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 221United KingdomTurbojetExperimental1964Prototype1Fairey Delta 2 adapted to test the ogival delta wing for Concorde.
BAC TSR-2United KingdomTurbojetAttack1964Prototype1Tactical Strike/Reconnaissance (TSR)
Bell X-1United StatesRocketExperimental1947Prototype7First supersonic aircraft.
Bell X-2United StatesRocketExperimental1952Prototype2
Boeing X-32United StatesV/STOLExperimental2000Prototype
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super HornetUnited StatesMultirole1995Production
Boeing EA-18G GrowlerUnited StatesPatrol2004ProductionElectronic warfare (EW)
Bristol 188United KingdomExperimental1962Prototype2
British Aerospace EAPUnited KingdomExperimental1986Prototype1Developed into the Eurofighter Typhoon
CAC/PAC JF-17 ThunderMulti-NationalMultirole2003ProductionPakistan-China
Chengdu J-7ChinaFighter1966
Chengdu J-10ChinaMultirole1998
Chengdu J-20ChinaFighter2011Production
ConcordeMulti-NationalTransport1969Production20SST. Anglo-French
Convair B-58 HustlerUnited StatesBomber1956Production116Strategic.
Convair F-102 Delta DaggerUnited StatesFighter1953Production992Interceptor
Convair F2Y Sea DartUnited StatesFighter1953Prototype5Seaplane. Interceptor
Convair F-106 Delta DartUnited StatesFighter1959Production340Interceptor
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 SkyrocketUnited StatesRocketExperimental1948Prototype3Dual jet and rocket powerplants,
Douglas X-3 StilettoUnited StatesExperimental1951Prototype1
English Electric LightningUnited KingdomFighter1957Production337Interceptor
Eurofighter TyphoonMulti-NationalFighter1994Production
EWR VJ 101West GermanyV/STOLFighter1963Prototype
Fairey Delta 2United KingdomExperimental1954Prototype2First aircraft to pass 1,000 mph.
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconUnited StatesFighter1974Production
General Dynamics F-111 AardvarkUnited StatesFighter1964ProductionAlso bomber and EW Variants.
Grumman F-11 TigerUnited StatesFighter1954Production199
Grumman F11F-1F Super TigerUnited StatesFighter1956Prototype2
Grumman F-14 TomcatUnited StatesFighter1970Production
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-12United StatesRamjetPatrol1962Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed SR-71 BlackbirdUnited StatesHybridPatrol1964ProductionHybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed YF-12United StatesFighter1963Prototype3Interceptor
Lockheed Martin F-22 RaptorUnited StatesFighter1997
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIUnited StatesMultirole2006Production
Lockheed F-104 StarfighterUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1954ProductionInterceptor
Lockheed Martin X-35United StatesExperimental2000Prototype
Martin Marietta X-24AUnited StatesRocketExperimental1969Prototype
McDonnell F-101 VoodooUnited StatesFighter1954Production
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIUnited StatesMultirole1958Production
McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleUnited StatesFighter1972ProductionF-15E Strike Eagle mutirole variant
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetUnited StatesMultirole1978Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Soviet UnionFighter1953Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Soviet UnionFighter1955Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23Soviet UnionFighter1967Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25Soviet UnionFighter1964ProductionInterceptor
Mikoyan MiG-27Soviet UnionAttack1970Production
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29Soviet UnionFighter1977Production
Mikoyan MiG-31Soviet UnionFighter1975Interceptor
Mikoyan MiG-35RussiaFighter2007Prototype
Mikoyan Project 1.44RussiaExperimental2000Prototype
Mitsubishi F-1JapanFighter1971Production
Mitsubishi F-2JapanMultirole1995Production
Mitsubishi T-2JapanTrainer1975Production
Mitsubishi X-2 ShinshinJapanTurbofanExperimental2016Prototype1
Myasishchev M-50Soviet UnionBomber1959Prototype
Nanchang J-12ChinaFighter1970Prototype
Nanchang Q-5ChinaAttack1965
Nord GerfautFranceExperimental1953Prototype
Nord GriffonFranceRamjetExperimental1955PrototypeDual turbojet-ramjet powerplant
North American A-5 VigilanteUnited StatesFighter1958Production120Interceptor
North American F-100 Super SabreUnited StatesFighter1953Production
North American F-107United StatesAttack1957Prototype3
North American X-15United StatesRocketExperimental1959Prototype
North American XB-70 ValkyrieUnited StatesBomber1964PrototypeStrategic.
Northrop F-5United StatesFighter1959Production
Northrop T-38 TalonUnited StatesTrainer1959Production
Northrop HL-10United StatesRocketExperimental1966Prototype
Northrop M2-F3United StatesRocketExperimental1970Prototype
Northrop YF-17United StatesFighter1974Prototype
Northrop F-20 TigersharkUnited StatesFighter1982Prototype
Northrop YF-23United StatesFighter1990Prototype
Panavia TornadoMulti-NationalMultirole1974Production992
Republic XF-91 ThunderceptorUnited StatesFighter1949PrototypeInterceptor
Republic F-105 ThunderchiefUnited StatesAttack1955Production
Rockwell B-1 LancerUnited StatesBomber1974Production
Rockwell-MBB X-31United StatesExperimental1990Prototype
Saab 35 DrakenSwedenFighter1955Production
Saab 37 ViggenSwedenFighter1967Production
Saab JAS 39 GripenSwedenMultirole1988Production
Saunders-Roe SR.53United KingdomRocketFighter1957Prototype2Interceptor. Mixed powerplant (jet + rocket)
SEPECAT JaguarMulti-NationalAttack1968Production543
Shenyang J-6ChinaFighter1958Production
Shenyang J-8ChinaFighter1969ProductionInterceptor
Shenyang J-11ChinaFighter1998Production
Shenyang J-15ChinaFighter2009Production
Shenyang J-16ChinaMultirole2012Prototype
Shenyang J-31ChinaMultirole2012Prototype
Sukhoi Su-7Soviet UnionFighter1955Production
Sukhoi Su-9Soviet UnionFighter1956ProductionInterceptor
Sukhoi Su-11Soviet UnionFighter1958ProductionInterceptor
Sukhoi Su-15Soviet UnionFighter1962ProductionInterceptor
Sukhoi Su-17Soviet UnionAttack1966Production
Sukhoi Su-24Soviet UnionAttack1967Production
Sukhoi Su-27Soviet UnionFighter1977Production
Sukhoi Su-30Soviet UnionMultirole1989Production
Sukhoi Su-33Soviet UnionFighter1987Production
Sukhoi Su-34Soviet UnionAttack1990Production
Sukhoi Su-35RussiaMultirole2008Production
Sukhoi Su-37RussiaFighter1996Prototype
Sukhoi Su-47RussiaFighter1997Prototype
Sukhoi Su-57RussiaFighter2010Prototype
Sukhoi T-4Soviet UnionBomber1972PrototypeStrategic.
Tupolev Tu-22Soviet UnionBomber1959ProductionStrategic.
Tupolev Tu-22MSoviet UnionBomber1969ProductionStrategic.
Tupolev Tu-144Soviet UnionTransport1968ProductionSST
Tupolev Tu-160Soviet UnionBomber1981ProductionStrategic.
Vought F-8 CrusaderUnited StatesFighter1955Production891
Xian JH-7ChinaMultirole1988Prototype
Yakovlev Yak-27Soviet UnionPatrol1960ProductionReconnaissance
Yakovlev Yak-28Soviet UnionMultirole1958Production
Yakovlev Yak-38Soviet UnionV/STOLFighter1971Production
Yakovlev Yak-141Soviet UnionV/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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