List of aircraft by date and usage category

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 1960s, their recent models were revealed in the 21st century.

Civil aircraft

Civil air transport

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! 1903–1919

! 1920–1939

! 1940–1969

! 1970–present

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Airco DH.4A
Airco DH.9C
Airco DH.16
BAT F.K.26
Bleriot II
Bleriot III
Blériot-SPAD S.27
Bleriot XI
Curtiss Eagle
Farman F.50P
Farman F.60 Goliath
Grahame-White Charabanc
Junkers F.13
Nieuport-Delage NiD 30
Potez SEA VII
Rumpler Taube
Sopwith Wallaby
Vickers Vimy Commercial
Westland Limousine
Wright Flyer
Wright Flyer II
Wright Flyer III

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
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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
Fokker F.XXXVI
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)
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
Cirrus SR20
Cirrus SR22
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

Civil – general aviation

Military aircraft

Fighters

Bombers

Reconnaissance, electronic warfare and Airborne Early Warning

Carrier-based aircraft

Air support/attack aircraft

Training aircraft

Transport

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!1920–1938

!1939–1945

!1946–1969

!1970–present

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Airco DH.1
Airco DH.2
Airco DH.3
Airco DH.4A
Airco DH.5
Airco DH.6
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

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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

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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

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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