List of aircraft by category

This page contains a very long flat list of aircraft types, roughly categorised. (See also List of aircraft)

Civilian Aircraft

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(See also List of civil aircraft)

Airliners

Jets and Props (Note: Turboprops currently listed under Jets)

See also List of airliners by seat capacity and List of airliners by Maximum Takeoff Weight

Civil Airliners

Aérospatiale/Aeritalia

Airbus

Airspeed

Antonov

ATR

Avro

BAC

BAe

Boeing

Bombardier Aerospace

Bristol

Cessna

Convair
(Consolidated-Vultee)

de Havilland

de Havilland Canada

Dornier

Douglas

EMBRAER

Fokker

Ford Motor Company

Handley Page

Hawker Siddeley

Ilyushin

Junkers

Kawasaki

Lockheed

McDonnell Douglas

NAMC

SAAB

Saunders-Roe

Shanghai

Sud Aviation

Sud-Est

Tupolev

Vickers

Viking Air

Yakovlev

Cargo planes

  • Airbus Beluga - Antonov An-72 - Bristol Freighter - Carvair - Mini Guppy - Short Skyvan - Super Guppy - Boeing 747 LCF

General aviation

  • Aircoupe
  • ATC Aircraft Technology Center
    • RUSCHMEYER R90-230RG
  • American Aviation AA-1 Yankee series
  • Cessna
    • Cessna 150 - Cessna 152 - Cessna 170 - Cessna 172 (Skyhawk) - Cessna 175(Skylark) - Cessna 182 (Skylane)
  • Cirrus Design
    • Cirrus SR20 - Cirrus SR22
  • de Havilland
    • de Havilland DH.88 Comet Race plane
  • Fieseler
    • Fieseler Fi 2 Sports plane
    • Fieseler Fi 5 Sports plane
  • Grumman American AA-1 Yankee series
  • Hawker HS-125
  • HFB-320 Hansa Jet
  • Lockheed L-10 Electra
  • Lockheed Vega
  • Messerschmitt Bf 108
  • Miles Whitney Straight
  • Mooney
    • Mooney M20
  • Piper
    • Piper Aztec/Apache - Piper Cherokee - Piper Cherokee Six - Piper Family Cruiser - Piper Vagabond
  • Sequoia Falco Sports plane
  • Sky Arrow Tandem, rear propeller, high wing, carbon fibre aircraft
  • Pitts Special

Agricultural aircraft

  • Aero Boero 260AG
  • Agricultural aircraft
  • Andrews A1
  • Bennett Airtruck
  • Cessna 188
  • Embraer EMB 202 Ipanema
  • Grumman Ag Cat
  • Pacific Aerospace
    • PAC 750XL
    • PAC Cresco
    • PAC Fletcher
  • Transavia Airtruck

Business aircraft

  • Gulfstream Aerospace
  • Boeing/General Electric
  • Dassault
  • Embraer
    • Embraer Lineage 1000
    • Embraer Legacy 600
    • Embraer Phenom 100
    • Embraer Phenom 300
  • Boeing Business Jet
  • Bombardier
    • Bombardier Global 5000 - Bombardier Global Express - Bombardier Global Express XRS
    • Challenger 300 - Challenger 604 - Challenger 800
    • Learjet 23 - Learjet 24 - Learjet 25
    • Learjet 30 - Learjet 31 - Learjet 35 - Learjet 36
    • Learjet 40 - Learjet 45 - Learjet 45
    • Learjet 55 - Learjet 60
  • Cessna
    • Cessna Citation Bravo - Cessna Citation CJ1 - Cessna Citation CJ2 - Cessna Citation CJ3
    • Cessna Citation Encore - Cessna Citation Excel - Cessna Citation Mustang - Cessna Citation Sovereign - Cessna Citation X
  • Lockheed JetStar
  • Piaggio Aero
    • Piaggio Avanti

Civilian Seaplane, Flying Boats, and Amphibious Aircraft

(see List of flying boats and seaplanes)

Civilian Helicopters

  • Bell 212
  • Eurocopter Dauphin
  • Eurocopter EC 225

Sailplanes

See List of Gliders

Civil Research Aircraft, Prototypes and Specials

Civil Aircraft Research, Prototypes and Specials

Research & Prototypes

A-L

Aerosonde - Bell X-1 - Bell X-2 - Bell X-5 - Bell XV-15 - Boeing X-40 - Boeing X-43 - Bristol Brabazon - Coanda-1910 - Fairchild-Dornier 728 - Douglas X-3 Stiletto - Gossamer Albatross - Edgley Optica - Grumman X-29 - Lippisch Ente - LLRV - Lockheed WP-3D Orion - Lockheed Martin X-33 - Lockheed Martin X-35

M-Z

Martin-Marietta X-24 - Miles M.52 - McDonnell Douglas X-36 - North American X-15 - Northrop X-4 Bantam -Opel RAK.1 - Orbital Sciences X-34 - Rockwell-MBB X-31 - Rutan Voyager - Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - Sikorsky S-72 - Sky Arrow - SpaceShipOne - Spirit of St. Louis - Williams X-Jet - Wright Flyer - X-38 Crew Return Vehicle - X-44 MANTA

Currently in development

Boeing 787 - Boeing 747-8 - Airbus A350 - Sukhoi Superjet 100

Abandoned/Cancelled Projects

Boeing 2707 - Boeing Sonic Cruiser - Boeing 747x - Bristol 223 - Bristol Brabazon - Bombardier C-Series - Convair Model 37 - Fairchild-Dornier 528 - Fairchild-Dornier 928 - Lockheed L-2000 - Lockheed Martin X-33 and VentureStar - Sud Aviation Super-Caravelle - Tupolev Tu-70

Military Aircraft

(See also List of military aircraft)

Bombers, Strike, Ground attack, gunships

Bombers, Strike, Ground attack, gunships

Propeller-driven

A

A-1 Skyraider - A-2 Savage - A-12 Shrike - AC-47 Spooky - AC-119 gunship - Aichi B7A - Aichi D3A - Aichi M6A - Amiot 143M - Amiot 354 - Armstrong Whitworth Whitley - Avro Lancaster - Avro Lincoln - Avro Manchester

B-C

B-10 - B-17 Flying Fortress - B-18 Bolo - B-24 Liberator - B-25 Mitchell - B-26 Marauder - B-29 Superfortress - B-32 Dominator - Convair B-36 - XB-42 Mixmaster - Breguet 14 - Bristol Beaufort - Bristol Blenheim - Bristol Bombay - Bristol Buckingham - Curtiss Falcon

D

De Havilland Mosquito - Dornier Do 11 - Dornier Do 13 - Dornier Do 23 - Dornier Do 17 - Dornier Do 217 - Douglas Boston

F-G

Fairey Albacore - Fairey Barracuda - Fairey Battle - Fairey Swordfish - Fairey Fox - Gotha G.I

H

Handley Page O/100 - Handley Page O/400 - Handley Page V/1500 - Handley Page Hampden - Handley Page Halifax - Hawker Hart - Hawker Hind - Heinkel He 111 - Heinkel He 177 - Heinkel He 274 - Heinkel He 277 - Henschel Hs 123 - Henschel Hs 129

I-J

IAR 93 - Ilyushin Il-2 - Ilyushin Il-4 - Ilyushin Il-10 - Junkers Ju 87 Stuka - Junkers Ju 88 - Junkers Ju 188 - Junkers Ju 388

L-N

LWS-4 Żubr - Martin AM Mauler - Martin B-10 - Mitsubishi G4M - Nakajima B5N - Nakajima B6N

P

Petlyakov Pe-2 - PZL.23 Karaś - PZL.37 Łoś

S-T

Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 - SB2C Helldiver - SBD Dauntless - Short Stirling - Sukhoi Su-2 - TBD Devastator - TB2D Skypirate - TBF Avenger - TBY Sea Wolf - Tupolev Tu-4

V-Z

Vickers Vimy - Vickers Wellesley - Vickers Wellington - Yokosuka D4Y

Jet- and rocket-propelled

A

A-3 Skywarrior - A-4 Skyhawk - A-5 Vigilante - A-6 Intruder - A-7 Corsair II - A-10 Thunderbolt II - AC-130 gunship - Arado Ar 234 - AV-8 Harrier II - Avro Vulcan

B

BAC TSR-2 - B-1 Lancer - B-2 Spirit - B-45 Tornado - B-47 Stratojet - B-58 Hustler - B-52 Stratofortress - B-66 Destroyer - Blackburn Buccaneer

C-M

English Electric Canberra - F-117 Nighthawk - General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark - Handley Page Victor - Ilyushin Il-28 - Martin XB-51

N-S

Panavia Tornado (RAF Tornado GR1 - RAF Tornado GR4) - SEPECAT Jaguar - Sukhoi Su-24 - Sukhoi Su-25

T-Z

Tupolev Tu-16 - Tupolev Tu-22 - Tupolev Tu-22M - Tupolev Tu-160 - Tupolev Tu-95 - Vickers Valiant - Yokosuka Ohka
  • See also Light bomber -- V bomber -- Torpedo bomber -- Dive bomber

Patrol, Anti-Submarine and Electronic Warfare aircraft

  • Avro Shackleton
  • BAe Nimrod
  • Blohm & Voss BV 138
  • Blohm + Voss BV 142
  • Boeing OC-135 Open Skies
  • Boeing Multimission Maritime Aircraft
  • E-1 Tracer
  • E-2 Hawkeye
  • E-3 Sentry
  • E-4B
  • E-6 Mercury
  • E-8 Joint STARS
  • E-10 MC2A
  • EA-6 Prowler
  • EF-111A Raven
  • Embraer R-99A
  • Embraer R-99B
  • Embraer P-99
  • ES-3 Shadow
  • Consolidated PBY Catalina
  • Dornier Do 18
  • Dornier Do 24
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 200
  • Grumman G-44 "Widgeon"
  • Grumman G-21 "Goose"
  • Grumman HU-16 "Albatross"
  • Heinkel He 115
  • Junkers Ju 290
  • Kawanishi H6K
  • Kawanishi H8K
  • Lockheed P-7
  • P-2 Neptune
  • P-3 Orion
  • Lockheed EP-3E
  • P4M Mercator
  • P5M Marlin
  • P6M SeaMaster - strategic bomber, minelaying, reconnaissance
  • S-2 Tracker
  • S-3 Viking
  • Saro Lerwick
  • Saro London
  • Short Sunderland
  • Supermarine Stranraer
  • Supermarine Walrus
  • Vickers Warwick

Military transports, tankers, and utility

  • Airbus A310 MRTT
  • Airbus A330 MRTT
  • Airbus A400M
  • Antonov An-22
  • Antonov An-72
  • Antonov An-124
  • Antonov An-225
  • Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
  • Avro Lancastrian
  • Avro York
  • Bloch MB-81
  • Blohm + Voss BV 142
  • Boeing C-135
  • Bristol Britannia
  • Bristol Buckingham
  • C-1 Trader
  • C-2 Greyhound
  • C-5 Galaxy
  • C-7 Caribou
  • C-9 Skytrain II
  • C-12 Huron
  • C-17 Globemaster III
  • C-20 Gulfstream III
  • C-21 Learjet
  • C-40 Clipper
  • C-46 Commando
  • C-47 Skytrooper
  • C-54 Skymaster
  • C-56 Lodestar
  • C-87 Liberator Express
  • C-97 Stratofreighter
  • XC-99 (Convair)
  • C-123 Provider
  • C-124 Globemaster II
  • C-130 Hercules
  • C-133 Cargomaster
  • C-141 Starlifter
  • de Havilland Comet
  • DFS 230
  • Farman F 402
  • Handley Page Hastings
  • HU-16 Albatross
  • KC-10 Extender
  • KC-135 Stratotanker
  • Junkers Ju 52
  • Junkers Ju 390
  • Lockheed L-1011 Tristar
  • Lockheed R6V Constitution
  • Messerschmitt Me 321
  • Messerschmitt Me 323
  • Miles Martinet
  • R3Y Tradewind (Convair) flying boat
  • ShinMaywa US-1
  • Short Belfast
  • Transall C-160
  • VC-25A, "Air Force One"
  • Vickers VC-10
  • Vickers Warwick

Reconnaissance aircraft

  • Arado Ar 196
  • Blohm & Voss Ha 139
  • Blohm & Voss BV 141
  • Blohm + Voss BV 142
  • Fairey Seafox
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 189
  • Henschel Hs 126
  • Lockheed U-2
  • Mitsubishi F1M
  • OS2U Kingfisher
  • Rumpler Taube
  • SR-71 Blackbird
  • Boeing RC-135
  • RF-84 Thunderflash

Close air support/Counterinsurgency

  • A-10 Thunderbolt II
  • AC-130 gunship
  • Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
  • IA 58 Pucará
  • O-1 Bird Dog
  • O-2 Skymaster
  • Rockwell OV-10B Bronco
  • Soko J-22 Orao
  • T-42 Cochise
  • Westland Lysander

Fighter aircraft, nightfighters and heavy fighters

Fighter aircraft, nightfighters and heavy fighters

Propeller-driven

A-C

Albatros D.III - AMX International AMX - Arado Ar 68 - Arado Ar 80 - Arado Ar 240 - Arsenal VG-33 - Avia B-534 - Avia S-199 - Blackburn Roc - Blackburn Skua - Blériot S.510 - Bloch MB.151 - Boulton Paul Defiant - Brewster F2A - Bristol Beaufighter - Bristol Bulldog - Bristol F2B - CAC Boomerang - Caudron C.714 - Curtiss P-36 - Curtiss P-40

D-G

De Havilland Hornet - De Havilland Mosquito - Dewoitine D.510 - Dewoitine D.520 - Dornier Do 335 - Douglas A-20 Havoc - F4F Wildcat - F6F Hellcat - F7F Tigercat - F8F Bearcat - Fairey Firefly - Fairey Fulmar - Fiat CR.32 - Fiat CR.42 - Fiat G.50 - Focke-Wulf Fw 190 - Focke-Wulf Ta 152 - Focke-Wulf Ta 154 - Fokker D.VII - Fokker D.VIII - Fokker D.XXI - Fokker Dr.I - Fokker G.I - F4U Corsair - Gloster Gladiator

H

Hawker Fury - Hawker Hurricane - Hawker Typhoon - Hawker Sea Fury - Hawker Tempest - Heinkel He 51 - Heinkel He 100 - Heinkel He 112 - Heinkel He 219 - Hispano Aviacion Ha 1112

I-L

I-15 - I-16 - IAR 80 - Kawanishi N1K-J - Kawasaki Ki-61 - Kawasaki Ki-100 - Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Goudkov LaGG-1 - Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Goudkov LaGG-3 - Lavochkin La-5 - Lavochkin La-7

M-N

Macchi C.200 - Macchi C.202 - Macchi C.205 - Mitsubishi A5M - Mitsubish A6M - Mitsubishi A7M - Mitsubishi J2M - Messerschmitt Bf 109 - Messerschmitt Bf 110 - Messerschmitt Me 210 - Messerschmitt Me 410 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-7 - Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 - Nakajima Ki-43 - Nakajima Ki-44 - Nakajima Ki-84

P-R

P-26 Peashooter - P-36 Hawk - P-38 Lightning - P-39 Airacobra -P-40 - P-47 Thunderbolt - P-51 Mustang - P-61 Black Widow - P-63 Kingcobra - Polikarpov I-15 - Polikarpov I-16 - PZL P.7 - PZL P.11 - PZL P.24

S-Z

Sopwith Camel - Sopwith Pup - Sopwith Snipe - Sopwith Triplane - Supermarine Seafire - Supermarine Spitfire - Westland Welkin - Westland Whirlwind - Yakovlev Yak-1 - Yakovlev Yak-3 - Yakovlev Yak-7 - Yakovlev Yak-9

Jet- and rocket-propelled

A-E

Aeritalia G.91 - AIDC Ching-kuo - Atlas Cheetah - Dassault Étendard IV - Dassault Mirage III - Dassault Mirage V - Dassault Mirage F.1 - Dassault Mirage 2000 - Dassault Rafale - Dassault Super Étendard - de Havilland Sea Vixen - de Havilland Vampire - de Havilland Venom - ENAER Pantera - English Electric Lightning - Eurofighter Typhoon

F

F-3 Demon - F-4 Phantom II - F-5 Freedom Fighter - F-8 Crusader - F-10 Skyknight - F-11 Tiger - F-14 Tomcat - F-15 Eagle - F-16 Fighting Falcon - F/A-18 Hornet (CF-18 Hornet) - F-20 Tigershark - F-22 Raptor - YF-23 Black Widow II - F-35 Lightning II - F-80 Shooting Star - F-84 Thunderjet - F-86 Sabre - F-89 Scorpion - F-94 Starfire - F-97 Starfire - F-100 Super Sabre - F-101 Voodoo - F-102 Delta Dagger - F-104 Starfighter - F-105 Thunderchief - F-106 Delta Dart - F-110 Spectre - F2H Banshee - F2Y Sea Dart - F3D Skyknight - F3H Demon - F4D Skyray - F9F Panther\F9F Cougar - FH Phantom - FJ Fury - FR Fireball

G-L

Gloster Javelin - Gloster Meteor - HAL Tejas - Hawker Siddeley Harrier - Hawker Hunter - Heinkel He 162 - Helwan HA-300 - IAI Kfir - IAI Nesher - Shenyang J-5 - Shenyang J-6 - Chengdu J-7 - Shenyang J-8 - Chengdu J-9 - Chengdu J-10

M

Messerschmitt Me 163 - Messerschmitt Me 262 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-13 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 - Mitsubishi F-1 - Mitsubishi F-2

N-Z

Nanchang Q-5 - P-59 Airacomet - P-80 Shooting Star - Panavia Tornado\RAF Tornado F3 - Saab Lansen - Saab Gripen - Saab Viggen - Supermarine Scimitar - Sukhoi Su-7 - Sukhoi Su-27 - Sukhoi Su-30 - Sukhoi Su-33
  • See also Interceptor aircraft -- Heavy fighter -- Night fighter -- Day fighter

Military Trainers

  • Aermacchi MB-326

*Aermacchi SF-260

  • Aero L-39
  • EADS Mako/High Energy Advanced Trainer
  • Hongdu JL-8
  • HAL HJT-36
  • HAL Kiran
  • IA 63 Pampa
  • IAR 99
  • Ikarus Aero 2
  • Miles Magister
  • Miles Master
  • Mitsubishi T-2
  • Pacific Aerospace CT/4
  • PZL Mielec TS-11
  • Short Tucano
  • SIAI Marchetti
  • Stearman
  • T-1A Jayhawk
  • T-2 Buckeye
  • T-6 Texan
  • T-6 Texan II
  • T-33
  • T-37
  • T-38 Talon
  • T-41 Mescalero
  • T-42 Cochise
  • UTVA Aero 3
  • UTVA 75
  • Yokosuka MXY8

Military Helicopters and autogyros

  • Aérospatiale Alouette III
  • Aérospatiale Gazelle
  • Aérospatiale Puma
  • Agusta A109
  • Agusta A129 Mangusta
  • AgustaWestland EH101
  • AH-1 Cobra
  • AH-64 Apache
  • Atlas Oryx
  • CH-3 Sea King
  • CH-37 Mojave
  • CH-46 Sea Knight
  • CH-47 Chinook
  • CH-53D Sea Stallion
  • CH-53E Super Stallion
  • Denel AH-2 Rooivalk
  • Eurocopter Colibri
  • Eurocopter Cougar
  • Eurocopter Dauphin
  • Eurocopter Panther
  • Eurocopter Tiger
  • HAL Dhruv
  • HH-60H Seahawk
  • HH-60J Jayhawk
  • HH-65 Dolphin
  • Kayaba Ka-1
  • MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
  • MH-53E Sea Dragon
  • MH-60R Seahawk
  • MH-60S Knighthawk
  • Mil Mi-24
  • NHI NH90
  • OH-6
  • OH-58 Kiowa
  • SH-2 Seasprite
  • SH-60B Seahawk
  • SH-60F Seahawk
  • Kamov
    • Kamov Ka-25
    • Kamov Ka-50
  • RAH-66 Comanche
  • UH-1 Iroquois
    • CH-146 Griffon
  • UH-19 Chickasaw
  • UH-60 Blackhawk
  • V-22 Osprey
  • YH-32 Hornet
  • Westland Lynx
  • Westland Sea King
  • Westland Wasp
  • Westland Wessex
  • Westland Whirlwind

Military Research Aircraft, Prototypes and Specials

Military Research Aircraft, Prototypes and Specials

Research & Prototypes

A-D

Arado Ar 231 - Avro Arrow - Bachem Ba 349 - Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly - BAC TSR-2 - Bell XP-52 - Bell XP-83 - Bisnovat 5 - Blohm und Voss BV 40 - Blohm und Voss BV 238 - Boeing X-40 - Boeing X-45 - Bristol 188 - Convair XC-99 - Convair YB-60 - Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk - DAR-10 - Dassault Étendard II - Dassault Étendard VI - DFS 194 - DFS 228 - DFS 346 - Dornier Do 10

E-H

Douglas F5D Skylancer - Fairey FD-2 - Focke-Wulf Fw 187 - Fokker XA-7 - Future Offensive Air System - Gloster E.28/39 - Gotha Go 229 - Hawker P-1127 - Heinkel He 176 - Heinkel He 178 - Heinkel He 280 -Henschel Hs 132 - Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose"

I-M

Junkers EF 61 - Junkers Ju 89 - Junkers Ju 287 - Junkers Ju 390 - Kyūshū J7W - Lockheed YF-12 - Lockheed YP-24 - Martin XB-51 - McDonnell XF-85 Goblin - McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo - Messerschmitt Me 263 - Messerschmitt Me 264 - Mikoyan-Gurevich I-270 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-8 - Miles M-52 - Mitsubishi J8M

N-Z

Nakajima J9Y Kikka - North American XB-70 Valkyrie - Northrop B-35 - Northrop YA-9 - Northrop YB-49 - Northrop YF-17 Cobra - OKB-1 EF 140 - PZL.38 Wilk - PZL.46 Sum - PZL.48 Lampart - PZL.54 Ryś - PZL.50 Jastrząb - Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor - Ryan XF2R Dark Shark - Ryan XV-5 Vertifan - Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 - Saunders-Roe SR.53 - Tupolev Tu-75 - Tupolev Tu-80 - Tupolev Tu-85 - Tupolev Tu-91 - Yokosuka R2Y Keiun

UAVs and drones

EADS Barracuda - GNAT 750 - RQ-1 Predator - RQ-2 Pioneer - RQ-3 Dark Star - RQ-4 Global Hawk - RQ-5 Hunter - RQ-6 Outrider - RQ-7 Shadow - Sperwer - Polecat

Unfinished/Cancelled Projects

A-12 Avenger II - IAe Pulqui II - Miles M.52 - Mitsubishi Ki-202 - Nakajima G10N Fugaku - Nakajima Ki-115 - Nakajima Ki-116 - Nakajima Ki-201 - Saunders-Roe SR.177 - Silbervogel - X-20 Dyna-Soar - Yokosuka MXY9

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