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List of aircraft by category
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This page contains a very long flat list of aircraft types, roughly categorised. (See also List of aircraft)
Contents
- 1 Civilian Aircraft
- 2 Military Aircraft
- 2.1 Bombers, Strike, Ground attack, gunships
- 2.2 Patrol, Anti-Submarine and Electronic Warfare aircraft
- 2.3 Military transports, tankers, and utility
- 2.4 Reconnaissance aircraft
- 2.5 Close air support/Counterinsurgency
- 2.6 Fighter aircraft, nightfighters and heavy fighters
- 2.7 Military Trainers
- 2.8 Military Helicopters and autogyros
- 2.9 Military Research Aircraft, Prototypes and Specials
Civilian Aircraft
- Airline Pics – hundreds of photos of aircraft around the world
(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
Cargo planes
for detailed information see Cargo aircraft
- Airbus Beluga - Antonov An-72 - Bristol Freighter - Carvair - Mini Guppy - Short Skyvan - Super Guppy - Boeing 747 LCF
General aviation
- Aircoupe
- ATC Aircraft Technology Center
- American Aviation AA-1 Yankee series
- Cessna
- Cessna 150 - Cessna 152 - Cessna 170 - Cessna 172 (Skyhawk) - Cessna 175(Skylark) - Cessna 182 (Skylane)
- Cirrus Design
- Diamond Aircraft
- 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
- Piper
- 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
- Transavia Airtruck
Business aircraft
- Gulfstream Aerospace
- Boeing/General Electric
- Dassault
- Embraer
- Boeing Business Jet
- Bombardier
- Cessna
- Lockheed JetStar
- Piaggio Aero
Civilian Seaplane, Flying Boats, and Amphibious Aircraft
(see List of flying boats and seaplanes)
Civilian Helicopters
Sailplanes
See List of Gliders
Civil Research Aircraft, Prototypes and Specials
Military Aircraft
(See also List of military aircraft)
Bombers, Strike, Ground attack, gunships
- 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
For detailed information see: Military transport aircraft
- 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
- See also Interceptor aircraft -- Heavy fighter -- Night fighter -- Day fighter
Military Trainers
- 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
Attack
Utility
Cargo
- CH-3 Sea King
- CH-37 Mojave
- CH-46 Sea Knight
- CH-47 Chinook
- CH-53D Sea Stallion
- CH-53E Super Stallion
- Aérospatiale Puma
Observation, Reconnaissance
Anti-Submarine Warfare
- Agusta A109
- Agusta A129 Mangusta
- AgustaWestland EH101
- Atlas Oryx
- Denel AH-2 Rooivalk
- Eurocopter Colibri
- Eurocopter Cougar
- Eurocopter Dauphin
- Eurocopter Panther
- 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
Military Research Aircraft, Prototypes and Specials
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