List of supersonic aircraft
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A supersonic aircraft is an aircraft which can exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1.0) in level flight.
Type | Country | Class | Role | Date | Status | No. | Notes |
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Aeritalia F-104S | Italy | Turbojet | Fighter | 1966 | Production | Interceptor | |
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo | Taiwan | Turbofan | Fighter | 1989 | Production | ||
Atlas Cheetah | South Africa | Turbojet | Fighter | 1986 | Production | ||
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow | Canada | Turbojet | Fighter | 1958 | Prototype | Interceptor | |
BAC 221 | UK | Turbojet | Experimental | 1964 | Prototype | Fairey Delta 2 adapted to test the ogival delta wing for Concorde. | |
BAC TSR-2 | UK | Turbojet | Attack | 1964 | Prototype | Tactical Strike/Reconnaissance (TSR)]] | |
Bell X-1 | US | Rocket | Experimental | 1946 | Prototype | First supersonic aircraft. | |
Bell X-2 | US | Rocket | Experimental | 1952 | Prototype | ||
Boeing X-32 | US | V/STOL | Experimental | 2000 | Prototype | ||
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | US | Multirole | 1995 | Production | |||
Boeing EA-18G Growler | US | Patrol | 2004 | Production | Electronic warfare (EW) | ||
Bristol 188 | UK | Experimental | 1962 | Prototype | |||
British Aerospace EAP | UK | Experimental | 1986 | Prototype | Developed into the Eurofighter Typhoon | ||
CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder | International | Multirole | 2003 | Production | Pakistan-China | ||
Chengdu J-7 | China | Fighter | 1966 | ||||
Chengdu J-10 | China | Multirole | 1998 | ||||
Chengdu J-20 | China | Fighter | 2011 | Prototype | |||
Concorde | International | Transport | 1969 | Production | SST. Anglo-French | ||
Convair B-58 Hustler | US | Bomber | 1956 | Production | Strategic. | ||
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger | US | Fighter | 1953 | Production | Interceptor | ||
Convair F2Y Sea Dart | US | Fighter | 1953 | Prototype | Seaplane. Interceptor | ||
Convair F-106 Delta Dart | US | Fighter | 1959 | Production | Interceptor | ||
Dassault MD.550 Mirage | France | Fighter | 1956 | Prototype | Interceptor | ||
Dassault Mirage III | France | Fighter | 1958 | Production | Interceptor. Active only in Pakistan Air Force | ||
Dassault Mirage IIIV | France | V/STOL | Fighter | 1965 | Prototype | ||
Dassault Mirage IV | France | Bomber | 1959 | Production | Strategic nuclear. | ||
Dassault Mirage 5 | France | Attack | 1967 | Production | |||
Dassault Mirage F1 | France | Fighter | 1966 | Production | |||
Dassault Mirage F2 | France | Attack | 1966 | Prototype | |||
Dassault Mirage G | France | Multirole | 1967 | Prototype | |||
Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Fighter | 1978 | Production | |||
Dassault Mirage 4000 | France | Fighter | 1979 | Prototype | |||
Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | 1986 | Production | |||
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard | France | Attack | 1974 | Production | |||
Dassault Super Mystère | France | Multirole | 1974 | Production | |||
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket | US | Rocket | Experimental | 1948 | Prototype | Dual jet and rocket powerplants, | |
Douglas X-3 Stiletto | US | Experimental | 1951 | Prototype | |||
English Electric Lightning | UK | Fighter | 1957 | Production | Interceptor | ||
Eurofighter Typhoon | International | Fighter | 1994 | Production | |||
EWR VJ 101 | West Germany | V/STOL | Fighter | 1963 | Prototype | ||
Fairey Delta 2 | UK | Experimental | 1954 | Prototype | First aircraft to pass 1,000 mph. | ||
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon | US | Fighter | 1974 | Production | |||
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark | US | Fighter | 1964 | Production | Also bomber and EW variants. | ||
General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B | US | Fighter | 1965 | Prototype | Interceptor | ||
Grumman F-11 Tiger | US | Fighter | 1954 | Production | |||
Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger | US | Fighter | 1956 | Prototype | |||
Grumman F-14 Tomcat | US | Fighter | 1970 | Production | |||
Guizhou JL-9 | China | Trainer | 2003 | ||||
HAL Tejas | India | Multirole | 2001 | ||||
Helwan HA-300 | Egypt | Fighter | 1964 | Prototype | Interceptor | ||
HESA Azarakhsh | Iran | Fighter | 1997 | ||||
HESA Saeqeh | Iran | Fighter | 2004 | ||||
Hongdu L-15 | China | Trainer | 2005 | Prototype | |||
IAI Kfir | Israel | Multirole | 1973 | Production | |||
IAI Lavi | Israel | Multirole | 1986 | Prototype | |||
IAI Nammer | Israel | Fighter | 1991 | Prototype | |||
IAI Nesher | Israel | Multirole | 1971 | Production | |||
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle | Republic of Korea | Trainer | 2002 | ||||
Lockheed A-12 | US | Ramjet | Patrol | 1962 | Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance | ||
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird | US | Hybrid | Patrol | 1964 | Production | Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance | |
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor | US | Fighter | 1997 | ||||
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | US | Multirole | 2006 | Production | |||
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter | US | Turbojet | Fighter | 1954 | Production | Interceptor | |
Lockheed Martin X-35 | US | Experimental | 2000 | Prototype | |||
Martin Marietta X-24A | US | Rocket | Experimental | 1969 | Prototype | ||
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo | US | Fighter | 1954 | Production | |||
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | US | Multirole | 1958 | Production | |||
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle | US | Fighter | 1972 | Production | F-15E Strike Eagle mutirole variant | ||
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet | US | Multirole | 1978 | Production | |||
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 | USSR | Fighter | 1953 | Production | |||
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | USSR | Fighter | 1955 | Production | |||
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 | USSR | Fighter | 1967 | Production | |||
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 | USSR | Fighter | 1964 | Production | Interceptor | ||
Mikoyan MiG-27 | USSR | Attack | 1970 | Production | |||
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 | USSR | Fighter | 1977 | Production | |||
Mikoyan MiG-31 | USSR | Fighter | 1975 | Interceptor | |||
Mikoyan MiG-35 | Russia | Fighter | 2007 | Prototype | |||
Mikoyan Project 1.44 | Russia | Experimental | 2000 | Prototype | |||
Mitsubishi F-1 | Japan | Fighter | 1971 | Production | |||
Mitsubishi F-2 | Japan | Multirole | 1995 | Production | |||
Mitsubishi T-2 | Japan | Trainer | 1975 | Production | |||
Myasishchev M-50 | USSR | Bomber | 1959 | Prototype | |||
Nanchang J-12 | China | Fighter | 1970 | Prototype | |||
Nanchang Q-5 | China | Attack | 1965 | ||||
Nord Gerfaut | France | Experimental | 1953 | Prototype | |||
Nord Griffon | France | Ramjet | Experimental | 1955 | Prototype | Dual turbojet-ramjet powerplant | |
North American A-5 Vigilante | US | Fighter | 1958 | Production | Interceptor | ||
North American F-100 Super Sabre | US | Fighter | 1953 | Production | |||
North American F-107 | US | Attack | 1957 | Prototype | |||
North American X-15 | US | Rocket | Experimental | 1959 | Prototype | ||
North American XB-70 Valkyrie | US | Bomber | 1964 | Prototype | Strategic. | ||
Northrop F-5 | US | Fighter | 1959 | Production | |||
Northrop T-38 Talon | US | Trainer | 1959 | Production | |||
Northrop HL-10 | US | Rocket | Experimental | 1966 | Prototype | ||
Northrop M2-F3 | US | Rocket | Experimental | 1970 | Prototype | ||
Northrop YF-17 | US | Fighter | 1974 | Prototype | |||
Northrop F-20 Tigershark | US | Fighter | 1982 | Prototype | |||
Northrop YF-23 | US | Fighter | 1990 | Prototype | |||
Panavia Tornado | International | Multirole | 1974 | Production | |||
Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor | US | Fighter | 1949 | Prototype | Interceptor | ||
Republic F-105 Thunderchief | US | Attack | 1955 | Production | |||
Rockwell B-1 Lancer | US | Bomber | 1974 | Production | |||
Rockwell-MBB X-31 | US | Experimental | 1990 | Prototype | |||
Saab 32 Lansen | Sweden | Fighter | 1952 | Production | |||
Saab 35 Draken | Sweden | Fighter | 1955 | Production | |||
Saab 37 Viggen | Sweden | Fighter | 1967 | Production | |||
Saab JAS 39 Gripen | Sweden | Multirole | 1988 | Production | |||
Saunders-Roe SR.53 | UK | Rocket | Fighter | 1957 | Prototype | Interceptor. Mixed powerplant (jet + rocket) | |
SEPECAT Jaguar | International | Attack | 1968 | Production | |||
Shenyang J-6 | China | Fighter | 1958 | Production | |||
Shenyang J-8 | China | Fighter | 1969 | Production | Interceptor | ||
Shenyang J-11 | China | Fighter | 1998 | Production | |||
Shenyang J-15 | China | Fighter | 2009 | Production | |||
Shenyang J-16 | China | Multirole | 2012 | Prototype | |||
Shenyang J-31 | China | Multirole | 2012 | Prototype | |||
Sukhoi Su-7 | USSR | Fighter | 1955 | Production | |||
Sukhoi Su-9 | USSR | Fighter | 1956 | Production | Interceptor | ||
Sukhoi Su-11 | USSR | Fighter | 1958 | Production | Interceptor | ||
Sukhoi Su-15 | USSR | Fighter | 1962 | Production | Interceptor | ||
Sukhoi Su-17 | USSR | Attack | 1966 | Production | |||
Sukhoi Su-24 | USSR | Attack | 1967 | Production | |||
Sukhoi Su-27 | USSR | Fighter | 1977 | Production | |||
Sukhoi Su-30 | USSR | Multirole | 1989 | Production | |||
Sukhoi Su-33 | USSR | Fighter | 1987 | Production | |||
Sukhoi Su-34 | USSR | Attack | 1990 | Production | |||
Sukhoi Su-35 | Russia | Multirole | 2008 | Production | |||
Sukhoi Su-37 | Russia | Fighter | 1996 | Prototype | |||
Sukhoi Su-47 | Russia | Fighter | 1997 | Prototype | |||
Sukhoi Su-57 | Russia | Fighter | 2010 | Prototype | |||
Sukhoi T-4 | USSR | Bomber | 1972 | Prototype | Strategic. | ||
Tupolev Tu-22 | USSR | Bomber | 1959 | Production | Strategic. | ||
Tupolev Tu-22M | USSR | Bomber | 1969 | Production | Strategic. | ||
Tupolev Tu-144 | USSR | Transport | 1968 | Production | SST | ||
Tupolev Tu-160 | USSR | Bomber | 1981 | Production | Strategic. | ||
Vought F-8 Crusader | US | Fighter | 1955 | Production | |||
Xian JH-7 | China | Multirole | 1988 | Prototype | |||
Yakovlev Yak-27 | USSR | Patrol | 1960 | Production | Reconnaissance | ||
Yakovlev Yak-28 | USSR | Multirole | 1958 | Production | |||
Yakovlev Yak-38 | USSR | V/STOL | Fighter | 1971 | Production | ||
Yakovlev Yak-141 | USSR | V/STOL | Fighter | 1987 | Prototype |
See also
References
- Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill (2008). Faster than Sound: The Story of Supersonic Flight. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84425-564-1.
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