List of military aircraft of the United States

This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production and operational types. Prototypes are normally prefixed with "X" and often unnamed (note that these are not the same as the experimental X-planes, which are not generally expected to go into production), while pre-production models are usually prefixed "Y".

Table of contents

1 Attack 1.1 Old system, Army Air Corps/Army Air Force/Air Force 1.2 Navy 1.3 Unified system, after 1962 1.4 Attack helicopters 1.5 Fixed wing gunships 2 Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) 3 Bomber 3.6 Old system, Army Air Corps/Army Air Force/Air Force 3.7 Navy 3.8 Unified system, after 1962 4 Cargo/Transport 4.9 Old system, Army Air Corps/Army Air Force/Air Force 4.10 Navy 4.11 Unified system, after 1962 5 Cargo Helicopter 6 Electronic 7 Fighter 7.12 Navy, from 1922 7.13 Air Force, pre-1948 7.14 Air Force, from 1948 7.15 Unified system, from 1962 8 Tanker 9 Observation 10 Orbiter Vehicle 11 Patrol 12 Pursuit 13 Drone 14 Reconnaissance 15 Trainer 16 Utility 17 Vertical Take off and Landing 18 Experimental 19 Related Links

Attack

Old system, Army Air Corps/Army Air Force/Air Force

• A-2 - Douglas\n* A-3/A-3/A-5/A-6 Falcon - Curtiss\n* XA-7 - Fokker, losing competitor to A-8\n* A-8 Shrike - Curtiss\n* A-9 - Lockheed\n* YA-10 - Curtiss\n* A-11 - Consolidated\n* A-12 Shrike - Curtiss\n* YA-13 - Northrop\n* A-14 Shrike\n* A-15 - Martin\n* XA-16 - Northrop\n* A-17 - Northrop\n* A-18 Shrike\n* A-19 - Vultee\n* A-20 Havoc - Douglas\n* A-21 - Stearman\n* A-22 Maryland\n* A-23 Baltimore\n* A-24 Dauntless\n* A-25 Shrike\n* A-26 Invader - Douglas\n* A-27 - North American\n* A-28/A-29 Hudson - Lockheed\n* A-30 Baltimore\n* A-32 - Brewster\n* A-33 - Northrop\n* A-34 - Brewster\n* A-31/A-35 Vengeance - Vultee\n* A-36 Apache\n* A-37\n* A-38 Grizzly\n* A-39 - Kaiser-Fleetwings\n* A-40 - Curtiss\n* A-41 - Vultee\n* A-42 Mixmaster\n* A-43 Blackhawk\n* A-44 - Consolidated\n* A-45 - Martin

Navy

• AD Skyraider - later A-1\n* A2D Skyshark\n* A3D Skywarrior - later A-3\n* A4D Skyhawk - later A-4\n* AF Guardian - Grumman\n* A2F Intruder - later A-6\n* AH Phantom II - later F-4\n* AJ Savage - North American\n* A2J - North American\n* A3J Vigilante later A-5\n* AM Mauler - Martin\n* AU Corsair\n* A2U Cutlass

Unified system, after 1962

• A-1 Skyraider - Douglas, was AD\n* A-2 Savage - North American, was AJ\n* A-3 Skywarrior - Douglas\n* A-4 Skyhawk - McDonnell Douglas\n* A-5 Vigilante - North American\n* A-6 Intruder - Grumman\n* A-7 Corsair II - Vought \n* A-7 Strikefighter - LTV-Vought \n* AV-8 Harrier II - McDonnell Douglas and British Aerospace]\n* A-9 - Northrop\n* A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog - Republic\n* A-37 Dragonfly - Cessna

Attack helicopters

• AH-1 Cobra - Bell\n* AH-6J Little Bird - Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) (Hughes)\n* AH-56 Cheyenne\n* AH-63 King Cobra\n* AH-64 Apache - Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) (Hughes)\n* RAH-66 Comanche - Boeing-Sikorsky

Fixed wing gunships

• AC-47 Spooky\n* AC-54 Skymaster\n* AC-119 Shadow/Stinger\n* AC-123 Provider\n* AC-130 Spectre/Spooky - Lockheed

Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW)

\n* S-2 Tracker - Grumman\n* S-3 Viking - Lockheed\n* P2V Neptune - (also P-2H) Lockheed\n* P-3 Orion - Lockheed\n* SC Seahawk - Curtiss\n* SH-3 Sea King - Sikorsky\n* SH-2 Seasprite - Kaman Aerospace\n* SH-60 Sea Hawk - Sikorsky\n* Multimission Maritime Aircraft - Boeing

Bomber

Old system, Army Air Corps/Army Air Force/Air Force

• XB-1 - Huff-Daland\n* B-2 Condor - Curtiss\n* B-3 - Keystone\n* B-4 - Keystone\n* B-5 - Keystone\n* B-6 - Keystone\n* B-7 - Douglas\n* B-8 - Fokker\n* B-9 - Boeing\n* B-10 - Martin, first mass-produced monoplane bomber\n* B-11 - Douglas\n* B-12 - Martin, B-10 variant, Wright engines\n* B-13 proposed B-10 variant, cancelled\n* B-14 - Martin, B-10 variant\n* XB-15 - Boeing\n* XB-16 proposed by Martin, cancelled before any built\n* B-17 Flying Fortress - Boeing\n* B-18 Bolo - Douglas, replacement for B-10\n* XB-19 - Douglas\n* Y1B-20 - improved XB-15, cancelled\n* XB-21 - North American\n* XB-22 - improved B-18 proposed by Douglas, cancelled\n* B-23 Dragon - Douglas, replacement for B-18\n* B-24 Liberator - Consolidated\n* B-25 Mitchell - North American\n* B-26 Marauder - Martin\n** B-26 Invader - redesignated A-26 Invader\n* XB-27 - improved B-26 proposed by Martin, cancelled\n* XB-28 Dragon - North American\n* B-29 Superfortress - Boeing, replacement for B-17 and B-24\n* XB-30 - Lockheed proposal\n* XB-31 - Douglas proposal\n\n* B-32 Dominator - Consolidated\n* B-33 Super Marauder - Martin, proposed four engine modified version of B-26\n* B-34 Lexington - Lockheed\n* B-35 - Northrop\n* B-36 - Convair\n* B-37 - Lockheed\n* B-38 Flying Fortress\n* B-39 Superfortress\n* B-40 Flying Fortress\n* B-41 Liberator\n* XB-42 Mixmaster\n* B-43 Jetmaster\n* B-44 Superfortress\n* B-45 Tornado - North American\n* B-46 - Consolidated\n* B-47 Stratojet - Boeing\n* B-48 - Martin\n* B-49 - Northrop\n* B-50 - Boeing\n* Martin XB-51 Production aircraft were to be "B-51 Panther"\n* B-52 Stratofortress - Boeing, first intercontinental nuclear bomber\n* B-53 - Convair\n* B-55 Stratojet\n* B-56 Stratojet\n* B-57 - (Canberra) Martin/English Electric\n* B-58 Hustler - Convair, first mass-produced supersonic bomber\n* B-59 - Boeing\n* YB-60 - Convair\n*B-61, B-62, B-63, B-64, B-65 used as missile designations\n*B-66 - Douglas\n*B-67 - missile designation\n*XB-68 - Martin\n* B-69 - Lockheed Neptune in Air Force service\n* XB-70 Valkyrie - North American\n* SR-71 - reconnissance aircraft allocated a number in this sequence

Navy

• BD Havoc\n* BG - Great Lakes\n* B2G - Great Lakes\n* BM - Martin\n* BN - Naval Aviation Factory \n* BT - Northrop\n* B2T - Northrop\n* BTD Destroyer - Douglas\n* BY Fleetster\n* B2Y - Consolidated\n* BFB - Boeing\n* BFC Goshawk\n* BF2C Goshawk\n* BTC - Curtiss\n* BT2C - Curtiss\n* BTD Destroyer\n* BT2D Destroyer II\n* BTK - Kaiser-Fleetwings\n* BTM Mauler\n* MB - Martin\n* Curtiss SBC - Curtiss\n* SB2C Helldiver - Curtiss\n* SBD Dauntless - Douglas\n* SB2U Vindicator - Vought\n* TBD Devastator - Douglas\n* TB2D Skypirate - Douglas\n* TBF Avenger - Grumman\n* TBY Sea Wolf - Consolidated\n* T2D - Douglas

Unified system, after 1962

• B-1 Lancer - Rockwell\n* B-2 Spirit - Northrop Grumman, stealth bomber

Cargo/Transport

Old system, Army Air Corps/Army Air Force/Air Force

• C-1 Millirole\n* C-2 - Fokker\n* C-3 - Ford\n* C-4 - Ford\n* C-5 - Fokker\n* C-6 - Sikorsky\n* C-7 - Fokker\n* C-8 - Fairchild\n* C-9 - Ford\n* C-10 Robin\n* C-11 Fleetster\n* C-12 Vega\n* C-14/C-15/C-16 - Fokker\n* C-17 Super Vega\n* C-18 Monomail\n* C-19 Alpha\n* C-20 - Fokker\n* C-21 Dolphin\n* C-22 Fleetster\n* C-23 Altair\n* C-24 Yic\n* C-25 Altair\n* C-26 Dolphin\n* C-27 Airbus\n* C-28 - Sikorsky\n* C-29 Dolphin\n* C-30 Condor\n* Krei.-Rei. C-31\n* C-32 - Douglas\n* C-33 - Douglas\n* C-34 - Douglas\n* XC-35 Electra - Lockheed\n* C-36 Electra - Lockheed\n* C-37 Electra - Lockheed\n* C-38 - Douglas\n* C-39 - Douglas\n* C-40 Electra\n* C-41 - Douglas\n* C-42 - Douglas\n* C-43 Traveller\n* C-44 - Messerschmitt\n* C-45 Expeditor\n* C-46 Commando - Curtiss\n* C-47 Skytrooper - Douglas DC-3\n* C-48 Skytrooper - Douglas DC-3\n* C-49 Skytrooper - Douglas DC-3\n* C-50 Skytrooper - Douglas DC-3\n* C-51 Skytrooper - Douglas DC-3\n* C-52 Skytrooper - Douglas DC-3\n* C-53 Skytrooper - Douglas DC-3\n* C-54 Skymaster - Douglas DC-4\n* C-55 Commando\n* C-56 Lodestar\n* C-57 Lodestar\n* C-58 Bolo\n* C-59 Lodestar\n* C-60 Lodestar\n* C-61 Forwarder\n* C-62 - Waco\n* C-63 Hudson\n* C-64 Norseman\n* C-65 Skycar\n* C-66 Lodestar\n* C-67 Dragoon\n* C-68 - Douglas DC-3\n* C-69 Constellation\n* C-70 Nightingale\n* C-71 Executive\n* C-72 - Waco\n* C-73 - Boeing\n* C-74 Globemaster - Douglas\n* C-75 Stratoliner\n* C-76 Caravan\n* C-77 - Cessna\n* C-78 Bobcat\n* C-79 - Junkers\n* C-80 - Harlow\n* C-81 Reliant\n* C-82 Packet - Fairchild\n* C-83 Coupe\n* C-84 - Douglas\n* C-85 Orion\n* C-61 Forwarder\n* C-87 Liberator Express\n* C-88 - Fairchild\n* C-89 - Hamilton\n* C-90 - Luscombe\n* C-91 - Stinson\n* C-92 - Akron-Funk\n* C-93 Conestoga\n* C-94 - Cessna\n* C-95 Grasshopper\n* C-96 - Fairchild\n* C-97 Stratofreighter - Boeing\n* C-98 Clipper\n* XC-99 - Convair\n* C-100 Gamma\n* C-101 Vega\n* C-102 Speedster\n* C-103 - Grumman\n* C-104 - Lockheed\n* C-105 - Boeing\n* C-106 - Cessna\n* C-107 Skycar\n* C-108 Flying Fortress\n* C-109 Liberator\n* C-110 - Douglas\n* C-111 Super Electra\n* C-112 Liftmaster\n* C-113 Commando\n* C-114 Skymaster\n* C-115 Skymaster\n* C-116 Skymaster\n* C-117 Super Dakota - Douglas\n* C-118 Liftmaster - Douglas DC-6\n* C-119 Flying Boxcar - Fairchild\n* C-120 Packplane - Fairchild\n* C-121 Constellation\n* C-122 - Fairchild\n* C-123 Provider - Fairchild\n* C-124 Globemaster II\n* C-125 Raider\n* C-126 - Cessna\n* C-127 - Boeing\n* C-128 - Fairchild\n* C-129 Super Dakota\n* C-130 Hercules - Lockheed\n* C-131 Samaritan - Convair\n* C-132 - Douglas\n* C-133 Cargomaster - Douglas\n* C-134 Pantobase\n* C-135 Stratolifter - Boeing 707\n* C-137 Stratoliner - Boeing 707 including "Air Force One"\n* Fairchild C-138 - projected military Fairchild F-27 (license-built Fokker F-27 Friendship), did not proceed.\n* Lockheed C-139 - was to have been a transport version of the P-2 Neptune, did not proceed\n* C-140 Jetstar - Lockheed\n* C-141 Starlifter - Lockheed \n* XC-142 - Chance Vought\n* Curtiss C-143 - projected designation - became Curtiss X-19

Navy

• R3Y Tradewind - Convair

Unified system, after 1962

• C-1 Trader\n* C-2 Greyhound - Grumman\n* C-3 - Martin\n* C-4 Academe - Gulfstream\n* C-5 Galaxy - Lockheed\n* C-6 Ute\n* C-7 Caribou - de Havilland Canada\n* C-8 Buffalo\n* C-9 Skytrain II - Douglas DC-9\n* C-10 Extender\n* C-11 Gulfstream II - Gulfstream\n* C-12 Huron - Beech 200\n* C-13 - skipped\n* C-14 - Boeing\n* C-15 - McDonnell Douglas\n* C-16 - assigned to Cessna Caravan but never used\n* C-17 Globemaster III - Boeing\n* EC-18 - original designation for E-7\n* C-19 - Boeing\n* C-20 Gulfstream III - Gulfstream\n* C-21 Learjet - Learjet\n* C-22 - Boeing 727\n* C-23 Sherpa - Shorts 330\n* C-24 - Boeing\n* VC-25 - Boeing "Air Force One"\n* C-26 Metroliner - Fairchild\n* C-27 Spartan - Alenia\n* C-28 - Cessna\n* C-29 - BAE SYSTEMS\n* C-30 - apparently skipped\n* C-31 Troopship - Fokker F.27M\n* C-32 - Boeing 757\n* C-33 - cancelled Boeing 747 variant\n* C-34 - apparently skipped\n* C-35 - Cessna\n* C-36 - apparently skipped\n* C-37 Gulfstream V\n* C-38 Courier - Israeli Aircraft Industries\n* C-39 - apparently skipped\n* C-40 Clipper - Boeing

Cargo Helicopter

• CH-3 Sea King - Sikorsky\n* CH-19 Chickasaw - Sikorsky\n* CH-21 Shawnee - Piasecki\n* CH-34 Chocktaw - Sikorsky\n* CH-37 Mojave - Sikorsky\n* CH-46 Sea Knight - Boeing\n* CH-47 Chinook - Boeing\n* CH-53 Sea Stallion - Sikorsky nicknamed "Jolly Green Giant"\n* CH-54 Tarhe - Sikorsky\n* CH-62 - Boeing

Electronic

• E-1 Tracer - Grumman\n* E-2 Hawkeye - Grumman\n* E-3 Sentry or AWACS - Boeing\n* E-4 - Boeing\n* E-6 Mercury - Boeing\n* E-8 Joint STARS - Boeing\n* E-9 - de Havilland\n* E-10 MC2A - Boeing

• EA-1 Skyraider - Douglas\n* EA-3 Skywarrior - Douglas\n* EA-4 Skyhawk\n* EA-6 Prowler - Grumman\n* EA-18 Growler - Boeing/Northrop Grumman\n* EB-47 Stratojet\n* ERB-47 Stratojet\n* EB-57 Canberra\n* EB-66 Destroyer\n* EC-18 Aria - Boeing\n* EC-20 Gulfstream III\n* EC-24 - McDonnell Douglas\n* EC-47 Skytrain\n* EC-54 Skymaster\n* EC-121 Warning Star - Lockheed\n* EC-130 Compass Call - Lockheed\n* EC-135 Looking Glass - Boeing\n* EF-4 Phantom II\n* EF-10 Skynight\n* ERF-80 Shooting Star\n* EF-82 Twin Mustang\n* EF-105 Thunderchief\n* EF-111 Raven - General Dynamics\n* ES-2 Tracker\n* ES-3 Shadow - Lockheed\n* EP-3 Aries II - Lockheed
• EH-1 Quick Fix\n* EH-6 Cayuse\n* EH-60 Quick Hawk

Fighter

Navy, from 1922

(alpha by Navy-assigned mfgr letter)

• F2A - Brewster\n* F3A - Brewster version of Corsair\n* FB - Boeing\n* F2B-1 - Boeing\n* F3B Seahawk - Boeing\n* F4B - Boeing\n* F5B - naval designation of Boeing XP-15\n* F6B - Boeing\n* F7B - Boeing\n* F8B - Boeing\n* FC, F2C, F3C paper designation of racers\n* F4C - Curtiss\n* F5C skipped\n* F6C Hawk - Curtiss\n* F7C Seahawk - Curtiss\n* F8C Falcon - Curtiss\n* F8C-2 Helldiver - Curtiss, different from F8C-1 and F8C-3\n* F9C Sparrowhawk - Curtiss\n* F10C Helldiver - Curtiss, modified F8C-2\n* F11C Goshawk - Curtiss Hawk II or Goshawk, redesig BFC\n* F12C - Curtiss, became SBC\n* F13C - Curtiss\n* F14C - Curtiss contra-rotating propellors\n* F15C - Curtiss jet + turboprop\n* FD - Douglas\n* F2D Banshee - Douglas, later redesignated F2H\n* F3D Skyknight - Douglas\n* F4D Skyray - Douglas, later F-6\n* F5D Skylancer - Douglas, semi-operational\n* F6D Missileer - Douglas\n* FF Fifi - biplane, first Navy fighter by Grumman\n* F2F - Grumman\n* F3F - Grumman\n* F4F Wildcat - Grumman\n* XF5F Skyrocket - Grumman twin-engine carrier-based fighter prototype\n* F6F Hellcat - Grumman\n* F7F Tigercat - Grumman\n* F8F Bearcat - Grumman\n* F9F Cougar - (Panther variant) Grumman\n* F9F Panther - Grumman\n* XF10F Jaguar - Grumman variable-wing prototype\n* F11F Tiger - Grumman, first supersonic aircraft in Navy\n* F12F - Grumman, proposed all-weather interceptor\n* Eberhart FG, F2G\n* FG - Goodyear version of Corsair with fixed wings\n* Goodyear F2G - proposed low-altitude Corsair\n* Hall FH\n* FH Phantom - McDonnell\n* F2H Banshee - McDonnell, later F-2\n* F3H Demon - McDonnell, later F-3\n* F4H Phantom II - McDonnell, later F-4\n* FJ - Berliner-Joyce\n* F2J - Berliner-Joyce, P-16 in AAC\n* FJ Fury - North American\n* FL - Loening\n* FL Airabonita - Bell, USN version of P-39\n* F2L Kingcobra - Bell, USN version of P-63\n* FM - General Motors version of Wildcat\n* FM Wildcat - General Motors built version of F4F\n* F2M Wildcat - General Motors built version of F4F, different engine to FM\n* F3M - General Motors built version of F8F\n* Seversky FN\n* FO Lightning - Lockheed, USN version of P-38\n* FR Fireball - Ryan\n* XF2R Dark Shark - Ryan\n* FT - Northrop, USN A-17 derived design\n* F2T Black Widow - Northrop, USN trainer version of P-61\n* FU, F2U, F3U\n* F4U Corsair - Chance Vought\n* XF5U - Chance Vought's "flying pancake", built but never flown\n* F6U Pirate - Chance Vought\n* F7U Cutlass - Chance Vought\n* F8U Crusader - Chance Vought\n* Lockheed FV\n* F2W - Wright\n* F3W Apache - Wright\n* FY Pogo - Convair\n* F2Y Sea Dart - Convair

Air Force, pre-1948

(designated "P" for "Pursuit")\n* P-1 Hawk\n* P-2 Hawk\n* P-3 Hawk\n* Boeing XP-4\n* P-5 Hawk\n* P-6 Hawk\n* Boeing XP-7\n* Boeing XP-8\n* Boeing XP-9\n* Curtiss XP-10\n* P-11 Hawk\n* Boeing P-12\n* XP-13 Viper\n* Curtiss XP-14\n* Boeing XP-15\n* Berliner-Joyce P-16\n* XP-17 Hawk\n* Curtiss XP-18\n* Curtiss XP-19\n* YP-20 Hawk\n* Curtiss XP-21\n* XP-22 Hawk\n* XP-23 Hawk\n* Lockheed XP-24\n* Consolidated Y1P-25\n* P-26 Peashooter\n* Consolidated YP-27\n* Consolidated YP-28\n* Boeing YP-29\n* Consolidated P-30\n* Curtiss XP-31\n* Boeing XP-32\n* Consolidated XP-33\n* Wedell-Williams XP-34\n* Seversky P-35\n* P-36 Hawk\n* Curtiss XP-37\n* P-38 Lightning\n* P-39 Airacobra\n* Curtiss P-40\n* Seversky XP-41\n* Curtiss XP-42\n* P-43 Lancer\n* P-44 Rocket\n* Bell XP-45\n* Curtiss XP-46\n* P-47 Thunderbolt\n* Douglas XP-48\n* Lockheed XP-49\n* Grumman XP-50\n* P-51 Mustang\n* Bell XP-52\n* Curtiss XP-53\n* XP-54 Swoose Goose\n* XP-55 Ascender\n* XP-56 Black Bullet\n* Tucker XP-57\n* XP-58 Chain Lightning\n* P-59 Airacomet\n* Curtiss P-60\n* P-61 Black Widow\n* Curtiss XP-62\n* P-63 Kingcobra\n* North American P-64\n* Grumman XP-65\n* P-66 Vanguard\n* XP-67 Bat\n* XP-68 Tornado\n* Republic XP-69\n* Douglas P-70\n* Curtiss XP-71\n* Republic XP-72\n* Hughes P-73\n* P-75 Eagle\n* Bell XP-76\n* Bell XP-77\n* North American XP-78\n* XP-79 Flying Ram

Air Force, from 1948

• P-80/F-80 Shooting Star- Lockheed\n* Convair XP-81\n* F-82 Twin Mustang\n* Bell XP-83\n* P-84/F-84 Thunderjet - Republic Aircraft Company\n* XP-85/XF-85 Goblin - McDonnell\n* F-86 Sabre - North American \n* XP-87/XF-87 Blackhawk - Curtiss\n* XP-88/XF-88 Voodoo - Curtiss\n* F-89 Scorpion - Northrop\n* XF-90 - Lockheed\n* XF-91 Thunderceptor - Republic\n* XF-92A - Convair\n* YF-93A - North American\n* Lockheed F-94 - F-94C Starfire\n* YF-95A - North American\n* YF-96A - Republic\n* F-97 Starfire - Lockheed\n* Hughes XF-98 became Hughes Falcon missile\n* F-99 became Bomarc missile\n* F-100 Super Sabre - North American\n* F-101 Voodoo - McDonnell\n* F-102 Delta Dagger - Convair\n* XF-103 - Republic\n* F-104 Starfighter - Lockheed\n* F-105 Thunderchief - Republic\n* F-106 Delta Dart - Convair\n* YF-107 Ultra Sabre - North American\n* XF-108 Rapier - last fighter project by North American\n* F-109 never used\n* F-110 Spectre - became F-4C Phantom II\n* F-111 Aardvark - General Dynamics\n* F-112 to F-116 used for foreign aircraft eval?\n* F-117 Nighthawk - Lockheed

Unified system, from 1962

• F-1 Fury - was North American FJ\n* F-2 Banshee - was McDonnell F2H\n* F-3 Demon - was McDonnell F3H\n* F-4 Phantom II - was McDonnell-Douglas F4H \n* F-5 Freedom Fighter - Northrop \n* F-6 Skyray - Douglas, was F4D\n* F-7 Sea Dart - was Convair F2Y\n* F-8 Crusader - was Vought F8U\n* F-9 Cougar - was Grumman F9F\n* F-10 Skyknight - was Douglas F3D\n* F-11 Tiger - was Grumman F11F\n* YF-12 - Lockheed\n* F-13 never assigned\n* F-14 Tomcat - Grumman \n* F-15 Eagle - McDonnell-Douglas \n* F-16 Fighting Falcon - General Dynamics \n* YF-17 Cobra - Northrop\n* F/A-18 Hornet - McDonnell-Douglas\n* F-19 - either unused or still classified\n* F-20 Tigershark (F-5 variant) - Northrop\n* F-21 Kfir - Israel Aircraft Industries\n* F/A-22 Raptor - Lockheed Martin\n* YF-23 Black Widow II - Northrop/McDonnell Douglas\n* F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - Lockheed Martin

Tanker

\n* KA-2 Savage - North American\n* KA-3 Skywarrior - Douglas\n* KA-6 Intruder - Grumman\n* KB-29 Superfortress - Boeing\n* KB-47 Stratojet - Boeing\n* KB-50 Superfortress - Boeing\n* KC-10 Extender - McDonnell-Douglas\n* KC-97 Stratotanker - Boeing\n* KC-124 Globemaster II - Douglas\n* KC-130 Hercules - Lockheed\n* KC-135 Stratotanker - Boeing

Observation

\n* O-1 - Curtiss Falcon\n* O-2 - Douglas\n* O-31/O-43/O-46 - Douglas\n* O-47 - North American\n* OS2U Kingfisher - Vought\n* OH-6A Cayuse

• OH-55 Kiowa - Bell\n* OV-1 Mohawk - Grumman\n* OV-10 Bronco - North American\n* SOC Seagull - Curtiss\n* SO3C - Curtiss
• O-1 Bird Dog\n* O-2 Skymaster

Orbiter Vehicle

\n* OV-x space shuttle

Patrol

\n* Multimission Maritime Aircraft - Boeing (no designation at this time)\n* P2V Neptune - Lockheed\n* P2Y - Consolidated\n* P5Y - Consolidated\n* P-3 Orion - Lockheed\n* P4M Mercator - Martin\n* P5M Marlin - Martin\n* P6M SeaMaster - Martin (actually more a strategic bomber)\n* PBM Mariner - Martin\n* PBY Catalina - Consolidated\n* PB2Y Coronado - Consolidated\n* PV-1 Ventura - Lockheed\n* PV-2 Harpoon - Lockheed, Ventura variant

Pursuit

\nPursuit Aircraft of the US Army Air Service/Corps/Force, 1918-1948.\nAfter formation of US Air Force (USAF), all "P" designations were changed to "F" while retaining number. Initially, "PW" was used to indicate "Pursuit, Water-cooled engine".

• PW-8 - Curtiss\n* PW-9 - Boeing, FB in navy\n* P-1 Hawk - Curtiss, derived from PW-8; US Navy designation was F6C\n* P-2 Hawk - Curtiss\n* P-3 Hawk - Curtiss\n* P-4 - Boeing\n* P-5 Superhawk - Curtiss\n* P-6 Hawk - Curtiss, derived from P-1\n* XP-7 - Boeing\n* XP-8 - Boeing\n* XP-9 - Boeing\n* XP-10 - Curtiss\n* P-11 Hawk - Curtiss\n* P-12 - Boeing, F4B in Navy\n* XP-13\n* XP-14 - Curtiss\n* XP-15 - Boeing\n* P-16 - Berliner-Joyce, F2J to Navy\n* XP-17 - Curtiss\n* XP-18 - Curtiss\n* XP-19 - Curtiss\n* YP-20 - Curtiss, derived from P-6\n* XP-21 - Curtiss\n* XP-22 - derived from P-6\n* XP-23 - Curtiss\n* YP-24 - Lockheed\n* Y1P-25 - Consolidated\n* P-26 - Boeing "Peashooter" monoplane\n* XP-27 - Consolidated\n* XP-28 - Consolidated\n* F7B - Boeing, modified F7B\n* P-30 - Consolidated, aka PB-2A\n* XP-31 - Curtiss\n* XP-32 - Boeing\n* XP-33 - Consolidated\n* XP-34 - Wedell-Williams\n* P-35 - Seversky\n* P-36 - Curtiss Model 75A, radial engine\n* YP-37 - Curtiss Model 75I, in-line engine\n* P-38 Lightning - Lockheed, twin-engine twin-boom\n* P-39 Airacobra - Bell, engine mounted behind pilot\n* P-40 - Curtiss, Tomahawk (P-40A to P-40C), Kittyhawk (P-40D to P-40M), Warhawk (P-40N to P-40Q)\n* XP-41 - Seversky, derived from Seversky P-35\n* XP-42 - Curtiss P-36 with experimental engine cowlings\n* P-43 Lancer - Republic, derived from XP-41\n* P-44 Rocket - cancelled\n* P-45 designation changed to P-39C\n* XP-46 - Curtiss\n* P-47 Thunderbolt - Republic\n* XP-48 - Douglas\n* XP-49 - Lockheed, derived from P-38\n* XP-50 - Grumman, derived from US Navy XF5F\n* P-51 Mustang - North American, originally for export to Britain\n* XP-52 - Bell, twin-boom pusher configuration, never built\n* XP-53 - Curtiss P-40 with laminar-flow wing, cancelled during construction\n* XP-54 - Vultee, twin-boom pusher configuration\n* XP-55 Ascender - Curtiss, flying-wing configuration with pusher engine\n* XP-56 - Northrop, tail-less with pusher engine, magnesium construction\n* XP-57 - Tucker, cancelled before construction\n* XP-58 - Lockheed, another twin-engine, twin-boom\n* P-59 Airacomet - Bell, 1st American aircraft powered by jet engine\n* YP-60 - Curtiss\n* P-61 Black Widow - Northrop\n* XP-62 - Curtiss\n* P-63 Kingcobra - Bell, engine again mounted behind pilot\n* P-64 - North American, intended for export, but used by USAAF as fighter trainer\n* XP-65 - Grumman, derived from XP-50\n* P-66 Vanguard - Vultee, intended for export, but used by USAAF as fighter trainer\n* XP-67 - McDonnell\n* XP-68 - Vultee\n* XP-69 - Republic\n* P-70 Havoc - Douglas, "Havoc" night-fighter derived from A-20\n* XP-71 - Curtiss\n* XP-72 - Republic\n* XP-73 - mysterious Hughes project\n* P-74 skipped\n* P-75 Eagle - Fisher division of General Motors\n* XP-76 - Bell\n* XP-77 - Bell, lightweight fighter of wooden construction\n* XP-78 - North American, changed to XP-51B during construction\n* XP-79, Northrop\n* P-80/F-80 Shooting Star - Lockheed, turbo-jet engine\n* Convair XP-81 - Convair, turbo-prop + turbo-jet engines\n* P-82/F-82 Twin Mustang - North American\n* XP-83 - Bell, two jet engines

Drone

\n* QF-102 Firebee

Reconnaissance

• RA-2 Savage\n* RA-3 Skywarrior\n* RA-5 Vigilante - North American\n* RB-17 Flying Fortress\n* RB-26 Invader\n* RB-29 Superfortress\n* RB-36 Peacemaker\n* RB-45 Tornado\n* RB-47 Stratojet\n* RB-52 Stratofortress\n* RB-57 Canberra\n* RB-58 Hustler\n* RB-66 Destroyer\n* RB-69 Neptune\n* RC-7 Caribou\n* RC-12 Guard Rail - Beech Aircraft\n* RC-45 Expeditor\n* RC-47 Skytrain\n* RC-54 Skymaster\n* RC-121 Warning Star\n* RC-130 Hercules\n* RC-131 Samaritan\n* RC-135 Rivet Joint - Boeing\n* RF-4 Phantom II - McDonnell-Douglas\n* RF-5 Tigereye\n* RF-8 Crusader - Chance Vought\n* RF-9 Cougar\n* RF-51 Mustang\n* RF-61 Reporter\n* RF-80 Shooting Star\n* RF-84 Thunderflash\n* RF-86 Sabre\n* RF-87 Blackhawk\n* RF-100 Super Sabre\n* RF-101 Voodoo\n* RF-104 Starfighter\n* RF-105 Thunderchief\n* SR-71 Blackbird - Lockheed\n* U-2 - Lockheed

Trainer

\n* AT-9 Jeep - Curtiss-Wright\n* AT-21 Gunner - Fairchild\n* BT-13 Valiant - Vultee\n* Curtiss Jenny - Curtiss\n* PT-11 - Consolidated\n* PT-13 and PT-17 Kaydet - Boeing Stearman\n* PT-19 - Fairchild\n* PT-22 Recruit - Ryan\n* PT-24 Moth - De Havilland\n* SNC Falcon - Curtiss-Wright\n* T-2 Buckeye - North American\n* T-6 Texan - North American\n* T-28 Trojan - North American\n* T-29 - Convair 240 \n* T-33 - Lockheed nicknamed "Teebird"\n* T-38 Talon - Northrop\n* T-39 Sabreliner - North American\n* T-43 - Boeing 737-based navigation trainer\n* T-45 Goshawk - (Hawk) British Aerospace\n* U-21A Ute - Beechcraft/Raytheon

Utility

\n* JF/J2F Duck - Grumman\n* G-21 Goose - Grumman\n* G-44 Widgeon - Grumman\n* HU-16 Albatross - Grumman\n* UH-1 Iroquois - Bell "Huey"\n* H-3 Sea King - Sikorsky\n* U-3 Blue Canoe - Cessna 310 \n* U-8 Seminole - Beechcraft Travel Air\n* UH-60 Blackhawk - Sikorsky\n* HH-60 Pave Hawk - Sikorsky

Vertical Take off and Landing

\n* V-22 Osprey - Bell, Boeing Vertol, tilt rotor aircraft

Experimental

\nMain article: X-plane

• X-1 - Bell, first supersonic aircraft\n* X-2 - Bell\n* X-3 Stiletto - Douglas\n* X-4 Bantam - Northrop\n* X-5 - Bell swing-wing\n* X-6 - Convair\n* X-7 - Lockheed missile propulsion testbed\n* X-8 - Aerojet General missile\n* X-9 Shrike - Bell missile\n* X-10 - North American missile\n* X-11 - Convair ICBM prototype\n* X-12 - Convair ICBM\n* X-13 - Ryan VATOL\n* X-14 - Bell VTOL\n* X-15 - North American rocket plane \n* X-16 - Bell, cancelled U-2 competitor\n* X-17 - Lockheed experimental rocket\n* X-18 - Hiller tilt-wing\n* X-19 - Curtiss-Wright\n* X-20 Dyna-Soar - Boeing\n* X-21 - Northrop\n* X-22 - Bell\n* X-23 - Martin Marietta\n* X-24 - Martin Marietta lifting body\n* X-25 - Bensen\n* X-26 Frigate - Schweizer\n* X-27 - Lockheed\n* X-28 Sea Skimmer - Pereira\n* X-29 - Grumman forward-swept wing jet\n* X-30 - Rockwell\n* X-31 - Hypersonic jet or Orient Express\n* X-32 - Boeing Joint Strike Fighter candidate\n* X-33 - Lockheed Martin\n* X-34 - Orbital Sciences\n* X-35 - Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter winner\n* X-36 - McDonnell Douglas\n* X-37 Future-X - Boeing\n* X-38 - Scaled Composites crew return vehicle\n* X-39 - unused designation reserved for Future Aircraft Technology Enhancements program\n* X-40 - Boeing\n* X-41 - classified re-entry vehicle\n* X-42 - classified upper stage rocket\n* X-43 - Boeing with others, scramjet-powered\n* X-44 MANTA - Lockheed Martin\n* X-45 - Boeing UCAV (unpiloted)\n* X-46 - Boeing\n* X-47 Pegasus - Northrop Grumman\n* X-48 - Boeing\n* X-49 - Sikorsky Piasecki\n* X-50 - Boeing

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