×
Aircraft / Aviation Vehicles & Artillery Infantry Arms Warships & Submarines Military Pay Chart (2023) Military Ranks
Advertisements

Aircraft by Type


Aerospace | Aviation


HOME
AIRCRAFT / AVIATION
MODERN AIR FORCES
COUNTRIES
MANUFACTURERS
COMPARE
BY CONFLICT
BY TYPE
BY DECADE

Aircraft can be designed to accomplish a variety of roles over the battlefield - this section details just that.

World War 1 spurred development of many different aircraft types based on over-battlefield need. This gave rise to fighters and bombers and, from this, arrived sub-groupings to cover reconnaissance, interceptors and the like. Today, the multirole aircraft has redefined the military warplane by providing nearly a single source for all of the over-battlefield needs required by warplanners. This page has been organized to provide better access to the various sections of this website (where the total record count numbers above 5,000 individual entries). Major and minor categories are presented below in Alphabetical (A-Z) order. Subgroups tied to a parent category follow their parent topic.
Advertisements
Military

Bombers
Fighters
1st Generation
2nd Generation
3rd Generation
4th Generation
5th Generation
6th Generation
Strike Fighters
Multirole
Navy / Carrier
Reconnaissance
Trainers (All)
Trainers (Modern)
Transports (Fixed-Wing)
Helicopters
UAV / Drones
X-Planes
Advertisements
Special-Mission

Aerial Tankers
Airborne Early Warning (EWA)
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
Close-Air Support (CAS)
Electronic Warfare (EW)
Gunships (Fixed-Wing)
Gunships (Helicopter)
MEDEVAC
Search & Rescue (SAR)
VTOL Capability
Commercial/Civilian

Airliners (All)
Airliners (Modern)
Airliners (by Carrier)
Airships
Business Jets
Commercial (All)
Comm. (Supersonic)
General Aviation
Special Topic

Floatplanes
Flying Boats
Flying Wings
Gliders
Space
Special Forces
Special Purpose
Supersonic
Swing-Wing
Defunct Classifications

Biplanes
Triplanes
Medium Bombers
Heavy Bombers
Dive Bombers
Torpedo Bombers
Interceptors
Nightfighters
Engine Type

All-Electric Drive
Contra-Rotating Props
Inline-Engined
Pulsejet-Engined
Pusher-Prop
Radial-Engined
Ramjet-Engined
Rocket-Powered
Turbofan-Powered
Turbojet-Powered
Turboprop

Advertisements




Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Cookies


2023 Military Pay Chart Military Ranks DoD Dictionary Conversion Calculators Military Alphabet Code Military Map Symbols

The "Military Factory" name and MilitaryFactory.com logo are registered ® U.S. trademarks protected by all applicable domestic and international intellectual property laws. All written content, illustrations, and photography are unique to this website (unless where indicated) and not for reuse/reproduction in any form. Material presented throughout this website is for historical and entertainment value only and should not to be construed as usable for hardware restoration, maintenance, or general operation. We do not sell any of the items showcased on this site. Please direct all other inquiries to militaryfactory AT gmail.com. No A.I. was used in the generation of this content; site is 100% curated by humans.

Part of a network of sites that includes GlobalFirepower, a data-driven property used in ranking the top military powers of the world, WDMMA.org (World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft), WDMMW.org (World Directory of Modern Military Warships), SR71blackbird.org, detailing the history of the world's most iconic spyplane, and MilitaryRibbons.info, cataloguing military medals and ribbons.

View day-by-day actions of the American Civil War with CivilWarTimeline.net. View day-by-day actions of World War II with SecondWorldWarHistory.com.


©2023 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • Content ©2003-2023 (20yrs)