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-104SItalyTurbojetFighter1966Production246Interceptor
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuoTaiwanTurbofanFighter1989Production137
AIDC T-5 Brave EagleTaiwanTurbofanTrainer2020Production4
Atlas CheetahSouth AfricaTurbojetFighter1986Production60
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/STOLExperimental2000Prototype2
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super HornetUnited StatesTurbofanMultirole1995Production608
Boeing EA-18G GrowlerUnited StatesTurbofanPatrol2004Production172Electronic warfare (EW)
Bristol 188United KingdomTurbojetExperimental1962Prototype2
British Aerospace EAPUnited KingdomTurbofanExperimental1986Prototype1Developed into the Eurofighter Typhoon
CAC/PAC JF-17 ThunderMulti-NationalTurbofanMultirole2003Production164Pakistan-China
Chengdu J-7ChinaTurbojetFighter1966Production2400
Chengdu J-10ChinaTurbofanMultirole1998Production548
Chengdu J-20ChinaTurbofanFighter2011Production50
ConcordeMulti-NationalTurbojetTransport1969Production20SST. Anglo-French
Convair B-58 HustlerUnited StatesTurbojetBomber1956Production116Strategic.
Convair F-102 Delta DaggerUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1953Production992Interceptor
Convair F2Y Sea DartUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1953Prototype5Seaplane. Interceptor
Convair F-106 Delta DartUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1959Production340Interceptor
Dassault MD.550 MirageFranceTurbojetFighter1956Prototype1Interceptor
Dassault Mirage IIIFranceTurbojetFighter1958Production1422Interceptor. Active only in Pakistan Air Force
Dassault Mirage IIIVFranceV/STOLFighter1965Prototype2
Dassault Mirage IVFranceTurbojetBomber1959Production66Strategic nuclear.
Dassault Mirage 5FranceTurbojetAttack1967Production582
Dassault Mirage F1FranceTurbojetFighter1966Production720
Dassault Mirage F2FranceTurbofanAttack1966Prototype1
Dassault Mirage GFranceTurbojetMultirole1967Prototype3
Dassault Mirage 2000FranceTurbofanFighter1978Production601
Dassault Mirage 4000FranceTurbofanFighter1979Prototype1
Dassault RafaleFranceTurbofanMultirole1986Production240
Dassault-Breguet Super ÉtendardFranceTurbojetAttack1974Production85
Dassault Super MystèreFranceTurbojetMultirole1955Production180
Douglas D-558-2 SkyrocketUnited StatesRocketExperimental1948Prototype3Dual jet and rocket powerplants,
Douglas X-3 StilettoUnited StatesTurbojetExperimental1951Prototype1
English Electric LightningUnited KingdomTurbojetFighter1957Production337Interceptor
Eurofighter TyphoonMulti-NationalTurbofanFighter1994Production661
EWR VJ 101West GermanyV/STOLFighter1963Prototype2
Fairey Delta 2United KingdomTurbojetExperimental1954Prototype2First aircraft to pass 1,000 mph.
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1974Production4604
General Dynamics F-111 AardvarkUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1964Production563Also bomber and EW Variants.
Grumman F-11 TigerUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1954Production200
Grumman F11F-1F Super TigerUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1956Prototype2
Grumman F-14 TomcatUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1970Production712
Guizhou JL-9ChinaTurbojetTrainer2003Production
HAL TejasIndiaTurbofanMultirole2001Production40
Helwan HA-300EgyptTurbojetFighter1964Prototype3Interceptor
HESA AzarakhshIranTurbojetFighter1997Prototype6
HESA SaeqehIranTurbojetFighter2004Production12
Hongdu L-15ChinaTurbofanTrainer2005Prototype
IAI KfirIsraelTurbojetMultirole1973Production220
IAI LaviIsraelTurbofanMultirole1986Prototype3
IAI NammerIsraelTurbofanFighter1991Prototype1
IAI NesherIsraelTurbojetMultirole1971Production61
KAI T-50 Golden EagleRepublic of KoreaTurbofanTrainer2002Production200
Lockheed A-12United StatesTurbojetPatrol1962Production15Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed SR-71 BlackbirdUnited StatesTurbojetPatrol1964Production32Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed YF-12United StatesTurbojetFighter1963Prototype3Interceptor
Lockheed Martin F-22 RaptorUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1997Production195
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIUnited StatesTurbofanMultirole2006Production820
Lockheed F-104 StarfighterUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1954Production2578Interceptor
Lockheed Martin X-35United StatesTurbofanExperimental2000Prototype2
Martin Marietta X-24AUnited StatesRocketExperimental1969Prototype1
McDonnell F-101 VoodooUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1954Production807
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIUnited StatesTurbojetMultirole1958Production5195
McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1972Production1723F-15E Strike Eagle multirole variant
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetUnited StatesTurbofanMultirole1978Production1480
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1953Production2172
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1955Production11496
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1967Production5047
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1964Production1186Interceptor
Mikoyan MiG-27Soviet UnionTurbojetAttack1970Production1075
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29Soviet UnionTurbofanFighter1977Production1600
Mikoyan MiG-31Soviet UnionTurbofanFighter1975Production519Interceptor
Mikoyan MiG-35RussiaTurbofanFighter2007Prototype8
Mikoyan Project 1.44RussiaTurbofanExperimental2000Prototype1
Mitsubishi F-1JapanTurbofanFighter1971Production77
Mitsubishi F-2JapanTurbofanMultirole1995Production98
Mitsubishi T-2JapanTurbofanTrainer1975Production90
Mitsubishi X-2 ShinshinJapanTurbofanExperimental2016Prototype1
Myasishchev M-50Soviet UnionTurbojetBomber1959Prototype1
Nanchang J-12ChinaTurbojetFighter1970Prototype8
Nanchang Q-5ChinaTurbojetAttack1965Production1300
Nord GerfautFranceTurbojetExperimental1953Prototype2
Nord GriffonFranceTurbojetExperimental1955Prototype2Dual turbojet-ramjet powerplant
North American A-5 VigilanteUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1958Production120Interceptor
North American F-100 Super SabreUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1953Production2294
North American F-107United StatesTurbojetAttack1957Prototype3
North American X-15United StatesRocketExperimental1959Prototype3
North American XB-70 ValkyrieUnited StatesTurbojetBomber1964Prototype2Strategic bomber
Northrop F-5United StatesTurbojetFighter1959Production2603
Northrop T-38 TalonUnited StatesTurbojetTrainer1959Production1189
Northrop HL-10United StatesRocketExperimental1966Prototype1
Northrop M2-F3United StatesRocketExperimental1970Prototype1
Northrop YF-17United StatesTurbojetFighter1974Prototype2
Northrop F-20 TigersharkUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1982Prototype3
Northrop YF-23United StatesTurbofanFighter1990Prototype2
Panavia TornadoMulti-NationalTurbofanMultirole1974Production992
Republic XF-91 ThunderceptorUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1949Prototype2Interceptor
Republic F-105 ThunderchiefUnited StatesTurbojetAttack1955Production833
Rockwell B-1 LancerUnited StatesTurbofanBomber1974Production104Strategic bomber
Rockwell-MBB X-31United StatesTurbofanExperimental1990Prototype2
Saab 35 DrakenSwedenTurbojetFighter1955Production651
Saab 37 ViggenSwedenTurbofanFighter1967Production329
Saab JAS 39 GripenSwedenTurbofanMultirole1988Production271
Saunders-Roe SR.53United KingdomRocketFighter1957Prototype2Interceptor. Mixed powerplant (jet + rocket)
SEPECAT JaguarMulti-NationalTurbofanAttack1968Production543
Shenyang J-6ChinaTurbojetFighter1958Production4500
Shenyang J-8ChinaTurbojetFighter1969Production408Interceptor
Shenyang J-11ChinaTurbofanFighter1998Production440
Shenyang J-15ChinaTurbofanFighter2009Production50
Shenyang J-16ChinaTurbofanMultirole2012Production172
Shenyang J-31ChinaTurbofanMultirole2012Prototype
Sukhoi Su-7Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1955Production1847
Sukhoi Su-9Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1956Production1150Interceptor
Sukhoi Su-11Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1958Production108Interceptor
Sukhoi Su-15Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1962Production1290Interceptor
Sukhoi Su-17Soviet UnionTurbojetAttack1966Production2867
Sukhoi Su-24Soviet UnionTurbojetAttack1967Production1400
Sukhoi Su-27Soviet UnionTurbofanFighter1977Production680
Sukhoi Su-30Soviet UnionTurbofanMultirole1989Production630
Sukhoi Su-33Soviet UnionTurbofanFighter1987Production35
Sukhoi Su-34Soviet UnionTurbofanAttack1990Production147
Sukhoi Su-35RussiaTurbofanMultirole2008Production154
Sukhoi Su-37RussiaTurbofanFighter1996Prototype1
Sukhoi Su-47RussiaTurbofanFighter1997Prototype1
Sukhoi Su-57RussiaTurbofanFighter2010Prototype16
Sukhoi T-4Soviet UnionTurbojetBomber1972Prototype1Strategic bomber
Tupolev Tu-22Soviet UnionTurbojetBomber1959Production311Strategic bomber
Tupolev Tu-22MSoviet UnionTurbofanBomber1969Production497Strategic bomber
Tupolev Tu-28Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1961Production198Interceptor
Tupolev Tu-144Soviet UnionTurbojetTransport1968Production16SST
Tupolev Tu-160Soviet UnionTurbofanBomber1981Production36Strategic bomber
Vought F-8 CrusaderUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1955Production1219
Xian JH-7ChinaTurbofanMultirole1988Production270
Yakovlev Yak-27Soviet UnionTurbojetPatrol1960Production165Reconnaissance
Yakovlev Yak-28Soviet UnionTurbojetMultirole1958Production1180
Yakovlev Yak-38Soviet UnionV/STOLFighter1971Production231
Yakovlev Yak-141Soviet UnionV/STOLFighter1987Prototype4

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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