diff --git a/gui/dialogs/aircraft.xml b/gui/dialogs/aircraft.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64fc4769a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/dialogs/aircraft.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<PropertyList>
+
+ <name>aircraft</name>
+ <width>250</width>
+ <height>95</height>
+ <modal>true</modal>
+
+ <text>
+  <x>10</x>
+  <y>65</y>
+  <label>Select aircraft</label>
+ </text>
+
+ <select>
+  <x>10</x>
+  <y>40</y>
+  <width>230</width>
+  <height>25</height>
+  <property>/sim/aircraft</property>
+  <selection>/sim/aircraft-types</selection>
+ </select>
+
+ <button>
+   <x>65</x>
+   <y>10</y>
+   <legend>OK</legend>
+   <binding>
+    <command>dialog-apply</command>
+   </binding>
+   <binding>
+    <command>load-aircraft</command>
+   </binding>
+   <binding>
+    <command>dialog-close</command>
+   </binding>
+   <default>true</default>
+  </button>
+
+ <button>
+  <x>125</x>
+  <y>10</y>
+  <legend>Cancel</legend>
+  <binding>
+   <command>dialog-close</command>
+  </binding>
+ </button>
+
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/gui/menubar.xml b/gui/menubar.xml
index da485504d..4a1944705 100644
--- a/gui/menubar.xml
+++ b/gui/menubar.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
    </binding>
   </item>
 
+  <item>
+   <label>Load Aircraft</label>
+   <binding>
+    <command>dialog-show</command>
+    <dialog-name>aircraft</dialog-name>
+   </binding>
+  </item>
+
   <item>
    <label>Reset</label>
    <binding>
@@ -249,4 +257,4 @@
  </menu>
 
 
-</PropertyList>
\ No newline at end of file
+</PropertyList>