List of aircraft by date and usage category

This is a list of aircraft by date and usage. The date shown is the introduction of the first model of a line but not the current model. For instance, while "the most popular" airlines, such as Boeing 737 and 747 were introduced in 1960x, their recent models were revealed in the 21st century.

Civil air transport

Civil air transport

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
	de Havilland Express Boeing 247 Douglas DC-2 Douglas DC-3 Douglas DC-4 Fokker F.VII Fokker F.XII Fokker F.XVIII Fokker F.XXII Handley Page W8 Handley Page H.P.42 Junkers Ju 52		Airspeed Ambassador BAC 1-11 Concorde Boeing 707 Boeing 727 Boeing 737 Boeing 747 Boeing 2707 Bristol Britannia Convair 880 Convair 990 Dassault Mercure de Havilland Comet Hawker Siddeley Trident de Havilland Dove de Havilland Heron Douglas DC-6 Douglas DC-8 Douglas DC-9 Douglas DC-10 Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante Fokker F27 Friendship Fokker F28 Fellowship Handley Page Dart Herald Kawasaki Ki-56 Lockheed Constellation Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Martin 4-0-4 Saunders-Roe Princess Tupolev Tu-104 Tupolev Tu-114 Tupolev Tu-144 Tupolev Tu-154 VFW-Fokker 614 Vickers VC-10 Vickers Vanguard Vickers Viscount	ATR 42 ATR 72 Airbus A300 Airbus A310 Airbus A318 Airbus A319 Airbus A320 Airbus A321 Airbus A330 Airbus A340 Airbus A380 Airbus A350 British Aerospace BAe 146 Boeing 757 Boeing 767 Boeing 777 Boeing 787 Bombardier CRJ-100 Bombardier CRJ-200 Bombardier CRJ-700 Bombardier CRJ-900 Bombardier Dash 8 Bombardier CS100 Bombardier CS300 CASA C-212 Aviocar Comac C919 Embraer EMB 121 Xingu Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia Embraer/FMA CBA 123 Vector Embraer ERJ 135 Embraer ERJ 140 Embraer ERJ 145 Embraer 170 Embraer 175 Embraer 190 Embraer 195 Fokker 50 Fokker 70 Fokker 100 Irkut MS-21 McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 McDonnell-Douglas MD-95 Sukhoi Superjet 100 Tupolev Tu-204

Civil - General aviation

Civil - general aviation

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
	Curtiss Robin de Havilland Tiger Moth		Cessna 150 Cessna 152 Cessna 172 Skyhawk Piper Cherokee Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Piper PA-28 Warrior Piper PA-38 Tomahawk	Jabiru 200 Jabiru 400 HANSA Cirrus SR20 Cirrus SR22 Cessna 162

Civil - Helicopters

Civil - helicopters

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
		Bell 47 Bell 48 Sikorsky S-51	Bell 204 Bell 205 Bell 206 Bell 212 Boeing Vertol 107-II Piasecki Model 44 Sikorsky S-55 Sikorsky S-58 Sikorsky S-61 Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane Erickson S-64 Aircrane	Agusta A109 AgustaWestland AW119 AgustaWestland AW139 Bell 214 Bell 214ST Bell 222 Bell 230 Bell 400 Bell 412 Bell 427 Bell 430 Bell 440 Bell 407 Bell/Agusta BA609 Boeing 234 Eurocopter Ecureuil Eurocopter EC 225 Eurocopter EC 725 Eurocopter Colibri Eurocopter EC 130 Eurocopter EC 135 Eurocopter EC 145 Eurocopter EC 155 Iac Shahed 274 Kamov Ka-226 Kazan Ansat MD Helicopters Explorer Mil Mi-34 PZL SW-4 Puszczyk Robinson R22 Robinson R44 Sikorsky S-70 Sikorsky S-76 Sikorsky S-92 Helibus

Research, prototypes and specials

Research and prototypes

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
Bleriot XI Wright Flyer Santos-Dumont 14-bis	de Havilland DH.88 Comet Macchi M.C.72 Martin-Baker M.B.1 Martin-Baker M.B.2 Supermarine S.5 Supermarine S.6B	Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 Baynes Bat Blackburn B-20 Cierva W.9 Folland Fo.108 General Aircraft GAL.56 Gloster E.1/44 Gloster E.28/39 Handley Page Manx Heinkel He 176 Heinkel He 178 Miles M.20 Miles M.30 Miles Libellula Martin-Baker M.B.3 Martin-Baker M.B.5 Miles M.30 Miles M.52 Short Shetland	Avro Arrow BAC TSR-2 BAC 221 Bell X-1 Bell X-2 Bell X-5 Boulton Paul P.111 Boulton Paul P.120 Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar Bristol 188 Bristol Brabazon Douglas X-3 Stiletto Fairey Delta 1 Fairey Delta 2 Fairey Rotodyne Fairey Gyrodyne Gloster Meteor F.8 "Prone Pilot" Handley Page HP.88 Handley Page HP.115 Hawker P.1072 Hawker P.1052 Hawker P.1081 Hawker-Siddeley P.1127 Hawker-Siddeley P.1127 Kestrel Lockheed XF-104 Lockheed YF-12 Martin-Marietta X-24 North American X-15 North American XB-70 Valkyrie Northrop X-4 Bantam Ryan XV-5 Vertifan Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 Saunders-Roe SR.53 Saunders-Roe SR.177 Short SB.1 Short SB.4 Sherpa Short Sperrin Short SC.1	Bell HV-911 Eagle Eye Boeing 360 Boeing X-45A Spiral 0 Boeing X-50A Dragonfly General Atomics RQ-1A Predator Grumman X-29 Lockheed Martin X-33 Lockheed Martin X-35 Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk Northrop Grumman RQ-8A Fire Scout Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus Sukhoi T-4 Sukhoi Su-47 Sukhoi S-80 Rockwell Space Shuttle Spaceship One Spaceship Two

Military - Fighters

Military - Fighters

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
Airco DH.2 Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Bristol Scout Bristol F.2b Fighter Fokker Eindecker Fokker Dr.I Fokker D.VII Morane-Saulnier Type N Nieuport 11 Nieuport 17 Nieuport 28 Sopwith Camel Sopwith Pup Sopwith Triplane SPAD S.VII SPAD S.XIII	Blériot S.510 Hawker Fury	Arsenal VG-33 Caudron C.714 Curtiss P-40 de Havilland Vampire Dewoitine D.510 Dewoitine D.520 Vought F4U Corsair Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Gloster Gladiator Gloster Meteor Hawker Hurricane Hawker Typhoon Hawker Sea Fury Hawker Tempest Heinkel He 51 Heinkel He 100 Heinkel He 112 Heinkel He 162 Polikarpov I-15 Polikarpov I-16 IAR 80 IAR 81 Mitsubishi A6M (零戦 "Rei-sen" and Zero-sen / "Zeke") Messerschmitt Bf 109 Messerschmitt Bf 110 Messerschmitt Me 163 Messerschmitt Me 210 Messerschmitt Me 262 Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 P.Z.L. P.7 P.Z.L. P.11 P.Z.L. P.24 North American P-51 Mustang Lockheed P-38 Lightning Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Supermarine Spitfire Westland Whirlwind Polikarpov I-153 Lavochkin, Gorbunov and Goudkov LaGG-1 Lavochkin, Gorbunov and Goudkov LaGG-3 Lavochkin La-5FN Lavochkin La-7 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 Yakovlev Yak-1 Yakovlev Yak-1M Yakovlev Yak-3 Yakovlev Yak-7 Yakovlev Yak-9	Avia S-199 de Havilland Venom de Havilland Sea Vixen English Electric Lightning Lockheed F-104 Starfighter McDonnell FH-1 Phantom General Dynamics F-111 Gloster Javelin Hawker Hunter Hawker-Siddeley Harrier McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter North American F-86 Sabre Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Saab 29 Tunnan Saab 32 Lansen Saab 35 Draken SEPECAT Jaguar Sukhoi Su-7 Sukhoi Su-9 Sukhoi Su-11 Sukhoi Su-15 Sukhoi Su-17 Sukhoi Su-20 Sukhoi Su-22 Supermarine Swift LTV A-7 Corsair II Vought F-8 Crusader	AMX International AMX BAC Strikemaster British Aerospace Sea Harrier British Aerospace Harrier II McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II Eurofighter Typhoon Grumman F-14 Tomcat Boeing F-15 Eagle Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk IAR-93 Vultur Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Mikoyan MiG-29 Panavia Tornado SAAB 37 Viggen SAAB JAS 39 Gripen Dassault Rafale Soko J-22 Orao Sukhoi Su-24 Sukhoi Su-25 Sukhoi Su-27 Sukhoi Su-30 Sukhoi Su-33 Sukhoi Su-34 Sukhoi Su-35 Sukhoi Su-37

Military - Bombers

Military - Bombers

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
AEG G.IV Airco DH.4 Airco DH.9 Breguet 14 Caproni Ca.3 Caproni Ca.4 Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.V Handley Page Type O Handley Page V/1500 Sikorsky Ilya Muromets Vickers Vimy	Aichi D3A Avro Anson Avro Manchester Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Bristol Blenheim Dornier Do 17 Douglas B-18 Bolo Fairey Battle Fairey Swordfish Handley Page Hampden Handley Page Hinaidi Handley Page Hyderabad Hawker Hart Hawker Hind Heinkel He 111 Ilyushin Il-4 Junkers Ju 87 Lockheed Hudson LWS-6 Żubr Neman R-10 Petlyakov Pe-8 PZL.23 Karaś PZL.30 Żubr PZL.37 Łoś Tupolev SB Tupolev TB-1 Tupolev TB-3 Vickers Virginia Vickers Wellesley Vickers Wellington	Arkhangelsky Ar-2 Avro Lancaster Avro Lincoln Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bristol Beaufort Consolidated B-24 Liberator Consolidated B-32 Dominator de Havilland Mosquito Dornier Do 217 Douglas A-20 Havoc Douglas A-26 Invader Douglas B-23 Dragon Fairey Barracuda Handley Page Halifax Lockheed Ventura Martin B-26 Marauder Martin Baltimore Martin Maryland North American B-25 Mitchell Petlyakov Pe-2 Short Stirling Sukhoi Su-2 Tupolev Tu-2 Vickers Warwick Yermolayev Yer-2	Avro Vulcan Boeing B-47 Stratojet Boeing B-50 Superfortress Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Blackburn Buccaneer Convair B-58 Hustler Convair XB-46 Dassault Mirage IV Douglas B-66 Destroyer English Electric Canberra Handley Page Victor Ilyushin Il-28 Martin B-57 Canberra Martin XB-48 Myasishchev 3M Myasishchev M-4 North American A-5 Vigilante North American B-45 Tornado North American XB-70 Valkyrie Republic F-105 Thunderchief Tupolev Tu-4 Tupolev Tu-16 Tupolev Tu-22 Tupolev Tu-95 Vickers Valiant	Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Rockwell B-1 Lancer Tupolev Tu-22M Tupolev Tu-160

Military - Reconnaissance

Military - Reconnaissance

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
*Rumpler Taube			North American A-5 Vigilante Lockheed U-2 Sukhoi Su-12	Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Military - Naval & Carrier-borne

Military - Naval and carrier

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
Fairey III Short Type 166 Short Type 184 Sopwith Baby Sopwith Cuckoo	Curtiss SBC Helldiver Douglas TBD Devastator Fairey Albacore Fairey Swordfish	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Douglas SBD Dauntless Fairey Spearfish Grumman TBF Avenger	Fairey Gannet Short Seamew	Lockheed S-3 Viking

Military - Air support

Military - Air support

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
Airco DH.9A Nieuport 12 Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 Salmson 2	Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Hawker Hurricane Henschel Hs 123 Junkers Ju 87 Piper L-4 Taylorcraft Auster Westland Lysander Westland Wallace Westland Wapiti	Hawker Typhoon Henschel Hs 129 Ilyushin Il-2 Ilyushin Il-10	Auster AOP.9 Cessna A-37 Cessna Bird Dog Cessna O-2 Skymaster Douglas A-1 Skyraider Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Grumman OV-1 Mohawk North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco Sukhoi Su-25	FMA IA 58 Pucará

Military - Trainers

Military - Trainers

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
Avro 504 Airco DH.6 Curtiss JN-4 Standard J	Airspeed Oxford Avro 643 Cadet Avro Anson Avro Tutor Beechcraft Model 18 Bücker Bü 131 Bücker Bü 133 de Havilland DH.60 Moth de Havilland Tiger Moth Fleet Fawn Focke-Wulf Fw 44 North American NA-16 North American BT-9 Stampe SV.4 Yakovlev UT-2	CAC Wackett Cessna AT-17 Bobcat Curtiss-Wright CW-22 Fairchild AT-21 Gunner Fleet Finch Fleet Fort I.Ae. D.L. 22 Kyushu K10W North American T-6 Texan Vultee BT-13 Valiant	Aermacchi MB-326 Aermacchi SF.260 Aero L-29 Delfín Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Canadair CT-114 Tutor CAC Winjeel de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Folland Gnat Hunting Percival Jet Provost Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Nanchang CJ-6 Neiva Universal Northrop T-38 Talon Percival Provost Pilatus PC-7 Soko G-2 Galeb Yakovlev Yak-18	Aermacchi M-290 RediGO Aermacchi MB-339 Aero L-59 Super Albatros Embraer EMB 312 Tucano Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Hawker-Siddeley Hawk IAR-99 Şoim Pilatus PC-9 Soko G-4 Super Galeb Valmet L-70 Vinka

Military - Transport

Military - Transport

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
	Avro Anson Bristol Bombay Douglas C-47 Skytrain Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow Vickers Type 264 Valentia Vickers Vernon Vickers Victoria	Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Douglas C-54 Skymaster Douglas C-74 Globemaster Handley Page Halifax Lisunov Li-2 Lockheed C-69 Constellation Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar Martin JRM Mars Short Stirling	Antonov An-12 Antonov An-22 Antonov An-24 de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Douglas C-133 Cargomaster Grumman C-1 Trader Grumman C-2 Greyhound Lockheed C-130 Hercules Lockheed C-121 Constellation Lockheed C-141 Starlifter	Antonov An-124 Antonov An-225 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Ilyushin Il-76 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy

Military - Helicopters

Military - Helicopters

1903-1919	1920-1938	1939-1945	1946-1969	1970-present
			AH-1 Cobra AH-64 Apache OH-58 Kiowa SH-2 Seasprite H-3 Sea King HH-65 Dolphin Kamov Ka-50 Kamov Ka-52 Mil Mi-24 UH-1 Iroquois	Bell/Boeing-Vertol V-22 Osprey Agusta Westland Super Lynx 300 Agusta Westland EH101 Bell AH-1Z Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Boeing AH-64D Longbow Apache Eurocopter Tiger/UHU Hal Druv Kamov KA-31 Kamov KA-32 Kawaski OH-1 Kazan MI-17M/MD Sikorsky MH-605 Nighthawk Sikorsky SH-60R Strikehawk