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".

The United States Air Force currently employs a designation and naming system to identify all aircraft type with distinct names. Until 1962, both the Army and Air Force maintained one system, while the US Navy maintained a separate system. In 1962, these were unified into a single system heavily reflecting the Army/Air Force method. For more complete information on the workings of this system, refer to United States Department of Defense Aerospace Vehicle Designations.

USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II

Attack

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

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

Navy

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

Unified system, after 1962

A-1 Skyraider, USA 2003

A-1 Skyraider – Douglas, was AD
A-2 Savage – North American, was AJ
A-3 Skywarrior – Douglas
A-4 Skyhawk – McDonnell Douglas
A-5 Vigilante – North American
A-6 Intruder – Grumman
A-7 Corsair II – Vought
A-7 Strikefighter – LTV-Vought
AV-8 Harrier II – McDonnell Douglas and British Aerospace
Northrop A-9
A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" – Republic
A-12 – Canceled Navy stealth plane
A-37 Dragonfly – Cessna

Attack helicopters

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

Fixed wing gunships

AC-47 Spooky
AC-54 Skymaster
AC-119 Shadow/Stinger
AC-123 Provider
AC-130 Spectre/Spooky – Lockheed

P-3 Orion of the US navy

Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW)

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

Bomber

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

XB-1 – Huff-Daland (Keystone)
B-2 Condor – Curtiss
B-3 – Keystone
B-4 – Keystone
B-5 – Keystone
B-6 – Keystone
Y1B-7 – Douglas
XB-8 – Fokker
Y1B-9 – Boeing
B-10 – Martin, first mass-produced monoplane bomber
YB-11 – Douglas
B-12 – Martin, B-10 variant, Wright engines
XB-13 proposed B-10 variant, cancelled
XB-14 – Martin, B-10 variant
XB-15 – Boeing
XB-16 proposed by Martin, cancelled before any built
B-17 Flying Fortress – Boeing
B-18 Bolo – Douglas, replacement for B-10
XB-19 – Douglas
Y1B-20 – improved XB-15, cancelled
XB-21 – North American
XB-22 – improved B-18 proposed by Douglas, cancelled
B-23 Dragon – Douglas, replacement for B-18
B-24 Liberator – Consolidated
B-25 Mitchell – North American
B-26 Marauder – Martin
- B-26 Invader – redesignated A-26 Invader
XB-27 – high-altitude B-26 proposed by Martin, cancelled
XB-28 Dragon – North American
B-29 Superfortress – Boeing, replacement for B-17 and B-24
XB-30 – Lockheed proposal
XB-31 – Douglas proposal

USAF B-52

B-32 Dominator – Consolidated
B-33 Super Marauder – Martin, proposed four engine modified version of B-26
B-34 Lexington – Lockheed
B-35 – Northrop
B-36 – Convair
B-37 – Lockheed
XB-38 Flying Fortress
XB-39 Superfortress
YB-40 Flying Fortress
XB-41 Liberator
XB-42 Mixmaster
B-43 Jetmaster
XB-44 Superfortress
B-45 Tornado – North American
B-46 – Consolidated
B-47 Stratojet – Boeing
B-48 – Martin
B-49 – Northrop
B-50 Superfortress – Boeing
XB-51 Production aircraft were to be "B-51 Panther"
B-52 Stratofortress – Boeing, first intercontinental nuclear bomber
B-53 – Convair
B-55 Stratojet
B-56 Stratojet
B-57 – (Canberra) Martin/English Electric
B-58 Hustler – Convair, first mass-produced supersonic bomber
B-59 – Boeing
YB-60 – Convair
- B-61 – missile designation
- B-62 – missile designation
- B-63 – missile designation
- B-64 – missile designation
- B-65 – missile designation
B-66 – Douglas
- B-67 – missile designation
XB-68 – Martin
B-69 – Lockheed Neptune in Air Force service
XB-70 Valkyrie – North American
- SR-71 – reconnissance aircraft allocated a number in this sequence

Navy

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

Unified system, after 1962

USAF B-2 Spirit

B-1 Lancer – Rockwell
B-2 Spirit – Northrop Grumman, stealth bomber

Cargo/Transport

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

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

Navy

R3Y Tradewind – Convair

Unified system, after 1962

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

Cargo Helicopter

US Army Chinook loads a Howitzer Gun

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

Electronic

E-1 Tracer – Grumman
E-2 Hawkeye – Grumman
E-3 Sentry or AWACS – Boeing
E-4B – Boeing
E-6 Mercury – Boeing
E-8 Joint STARS – Boeing
E-9 – de Havilland
E-10 MC2A – Boeing

USAF E-3 Sentry

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

Fighter

Navy, from 1922

(alpha by Navy-assigned mfgr letter)

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

Air Force, pre-1948

(designated P- for 'Pursuit')

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

Air Force, from 1948

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

Unified system, from 1962

F-1 Fury – was North American FJ
F-2 Banshee – was McDonnell F2H
F-3 Demon – was McDonnell F3H
F-4 Phantom II – was McDonnell-Douglas F4H
F-5 Freedom Fighter – Northrop
F-6 Skyray – Douglas, was F4D
F-7 Sea Dart – was Convair F2Y
F-8 Crusader – was Vought F8U
F-9 Cougar – was Grumman F9F
F-10 Skyknight – was Douglas F3D
F-11 Tiger – was Grumman F11F
YF-12 – Lockheed
F-13 never assigned
F-14 Tomcat – Grumman
F-15 Eagle – McDonnell-Douglas
F-16 Fighting Falcon – General Dynamics
YF-17 Cobra – Northrop
F/A-18 Hornet – McDonnell-Douglas
F-19 – either unused or still classified; possibly the F-117
F-20 Tigershark (F-5 variant) – Northrop
F-21 Kfir – Israel Aircraft Industries
F/A-22 Raptor – Lockheed Martin
YF-23 Black Widow II – Northrop/McDonnell Douglas
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter – Lockheed Martin

Tanker

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

Observation

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

OH-55 Kiowa – Bell
OV-1 Mohawk – Grumman
OV-10 Bronco – North American
SOC Seagull – Curtiss
SO3C – Curtiss

O-1 Bird Dog – Cessna
O-2 Skymaster

Orbiter Vehicle

OV-x space shuttle

Patrol

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

Pursuit

Pursuit Aircraft of the US Army Air Service/Corps/Force, 1918–1948. After 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
PW-9 – Boeing, FB in navy
P-1 Hawk – Curtiss, derived from PW-8; US Navy designation was F6C
P-2 Hawk – Curtiss
P-3 Hawk – Curtiss
P-4 – Boeing
P-5 Superhawk – Curtiss
P-6 Hawk – Curtiss, derived from P-1
XP-7 – Boeing
XP-8 – Boeing
XP-9 – Boeing
XP-10 – Curtiss
P-11 Hawk – Curtiss
P-12 – Boeing, F4B in Navy
XP-13
XP-14 – Curtiss
XP-15 – Boeing
P-16 – Berliner-Joyce, F2J to Navy
XP-17 – Curtiss
XP-18 – Curtiss
XP-19 – Curtiss
YP-20 – Curtiss, derived from P-6
XP-21 – Curtiss
XP-22 – derived from P-6
XP-23 – Curtiss
YP-24 – Lockheed
Y1P-25 – Consolidated
P-26 – Boeing "Peashooter" monoplane
XP-27 – Consolidated
XP-28 – Consolidated
F7B – Boeing, modified F7B
P-30 – Consolidated, aka PB-2A
XP-31 – Curtiss
XP-32 – Boeing
XP-33 – Consolidated
XP-34 – Wedell-Williams
P-35 – Seversky
P-36 – Curtiss Model 75A, radial engine
YP-37 – Curtiss Model 75I, in-line engine
P-38 Lightning – Lockheed, twin-engine twin-boom
P-39 Airacobra – Bell, engine mounted behind pilot
P-40 – Curtiss, Tomahawk (P-40A to P-40C), Kittyhawk (P-40D to P-40M), Warhawk (P-40N to P-40Q)
XP-41 – Seversky, derived from Seversky P-35
XP-42 – Curtiss P-36 with experimental engine cowlings
P-43 Lancer – Republic, derived from XP-41
P-44 Rocket – cancelled
P-45 designation changed to P-39C
XP-46 – Curtiss
P-47 Thunderbolt – Republic
XP-48 – Douglas
XP-49 – Lockheed, derived from P-38
XP-50 – Grumman, derived from US Navy XF5F
P-51 Mustang – North American, originally for export to Britain
XP-52 – Bell, twin-boom pusher configuration, never built
XP-53 – Curtiss P-40 with laminar-flow wing, cancelled during construction
XP-54 – Vultee, twin-boom pusher configuration
XP-55 Ascender – Curtiss, flying-wing configuration with pusher engine
XP-56 – Northrop, tail-less with pusher engine, magnesium construction
XP-57 – Tucker, cancelled before construction
XP-58 – Lockheed, another twin-engine, twin-boom
P-59 Airacomet – Bell, 1st American aircraft powered by jet engine
YP-60 – Curtiss
P-61 Black Widow – Northrop
XP-62 – Curtiss
P-63 Kingcobra – Bell, engine again mounted behind pilot
P-64 – North American, intended for export, but used by USAAF as fighter trainer
XP-65 – Grumman, derived from XP-50
P-66 Vanguard – Vultee, intended for export, but used by USAAF as fighter trainer
XP-67 – McDonnell
XP-68 – Vultee
XP-69 – Republic
P-70 Havoc – Douglas, "Havoc" night-fighter derived from A-20
XP-71 – Curtiss
XP-72 – Republic
XP-73 – mysterious Hughes project
P-74 skipped
P-75 Eagle – Fisher division of General Motors
XP-76 – Bell
XP-77 – Bell, lightweight fighter of wooden construction
XP-78 – North American, changed to XP-51B during construction
XP-79, Northrop
P-80/F-80 Shooting Star – Lockheed, turbo-jet engine
Convair XP-81 – Convair, turbo-prop + turbo-jet engines
P-82/F-82 Twin Mustang – North American
XP-83 – Bell, two jet engines

Drone

QF-102 Firebee

Reconnaissance

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

Trainer

AT-9 "Jeep" – Curtiss-Wright
AT-21 Gunner – Fairchild
BT-13 Valiant – Vultee
Curtiss Jenny – Curtiss
PT-11 – Consolidated
PT-13 and PT-17 Kaydet – Boeing Stearman
PT-19 – Fairchild
PT-22 Recruit – Ryan
PT-24 Moth – De Havilland
SNC Falcon – Curtiss-Wright
T-2 Buckeye – North American
T-6 Texan – North American
T-28 Trojan – North American
T-29 – Convair 240
T-33 – Lockheed nicknamed "Teebird"
T-37 – Cessna "Tweetybird"
T-38 Talon – Northrop
T-39 Sabreliner – North American
T-43 – Boeing 737-based navigation trainer
T-45 Goshawk – (Hawk) British Aerospace
U-21A Ute – Beechcraft/Raytheon

Utility

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

Vertical Take off and Landing

V-22 Osprey – Bell, Boeing Vertol, tilt rotor aircraft

Experimental

Main article: X-plane

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

List of military aircraft of the United States

Table of contents

Attack

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

Navy

Unified system, after 1962

Attack helicopters

Fixed wing gunships

Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW)

Bomber

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

Navy

Unified system, after 1962

Cargo/Transport

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

Navy

Unified system, after 1962

Cargo Helicopter

Electronic

Fighter

Navy, from 1922

Air Force, pre-1948

Air Force, from 1948

Unified system, from 1962

Tanker

Observation

Orbiter Vehicle

Patrol

Pursuit

Drone

Reconnaissance

Trainer

Utility

Vertical Take off and Landing

Experimental

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