List of canard aircraft

This is a list of canard aircraft, having a foreplane in front of the main wing instead of a conventional tailplane.

TypeCountryClassRoleDateStatusNo.Notes
AASI JetcruzerUSAJetTransport1989Prototype5Pusher configuration.
AEA June BugUSAPropellerExperimental1908Prototype1
AeroCad AeroCanardUSAPropellerPrivateHomebuilt24Pusher propeller.
ALR PiranhaSwitzerlandJetMulti-role fighter1980Project0
Ambrosini SS.4ItalyPropellerFighter1939Prototype1Pusher propeller.
ASL monoplane No.1UKPropellerExperimental1909PrototypePusher propeller.
ASL monoplane No.2UKPropellerExperimental1910PrototypePusher propeller.
ASL ValkyrieUKPropellerPrivate1910Production~11Mid-engined pusher configuration, with propeller in front of wing. Several variants.
Atlas CheetahSouth AfricaJetFighter1986Production70Modified Dassault Mirage III airframes. Several variants.
Aviafiber Canard 2FLSwitzerlandGliderPrivate1978ProductionFoot-launched. The pilot was accommodated inside a fuselage and withdrew their legs through a hatch in the underside.
Avro 730UKJetBomber1957Project0Mach 3 performance.
Avtek 400USAPropellerTransport1984Prototype1Pusher configuration.
Beech StarshipUSAPropellerTransport1986Production53Pusher configuration.
Beltrame ColibriItalyPropellerPrivate1938Prototype1[1]
Besson canardFrancePropellerPrivate1911Prototype1[2]
Berkut 360USAPropellerPrivate1989Homebuilt31
Blériot VFrancePropellerExperimental1907Prototype1Pusher configuration.
Chengdu J-9ChinaJetFighter1975Project0
Chengdu J-10ChinaJetFighter1998Production468
Chengdu J-20ChinaJetFighter2011Production150
Chudzik CC-1FrancePropellerPrivate1987Prototype1[3]
Cosy ClassicUSAPropellerPrivateHomebuiltVariant of the Cozy III, Europeanised by Uli Wolter. The Çapar Mechanical Engineering company produced at least one example in Turkey.[4]
CozyUSAPropellerPrivateHomebuilt
Cozy IIIUSAPropellerPrivate1982Homebuilt
Cozy MK IVUSAPropellerPrivate1993Homebuilt
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 AscenderUSAPropellerFighter1943Prototype3Pusher configuration.
Dassault Mirage IIIFranceJetFighter1981ProductionVariant with a small close-coupled canard.
Dassault RafaleFranceJetFighter1986Production201
Dixon NipperUKPropellerExperimental1911Prototype1
e-GoUKPropellerPrivate2013Prototype1
Eipper Lotus MicrolightUSAPropeller1982[5]
Eurofighter TyphoonInternationalJetMulti-role fighter1994Production571
Fabre HydravionFrancePropellerExperimental1910Prototype1First airworthy seaplane.
Focke-Wulf F 19GermanyPropellerExperimental1927Prototype2
Focke-Wulf Fw 42GermanyPropellerBomber1932Project0Twin-engined.[6]
Freedom Aviation PhoenixUSAPropellerHomebuilt2007Prototype1
Grumman X-29USAJetExperimental1984Prototype2Forward-Swept wing experimental aircraft.
Gyroflug Speed CanardGermanyPropellerSports plane1980Production62
IAI Kfir C2IsraelJetFighter1974Production220+Modified Dassault Mirage 5 airframes. Several variants.
IAI LaviIsraelJetFighter1986Project0
Junqua IbisFrancePropellerHomebuilt1991Operational11
Kyūshū J7W1 ShindenJapanPropellerFighter1945Prototype2Pusher configuration.
Latécoère 225FrancePropellerUltralight Amphibious1984Prototype1Pusher configuration.
Lippisch EnteGermanyRocketExperimental1928Prototype1First rocket powered aircraft.
Lockheed L-133USAJetFighter1942Project0
MacCready Gossamer CondorUSAPropellerExperimental1977Operational1Human-powered aircraft.
MacCready Gossamer AlbatrossUSAPropellerExperimental1979Operational1Human-powered aircraft.
MacCready Gossamer PenguinUSAPropellerExperimental1979Operational1Solar-powered aircraft.
Messerschmitt P.1110 EnteGermanyJetFighter1945Project0Proposed for the Emergency Fighter Program[7]
MiG-8 UtkaUSSRPropellerExperimental1945Prototype1
North American X-10USAJetExperimental1953Operational13
North American SM-64 NavahoUSAUAVAttack1957ProductionCruise missile.
North American XB-70 ValkyrieUSAJetBomber1964Prototype2Mach 3 performance, "waverider" wing.
Novi AvionYugoslaviaJetMulti-role1991Project
OMAC Laser 300USAPropellerTransport19813Pusher configuration.
Peterson KenaiPropellerPrivate2014Production[8]
Piaggio P.180 AvantiItalyPropellerExecutive transport1986Production
Pterodactyl AscenderUSAPropeller1980Variant with a canard foreplane.
Qaher-313IranJetFighter2013Project
Rockwell-MBB X-31USA/GermanyJetExperimental1990Prototype2
Roe I BiplaneUKPropellerExperimental1908Prototype1
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.1UKPropellerExperimental1911Prototype1
Rutan Amsoil RacerUSAPropellerExperimental1981Prototype1
Rutan DefiantUSAPropeller1978
Rutan Long-EZUSAPropeller1979Homebuilt
Rutan SolitaireUSAGlider1982HomebuiltSelf-launching motor glider.
Rutan VariEzeUSAPropellerPrivate1975Homebuilt
Rutan VariViggenUSAPropellerPrivate1972Homebuilt
Rutan VoyagerUSAPropellerExperimental1986Operational1Round-the-world special.
Saab 37 ViggenSwedenJetFighter1967Production329
Saab JAS 39 GripenSwedenJetFighter1988Production271
Santos-Dumont 14-bisFrancePropellerExperimental1906Prototype1
Scaled Composites ARESUSAJetExperimental1990Prototype1
Shenyang J-15ChinaJetFighter2009Production50
Sukhoi Su-33USSRJetFighter1987Production33
Sukhoi T-4USSRJetBomber1972Prototype4Mach 3 performance.
Tupolev Tu-144USSRJetTransport1968ProductionSST. Canard "moustache".
Sukhoi Su-34RussiaJetfighter-bomber1990Production
Sukhoi Su-30 MKIRussia-IndiaJetFighter1989ProductionLicense-built variant of the Sukhoi Su-30.
Sukhoi Su-37RussiaJetFighter1996Prototype
Sukhoi Su-47RussiaJetExperimental1997PrototypeMain wing is forward-swept.
Velocity SEUSAPropeller
Velocity XLUSAPropeller
Archdeacon GliderFranceGliderExperimental1904Prototype1
Voisin CanardFrancePropeller1911
Wright GliderUSAGliderExperimental1902Prototype1
Wright FlyerUSAPropellerExperimental1903Prototype1
Wright Stagger-EzUSAPropellerThree-seat modification of the Rutan Long-EZ.

For types having both fore and aft auxiliary planes, see Three-surface aircraft.

References
  1. Airwar.ru.
  2. Avia France.
  3. van Tilborg. "Chudzik CC-1". 1000 aircraft photos. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  4. Deniz, T.; "Çapar", The Turkish Aircraft Production (Englins-language page).[] (retrieved 15 May 2014)
  5. "A unique database on Burt Rutan and his projects!". Stargazer. Online. 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  6. Focke-Wulf Fw 42, Luft'46.
  7. Me P.1110 Ente, Luft'46.
  8. Peterson's History, Peterson's Performance Plus, Inc.

See also
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