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Airplanes from 1980 to 1989


There are 40 airplanes from 1980 to 1989 in the Military Factory.

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Aerospatiale / Eurocopter SA 332 Super Puma / AS 532 Cougar
The Aerospatiale Super Puma series was derived from the successful Eurocopter/Aerospatiale Puma series but featured an extended cabin and new powerplants. The Super Puma, coming under the Eurocopter label as of 1992, went on ...

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France
1982
2

AIDC AT-3 Tzu-Chiang
The AIDC AT-3 series of advanced weapons trainer aircraft was the second design produced by the Aero Industry Development Center of Taiwan (in conjunction with the American firm of Northrop), succeeding the Chung Tsing T-28 T...

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Taiwan
1984
3

Airbus A310
The Airbus A310-300 was produced as a budgeted alternative to the based A300-series (detailed elsewhere on this web site) at a time when Airbus was still awaiting official order placement from potential customers. This interi...

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France
1983
4

Antonov An-124 Ruslan (Condor)
The Antonov-produced AN-124 was the world's largest aircraft before the Russian AN-225 made it's debut, but it remained the largest to go into production nonetheless. The AN-124 was developed foremost as a military transport ...

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Soviet Union
1986
5

Antonov An-225 Mriya (Cossack)
As of this writing, the Antonov An-225 "Mriya" maintains the title of "largest aircraft ever built". The system eclipsed the previous Antonov design attempt in the form of the An-124 Ruslan "Condor" (detailed elsewhere on thi...

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Ukraine
1989
6

Antonov An-72 (Coaler)
The An-72 "Coaler" was another Antonov Design Bureau creation designed to assist the Soviet military in logistical sorties as a tactical transport. The design was of a unique and very identifiable nature, placing the powerful...

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Soviet Union
1986
7

Atlas (Denel) Cheetah
The Denel (formally Atlas) Cheetah came about through a need by the South African Air Force to update / replace its series of aging fighters while its bordering neighbors were receiving updated Soviet Bloc aircraft. Unfortuna...

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South Africa
1987
8

Beechcraft C-12 Huron
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United States
1984
9

Bell AH-1 SuperCobra
The AH-1W and AH-1J SuperCobra series of helicopters are an updated and slightly modified version of the AH-1 HueyCobra (or simply "Cobra") detailed elsewhere on this website. Much like the base Cobra, the SuperCobra is a...

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United States
1986
10

Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior / 406CS Combat Scout
The Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior was a further development of the successful Bell OH-58 Kiowa. Intended to be fielded alongside the Apache Longbow and provide scouting and observation capabilities in an offensive support capacit...

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United States
1985
11

Boeing / McDonnell Douglas / Hughes AH-64 Apache
Originally a Hughes-based design, the YAH-64 faced off against a Bell YAH-63 system in the United States Army's search for an advanced attack helicopter. The system was to field the latest in technology, maneuverability and b...

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United States
1984
12

Boeing / McDonnell Douglas / Northrop F/A-18 Hornet
The F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine carrier-based attack fighter currently in frontline service with a variety of forces worldwide. Derived from the failed YF-17 Cobra attempt at a new USAF lightweight fighter (the F-17 lost o...

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United States
1983
13

Boeing 767-300
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United States
1981
14

Boeing AV-8B / BAe GR.7 Harrier II
The AV-8B Harrier II was a follow up design undertaken by the McDonnell Douglas corporation with the junior partner being the British Aerospace Corporation (BAe). The system built upon the successes encountered during use of ...

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United States
1985
15

Boeing KC-10 Extender
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United States
1981
16

Dornier Do 228
The Dornier Do 228 appeared in the early 1980's and served as a utility transport and maritime patrol aircraft for several global military branches. The high-wing monoplane was a versatile and steady performer, powered by two...

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Germany
1981
17

E-6A Mercury TACAMO
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United States
1989
18

General Dynamics / Grumman EF-111 Raven
The EF-111 Raven was a developed from a United States Air Force need for an electronic warfare aircraft to replace its aging fleet of EB-66 platforms. The EF-111 was born directly from the airframe of the existing F-111 Aardv...

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United States
1981
19

General Dynamics F-16XL
Though appearing very much like the F-16 Fighting Falcon base model, the F-16XL was designed as a very different aircraft. The F-16XL was a conversion model development designed to study the effects of laminar airflow at supe...

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United States
1982
20

Grumman X-29
The Grumman X-29 was a technology demonstrator used to test a variety of aerial elements including direction thrust, canards and forward-swept wing formations....

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United States
1982
21

Gulfstream II / III / C-20 / SRA-1
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United States
1983
22

Kamov Ka-50 (Hokum) 'Black Shark' / Ka-52 'Alligator'
The Ka-50 Hokum (or 'Black Shark') is another in the long line of Kamov helicopters. The Ka-50 features the Kamov specialty of counter-rotating blades, one element mounted atop of the other. Though not in production as of thi...

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Soviet Union
1986
23

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
At one time the Lockheed-built C-5 Galaxy was the largest aircraft ever produced, being able to field a compliment of 350 troops, 10 LAV-type systems, 5 Humvee vehicles, 2 M1 Abrams main battle tanks or a single CH-47 Chinook...

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United States
1980
24

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (Stealth Fighter)
Aptly-named, the Lockheed-produced F-117 Nighthawk became the world’s first operational stealth aircraft in the world. Conceived of and developed from the late 1970’s, the Nighthawk was the subject of much speculation before ...

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United States
1982
25

Lockheed MC-130 Combat Shadow
The MC-130 platform has served special forces operations since the Vietnam War and is based on the successful Lockheed C-130 cargo aircraft platform. The MC-130P Combat Shadow specifically serves as an inflight refueling vehi...

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United States
1986
26

Lun Ekranoplan
The Lun-class Ekranoplan floatplane was one of the most distinct designs to emerge from the Cold War. The aircraft was designed around the idea known as "wing-in-ground" effect, which basically allowed for an increased weight...

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Soviet Union
1987
27

McDonnell Douglas / Boeing F-15 Strike Eagle
The F-15E "Strike Eagle" expands the role of one of the Cold War's most potent aircraft designs - the F-15 Eagle. Strike Eagle capabilities were introduced in the latter 1980's to provide the F-15 Eagle base aircraft the abil...

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United States
1988
28

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (Fulcrum)
The MiG-29 Fulcrum was and continues to be a highly prized and respected multirole fighter in service with Russia and a plethora of countries worldwide. The system has proven very robust, flexible and highly maneuverable in t...

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Soviet Union
1984
29

Mil Mi-28 (Havoc)
The Mi-28 (NATO reporting name of "Havoc") was a product of the Cold War designed as an anti-tank attack platform similar in nature to the American-produced AH-64 Apache series. Like the Apache, the Mi-28 featured an armored ...

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Soviet Union
1983
30

Panavia Tornado ADV
The Panavia Tornado series of strike aircraft was developed through a consortium featuring the nations of Britain, Germany (West) and Italy. Each country would be responsible for the design and construction of a specialized p...

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United Kingdom
1984
31

Pioneer RQ-2
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Israel
1982
32

Rockwell / Boeing B-1 Lancer
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer series was a variable sweep wing low-altitude penetration aircraft capable of delivering nuclear free-fall bombs at high speeds. The system was designed from a Cold War initiative in 1965 by the United...

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United States
1985
33

Shenyang J-8 / J-8 II Finback
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China
1985
34

Sikorsky CH-53 Super Stallion
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United States
1981
35

Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low
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United States
1981
36

Sikorsky VH-60 Night Hawk
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United States
1989
37

Sukhoi Su-25 (Frogfoot)
The Sukhoi Su-25 "Frogfoot" series of aircraft harkened back to the successes of the Soviet IL-2 Sturmovik close-support fighter-bombers. The Su-25 was quite a departure from traditional jet aircraft designs of the time and i...

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Soviet Union
1981
38

Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker)
The Su-27 "Flanker" series of aircraft is regarded by most airplane aficionados as the ultimate in Russian fighter design. The Su-27 first appeared in the middle of the 1980's, completely taking NATO and American warplanners ...

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Russia
1984
39

Sukhoi Su-35 / Su-37 (Super Flanker)
The Su-35 (and similar Su-37) is known as the "Super Flanker". The Su-35 is based on the Su-27 Flanker air-superiority fighter developed in the 1980's with the Su-35 representing a 'more-capable' Su-27. The Su-35 features ...

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Soviet Union
1985
40

Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack)
At the time of it's inception, the Tupolev-produced Tu-160 "Blackjack" was the largest swing-wing bomber ever produced also mounting the most powerful engines to an aircraft platform ever. Developed as a direct counter to the...

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Russia
1989
 

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