List of supersonic aircraft

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

Type	Country	Class	Role	Date	Status	No.	Notes
Aeritalia F-104S	Italy	Turbojet	Fighter	1966	Production		Interceptor
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo	Taiwan	Turbofan	Fighter	1989	Production
Atlas Cheetah	South Africa	Turbojet	Fighter	1986	Production
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow	Canada	Turbojet	Fighter	1958	Prototype	5	Interceptor
BAC 221	United Kingdom	Turbojet	Experimental	1964	Prototype	1	Fairey Delta 2 adapted to test the ogival delta wing for Concorde.
BAC TSR-2	United Kingdom	Turbojet	Attack	1964	Prototype	1	Tactical Strike/Reconnaissance (TSR)
Bell X-1	United States	Rocket	Experimental	1947	Prototype	7	First supersonic aircraft.
Bell X-2	United States	Rocket	Experimental	1952	Prototype	2
Boeing X-32	United States	V/STOL	Experimental	2000	Prototype
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	United States		Multirole	1995	Production
Boeing EA-18G Growler	United States		Patrol	2004	Production		Electronic warfare (EW)
Bristol 188	United Kingdom		Experimental	1962	Prototype	2
British Aerospace EAP	United Kingdom		Experimental	1986	Prototype	1	Developed into the Eurofighter Typhoon
CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder	Multi-National		Multirole	2003	Production		Pakistan-China
Chengdu J-7	China		Fighter	1966
Chengdu J-10	China		Multirole	1998
Chengdu J-20	China		Fighter	2011	Production
Concorde	Multi-National		Transport	1969	Production	20	SST. Anglo-French
Convair B-58 Hustler	United States		Bomber	1956	Production	116	Strategic.
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger	United States		Fighter	1953	Production	992	Interceptor
Convair F2Y Sea Dart	United States		Fighter	1953	Prototype	5	Seaplane. Interceptor
Convair F-106 Delta Dart	United States		Fighter	1959	Production	340	Interceptor
Dassault MD.550 Mirage	France		Fighter	1956	Prototype		Interceptor
Dassault Mirage III	France		Fighter	1958	Production		Interceptor. Active only in Pakistan Air Force
Dassault Mirage IIIV	France	V/STOL	Fighter	1965	Prototype
Dassault Mirage IV	France		Bomber	1959	Production		Strategic nuclear.
Dassault Mirage 5	France		Attack	1967	Production
Dassault Mirage F1	France		Fighter	1966	Production
Dassault Mirage F2	France		Attack	1966	Prototype
Dassault Mirage G	France		Multirole	1967	Prototype
Dassault Mirage 2000	France		Fighter	1978	Production
Dassault Mirage 4000	France		Fighter	1979	Prototype
Dassault Rafale	France		Multirole	1986	Production
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard	France		Attack	1974	Production
Dassault Super Mystère	France		Multirole	1955	Production
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket	United States	Rocket	Experimental	1948	Prototype	3	Dual jet and rocket powerplants,
Douglas X-3 Stiletto	United States		Experimental	1951	Prototype	1
English Electric Lightning	United Kingdom		Fighter	1957	Production	337	Interceptor
Eurofighter Typhoon	Multi-National		Fighter	1994	Production
EWR VJ 101	West Germany	V/STOL	Fighter	1963	Prototype
Fairey Delta 2	United Kingdom		Experimental	1954	Prototype	2	First aircraft to pass 1,000 mph.
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	United States		Fighter	1974	Production
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark	United States		Fighter	1964	Production		Also bomber and EW Variants.
Grumman F-11 Tiger	United States		Fighter	1954	Production	199
Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger	United States		Fighter	1956	Prototype	2
Grumman F-14 Tomcat	United States		Fighter	1970	Production
Guizhou JL-9	China		Trainer	2003
HAL Tejas	India		Multirole	2001
Helwan HA-300	Egypt		Fighter	1964	Prototype		Interceptor
HESA Azarakhsh	Iran		Fighter	1997
HESA Saeqeh	Iran		Fighter	2004
Hongdu L-15	China		Trainer	2005	Prototype
IAI Kfir	Israel		Multirole	1973	Production
IAI Lavi	Israel		Multirole	1986	Prototype
IAI Nammer	Israel		Fighter	1991	Prototype
IAI Nesher	Israel		Multirole	1971	Production
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle	Republic of Korea		Trainer	2002
Lockheed A-12	United States	Ramjet	Patrol	1962			Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird	United States	Hybrid	Patrol	1964	Production		Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed YF-12	United States		Fighter	1963	Prototype	3	Interceptor
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor	United States		Fighter	1997
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II	United States		Multirole	2006	Production
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter	United States	Turbojet	Fighter	1954	Production		Interceptor
Lockheed Martin X-35	United States		Experimental	2000	Prototype
Martin Marietta X-24A	United States	Rocket	Experimental	1969	Prototype
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo	United States		Fighter	1954	Production
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II	United States		Multirole	1958	Production
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle	United States		Fighter	1972	Production		F-15E Strike Eagle mutirole variant
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet	United States		Multirole	1978	Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19	Soviet Union		Fighter	1953	Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21	Soviet Union		Fighter	1955	Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23	Soviet Union		Fighter	1967	Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25	Soviet Union		Fighter	1964	Production		Interceptor
Mikoyan MiG-27	Soviet Union		Attack	1970	Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29	Soviet Union		Fighter	1977	Production
Mikoyan MiG-31	Soviet Union		Fighter	1975			Interceptor
Mikoyan MiG-35	Russia		Fighter	2007	Prototype
Mikoyan Project 1.44	Russia		Experimental	2000	Prototype
Mitsubishi F-1	Japan		Fighter	1971	Production
Mitsubishi F-2	Japan		Multirole	1995	Production
Mitsubishi T-2	Japan		Trainer	1975	Production
Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin	Japan	Turbofan	Experimental	2016	Prototype	1
Myasishchev M-50	Soviet Union		Bomber	1959	Prototype
Nanchang J-12	China		Fighter	1970	Prototype
Nanchang Q-5	China		Attack	1965
Nord Gerfaut	France		Experimental	1953	Prototype
Nord Griffon	France	Ramjet	Experimental	1955	Prototype		Dual turbojet-ramjet powerplant
North American A-5 Vigilante	United States		Fighter	1958	Production	120	Interceptor
North American F-100 Super Sabre	United States		Fighter	1953	Production
North American F-107	United States		Attack	1957	Prototype	3
North American X-15	United States	Rocket	Experimental	1959	Prototype
North American XB-70 Valkyrie	United States		Bomber	1964	Prototype		Strategic.
Northrop F-5	United States		Fighter	1959	Production
Northrop T-38 Talon	United States		Trainer	1959	Production
Northrop HL-10	United States	Rocket	Experimental	1966	Prototype
Northrop M2-F3	United States	Rocket	Experimental	1970	Prototype
Northrop YF-17	United States		Fighter	1974	Prototype
Northrop F-20 Tigershark	United States		Fighter	1982	Prototype
Northrop YF-23	United States		Fighter	1990	Prototype
Panavia Tornado	Multi-National		Multirole	1974	Production	992
Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor	United States		Fighter	1949	Prototype		Interceptor
Republic F-105 Thunderchief	United States		Attack	1955	Production
Rockwell B-1 Lancer	United States		Bomber	1974	Production
Rockwell-MBB X-31	United States		Experimental	1990	Prototype
Saab 35 Draken	Sweden		Fighter	1955	Production
Saab 37 Viggen	Sweden		Fighter	1967	Production
Saab JAS 39 Gripen	Sweden		Multirole	1988	Production
Saunders-Roe SR.53	United Kingdom	Rocket	Fighter	1957	Prototype	2	Interceptor. Mixed powerplant (jet + rocket)
SEPECAT Jaguar	Multi-National		Attack	1968	Production	543
Shenyang J-6	China		Fighter	1958	Production
Shenyang J-8	China		Fighter	1969	Production		Interceptor
Shenyang J-11	China		Fighter	1998	Production
Shenyang J-15	China		Fighter	2009	Production
Shenyang J-16	China		Multirole	2012	Prototype
Shenyang J-31	China		Multirole	2012	Prototype
Sukhoi Su-7	Soviet Union		Fighter	1955	Production
Sukhoi Su-9	Soviet Union		Fighter	1956	Production		Interceptor
Sukhoi Su-11	Soviet Union		Fighter	1958	Production		Interceptor
Sukhoi Su-15	Soviet Union		Fighter	1962	Production		Interceptor
Sukhoi Su-17	Soviet Union		Attack	1966	Production
Sukhoi Su-24	Soviet Union		Attack	1967	Production
Sukhoi Su-27	Soviet Union		Fighter	1977	Production
Sukhoi Su-30	Soviet Union		Multirole	1989	Production
Sukhoi Su-33	Soviet Union		Fighter	1987	Production
Sukhoi Su-34	Soviet Union		Attack	1990	Production
Sukhoi Su-35	Russia		Multirole	2008	Production
Sukhoi Su-37	Russia		Fighter	1996	Prototype
Sukhoi Su-47	Russia		Fighter	1997	Prototype
Sukhoi Su-57	Russia		Fighter	2010	Prototype
Sukhoi T-4	Soviet Union		Bomber	1972	Prototype		Strategic.
Tupolev Tu-22	Soviet Union		Bomber	1959	Production		Strategic.
Tupolev Tu-22M	Soviet Union		Bomber	1969	Production		Strategic.
Tupolev Tu-144	Soviet Union		Transport	1968	Production		SST
Tupolev Tu-160	Soviet Union		Bomber	1981	Production		Strategic.
Vought F-8 Crusader	United States		Fighter	1955	Production	891
Xian JH-7	China		Multirole	1988	Prototype
Yakovlev Yak-27	Soviet Union		Patrol	1960	Production		Reconnaissance
Yakovlev Yak-28	Soviet Union		Multirole	1958	Production
Yakovlev Yak-38	Soviet Union	V/STOL	Fighter	1971	Production
Yakovlev Yak-141	Soviet Union	V/STOL	Fighter	1987	Prototype

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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List of supersonic aircraft

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