Single-engine aircraft

MiG-15, the most popular single-engine aircraft

Single- engine aircraft are propelled by a single air-breathing jet engine. They were developed since the 1930s, especially in Germany, the Soviet Union and the USA, parallel to rocket planes with adjustable rocket propulsion systems. Rocket planes (for example from Heinkel and Messerschmitt ) were the experimental basis for a further development of the single-jet model series at an early stage. The fundamental difference between these two types of construction is that the oxygen necessary for the combustion of the fuel is carried in tanks in a rocket aircraft and is taken from the ambient air in an aircraft with jet propulsion.

After the end of the Second World War , a large number of single and multi-jet aircraft types were also developed in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and other countries.

Design features

Only a few, mostly experimental models have attempted to mount the engine above the fuselage. For safety reasons, single-jet aircraft have not yet been used in the civilian sector. All attempts to implement this principle with Very Light Jets (also known as mini- jets ) have so far got stuck.

In military used area single beam aircraft typically consist of a very large-sized tail engine, around which a rigid or pivotable wing, a cockpit for one or two pilot and space for a load (. E.g. arms) are arranged. The wings are usually relatively small and the aircraft needs high speed for lift . However, types with this aircraft design are extremely agile; many of them can operate in the supersonic range .

If the only engine fails , the gliding distance is quite short and a crash is often inevitable. The pilot or pilots may have to save themselves with an ejection seat , which almost all military machines are equipped with.

A new development since the mid-1990s is the increased use of single-jet aircraft, the pilots of which are outside the aircraft, so-called drones ( UAV or UAS ) for aerial reconnaissance or combat operations ( UCAV or UCAS ). Can drones of joystick pilots (engl. Joystick pilot ) from any control center are controlled. In 2009, for the first time, more joystick pilots were trained in the US Air Force than pilots for fighter planes and bombers.

Classification of civil single-engine aircraft according to size and production

In the so-called minijets , microjets or VLJ ( Very Light Jets ) with a jet engine, with the exception of the Excel jet , in which the engine is integrated into the fuselage, the jet engine is located above the rear fuselage in the fin. The wings are large enough to meet civil aircraft safety standards. These jets can be assigned to the areas of business aircraft or air taxi operations . Several models are being developed or are being tested in flight. Some manufacturers are in liquidation proceedings .

In the Schleicher ASW 20 CL-J glider , a single, optionally fold-out jet engine can be installed as a retrofit kit for homecoming assistance . In this variant, the jet engine primarily serves to increase the glider's safety and as a starting aid. Note on the table: For a quick overview, the aircraft types used in 2013 are highlighted in light blue. The columns can be sorted by clicking the small arrows in the heading bar.

Aircraft type	image	Production time	Length in m (from – to)	Span in m (from – to)	Number of items in production (until 2010)	Number of units ready for use (2010)	country	comment
Consider BD-5J		1980s–	3.88 m	5.18 m	25+		United States	smallest jet aircraft in the world; repeated crashes
Cirrus SJ50 Vision		2008–	9 m	12 m	1	1	United States	prototype
Diamond D-Jet		2006–	11 m	11 m	3+	3+	Austria	Prototypes, manufacturers in liquidation proceedings
Eclipse 400 (formerly: ECJ )		2007–	9 m	11 m	1	1	United States	Prototype, manufacturer in liquidation proceedings
Excel Jet Sport Jet II		2006–	10 m	11 m	2	-	United States	1st prototype crashed in 2006, 2nd prototype: development stopped in 2012.
Piper PA-47 PiperJet		2008–	5 m	14 m	1	-	United States	Prototype; Development stopped
Schleicher ASW 20 CL-J		2009–	7 m	15 m	2 (approx.)	2 (approx.)	Germany	Glider with optional jet or propeller engine (ready for series production since 2009).
Viper Aircraft Viperjet		1999/2005–	8 m	8 m	2 (approx.)	1 (approx.)	United States	in development; sold as a kit; General Electric J85 jet engine

Classification of single-engine manned aircraft used by the military according to size and production

In addition to the models with a pure jet engine, the table also includes historical aircraft with a rocket drive (so-called rocket aircraft) - Bachem Ba 349, Bell X-1, Bolchowitinow BI-1, DFS 346, Douglas D-558-II, Heinkel He 176, Messerschmitt Me 163, Mikojan-Gurewitsch I-270, Mitsubishi J8M, North American X-15, Saunders-Roe SR.53 and Yokosuka MXY-7 - listed because their developments were at times directly related (before the Second World War, for example at Heinkel and Messerschmitt , then for example at Bell , Douglas , North American and Mikojan-Gurewitsch ).

Note on the table: For a quick overview, the aircraft types used in 2012 are highlighted in light blue. The columns can be sorted by clicking the small arrows in the heading bar.

Aircraft type	image	Production (period)	Length (from – to) in m	Span (from – to) in m	Piece production (2010)	Pieces ready for use (2010)	country	comment
Aeritalia G91R / Fiat G.91 Gina		1958-1972	10-12 m	9 m	770	-	Italy	Fighter-bomber , scout , trainer ; additional twin- engine variant G.91Y (1966–1976)
Aermacchi MB 326		1962 to mid-1980s	11 m	11 m	761	-	Italy
Aermacchi MB 339		1979–	11 m	11 m	213+	139+	Italy
Aero L-29 Dolphin		1963-1974	11 m	10 m	3,500+	56	Czechoslovakia
Aero L-39 Albatross		1968-1999	12 m	10 m	3,000+	355+	Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia )
Aero L-159		1997-2007	13 m	10 m	72	24	Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia )
Alenia Aermacchi M 211 / M 311		1984–	9 m	8 m	60+	40+	Italy
AMX International AMX / AMX Ghibli / A-1 / AMX-T		1986-1999	13 m	9 m	200 (approx.)	133	Italy Brazil	jointly developed by Alenia , Aermacchi and Embraer ; two-seat trainer version AMX-T
Arsenal VG-90		1949	13 m	13 m	2	-	France	Prototype of a carrier-based fighter aircraft
Atlas Cheetah		1986 to mid-1990s	16 m	8 m	70	-	South Africa	Multipurpose fighter , variant of the Mirage III, in cooperation with Israel
Avro 707		1947–1953 (approx.)	13 m	10 m	5	-	United Kingdom	Experimental type
Bachem Ba 349		1944-1945	6 m	4 m	11	-	German Empire	Missile plane , interceptor
BAE Harrier , Sea Harrier , Harrier Jump Jet (1st gen.)		1967-2003	13-15 m	7–9 m	144 (?)	11+	United Kingdom	originally Hawker Siddeley Harrier , decommissioned in Great Britain in 2006, Sea Harrier still in service in India
BAE MD AV-8B , GR5, GR7, GR9, Harrier II (2nd gen.)		1978, 1985-	14 m	9 m		249 (approx.)	United Kingdom United States
BAE Hawk		1974–	12 m	10 m	900+	458+	United Kingdom
BAC Jet Provost (= Hunting Percival P-84)		1958-1967	10 m	11 m	753	-	United Kingdom
BAC Strikemaster		1967-1984	10 m	11 m	146	-	United Kingdom
Bell X-1		1945–1955	9 m	9 m	6th	-	United States	Rocket plane , experimental type
Bell X-2		1955-1956	12 m	10 m	2	-	United States	Experimental type
Bell X-5		1951-1958	10 m	10/6 m	2	-	United States	Experimental type , first real swing wing
Boeing X-32		2001-2001	15 m	11 m	2	-	United States	Prototype of a stealth - multi-role combat aircraft as part of the JSF program
Boeing / NASA X-43 A / B / C Scramjet		2001–2004 (?)	4 m	2 m	3	-	United States	Experimental type
Bolkhovitinov BI-1		1941-1943	6 m	6 m	8th	-	Soviet Union	Rocket aircraft , prototypes, fighter aircraft
Campini-Caproni CC2		1940	16 m	13 m	2	-	Italy	Prototypes
Canadair CL-41 / CT-41 / CT-114 Tutor		1963-1966	10 m	11 m	212	11 (approx.)	Canada
Canadair CT-133 / CL-30 / T-33 Silver Star		1952-1956	11 m	11 m	656	-	United States Canada	Variant of the Lockheed T-33
CASA C-101 Aviojet / A-36M Halcon		1980–1985 (approx.)	12 m	11 m	143	116 (approx.)	Spain
Chengdu / CAC FC-1 Fierce Dragon , PAC JF-17 Thunder		2007–	14 m	9 m	50+	50+	People's Republic of China Pakistan
Chengdu J-7 / Jian-7 / F-7		1967–	15 m	7 m	2,400+	978+	People's Republic of China	Variant of the MiG-21
Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon		2003–	16 m	9 m	150+	140	People's Republic of China
Coanda-1910		1910	12 m	10 m	1	-	Romania	very first prototype of a thermal jet
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger		1955-1964	21 m	12 m	1,052	-	United States
Convair F-106 Delta Dart		1955-1964	21 m	12 m	364	-	United States
Convair XF-92		1948	13 m	10 m	1	-	United States	Prototype, formerly Lippisch P.13a
Dassault Étendard IV		1962 to late 1960s (?)	14 m	10 m	90	-	France
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard		1978 to early 1980s	14 m	10 m	74	55	France
Dassault Mirage III		1961 to late 1960s (?)	14 m	8 m	1,422	108	France
Dassault Mirage 5		1967 to mid-1970s	15 m	8 m	531	200	France
Dassault Mirage F1		1973-1983	15 m	9 m	700+	182	France
Dassault Mirage 2000		1983–	14 m	9 m	620+	528+	France
Daussault MD450 Ouragan		1951-1958	11 m	13 m	350 (approx.)	-	France
Daussault MD452 Mystère IV A		1951-1957	13 m	11 m	166	-	France
Dassault Super Mystère		1957–1958 (?)	14 m	11 m	178	-	France
De Havilland DH100 Vampires & Sea Vampires		1945 to early 1950s	9 m	12 m	4,500 (approx.)	-	United Kingdom
De Havilland DH112 Venom & Sea Venom		1950s	9 m	12 m	1,400 (approx.)	-	United Kingdom
DFS 228		1944-1945	11 m	18 m	2	-	German Empire	Prototypes
DFS 346 / OKB-2 346		1945–1951	14 m	9 m	5	-	German Empire Soviet Union	Rocket plane , prototypes
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk		1955-1979	12 m	8 m	2,960	184	United States
Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket		1948-1956	13 m	8 m	3	-	United States	Rocket plane , experimental type
Douglas F4D / F-6 Skyray		1956-1958	14 m	10 m	420	-	United States
Fairey Delta 2 (= FD2, BAC 221)		1950s	16 m	8 m	2	-	United Kingdom	Supersonic test aircraft, one FD2 damaged in 1954, other FD2 in service until 1973
FFA P-16		1952-1958	14 m	11 m	5	-	Switzerland	Prototypes
FMA IA 63 Pampas		1988-1990, 2006-2007	11 m	10 m	24	19th	Argentina
Folland Fo. 139 Midge		1954-1955	9 m	6 m	1	-	United Kingdom	Prototype, crashed after about 220 test flights
Folland Fo. 141 Gnat		1954-1965	10 m	7 m	449	3 (?)	United Kingdom	Variant: HAL Ajeet
Gloster E. 28/39		1941-1943	8 m	9 m	2	-	United Kingdom	Prototypes
Grumman F9F Panther		1949-1952	12 m	12 m	1,382	-	United States
Grumman F-9 Cougar		1952-1960	14 m	11 m	1.926	-	United States
Grumman F11F / F-11 Tiger		1954-1959	14 m	10 m	201	-	United States
Grumman X-29		1984-1992	15 m	8 m	1	-	United States	Experimental type
Grumman XF10F Jaguar		1952	17 m	11/15 m	1	-	United States	Experimental type with swivel blades
HAL Ajeet		1976-1982	9 m	7 m	79	-	India	Variant of the Folland Fo. 141 Gnat , in use until 1991
HAL HJT-16 Kiran II		1968–1980s (?)	11 m	11 m	258	174	India	Jet trainer
HAL HJT-36 Sitara		2008–	11 m	10 m	2+	2+	India	Prototypes, in flight tests
HAL LCA Tejas		2001–	13 m	008 m	8th	8+	India	in flight testing
Hawker Hunter		1953-1966	14 m	10 m	1,972	7+	United Kingdom
Hawker Sea Hawk		1951-1961	12 m	12 m	542	-	United Kingdom
Hawker_P.1127 / Kestrel FGA.1		1960–1966 (approx.)	13 m	7 m	14th	-	United Kingdom	Experimental type
Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger		1944-1945	8 m	7 m	170 (approx.)	-	German Empire
Heinkel He 176		1939	5 m	5 m	1	-	German Empire	Rocket plane , experimental type
Heinkel He 178		1939	7 m	7 m	1	-	German Empire	Experimental type
Henschel Hs 132		1945	9 m	8 m	1	-	German Empire	unfinished prototype
Hongdu JL-8 / NAMC K-8 Karakoram		1994–	12 m	10 m	550+	370+	People's Republic of China
IAI Kfir / F21A Lion		1975–1990s (?)	16 m	8 m	273	1+	Israel	Variant of the Dassault Mirage 5
IAI Lavi		1986-1987	15 m	9 m	3	-	Israel	Prototypes
IAI Nesher / Dagger / Finger		1972–1977 (approx.)	15 m	8 m	61	10	Israel	Variant of the Dassault Mirage 5
IAR99 / IAR-99C Șoim		1985-2006	11 m	10 m	27	20th	Romania	Jet trainer and light ground attack aircraft
Jakowlew Jak-15 Type 2 / Feather (= Yak-15)		1946-1947	9 m	9 m	280	-	Soviet Union
Jakowlew Jak-17 Type 16 / Feather / Magnet (= Yak-17)		1947-1948	9 m	9 m	430	-	Soviet Union
Jakowlew Jak-19 (= Yak-19)		1947	9 m	9 m	2	-	Soviet Union	Prototypes
Jakowlew Jak-23 Flora (= Yak-23)		1948-1950	9 m	8 m	310	-	Soviet Union
Jakowlew Jak-30 Magnum (= Yak-30)		1948	9 m	9 m	2	-	Soviet Union	Trainers, prototypes
Jakowlew Jak-38 Forger (= Yak-38)		1973-1980	16 m	7 m	231	-	Soviet Union	VTOL combat aircraft, developed from the Jakowlew Jak-36 M
Jakowlew Jak-1000 (= Yak-1000)		1950-1951	12 m	4 m	1	-	Soviet Union	Experimental type
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle / FA-50		2005–	13 m	9 m	25+	25th	South Korea	Variant of the F-16
Lavochkin La-15 Fantail		1948–1954 (approx.)	9 m	9 m	500 (approx.)	-	Soviet Union
Lavotschkin La-150 (also: Izdeliye 150 )		1946-1947	9 m	8 m	15 (approx.)	-	Soviet Union
Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon		1978–	15 m	9 m	4,500+	2,534+	United States
Lockheed F-94 Starfire		1950-1954	14 m	13 m	854	-	United States
Lockheed F-104 starfighter		1956-1979	17 m	6 m	2,578	-	United States
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star		1945-1950	11 m	12 m	1,715	-	United States
Lockheed T-33 T-Bird		1948-1959	12 m	13 m	6,557+	-	United States
Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady		1955-1989	15-19 m	24-31 m	86	33 (approx.)	United States
Lockheed Martin F-35 A / F-35C Lightning II JSF		2003–	16 m	11-13 m	13+	13+	United States	Stealth - multipurpose fighter , in flight testing
Martin-Marietta X-24 A / B		1969	4-6 m	7-11 m	2	-	United States	Experimental type
McDonell Douglas F3H / F-3 Demon		1956-1959	18 m	11 m	519	-	United States
McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk		1991–	12 m	9 m	207+	200+	United States	Variant of the BAE Hawk
Messerschmitt Me 163 Comet		1941–1945 (approx.)	6 m	9 m	370+	-	German Empire	Rocket plane
Messerschmitt P. 1101		1944-1945	9 m	9 m	1	-	German Empire	Experimental type with swivel blades (35 ° -45 °), basis for Bell X-5
Mikoyan-Gurevich E-166		1959–1962 (approx.)	20 m	9 m	1	-	Soviet Union	Experimental type , variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich E-152
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-270		1945-1947	9 m	8 m	2	-	Soviet Union	Rocket aircraft developed from the Junkers Ju 248
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Fagot , Midget		1947 to the end of the 1950s (?)	10 m	10 m	18,000 (approx.)	17th	Soviet Union
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco		1951–1958 (?)	11 m	10 m	10,367	-	Soviet Union
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed		1962-1975	16 m	7 m	10,352	1,084+	Soviet Union
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger		1967-1985	17 m	14/8 m	5,047	435	Soviet Union
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 Flogger-D		1970-1986	17 m	14/8 m	1,075	134	Soviet Union
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105 Lapot , spiral		1964–1978 (?)	8 m	6 m	3 (?)	-	Soviet Union	Experimental type of space glider ; additionally equipped with an auxiliary rocket
Mitsubishi F-2 A / F-2B		1999–	16 m	11 m	79+	77	Japan	earlier FS-X
Mitsubishi J8M		1944-1945	6 m	10 m	7th	-	Japan	Rocket aircraft , interceptor , variant of the Me 163
North 2200		1949-1950	14 m	12 m	1	-	France	Prototype of a carrier-based interceptor
North American FJ / F-1 Fury		1947-1958	11 m	9-12 m	1,146	-	United States
North American F-86 Saber		1948-1956	12 m	12 m	9,860	-	United States
North American F-100 Super Saber		1953-1959	14 m	12 m	2,294	-	United States
North American F-107 Ultra Saber		1956-1957	19 m	11 m	3	-	United States
North American X-15		1959-1968	15 m	7 m	3	-	United States	Rocket plane , experimental type
Northrop F-20 Tigershark		1982-1986	14 m	9 m	3	-	United States
PZL TS-11 Iskra		1964-1988	11 m	10 m	500+	42	Poland
PZL-Mielec Lim-6 / Lim-5		1955–1964 (?)	11 m	10 m	647	-	Poland	Variant of the MiG-17
Qaher 313 / F-313 / Kaher-313		2013–					Iran	Alleged stealth aircraft , presented as a mock-up in Tehran at the beginning of 2013 , actual existence as an airworthy construction doubtful
Republic F-84 Thunderjet		1947-1957	12 m	11 m	7,524	-	United States
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak / RF-84F Thunderflash		1947-1957	13 m	10 m	2.711	-	United States	Further development of the Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Republic F-105 Thunderchief		1957-1964	20 m	11 m	833	-	United States
Ryan X-13 Vertijet		1955-1957	7 m	6 m	2	-	United States	Experimental type
Saab 21R		1949-1952	10 m	11 m	64	-	Sweden
Saab J 29 Tunnan		1950-1956	11 m	10 m	661	-	Sweden
Saab A / J 32 Lansen		1953-1959	15 m	13 m	452	-	Sweden
Saab J / F 35 Draken		1955-1974	15 m	9 m	644	-	Sweden
Saab J / A 37 Viggen		1970-1990	16 m	11 m	329	-	Sweden
Saab JAS 39 Gripen		1995–	14-15 m	8 m	230+ (?)	207+	Sweden
Saunders-Roe SR.53		1956-1957	14 m	8 m	1	-	United Kingdom	Rocket aircraft , prototype interceptor , crash in 1958
Shenyang J-5 / JJ-5 / F-5		1956–1986 (approx.)	11 m	10 m	1,820+	-	People's Republic of China	Variant of the MiG-17
SNECMA C.450 Coléoptère		1955-1959	8 m	3 m	1	-	United States	Experimental type
Soko Galeb G2 / G4 / J-1 Sea Gull		1946-1985	10 m	10 m	248	47+	Yugoslavia
Sukhoi Su-7 Fitter		1957-1972	17 m	9 m	1,847	-	Soviet Union
Sukhoi Su-9 Fishpot		1959–1962 (approx.)	17 m	9 m	1,100 (approx.)	-	Soviet Union
Sukhoi Su-11 Fishpot-C		1962-1965	18 m	8 m	108	-	Soviet Union
Sukhoi Su-17 /20/22 Fitter		1969-1990	19 m	14/10 m	2,867	494 (approx.)	Soviet Union
Sud-Est Aquilon 20, 201, 202, 203, 204		1952 to late 1950s (approx.)	11 m	13 m	121	-	France	Variant of the De Havilland DH112 Sea Venom
Sud-Est Mistral SE.535		1951-1954	9 m	12 m	247	-	France	Variant of the De Havilland DH100 Vampire
Supermarine Attacker		1947–1953 (approx.)	11 m	11 m	183	-	United Kingdom
Supermarine Swift		1950s (approx.)	13 m	10 m	197	-	United Kingdom
VFW-Fokker VAK 191 B		1966–1975 (approx.)	15 m	7 m	3	-	Germany	Experimental type
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer		2005-2006	14 m	35 m	1	-	United States	Experimental type , originally Scaled Composites 311
Vought A-7 Corsair II		1965-1983	14 m	12 m	1,269	43	United States
Vought F-6U / F6U Pirate		1946-1950	11 m	10 m	33	-	United States
Vought F-8 Crusader		1955-1965	17 m	11 m	1,261	-	United States
Yokosuka MXY-7 Baka		1944-1945	6 m	5 m	850	-	Japan	Rocket plane , kamikaze plane

Classification of single-jet unmanned aircraft used for military purposes (so-called drones) according to size and production

Single-jet drones are unmanned and currently still relatively small in their dimensions compared to the "classic" aircraft, but are controlled from the outside by so-called joystick pilots and can thus be viewed as "real" pilot-controlled aircraft. As technology matures, its importance will increase considerably in the future, particularly in the military sector.

Note on the table: For a quick overview, the aircraft types used in 2012 are highlighted in light blue. The columns can be sorted by clicking the small arrows in the heading bar.

Aircraft type	image	Production time	Length in m (from – to)	Span in m (from – to)	Piece production (2012)	country	comment
Boeing Phantom Ray		2011–	8-12 m	10-15 m	1	1	United States	Test vehicle of a stealth drone , conversion of the X-45C prototype
Boeing X-45 A, C Spiral		2002–	11 m	15 m	2	1	United States	unmanned combat aircraft (UCAV) ; in flight testing
Dassault Neuron (also: nEUROn )		2005–	10 m	12 m	1	1	France	Stealth - Combat Drone (UCAV) ; Development by a European consortium, in flight tests since the end of 2012
EADS Barracuda		2006–	7 m	8 m	2	1	Germany Spain	unmanned combat aircraft (UCAV) ; first model crashed in 2006; in flight testing
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk		1998–	14-15 m	35-40 m	47	38	United States	Drone (UAV) ; high - flying long - range reconnaissance aircraft ; in series production since 2005; EuroHawk as a European variant (1 copy)
Northrop Grumman X-47 A Pegasus		2001–	9 m	8 m	1	1	United States	Experimental Combat Drone (UAV) ; in flight tests since 2003
Northrop Grumman X-47 B (also: UCAS-D )		2007–	12 m	19/9 m	1	1	United States	Experimental carrier-based combat drone (UAV) ; in flight tests since 2011; Part of the UCAS-D program

See also

• Twin-engine aircraft
• Three-engine aircraft
• Four-engine aircraft
• Six-engine aircraft
• Eight-engine aircraft
• Rocket plane
• Very light jet

Web links

• Photo collection at Planespotters
• Photo collection at Airliners-Net
• Flightglobal trade journal (English)
• Aviation Week trade journal
• Flugrevue trade journal

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The respective model is classified under the name under which it became known or, in the case of current models, under which it is currently offered or listed by the manufacturers. Possibly. Several names are listed, for models from the former Soviet Union, Russia, China, etc. also the NATO names.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} The length and span dimensions are rounded to the nearest meter in order to keep the table clear. Different sizes for variants of a model: xy m, for swing-wing aircraft : maximum / minimum size.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Country or countries with the seat of the manufacturer or companies. In cooperation, e.g. B. EADS / Airbus all countries directly involved are listed. In the case of the countries of the former Eastern Bloc , the former USSR may also be listed for production before 1990.
4. ↑ ^{a b} The length and span dimensions are rounded to the nearest meter in order to keep the table clear. Different sizes for variants of a model: from – to m, for swing-wing aircraft : maximum / minimum size.
5. ↑ ^{a b c} The numbers are taken from (a) surveys in Flight International ( flightglobal.com. Archived from the original ; accessed on 23 March 2020 .  Summaries as PDFs (English): "World Airliner Census" (for civil aircraft stand. middle of the year), "Directory World Air Forces" for military aircraft (status at the end of each year). The overviews summarize all aircraft in use on the respective cut-off date, including temporarily decommissioned ("parked") examples, with the exception of aircraft operated by leasing companies. (b ) Production information from Airbus at www.airbus.com (constantly updated) under Aircraft families and Boeing at www.boeing.com . (C) Production figures for business jets, as well as the number of airworthy aircraft, are sometimes only published very sparsely by the manufacturers Only reliable information is included in the table. Some of the total quantities produced are not published and as far as possible from other sources, e.g. B. the engl. Taken from Wikipedia or other statistics from Flight International and Aviation Week . The overviews are online at flightglobal.com. Archived from the original ; accessed on March 23, 2020 .  Overviews available as PDFs. Figures for China are generally not certain. a. sinodefence.com .

Individual evidence

1. ^ UAV = unmanned aircraft vehicle , UAS = unmanned aircraft system
2. ^ UCAV = unmanned combat air vehicle , UCAS = unmanned combat air system
3. ↑ Source: Newsweek , September 29, 2009, pp. 54–56, "Attack of the Drones"
4. ↑ Detailed information at motorsegelfliegen.de. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011 ; accessed on March 24, 2020 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} data also from the flightinfo.net database
6. ↑ Bede BD-5J in the English language Wikipedia
7. ↑ Example of a crash of a BD-5J in 2013: New death after criticism of Red Bull . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , May 2, 2013; Retrieved May 3, 2013
8. ↑ Data in: Claudio Müller: Flugzeug der Welt 2009 . Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-613-03008-4 , pp. 130/131
9. ↑ ordered at the beginning of 2009 at least 125 copies. Very light jets
10. ↑ Sport Jet II in the English language Wikipedia
11. ↑ Information and pictures s. exceljetair.com
12. ↑ Photos on the manufacturer's website
13. ↑ s. Janes-All-the-Worlds-Aircraft (English)
14. ↑ a photo of the unfolded jet engine
15. ↑ technical details at motorsegelfliegen.de , accessed on January 9, 2011
16. ↑ Use only in the Czech Republic
17. ↑ Number unsecured, no longer listed in 2009, but at least in mid-2008: Philippines 13, Singapore 27 according to Flight International, 11. – 17. November 2008, World Air Forces, pp. 48-76
18. ↑ Photo s. aviastar.org
19. ↑ Production figures taken from Harrier (aircraft) in the English language Wikipedia, possibly more 1st generation models were produced
20. ↑ AV-8B Harrier II in the English language Wikipedia
21. ↑ number of items produced not known
22. ↑ AV-8B in use in mid-2009 in Italy: 17, Spain: 17, USA 145; GR7 / 9 and trainer: UK 70 according to Flight International
23. ^ BAC Jet Provost in the English language Wikipedia
24. ↑ ^{a b} Abbreviation for Joint Strike Fighter , the models as part of the American development program for fighter aircraft Joint Advanced Strike Technology
25. ↑ NASA X-43 in the English language Wikipedia
26. ^ Snowbirds in the English language Wikipedia; snowbirds.dnd.ca ( Memento from March 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
27. ↑ Canadair T-33 in the English language Wikipedia
28. ↑ Information at Sinodefence ( Memento from December 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
29. ↑ Type description at Sinodefence ( Memento from July 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), production continues
30. ↑ Type description at Sinodefence ( Memento from March 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
31. ↑ Dassault Mirage V in the English language Wikipedia
32. ^ Dassault Super Mystère B2 in the French language Wikipedia
33. ↑ Information in German, eng. and French Wikipedia different
34. ↑ Photo in luftarchiv.de
35. ↑ Photo in luftarchiv.de
36. ↑ Information and pictures in the Flightglobal archive flightglobal.com (English)
37. ↑ ^{a b} HAL Ajeet in the English language Wikipedia
38. ↑ s. also Tony Holmes: Type Handbook Classic Military Aircraft . 2006, ISBN 978-3-89880-561-2 , p. 336
39. ↑ HJT-16 Kiran in the English language Wikipedia
40. ^ For photos and information see Indian Navy Today ( Memento from March 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English) and Flugzeuginfo.net (German)
41. ↑ Information in Flugzeuginfo.net
42. ↑ Some models of the former Swiss Hunter fleet have been kept airworthy since their decommissioning in 1994 until today; they fly with civil registration, z. B. for the Hunterverein.ch . Source: P. Pletschacher (Red.): Fliegerkalender 2008 . Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-8132-0871-9 , pp. 12-15.
43. ↑ Information in Flugzeuginfo.net
44. ↑ Hawker P.1127 in the English language Wikipedia
45. ↑ Photo in luftarchiv.de
46. ↑ further image material in luftarchiv.de
47. ↑ Hongdu JL-8 in the English language Wikipedia
48. ↑ Some copies have been used since 2002 as F-21 KFIR for training purposes at ATAC ( Memento from April 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
49. ↑ Information at Suchoj.de
50. ↑ Photo at aviastar.org and Yakovlev Yak-19 in the English language Wikipedia
51. Jump up ↑ Jet fighters: Yak-23. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013 ; accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
52. ↑ Photo at suchoi , elevation File: Yak-30.gif on the English Wikipedia
53. ↑ details of the Yakovlev design office. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013 ; accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
54. ↑ picture at aviastar
55. ↑ T-45 Goshawk # Specifications (T-45A) in the English language Wikipedia
56. ↑ further images in the Luftarchiv.de air archive
57. ↑ Images in the Luftarchiv.de air archive
58. ↑ Photo at aviation.ru ( Memento from February 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
59. ↑ Image on the Russian- language XPLANE website
60. ^ Congo 1, Guinea 1, Guinea-Bissau 1, Syria 10, Yemen 4 according to Flight International : World Air Forces, 11. – 17. November 2008, pp. 48–76 ( introduction and list as PDF with an English-language overview of all types of aircraft used in the Air Forces)
61. ↑ technical details in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
62. ↑ Information on the start of the Soviet space glider project "Spiral 50-50" varies between 1960 and 1964, the official start
63. ↑ Photo s. aviastar.org
64. ↑ PZL-Mielec Lim-6 in the English language Wikipedia
65. ↑ Photo at flightglobal.com (February 2, 2013) , accessed February 10, 2013
66. ↑ Photo of the new fighter jet is a fake . In: Spiegel Online , February 14, 2013; accessed February 14, 2013
67. ↑ ^{a b} In the German Wikipedia, the models are not clearly differentiated, the F-84 Thunderjet and F84F Thunderstreak are more precise in the English-language Wikipedia.
68. ↑ further information and photo in rafmuseum.org.uk ( Memento from January 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
69. ^ Photo at airbornegrafix.com ( Memento from January 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
70. ↑ Photos see z. B. airliners.net and militaryfactory.com ( Memento from January 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (both English)
71. ↑ in use in mid-2009 Su-17: 150; Su-20: 4, Su-22: 340
72. ↑ Article at aviastar.org (English language)
73. ↑ Pictures in the article on historiedumonde.net (French)
74. ↑ indication De Havilland Sea Venom #SNCASE Aquilon on the English Wikipedia
75. ↑ Article at aviastar.org (English language)
76. ↑ Photos in airliners.net: airliners.net
77. ^ F6U Pirate in the English language Wikipedia
78. ↑ Photo of the roll-out at Boeing , accessed June 1, 2011