spanish. The fourth, designed for carrying passengers, flew for Iberia during the period the airline was known as Classa.

Rohrbach R-VIII Roland

Curiosities:
Its structure and flying qualities made it very advanced for its time. In July, 1927 it set a world record by flying for 14 hours and 23 minutes around a closed course, over a distance of 2,315 kilometres.

Junkers G - 24

Curiosities:
The reliability of this aircraft was legendary. In 1930, 84% of its flights were completed on the scheduled day, which is how punctuality was then measured.

De Havilland DH 114 Heron-2

Curiosities:
Advertising was gaining importance in this period. The Heron-2s, popularly known as "Jeromies", were the protagonists of the slogan "the lines and features of a great airplane on a small scale".

Convair 440 Metropolitan

Curiosities:
To gain passengers confidence these airplanes came with signs lettered on the fuselage reading "with radio" and "with radar".

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Curiosities:
"Niña", "Pinta", and "Santa Maria" were the names given to the Iberia's three Super Constellations, which the company flew across the Atlantic. The first flight was on the 460th anniversary of the start of Columbus famous voyage.

Bristol 170 Freighter MK 31

Curiosities:
This airplane carried models from the Christian Dior fashion house to racehorses, live lobsters or aircraft fuselages.

Bloch 161 Languedoc

Curiosities:
The first Bloch 161 was christened "Santiago Apóstol", the Spanish name of the country's patron saint, St. James the Apostle.

Douglas DC-4 Skymaster

Curiosities:
The DC-4 embodied technical advances in aviation in its time. It was the first to carry fuel tanks in the wings, to use fully retractable tricycle landing wheels, and a one-piece fuselage.

Douglas DC-10

Curiosities:
The first DC-10 Iberia, known as Costa Brava, wore on board paintings of Salvador Dalí.

Airbus A300

Curiosities:
The A300 was the first medium-range jet engine with a wide fuselage and its large payload enabled it to transport trans-Atlantic shipments and collaborate with the flights of planes in charge of covering the Canary Island and European markets.

MD-88

Curiosities:
It is among the top five aircrafts with more flying time in the modern history of aeronautics.

Boeing B-757

Curiosities:
Iberia's first Boeing B-757 was christened "Sierra de Guadarrama" in a ceremony led by Prince Felipe on June 18, 1993.

Another one was named "Puente Aéreo Madrid-Barcelona", with the mayors of both cities attending the ceremony.

MD-87

Curiosities:
Iberia's MD-87s were named for Spanish cities. The first two were called "Ciudad de Burgos" and "Ciudad de Toledo".

Boeing B-727

Curiosities:
This model carried a sacrarium aboard. It wasn't really the cabinet in which the Sacred Host was kept, but a small closet with white doors where the crew stored meal trays.

Fokker F-28

Curiosities:
Though the Fokker F-28s were designed to carry up to 65 passengers, Iberia used its units for training and for carrying freight.

Douglas DC-9

Curiosities:
Iberia flew DC-9s for no less than 34 years. In that period they carried more than 90 million passengers.

Douglas DC-8 Serie 63

Curiosities:
This plane was regarded as the world's biggest aircraft. Iberia used it, and others in the 52 series, to fly between Madrid and Santa Isabel (now Malabo), in Spain's former West African colony, Equatorial Guinea.

SE 210 Caravelle VI R

Curiosities:
The Caravelles bore the names of renowned Spanish composers such as Albéniz, Chapí, Granados and Manuel de Falla.

A340/300 and A340/600

Period of use: 1998-2020
Propulsion: 4 engines IAE CFM56-5C4
Range: 12.700 km

Lenght: 63,70 metros
Wingspan: 60,30 metros
Max Speed: 913 km/h
Seats: 254/346

Curiosities:  We launched the longest route, Madrid-Santiago de Chile, with this aircraft, on January 4, 1998. This model of plane broke four world records: first nonstop flight between Le Bourget (France) and Auckland ( New Zealand) in 21 hours and 31 minutes; the longest flight by a commercial airplane (19,100 km.); the fastest flight around the world by a plane of its class and the fastest return flight from New Zealand to France.

Iberia has baptized them with illustrious Spanish names, such as Rosalía de Castro or María Moliner. They were the company's first female-named aircraft.