List of aircraft by date and usage category

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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" aircraft, such as Boeing 737 and 747 were introduced in 1960x, their recent models were revealed in the 21st century.{{cite magazine |last1=Kulisch |first1=Eric |title=The Last 747, Queen of the Skies |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/the-last-747-queen-of-the-skies/#:~:text=The%20last%20747%20has%20rolled,accessible%20to%20the%20average%20person. |website=FLYING Magazine |access-date=10 February 2024 |date=17 November 2023}}

Civil aircraft

=Civil air transport=

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" \|+Civil air transport
1903–1919 ! 1920–1939 ! 1940–1969 ! 1970–present
valign="top" \| Airco DH.4A Airco DH.9C Airco DH.16 BAT F.K.26 Blériot-SPAD S.27 Curtiss Eagle Farman F.50P Farman F.60 Goliath Grahame-White Charabanc Junkers F.13 Nieuport-Delage NiD 30 Potez SEA VII Sopwith Wallaby Vickers Vimy Commercial Westland Limousine \| Airspeed Envoy Albatros L 73 ANEC III Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta Armstrong Whitworth Ensign Avro 618 Ten Avro 642 Eighteen BFW M.20 Blériot-SPAD S.33 Blériot-SPAD S.46 Blériot-SPAD S.56 Boeing 40 Boeing 80 Boeing 247 Boeing 307 Stratoliner Boeing 314 Breguet 26T Breguet 280T Breguet 393T Bristol Ten-seater Consolidated Commodore Consolidated Fleetster Curtiss Condor Curtiss Kingbird Curtiss Robin de Havilland DH.18 de Havilland DH.34 de Havilland DH.50 de Havilland DH.66 de Havilland Dragon de Havilland Dragon Rapide de Havilland Express de Havilland Fox Moth de Havilland Hercules Dewoitine D.332 Dewoitine D.338 Dornier Do X Douglas DC-1 Douglas DC-2 Douglas DC-3 Douglas DC-4E Douglas DC-5 Douglas XCG-17 Farman F.120 Farman F.190 Farman F.300 Focke-Wulf A 17 Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Fokker F.II Fokker F.III Fokker F.VII Fokker F.XII Fokker F.XVIII Fokker F.XXII Ford Trimotor Handley Page Type W Handley Page H.P.42 Handley Page Halifax Junkers G 24 Junkers G 31 Junkers W 34 Junkers Ju 52 Junkers Ju 60 Junkers Ju 86 Junkers Ju 90 Junkers Ju 160 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Kalinin K-4 Kalinin K-5 Lockheed Vega Lockheed Air Express Lockheed Orion Lockheed Electra Lockheed Electra Junior Lockheed Super Electra Lockheed Lodestar Martin M-130 Messerschmitt M 18 Messerschmitt M 24 Nieuport-Delage NiD 39 Nieuport-Delage NiD 640 Northrop Alpha Northrop Delta Percival Petrel Rohrbach Roland Short Empire Short S.26 Sikorsky S-40 Sikorsky S-42 SNCASE Languedoc Spartan Cruiser Stinson Detroiter Stinson Model A Stinson Model T Stinson Model U Stinson Reliant Supermarine Swan Travel Air 6000 Udet U 11 Kondor Vickers Vulcan Vultee V-1 Westland Wessex Wibault 280 Wibault 360 Zeppelin-Staaken E-4/20 \| Aérospatiale Corvette Airspeed Ambassador Antonov An-10 Antonov An-24 Aviation Traders Accountant Aviation Traders Carvair Avro Lancastrian Avro Tudor Avro York Avro Canada C102 Jetliner BAC 1-11 Beechcraft 90 King Air Beechcraft A100 King Air Beechcraft B100 King Air Boeing 377 Boeing 707 Boeing 727 Boeing 737 Boeing 747 Boeing 2707 (project) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Breda-Zappata BZ.308 Breguet Deux-Ponts Breguet 941 Bristol Britannia Bristol Type 223 (project) Canadair North Star Cessna 402 Concorde Convair 240 Convair 340 Convair 440 Convair 540 Convair 580 Convair 600 Convair 640 Convair 880 Convair 990 Curtiss Commando Dassault Mercure de Havilland Comet de Havilland Dove de Havilland Heron de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Douglas DC-4 Douglas DC-6 Douglas DC-7 Douglas DC-8 Embraer Bandeirante Fiat G.12 Fiat G.212 Fokker F27 Friendship Fokker F28 Fellowship Grumman Gulfstream I Handley Page Halton Handley Page Hermes Handley Page Dart Herald Handley Page Hastings Handley Page Herald Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Hawker Siddeley Trident Hughes H-4 Hercules Ilyushin Il-62 Kawasaki Ki-56 Lockheed Hudson Lockheed Constellation Lockheed L-188 Electra Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Martin 4-0-4 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 Percival Pembroke Piper PA-31 Navajo Riley Turbo Skyliner Saunders ST-27 Saunders ST-28 Saunders-Roe Princess Savoia-Marchetti SM.95 Shin Meiwa Tawron Short Sandringham SNCASE Armagnac Sud Aviation Caravelle Tupolev Tu-104 Tupolev Tu-114 Tupolev Tu-144 Tupolev Tu-154 VFW-Fokker 614 Vickers VC.1 Viking Vickers Vanguard Vickers Viscount Vickers VC-10 Yakovlev Yak-40 Boeing 720 \| ATR 42 ATR 72 Airbus A220 Airbus A300 Airbus A310 Airbus A318 Airbus A319 Airbus A320 Airbus A321 Airbus A330 Airbus A340 Airbus A350 Airbus A380 Antonov An-140 Antonov An-148 Antonov An-158 Antonov An-225 Beechcraft 200 Super King Air Beechcraft 1300 Beriev Be-200 British Aerospace BAe 146 Boeing 717 Boeing 757 Boeing 767 Boeing 777 Boeing 787 Bombardier CRJ-100 Bombardier CRJ-200 Bombardier CRJ-700 Bombardier CRJ-900 Bombardier Dash 8 CASA C-212 Aviocar Cessna 208 Cessna 404 Comac C919 (project) Convair CV5800 de Havilland Canada Dash 7 De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Dornier 328 Embraer EMB 121 Xingu Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia Embraer EMB 820C Embraer/FMA CBA 123 Vector Embraer ERJ 135 Embraer ERJ 140 Embraer ERJ 145 Embraer 170 Embraer 175 Embraer 190 Embraer 195 Fairchild Dornier 328JET Fokker 50 Fokker 70 Fokker 100 Irkut MS-21 (project) Ilyushin Il-86 Ilyushin Il-96 Ilyushin Il-114 Indonesian Aerospace N-219 Indonesian Aerospace N-245 Indonesian Aerospace N-270 IPTN N-250 IPTN N-2130 McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 McDonnell-Douglas MD-95 Mitsubishi Regional Jet (project) Neiva Carajá Piper Chieftain Piper T-1020 Piper T-1040 Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II Short 330 Short 360 Sukhoi Superjet 100 Tupolev Tu-204 Yakovlev Yak-42 Saab 2000

class="wikitable mw-collapsible"

|+Civil air transport

1903–1919

! 1920–1939

! 1940–1969

! 1970–present

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=Civil – general aviation=

Military aircraft

=Fighters=

=Bombers=

=Reconnaissance, electronic warfare and Airborne Early Warning=

=Carrier-based aircraft=

=Air support/attack aircraft=

=Training aircraft=

=Transport=

class="wikitable" \|+Military – transport
1920–1938 !1939–1945 !1946–1969 !1970–present
valign="top" \| Avro Anson Bellanca C-27 Boeing C-18 Bristol Bombay Consolidated C-11 Consolidated C-22 Curtiss C-10 Curtiss C-30 Douglas C-1 Douglas C-21 Douglas C-26 Douglas C-29 Douglas C-33 Douglas C-34 Douglas C-38 Douglas C-39 Fairchild C-8 Fairchild C-24 Fokker C-2 Fokker C-5 Fokkerrergugor C-7 Fokker C-14 Fokker C-15 Fokker C-16 Fokker C-20 Ford C-3 Ford C-4 Ford C-9 Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow Junkers Ju 52 Kreider-Reisner XC-31 Lockheed C-12 Lockheed C-17 Lockheed C-23 Lockheed C-25 Lockheed C-36 Lockheed C-37 Lockheed C-40 Lockheed XC-35 Northrop C-19 Alpha Sikorsky C-6 Sikorsky C-28 Vickers Type 264 Valentia Vickers Vernon Vickers Victoria \| Lockheed C-66 Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Beechcraft Staggerwing Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Boeing C-73 Boeing C-75 Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Boeing C-98 Boeing C-108 Flying Fortress Bristol Beaufort Budd C-93 Budd RB Conestoga Cessna 165 Cessna C-77 Cessna C-78 Cessna C-94 Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express Consolidated C-109 Consolidated Liberator I Consolidated LB-30 Consolidated RY Curtiss C-55 Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan de Havilland Dragon de Havilland Dragon Rapide de Havilland Dragonfly de Havilland Express de Havilland Fox Moth de Havilland Moth Minor Douglas C-32 Douglas C-41 Douglas C-47 Skytrain Douglas C-48 Douglas C-49 Douglas C-50 Douglas C-51 Douglas C-52 Douglas C-53 Skytrooper Douglas C-54 Skymaster Douglas C-58 Douglas C-67 Douglas C-68 Douglas C-68 Douglas C-74 Globemaster Douglas C-84 Douglas DC-2 Douglas DC-3 Douglas Dolphin Douglas R4D Douglas XCG-17 Fairchild 24 Fairchild C-61 Fairchild C-82 Packet Fairchild C-86 Fairchild C-88 Fairchild C-96 Ford Trimotor Funk C-92 Hamilton C-89 Handley Page Halifax Harlow C-80 Howard C-70 Howard C-70A Hughes H-4 Hercules Junkers C-79 Junkers G 31 Junkers W34 Lisunov Li-2 Lockheed C-56 Lockheed C-57 Lockheed C-59 Lockheed C-60 Lockheed C-63 Lockheed C-69 Constellation Lockheed C-85 Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar Lockheed Vega Luscombe C-90 Martin JRM Mars Messerschmitt Me 321 Messerschmitt Me 323 Miles Falcon Miles Merlin Miles Hawk Noorduyn Norseman Noorduyn C-64 Percival Proctor Piper C-83 Short Empire Short Stirling Showa/Nakajima L2D Spartan C-71 Stinson C-81 Stinson C-91 Stinson Reliant Stinson Vigilant Stout C-65 Taylorcraft C-95 Tugan Gannet Waco C-62 Waco C-72 \| Antonov An-12 Antonov An-22 Antonov An-24 Antonov An-26 de Havilland Devon de Havilland Dove de Havilland Heron de Havilland Sea Devon de Havilland Sea Heron de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 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-32 Antonov An-124 Airbus A400M Antonov An-225 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Ilyushin Il-76 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy Shaanxi Y-8 Y-8D Xian Y-20 Alenia C-27J Spartan Antonov An-225 Mriya Boeing C-135 Stratolifter

class="wikitable"

|+Military – transport

1920–1938

!1939–1945

!1946–1969

!1970–present

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Helicopters and Autogyros

Racing aircraft

Experimental aircraft

Seaplanes and Amphibians

References

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