List of supersonic aircraft

A supersonic aircraft is an aircraft which can exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1.0) in level flight.

TypeCountryClassRoleDateStatusNo.Notes
Aeritalia F-104SItalyTurbojetFighter1966ProductionInterceptor
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuoTaiwanTurbofanFighter1989Production
Atlas CheetahSouth AfricaTurbojetFighter1986Production
Avro Canada CF-105 ArrowCanadaTurbojetFighter1958Prototype5Interceptor
BAC 221UKTurbojetExperimental1964Prototype1Fairey Delta 2 adapted to test the ogival delta wing for Concorde.
BAC TSR-2UKTurbojetAttack1964Prototype1Tactical Strike/Reconnaissance (TSR)
Bell X-1USRocketExperimental1947Prototype7First supersonic aircraft.
Bell X-2USRocketExperimental1952Prototype2
Boeing X-32USV/STOLExperimental2000Prototype
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super HornetUSMultirole1995Production
Boeing EA-18G GrowlerUSPatrol2004ProductionElectronic warfare (EW)
Bristol 188UKExperimental1962Prototype2
British Aerospace EAPUKExperimental1986Prototype1Developed into the Eurofighter Typhoon
CAC/PAC JF-17 ThunderInternationalMultirole2003ProductionPakistan-China
Chengdu J-7ChinaFighter1966
Chengdu J-10ChinaMultirole1998
Chengdu J-20ChinaFighter2011Production
ConcordeInternationalTransport1969Production20SST. Anglo-French
Convair B-58 HustlerUSBomber1956Production116Strategic.
Convair F-102 Delta DaggerUSFighter1953Production992Interceptor
Convair F2Y Sea DartUSFighter1953Prototype5Seaplane. Interceptor
Convair F-106 Delta DartUSFighter1959Production340Interceptor
Dassault MD.550 MirageFranceFighter1956PrototypeInterceptor
Dassault Mirage IIIFranceFighter1958ProductionInterceptor. Active only in Pakistan Air Force
Dassault Mirage IIIVFranceV/STOLFighter1965Prototype
Dassault Mirage IVFranceBomber1959ProductionStrategic nuclear.
Dassault Mirage 5FranceAttack1967Production
Dassault Mirage F1FranceFighter1966Production
Dassault Mirage F2FranceAttack1966Prototype
Dassault Mirage GFranceMultirole1967Prototype
Dassault Mirage 2000FranceFighter1978Production
Dassault Mirage 4000FranceFighter1979Prototype
Dassault RafaleFranceMultirole1986Production
Dassault-Breguet Super ÉtendardFranceAttack1974Production
Dassault Super MystèreFranceMultirole1955Production
Douglas D-558-2 SkyrocketUSRocketExperimental1948Prototype3Dual jet and rocket powerplants,
Douglas X-3 StilettoUSExperimental1951Prototype1
English Electric LightningUKFighter1957Production337Interceptor
Eurofighter TyphoonInternationalFighter1994Production
EWR VJ 101West GermanyV/STOLFighter1963Prototype
Fairey Delta 2UKExperimental1954Prototype2First aircraft to pass 1,000 mph.
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconUSFighter1974Production
General Dynamics F-111 AardvarkUSFighter1964ProductionAlso bomber Variants.
General Dynamics–Grumman F-111BUSFighter1965PrototypeInterceptor
General Dynamics-Grumman EF-111A RavenUSPatrol197742Electronic Warfare
Grumman F-11 TigerUSFighter1954Production199
Grumman F11F-1F Super TigerUSFighter1956Prototype2
Grumman F-14 TomcatUSFighter1970Production
Guizhou JL-9ChinaTrainer2003
HAL TejasIndiaMultirole2001
Helwan HA-300EgyptFighter1964PrototypeInterceptor
HESA AzarakhshIranFighter1997
HESA SaeqehIranFighter2004
Hongdu L-15ChinaTrainer2005Prototype
IAI KfirIsraelMultirole1973Production
IAI LaviIsraelMultirole1986Prototype
IAI NammerIsraelFighter1991Prototype
IAI NesherIsraelMultirole1971Production
KAI T-50 Golden EagleRepublic of KoreaTrainer2002
Lockheed A-12USRamjetPatrol1962Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed SR-71 BlackbirdUSHybridPatrol1964ProductionHybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed YF-12USFighter1963Prototype3Interceptor
Lockheed Martin F-22 RaptorUSFighter1997
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIUSMultirole2006Production
Lockheed F-104 StarfighterUSTurbojetFighter1954ProductionInterceptor
Lockheed Martin X-35USExperimental2000Prototype
Martin Marietta X-24AUSRocketExperimental1969Prototype
McDonnell F-101 VoodooUSFighter1954Production
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIUSMultirole1958Production
McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleUSFighter1972ProductionF-15E Strike Eagle mutirole variant
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetUSMultirole1978Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19USSRFighter1953Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21USSRFighter1955Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23USSRFighter1967Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25USSRFighter1964ProductionInterceptor
Mikoyan MiG-27USSRAttack1970Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29USSRFighter1977Production
Mikoyan MiG-31USSRFighter1975Interceptor
Mikoyan MiG-35RussiaFighter2007Prototype
Mikoyan Project 1.44RussiaExperimental2000Prototype
Mitsubishi F-1JapanFighter1971Production
Mitsubishi F-2JapanMultirole1995Production
Mitsubishi T-2JapanTrainer1975Production
Mitsubishi X-2 ShinshinJapanTurbofanExperimental2016Prototype1
Myasishchev M-50USSRBomber1959Prototype
Nanchang J-12ChinaFighter1970Prototype
Nanchang Q-5ChinaAttack1965
Nord GerfautFranceExperimental1953Prototype
Nord GriffonFranceRamjetExperimental1955PrototypeDual turbojet-ramjet powerplant
North American A-5 VigilanteUSFighter1958Production120Interceptor
North American F-100 Super SabreUSFighter1953Production
North American F-107USAttack1957Prototype3
North American X-15USRocketExperimental1959Prototype
North American XB-70 ValkyrieUSBomber1964PrototypeStrategic.
Northrop F-5USFighter1959Production
Northrop T-38 TalonUSTrainer1959Production
Northrop HL-10USRocketExperimental1966Prototype
Northrop M2-F3USRocketExperimental1970Prototype
Northrop YF-17USFighter1974Prototype
Northrop F-20 TigersharkUSFighter1982Prototype
Northrop YF-23USFighter1990Prototype
Panavia TornadoInternationalMultirole1974Production992
Republic XF-91 ThunderceptorUSFighter1949PrototypeInterceptor
Republic F-105 ThunderchiefUSAttack1955Production
Rockwell B-1 LancerUSBomber1974Production
Rockwell-MBB X-31USExperimental1990Prototype
Saab 32 LansenSwedenFighter1952Production
Saab 35 DrakenSwedenFighter1955Production
Saab 37 ViggenSwedenFighter1967Production
Saab JAS 39 GripenSwedenMultirole1988Production
Saunders-Roe SR.53UKRocketFighter1957Prototype2Interceptor. Mixed powerplant (jet + rocket)
SEPECAT JaguarInternationalAttack1968Production543
Shenyang J-6ChinaFighter1958Production
Shenyang J-8ChinaFighter1969ProductionInterceptor
Shenyang J-11ChinaFighter1998Production
Shenyang J-15ChinaFighter2009Production
Shenyang J-16ChinaMultirole2012Prototype
Shenyang J-31ChinaMultirole2012Prototype
Sukhoi Su-7USSRFighter1955Production
Sukhoi Su-9USSRFighter1956ProductionInterceptor
Sukhoi Su-11USSRFighter1958ProductionInterceptor
Sukhoi Su-15USSRFighter1962ProductionInterceptor
Sukhoi Su-17USSRAttack1966Production
Sukhoi Su-24USSRAttack1967Production
Sukhoi Su-27USSRFighter1977Production
Sukhoi Su-30USSRMultirole1989Production
Sukhoi Su-33USSRFighter1987Production
Sukhoi Su-34USSRAttack1990Production
Sukhoi Su-35RussiaMultirole2008Production
Sukhoi Su-37RussiaFighter1996Prototype
Sukhoi Su-47RussiaFighter1997Prototype
Sukhoi Su-57RussiaFighter2010Prototype
Sukhoi T-4USSRBomber1972PrototypeStrategic.
Tupolev Tu-22USSRBomber1959ProductionStrategic.
Tupolev Tu-22MUSSRBomber1969ProductionStrategic.
Tupolev Tu-144USSRTransport1968ProductionSST
Tupolev Tu-160USSRBomber1981ProductionStrategic.
Vought F-8 CrusaderUSFighter1955Production891
Xian JH-7ChinaMultirole1988Prototype
Yakovlev Yak-27USSRPatrol1960ProductionReconnaissance
Yakovlev Yak-28USSRMultirole1958Production
Yakovlev Yak-38USSRV/STOLFighter1971Production
Yakovlev Yak-141USSRV/STOLFighter1987Prototype

See also

References

Bibliography
  • Gunston, Bill (2008). Faster than Sound: The Story of Supersonic Flight. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84425-564-1.
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