I MODERN COMBAT AIRCRAFT (1945 – 2010) Modern Combat Aircraft (1945-2010) is a brief overview of the most famous military aircraft developed by the end of World War II until now. Fixed-wing airplanes and helicopters are presented by the role fulfilled, by the nation of origin (manufacturer), and year of first flight. For each aircraft is available a photo, a brief introduction, and information about its development, design and operational life. The work is made using English Wikipedia, but also other Web sites. FIGHTER-MULTIROLE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Lockheed General Dynamics 001 1944 3 011 1964 27 P-80 Shooting Star F-111 Aardvark Republic Grumman 002 1946 5 012 1970 29 F-84 Thunderjet F-14 Tomcat North American Northrop 003 1947 7 013 1972 33 F-86 Sabre F-5E/F Tiger II North American McDonnell Douglas 004 1953 9 014 1972 35 F-100 Super Sabre F-15 Eagle Convair General Dynamics 005 1953 11 015 1974 39 F-102 Delta Dagger F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed McDonnell Douglas 006 1954 13 016 1978 43 F-104 Starfighter F/A-18 Hornet Republic Boeing 007 1955 17 017 1995 45 F-105 Thunderchief F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Vought Lockheed Martin 008 1955 19 018 1997 47 F-8 Crusader F-22 Raptor Convair Lockheed Martin 009 1956 21 019 2006 51 F-106 Delta Dart F-35 Lightning II McDonnell Douglas 010 1958 23 F-4 Phantom II SOVIET UNION SOVIET UNION No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Mikoyan-Gurevich Mikoyan-Gurevich 020 1947 55 026 1975 73 MiG-15 Fagot MiG-31 Foxhound Mikoyan-Gurevich Mikoyan-Gurevich 021 1954 59 027 1977 75 MiG-19 Farmer MiG-29 Fulcrum Mikoyan-Gurevich Sukhoi 022 1955 61 028 1977 79 MiG-21 Fishbed Su-27 Flanker Sukhoi Sukhoi 023 1962 65 029 1985 81 Su-15 Flagon Su-33 Flanker-D Mikoyan-Gurevich Sukhoi 024 1964 67 030 1990 83 MiG-25 Foxbat Su-34 Fullback Mikoyan-Gurevich Sukhoi 025 1967 71 031 2010 85 MiG-23 Flogger PAK FA T-50 II EUROPEAN MULTINATIONAL EUROPEAN MULTINATIONAL No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Panavia Eurofighter 032 1974 87 034 1994 93 Tornado IDS/ECR EF-2000 Typhoon Panavia 033 1979 91 Tornado ADV FRENCH FRENCH No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Dassault Dassault 035 1955 97 038 1978 103 Super Mystere Mirage 2000 Dassault Dassault 036 1956 99 039 1986 105 Mirage III Rafale Dassault 037 1966 101 Mirage F1 SWEDISH SWEDISH No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. SAAB SAAB 040 1955 107 041 1988 109 J-35 Draken JAS-39 Gripen ISRAELI CHINESE No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. IAI Shenyang 042 1973 111 043 1969 113 Kfir J-8 Finback Chengdu 044 1998 115 J-10 Vigorous Dragon JAPANESE INDIAN No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Mitsubishi HAL 045 1975 117 047 2001 121 F-1 Tejas Mitsubishi 046 1995 119 F-2 ATTACK UNITED STATES UNITED STATES No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Grumman Lockheed 048 1960 125 051 1981 133 A-6 Intruder F-117A Nighthawk Ling-Temco-Vought McDonnell Douglas 049 1965 127 052 1986 137 A-7 Corsair II F-15E Strike Eagle Fairchild-Republic 050 1972 129 A-10 Thunderbolt II III SOVIET UNION SOVIET UNION No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Sukhoi Sukhoi 053 1966 141 055 1975 145 Su-17 Fitter-C Su-25 Frogfoot Sukhoi 054 1971 143 Su-24 Fencer EUROPEAN MULTINATIONAL FRENCH No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. SEPECAT Dassault-Breguet 056 1968 149 057 1974 151 Jaguar Super Etendard SWEDISH CHINESE No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. SAAB Nanchang 058 1967 153 059 1965 155 J-37 Viggen Q-5 Fantan BOMBER UNITED STATES UNITED STATES No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Boeing Rockwell 060 1952 157 062 1974 163 B-52 Stratofortress B-1 Lancer North American Northrop 061 1958 161 063 1989 167 A-5 Vigilante B-2 Spirit SOVIET UNION SOVIET UNION No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Ilyushin Tupolev 064 1948 169 066 1952 173 Il-28 Beagle Tu-95 Bear Tupolev Tupolev 065 1952 171 067 1981 175 Tu-16 Badger Tu-160 Blackjack BRITISH BRITISH No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Vickers Handley-Page 068 1951 177 070 1952 183 Valiant Victor Avro 069 1952 181 Vulcan IV TRAINER UNITED STATES UNITED STATES No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Beechcraft McDonnell Douglas 071 1948 185 074 1988 191 T-34 Mentor T-45 Goshawk Cessna Beechcraft 072 1954 187 075 1992 193 T-37 Tweet T-6 Texan II Northrop 073 1959 189 T-38 Talon SOVIET UNION SOVIET UNION No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Yakovlev Yakovlev 076 1946 195 077 1976 197 Yak-18 Yak-52 EUROPEAN MULTINATIONAL BRITISH No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Dassault-Dornier British Aerospace 078 1973 199 079 1974 201 Alpha Jet Hawk ITALIAN CZECHOSLOVAK No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Aermacchi Aero 080 1976 203 081 1959 205 MB-339 L-29 Delfin Aero 082 1969 207 L-39 Albatros BRAZILIAN No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Embraer 083 1980 209 EMB 312 Tucano TRANSPORT UNITED STATES UNITED STATES No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Lockheed Lockheed 084 1954 211 087 1968 217 C-130 Hercules C-5 Galaxy Boeing Boeing 085 1956 213 088 1991 219 KC-135 Stratotanker C-17 Globemaster III Lockheed 086 1963 215 C-141 Starlifter V SOVIET UNION SOVIET UNION No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Antonov Ilyushin 089 1957 221 091 1971 225 An-12 Cub Il-76 Candid Antonov Antonov 090 1959 223 092 1982 227 An-24 Coke An-124 Ruslan EUROPEAN MULTINATIONAL EUROPEAN MULTINATIONAL No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Transall Airbus 093 1963 229 094 2009 231 C-160 A400M ITALIAN SPANISH No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Alenia CASA 095 1999 233 096 1997 235 C-27J Spartan C-295 RECONNAISSANCE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Lockheed Lockheed 097 1955 237 099 1964 243 U-2 Dragon Lady SR-71 Blackbird Lockheed 098 1959 241 P-3 Orion ELECTRONIC WARFARE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Grumman Boeing 100 1960 249 101 1976 251 E-2 Hawkeye E-3 Sentry VTOL UNITED STATES SOVIET UNION No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Bell-Boeing Yakovlev 102 1989 253 103 1971 257 V-22 Osprey Yak-38 Forger BRITISH No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Hawker Siddeley 104 1967 259 Harrier VI HELICOPTER UNITED STATES UNITED STATES No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Bell Bell 105 1956 263 110 1965 275 UH-1 Iroquois AH-1 Cobra Sikorsky Bell 106 1959 267 111 1966 279 SH-3 Sea King OH-58 Kiowa Boeing-Vertol Sikorsky 107 1961 269 112 1974 281 CH-47 Chinook UH-60 Black Hawk Boeing-Vertol Hughes Helicopters 108 1962 271 113 1975 283 CH-46 Sea Knight AH-64 Apache Sikorsky 109 1964 273 CH-53 Sea Stallion SOVIET UNION SOVIET UNION No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Mil Mil 114 1961 287 117 1977 293 Mi-8 Hip Mi-26 Halo Mil Kamov 115 1969 289 118 1982 295 Mi-24 Hind Ka-50 Hokum Kamov Mil 116 1973 291 119 1988 299 Ka-27 Helix MI-28 Havoc EUROPEAN MULTINATIONAL EUROPEAN MULTINATIONAL No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Eurocopter NHIndustries 120 1984 301 123 1995 309 AS565 Panther NH90 AgustaWestland Eurocopter 121 1987 303 124 2000 311 AW101 Merlin EC725 Super Cougar Eurocopter 122 1991 307 EC665 Tiger FRENCH FRENCH No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Aerospatiale Aerospatiale 125 1959 313 127 1965 317 SA 316 Alouette III SA 330 Puma Aerospatiale 126 1962 315 SA 321 Super Frelon BRITISH ITALIAN No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. No. Aircraft 1° fly Pg. Westland Agusta 128 1971 319 129 1983 321 Lynx A129 Mangusta © SCM 2010 1 2 "You live only once, but if you live right once is enough" 3 Lockheed P-80 SHOOTING STAR Role Fighter Powerplant one Allison J33-A-35 centrifugal compressor turbojet 24 kN – 5,400 lbf First flight 1944 Main operators United States Air Force United States Navy Number built 1,715 The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), and saw extensive combat in Korea with the United States Air Force (USAF) as the F-80. As one of the world's first successful turbojet-powered combat aircraft, it helped usher in the "jet age" in the USAF and other air forces worldwide. One of its claims to fame is in training a new generation of pilots, especially in its closely-related T-33 Shooting Star trainer development. Development Concept work began on the XP-80 in 1943 with a design being built around the blueprint dimensions of a British de Havilland H-1 B turbojet, a powerplant to which the design team did not have actual access.