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Airplanes from 1970 to 1979


There are 48 airplanes from 1970 to 1979 in the Military Factory.

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Aeritalia G.222
The G.222 was a medium transport produced by the Aeritalia corporation that saw some modest successes. The aircraft was designed to fit the needs of short runway takeoffs from rough airstrips and provide the Italian military ...

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Italy
1978
2

Aermacchi MB.339
The Aermacchi MB.339 was the successor to the successful Aermacchi MB.326 in the advanced trainer and light strike duty roles. This twin-seat trainer proved equally adept at either role and went on to also replace the Fiat G....

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Italy
1978
3

Aero L-39 Albatros (Albatross)
The L-39 series of advanced jet trainer and light strike aircraft followed along the same lines as its predecessor - the L-29 Delphin (detailed elsewhere on this site) - in terms of development. Designed actually just three y...

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Czechoslovakia
1972
4

Aerospatiale SA 341 / SA 342 Gazelle
A popular light reconnaissance and attack helicopter for export order, the Aerospatiale Gazelle systems are a common site all over the world. Operating in the multirole mode, the system has the capabilities to undergo duties ...

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France
1971
5

Aerospatiale SA 350 AStar
The Aerospatiale AS350 AStar is a successful commercial and military helitopter design....

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France
1977
6

Airbus A300
The A300-600 and A310 share a high percentage of commonality in terms of airframe design and construction (decreasing maintenance and repair costs somewhat), with the A300 maintaining the wider cross section - a full 222 inch...

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France
1972
7

Antonov An-32 (Cline)
The An-32 "Cline" was offered up by the Antonov bureau as an improved An-26 model. In essence, the system was quite similar to the preceding An-26 with newer and more powerful engines but offered up better performance in trop...

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Soviet Union
1977
8

BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1
The Sea Harrier FRS.1 holds a unique distinction stemming from successes in the Falklands War with Argentina where it maintained a kill-to-loss ratio of 28-0. This phenomenal total was thanks in part to the superb training an...

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United Kingdom
1976
9

Bell 212 / UH-1N/Y Iroquois / AB 212
Continuing in the long line of successful Bell-produced transport/assault helicopters, the Bell 212 airframe - spawning the UH-1N, AB 212 and UH-1Y models - was a further development. The Bell 212 was a joint-production effor...

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United States
1970
10

Boeing 757-200
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United States
1978
11

Boeing CT-43 / T-43A
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United States
1973
12

Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS
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United States
1977
13

Boeing E-4 Airborne Command Post
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United States
1975
14

Dassault Falcon 50
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France
1979
15

Dassault Super Etendard (Standard)
The Dassault Super Etendard ("Standard") was a further development of the base Etendard platform that performed well in service with the French Navy. The system saw deliveries start from the late 1970's onward and by the end ...

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France
1978
16

Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000
The Mirage 2000 was developed as a replacement for previous versions of the Mirage airframe platform. This new version incorporated many design, engineering and production elements learned from the post-war years of aircraft ...

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France
1979
17

Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet
The Alpha Jet series of aircraft was a joint Franco-German initiative to produce a highly-advanced tactical trainer with close-support capabilities. The French firm of Dassault-Breguet generated the initial evaluation model u...

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France
1978
18

Eurocopter BO 105
The Bo 105 is a light utility helicopter system recognized around the globe for its versatility, performance and safety record. The system has served (and continues to do so) in a military and civilian capacity in nations thr...

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Germany
1970
19

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
The uniquely-designed A-10 Thunderbolt II (its namesake derived from the World War II piston-engine fighter/bomber - the P-47 Thunderbolt) was specifically developed as a close-support anti-tank killing machine. The A-10 woul...

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United States
1976
20

General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
The F-16 Fighting Falcon can officially go down as one of the most successful aircraft designs of the Cold War. The system was designed in a head-to-head competition with the McDonnell Douglas YF-17 Cobra and successfully def...

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United States
1979
21

Grumman F-14 Tomcat
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat-series of variable-geometry wing carrier-capable interceptors is one of the true living success stories of Cold War aircraft design. The system was popularized by the Hollywood motion picture "Top Gun"...

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United States
1970
22

IAI Kfir
The Israeli Aircraft Industries Kfir (Lion Cub) series is considered by many to be the ultimate version of the French-made Dassault Mirage 5 series. The system was produced locally from existing French-made Mirage III series ...

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Israel
1974
23

Ilyushin IL-76 Candid
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Soviet Union
1975
24

Kamov Ka-27 (Helix)
The Ka-27 Helix was designed and built as a replacement for the aging Soviet-era Ka-25 navy helicopter - also built by Kamov. The Ka-27 is designated as an anti-ship helicopter for the Russian Navy but fulfills a variety o...

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Soviet Union
1975
25

Lockheed / Vought S-3 Viking
The S-3 Viking series of carrier-borne aircraft was a joint production effort from the Lockheed and Vought aircraft firms. Selected from no fewer than five proposals from various other companies an including the two aforement...

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United States
1974
26

Lockheed AC-130H Spectre / AC-130U Spooky
Since the advent of the airplane as an instrument of war, warplanners have relied on the power of mobile aerial attacks to keep an enemy on its toes. From the simple dropping of flechettes on entrenched enemy positions in Wor...

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United States
1972
27

McDonnell Douglas / Boeing F-15 Eagle
For a time, the F-15 Eagle series was the pinnacle of American air superiority incorporating technolgy and design that produced a highly manuervable and performanced enhanced multi-role fighter platform. The F-15 was designed...

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United States
1974
28

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger)
Original models designed to replace the short-range yet successful MiG-21 Fishbed were accepted and reviewed by the Soviet military powers. One such version was actually an enlarged model of the base MiG-21 whilst the other w...

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Soviet Union
1973
29

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Foxbat)
The MiG-25 Foxbat was designed as a high-speed pure interceptor to combat the developing XB-70 Valkyrie American bomber capable of Mach 3. Though the Valkyrie never materialized for US war planners, the MiG-25 was kept in pro...

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Soviet Union
1972
30

Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-27 (Flogger)
The MiG-27 (NATO designation of "Flogger"), like the MiG-23 before it, was a stop-gap measure until the full arrival of the Sukhoi Su-25 "Frogfoot". The MiG-27 stood as a strike-fighter derivative to the highly-acclaimed swin...

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Soviet Union
1970
31

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 (Foxhound)
The Mikoyan-Gurevich produced MiG-31 was the culmination of work that began with the development of the MiG-25 Foxbat series of high-altitude, high-speed interceptors challenged with taking out the new generation of long-rang...

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Soviet Union
1979
32

Mil Mi-24 / Mi-25 / Mi-35 (Hind)
The Mil-produced series of "Hind" helicopters was a favorite Cold War-relic and continues (albeit modernized) in many of today's armies including Russias. The heavy helicopter is capable of commanding various battlefield role...

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Soviet Union
1973
33

Mitsubishi F-1
The Mitsubishi F-1 fighter aircraft was a milestone design for the small island country as it represented the nations first all-Japanese design and produced fighter since the closing days of World War 2. Based highly on the e...

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Japan
1977
34

Nanchang Q-5 (Fantan)
With China already in possession of what was essentially the Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 "Farmer" in the Chinese copy known as the Shenyang J-6, it was decided upon developing a ground attack version of the aircraft ...

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China
1970
35

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / F-5 Tiger II
The Northrop-produced F-5 Tiger series was intended as a low-cost, low-maintenance alternative for Allies of the United States during the Cold War years. The initial model was the F-5 "Freedom Fighter", which in turn spawned ...

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United States
1976
36

Northrop YF-17 Cobra
The YF-17 Cobra was a Northrop Aviation creation through NASA to support further testing and research of aircraft at transonic speeds (meaning just underneath the speed of sound, or 700-780mph / 1,127-1,255kph). The YF-17 Cob...

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United States
1972
37

Panavia Tornado GR.1
The Panavia Tornado GR.1 (or GR.Mk 1) is a slightly differing variant of the Tornado IDS base model. The Tornado is produced by an international consortium of European countries that include Germany and Italy all of which ope...

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United Kingdom
1979
38

Panavia Tornado IDS / ECR
The Panavia Tornado was produced from a consortium of companies in the UK, Germany and Italy. The weapon system was designed from the beginning to operate from extremely short or battle-damaged runways, with the assumption be...

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United Kingdom
1979
39

Rockwell XFV-12
The XFV-12 aircraft was a proposed Rockwell International design to a United States Navy requirement for a VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft system. Though a promising concept from the beginning, the XFV-12 was te...

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United States
1977
40

SEPECAT Jaguar
The Jaguar became the first ever international aircraft joint development product when Britain and France expressed interest in a similar multi-role supersonic performer. The British were in the market for an advanced jet tra...

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France
1972
41

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
The Sikorsky-produced UH-60 Black Hawk series of transport helicopters is the current standard infantry and MedEvac helicopter of the United States Army. Charged with replacing the much loved and respected Bell UH-1 "Huey" se...

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United States
1979
42

Sukhoi Su-17 / Su-20 / Su-22 (Fitter)
The Su-17 "Fitter-C" series of aircraft was a variant of the successful Su-7 "Fitter-A" fighter program. Though sharing similarities with the aforementioned system, the Su-17 was in fact a swing-wing derivative of the fixed-w...

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Soviet Union
1971
43

Sukhoi Su-20 (Fitter-C)
The Su-20 "Fitter-C" is nothing more than the export version of the Su-17 "Fitter-B" and "Fitter-C" series of swing-wing aircraft which, themselves, are derivatives of the fixed-wing Su-7 "Fitter-A" series. The Su-20 is based...

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Soviet Union
1970
44

Sukhoi Su-24 (Fencer)
The Su-24 (NATO series name of "Fencer") was a successful Sukhoi product requested by the Soviet government to replace their aging IL-28 and Yak-28 medium-class bombers. Though initial research resulted in a delta-wing design...

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Soviet Union
1974
45

Tupolev Tu-22 (Backfire)
The Tupolev Tu-22 "Backfire" series is a variable-geometry swing-wing aircraft classified as a medium bomber - of the only true remaining modern "medium bomber" designated aircraft currently flying. The system was originally ...

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Soviet Union
1975
46

Westland Lynx
The Westland/AugustaWestland Lynx is a series of successful maritime/transport/attack helicopters from Europe. The Lynx originated from a civilian design when military interest was raised about the capabilities of the aircraf...

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United Kingdom
1977
47

Westland Lynx HAS.8
The Super Lynx HMA.8 represents the naval version of the successful line of Lynx attack/transport/maritime helicopters. In the navy role (utilized by many a NATO country), the Super Lynx HMA.8 can be armed with an array of an...

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United Kingdom
1976
48

Yakovlev Yak-38 (Forger)
The Yakovlev Yak-38 Forger became the first (and last) VTOL service aircraft for the Soviet Union / Russian Federation. Attempting to fulfill the same role as did the British Aerospace Harrier VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Land...

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Soviet Union
1971
 

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