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Naval aircraft used by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. For a list of naval aircraft designated under the pre-1962 United States Navy designation system, see List of military aircraft of the United States (naval). For a list of naval aircraft designated under the post-1962 unified Department of Defence designations, see List of military aircraft of the United States. The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ...
This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production and operational types. ...
This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production and operational types. ...
Fixed Wing
Current aircraft - AV-8B Harrier II - VTOL strike aircraft used by the Marine Corps
- C-2 Greyhound - cargo plane designed to operate from aircraft carriers
- C-9 Skytrain - personnel and cargo transport
- C-12 Huron - transport aircraft for personnel and cargo between Naval air stations
- C-20 Gulfstream III - transport cargo and high-level personnel such as dignitaries and senior leaders
- C-40 Clipper - Navy version of the Boeing 737. Set to replace the C-9 Skytrain.
- C-130 Hercules - medium cargo and personnel transport
- E-2C Hawkeye - all-weather, carrier-based tactical battle management airborne early warning, command and control aircraft.
- E-6 Mercury - airborne command post
- EA-6B Prowler - electronic warfare and aircraft, set to be replaced starting in 2010 by the EA-18G Growler.
- EP-3E Aries II - signals reconnaissance
- F-5 Tiger II - used in the Navy as adversary aircraft for air combat training purposes
- F-16N Fighting Falcon - used in the Navy as adversary aircraft for air combat training purposes
- F/A-18 Hornet - all-weather fighter/attack aircraft
- F/A-18E/F Super Hornet - updated version of the Hornet (nicknamed "Rhino")
- P-3 Orion - Maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare.
- RQ-2 Pioneer - unmanned aerial vehicle
- S-3 Viking - carrier-based anti-submarine warfare. To be phased out of service by 2009.
- T-2C Buckeye - North American Aviation jet trainer.
- T-6 Texan II - trainer
- T-34C Turbomentor - trainer
- T-39 Sabreliner - trainer
- T-44 Pegasus - trainer
- T-45 Goshawk - trainer
- Ilyushin Il-78 - air tanker (2 (s/n 0083485558 and 0083487598, registration UR-76759 and UR-76767) were purchaised from Ukraine to replace KC-135R) [verification needed]
April 7th 2003: an AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet takes off from the assault ship USS Nassau, to engage targets over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom The Harrier II is a family of second generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft of the late 20th...
The Hawker Harrier, one of the famous examples of a plane with VTOL capability. ...
The C-2A Greyhound is a twin-engine cargo aircraft, designed to provide critical logistics support to aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. ...
The C-9 Skytrain II is the military version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 employed in US military service. ...
The C-12F Huron provides logistics support between Navy air stations. ...
The C-20 Gulfstream is the military designation of the commercial Gulfstream bizjets used by the US military forces. ...
A C-40B VIP transport taking off. ...
The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range, narrow body airliner. ...
The C-9 Skytrain II is the military version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 employed in US military service. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ...
The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is the United States Navys all-weather, aircraft carrier-based tactical warning and control system aircraft. ...
The Boeing E-6 Mercury is a United States of America military aircraft. ...
The EA-6 Prowler is the United States Navys and the United States Marine Corpss primary electronic warfare aircraft. ...
Four F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) fly over the Western Pacific Ocean in a stack formation. ...
EP-3E ARIES II The Lockheed EP-3E ARIES II is the signals reconnaissance version of the P-3C Orion, operated by the United States Navy. ...
The F-5 Freedom Fighter (or Tiger II) is a fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the USA, beginning in 1962. ...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics in the United States. ...
The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. ...
The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a carrier-based fighter/attack aircraft that entered service in 1999 with the United States Navy. ...
The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a maritime patrol aircraft of the United States military used primarily for maritime patrol, reconnaissance, and anti-submarine warfare. ...
An RQ-2B on the tarmac Crewmen recover an RQ-2 Pioneer aboard USS Iowa Developed jointly by AAI Corporation and Israel Aircraft Industries, the RQ-2 Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has served with United States Navy, Marine, and Army units, deploying aboard ship and ashore since 1986. ...
UAVs in a hangar An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a pilotless aircraft, controlled either remotely or flown autonomously, used for a number of missions, including reconnaissance and attack roles. ...
An S-3B Viking launches from the catapult aboard USS Abraham Lincoln The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a United States Navy jet aircraft used to hunt and destroy enemy submarines and provide surveillance of surface shipping. ...
The North American T-2 Buckeye is the United States Navys intermediate and advanced training aircraft, introducing trainee naval aviators to jet power, carrier operations, and armaments. ...
A T-6 Texan II For the similarly-named World War II aircraft, see T-6 Texan. ...
The North American T-39 Sabreliner was a trainer version of the commercial North American Aviation Sabreliner used both by the US Air Force and the US Navy. ...
Interior of King Air 200 configured as an air ambulance King Air is the name for a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ...
BAE Hawk T.1 trainer of No. ...
Il-78 Midas tanker. ...
Future aircraft - F-35 Lightning II - set to take over the strike fighter role from AV-8B Harrier II and F/A-18 Hornet.
- EA-18G Growler - a modified version of the F/A-18F Super Hornet set to replace the EA-6B Prowler
- P-8 Poseidon - modified Boeing 737 used for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare
The F-35 Lightning II—descended from the X-35 of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program—is a single-seat, single-engined military strike fighter, a multi-role aircraft that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air-to-air combat. ...
A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. ...
See also Hawker Siddeley Harrier The Harrier II is a second generation, vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) light_attack jet aircraft used by the United States Marine Corps, Royal Air Force, Spanish Armada and Italian navy. ...
The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. ...
Four F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) fly over the Western Pacific Ocean in a stack formation. ...
Four F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) fly over the Western Pacific Ocean in a stack formation. ...
The EA-6 Prowler is the United States Navys and the United States Marine Corpss primary electronic warfare aircraft. ...
The P-8A Poseidon (formerly the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA) is intended to search for and destroy submarines, conduct shipping interdiction, and also possibly engage in an electronic intelligence (ELINT) role. ...
The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range, narrow body airliner. ...
Retired aircraft - FF Fifi - Biplane fighter, 1933 - 1940.
- F2F - Biplane fighter, 1936 - 1940.
- F3F - Biplane fighter, 1938 - 1940.
- F2A Brewster Buffalo - Fighter 1938 - 1941.
- F4F Wildcat - Fighter 1940 - 1945.
- F6F Hellcat - Fighter 1943 - 1954.
- F7F Tigercat - Fighter 1944 - 1954.
- F8F Bearcat - Fighter 1945 -
- F9F Panther - Fighter from 1947-1958.
- FH Phantom - First carrier-based jet aircraft.
- FU - Biplane fighter
- F4U Corsair - Fighter
- F7U Cutlass - Fighter
- F2A Buffalo - Fighter
- F-1 Fury (Pre 1962 FJ Fury) - Fighter
- F-2 Banshee (Pre 1962 F2H Banshee) - Fighter from 1951-1959. Replaced by F3H Demon.
- F-3 Demon (Pre 1962 F3H Demon) - Fighter from 1956-1964. Replaced by F-4 Phantom II.
- F-4 Phantom II (Pre 1962 - F4H Phantom II) - Fighter from 1961-1986. Replaced by F-14 Tomcat
- F-6 Skyray (Pre 1962 F4D Skyray) - Fighter.
- F-8 Crusader - (Pre 1962 - F8U Crusader) Fighter aircraft from 1958-1976.
- F-9 Cougar (Pre 1962 - F9F Cougar) - Fighter from 1947-1958.
- F-10 Skyknight (Pre 1962 F3D Skyknight) - Fighter. Douglas Aircraft.
- F-11 Tiger (Pre 1962 - F11F Tiger) - Fighter from 1956-1969. Replaced by F-8 Crusader.
- F-14 Tomcat - Interceptor and multi-role fighter retired in 2006, replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
- AF Guardian (Also known as TB3F Guardian) - First purpose built anti-submarine aircraft.
- AM Mauler
- A-1 Skyraider (Pre 1962 - AD Skyraider) - Attack aircraft. Replaced by A-4 Skyhawk.
- A-2 Savage (Pre 1962 - A2J Savage) - Strategic bomber from 1949-1960, first US Navy plane designed to carry atomic bomb.
- A-3 Skywarrior (Pre 1962 - A3D Skywarrior) - Strategic bomber from 1956-1991. Replaced by A-6 Intruder.
- A-4 Skyhawk (Pre 1962 - A4D Skyhawk) - Attack aircraft from 1954-1976. Replaced by A-7 Corsair II.
- A-5 Vigilante (Pre 1962 - A3J Vigilante) - Attack aircraft, converted to reconnaissance role RA-5C from 1961 onward.
- A-6 Intruder (Pre 1962 - A2F Intruder) - Attack aircraft from 1963-1997. Replaced by F/A-18 Hornet.
- A-7 Corsair II - Attack aircraft from 1965-1992. Replaced by F/A-18 Hornet.
- S-2 Tracker (Pre 1962 - S2F Tracker) antisubmarine aircraft from 1952-1976. Replaced by S-3 Viking.
- E-1 Tracer - first purpose built airborne early warning aircraft used by the US Navy
- C-1 Trader - COD and anti-submarine aircraft from 1955-1988. Replaced by C-2 Greyhound.
- ES-3 Shadow - retired in 1999.
- PV Ventura/Harpoon -
- P-2 Neptune (Pre 1962 - P2V Neptune) - land-based antisubmarine aircraft from 1947-1963. Replaced by P-3 Orion.
- T-28 Trojan - North American Aviation basic prop trainer; light attack.
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- R2D
- R3D
- R4D Skytrain
- R5D Skymaster
- R6D Liftmaster
The Grumman FF was a 1930s biplane fighter aircraft operated by the United States Navy. ...
The Grumman F2F was a single-engine biplane US Navy fighter with retractable landing gear that was the standard fighter for the Navy between 1936 and 1940. ...
The Grumman F3F was the last bi-winged fighter aircraft delivered to the U. S. Navy. ...
The Brewster Buffalo, or Brewster F2A, is a fighter aircraft that was the first monoplane to equip a U.S. Navy squadron. ...
F4F-3 Wildcat of Lt. ...
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats on 1943-01-21. ...
The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the first twin-engined fighter aircraft design to enter service with the United States Navy. ...
The Grumman F8F Bearcat (affectionately called Bear) was the companys final piston engined fighter aircraft. ...
The American Grumman F9F Panther was the manufacturers first jet fighter and the U.S. Navys second. ...
McDonnell FH-1 Phantom. ...
The Vought FU was a biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Navy in service duing the late 1920s. ...
The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service in World War II and the Korean War (and in isolated local conflicts). ...
The Chance Vought F7U Cutlass (Vought V-346A Cutlass) was a U.S. Navy carrier based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War. ...
The Brewster Buffalo, or Brewster F2A, is a fighter aircraft that was the first monoplane to equip a U.S. Navy squadron. ...
North American FJ-4 Fury. ...
F2H-2 Banshee The McDonnell F2H Banshee was a military carrier-based jet fighter aircraft, used by the US Navy from 1951 to 1959 and by the Royal Canadian Navy from 1955 until 1962. ...
The McDonnell F3H Demon was a US Navy carrier-based jet fighter aircraft. ...
The McDonnell F3H Demon was a US Navy carrier-based jet fighter aircraft. ...
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[2] is a two-seat supersonic long-range all-weather fighter-bomber originally developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Douglas. ...
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[2] is a two-seat supersonic long-range all-weather fighter-bomber originally developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Douglas. ...
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft. ...
F4D Skyray The Douglas F4D Skyray was a carrier-based fighter built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. ...
The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) was an aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft built by Chance-Vought of Dallas, Texas. ...
F9F Cougar The Grumman F9F Cougar (redesignated the F-9 Cougar in the 1962 joint service aircraft designation system) was a aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft for the United States Navy. ...
The F3D Skynight was a jet fighter aircraft in service with the United States Navy. ...
The F-11 Tiger was a United States Navy fighter aircraft of the late 1950s and early 1960s. ...
The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) was an aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft built by Chance-Vought of Dallas, Texas. ...
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft. ...
The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a carrier-based fighter/attack aircraft that entered service in 1999 with the United States Navy. ...
The Grumman AF Guardian was the first purpose-built anti-submarine aircraft to enter service in the U.S. Navy. ...
The Martin AM Mauler was a shipboard attack aircraft of the United States Navy. ...
The Douglas A-1 (formerly AD) Skyraider was a U.S. single-seat attack bomber of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. ...
The A-4 Skyhawk was an attack aircraft originally designed to operate from United States Navy aircraft carriers. ...
On June 24, 1946, the U.S. Navy awarded North American Aviation a contract to build the aircraft that would become the AJ Savage. ...
The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior was a strategic bomber built for the United States Navy, and among the longest serving; it entered service in the mid 1950s and was not retired until 1991. ...
The A-6 Intruder is a twin-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. ...
The A-4 Skyhawk was an attack aircraft originally designed to operate from United States Navy aircraft carriers. ...
The Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-based subsonic light attack aircraft design that was introduced to replace the A-4 Skyhawk in US Naval service and based on the successful supersonic F-8 Crusader aircraft produced by Chance Vought. ...
The North American A3J/A-5 Vigilante was a powerful, highly advanced carrier-based supersonic bomber designed for the US Navy. ...
The North American A3J/A-5 Vigilante was a powerful, highly advanced carrier-based supersonic bomber designed for the US Navy. ...
The A-6 Intruder is a twin-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. ...
The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. ...
The Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-based subsonic light attack aircraft design that was introduced to replace the A-4 Skyhawk in US Naval service and based on the successful supersonic F-8 Crusader aircraft produced by Chance Vought. ...
The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. ...
US Air Force Vought SB2u Vindicator. ...
The SBC Helldiver was a two-place scout bomber built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. ...
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was an aircraft carrier-based dive bomber produced for the United States Navy during World War II. It replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless in US Navy service, and was initially strongly disliked by aircrews because it was much bigger and heavier than the SBD, and had...
The Douglas SBD Dauntless was the U.S. Navys main scout bomber and dive bomber from mid-1940 until 1943, when it was replaced by the SB2C Helldiver. ...
TBD from Torpedo Eight taxiing up the flight deck of CV-8 circa 15 May 1942. ...
Grumman TBF Avengers in 1942 The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) was an American torpedo bomber, developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps and used by a large number of air forces around the world. ...
The Grumman S-2 (formerly S2F) Tracker was the first US Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft designed specifically for the purpose. ...
An S-3B Viking launches from the catapult aboard USS Abraham Lincoln The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a United States Navy jet aircraft used to hunt and destroy enemy submarines and provide surveillance of surface shipping. ...
The E-1B Tracer was the first purpose built airborne early warning aircraft used by the United States Navy. ...
The C-1 Trader was a Carrier-Onboard-Delivery (COD) variant of the S-2 Tracker. ...
The C-2A Greyhound is a twin-engine cargo aircraft, designed to provide critical logistics support to aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. ...
The ES-3 Shadow is a United States Navy jet aircraft used to collect and disseminate tactical reconnaissance information. ...
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura The Lockheed Ventura was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by American and British forces in several guises. ...
P2V-2 Neptune over NAS Jacksonville, 1953 P2V-7 Neptune of Patrol Squadron Seven (VP-7) over the Atlantic in 1954 The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (until 1963 the P2V Neptune) was a naval patrol bomber and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy between 1947 and...
The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a maritime patrol aircraft of the United States military used primarily for maritime patrol, reconnaissance, and anti-submarine warfare. ...
The North American T-28 Trojan was a piston-engined military trainer aircraft used by the United States armed forces in the 1950s and into the early 1970s. ...
The Curtiss SC Seahawk was designed in 1942 as a replacement for the Curtiss SO3C Seamew and the Vought OS2U Kingfisher. ...
The SOC Seagull was a single-engined scout observation biplane built by Alexander Solla for the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. ...
The Vought OS2U Kingfisher was a catapult-launched, observation floatplane. ...
PBY Catalina was the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s. ...
An early PB2Y-2 in flight. ...
The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer was a United States Navy patrol bomber derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. ...
The Convair R3Y Tradewind was a giant turboprop-powered flying boat for the United States Navy which entered service in 1954. ...
C-87 Liberator Express The C-87 Liberator Express was a transport derivative of the B-24 Liberator heavy bomber. ...
The Convair 240 was an American airliner produced by Consolidated Vultee from 1947 to 1956. ...
The Douglas Dolphin was an amphibious flying boat. ...
The Douglas DC-2 was a 14 seat, twin-propeller airliner produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. ...
The Douglas DC-5, the least well-known of the famous DC airliner series, was a 16-seat, twin-propeller airplane intended for shorter routes than the DC-3 or DC-4. ...
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota was a military transport that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. ...
The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Force in World War II. Like the C-47 Skytrain, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner (the DC-4). ...
The Douglas DC-6 is an aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1959. ...
Cancelled projects The Lockheed Martin Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) platform is a reconnaissance aircraft airframe, for the United States Army and Navy. ...
Rotary Wing
Current aircraft The Navy has a variety of aircraft, though the vast majority of rotary wing (helicopter) squadrons now rely on a variation of the H-60. - UH-1 Iroquois - search and rescue, command and control, and special operations
- H-3 Sea King - multi-purpose helicopter
- CH-53 Sea Stallion - medium helicopter transport of personnel and cargo
- MH-53E Sea Dragon - anti-mine warfare, shipboard delivery, and assault support. Derived from Sea Stallion
- TH-57 Sea Ranger - primarily used for training and other utility missions
- H-60 Seahawk series includes the submarine-hunter SH-60, MH-60 Knighthawk, Multi-Mission helicopter, CH-60 cargo transport, and others.
The Bell Helicopter Textron UH-1 Iroquois, commonly (or officially in the United States Marine Corps) known as the Huey, is a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam War. ...
US Navy Sea King Several UH-3 Sea Kings taking off The Sikorsky UH-3 Sea King (also known as Sikorsky S-61) is a twin-engined multi-purpose helicopter. ...
HMH-465 CH-53E doing an external lift in Iraq The CH-53 Sea Stallion is the most common name for the Sikorsky S-65 family of heavy transport helicopter. ...
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (Sikorsky S-80E), is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. ...
The Bell Helicopter Model 206 JetRanger is a two-bladed main rotor, turbine powered helicopter with a conventional, two-bladed tail rotor. ...
The Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin-engine anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter, based on the airframe of the UH-60 Black Hawk. ...
April 1, 2004: Sailors from USS Saipan (LHA-2) rush out to unchain a CH-46 Sea Knight. ...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ...
The V-22 Osprey is a joint service, multimission, military tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing capability (STOL). ...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ...
Retired aircraft - CH-46 Sea Knight - retired from the Navy in 2004 (though still in use by the United States Marine Corps)
- SH-2 Seasprite - retired in 2001
April 1, 2004: Sailors from USS Saipan (LHA-2) rush out to unchain a CH-46 Sea Knight. ...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ...
The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite was a United States Navy ship-based helicopter with anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capability, including over-the-horizon targeting. ...
Designation System Pre 1962 In 1962 the designation system used for aircraft by all branches of the US military was changed to match that used by the Air Force. Previously the US Navy had used the following system:
XPB4Y-2
- X denotes that the aircraft was a prototype.
- PB denotes the intended mission of the aircraft, in this case Patrol Bomber.
- 4 denotes that it is the 4th design for the navy in this role by the manufacturer.
- Y denotes the manufacturer ID, in this case Consolidated.
- -2 denotes that this is the second version of this aircraft.
Where there is no number before the manufacturer ID then it is the 1st design, e.g. AD Skyraider being the first Attack aircraft designed by Douglas.
Post WWII the suffix K came into use after the version of the aircraft to denote that it was a drone.
Mission Types - A = Attack
- B = Bomber
- BT = Bomber (Torpedo)
- F = Fighter
- H = Helicopter
- J = Utility (Transport)
- JR = Utility (Transport)
- M = Multi-Mission
- N = Trainer
- O = Observation
- OS = Observation Scout
- P = Patrol
- PB = Patrol Bomber
- R = Transport
- S = Scout
- SB = Scout Bomber
- SN = Scout Trainer
- SO = Scout Observation
- T = Torpedo
- TB = Torpedo Bomber
- U = Utility
- W = Warning
Manufacturer IDs Other manufacturer IDs were used, these are the major manufacturers: The Brewster Aeronautical Corporation was a 1940s failure of the American aviation industry. ...
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ...
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation was once a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States, but has since become a component manufacturer, specializing in actuators, controls, valves, and metal treatment. ...
The Douglas Aircraft Company was founded by Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. ...
The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a leading producer of military and civilian aircraft of the 20th century. ...
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation was the aerospace and defence subsidiary of Goodyear. ...
The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer, based near St. ...
North American Aviation, Inc. ...
Kaman Aircraft was founded in 1945 by Charles Kaman. ...
The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft, and for many types of helicopters. ...
General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, not to be confused with GMC which is a subsidiary division of General Motors, is traditionally the worlds largest car manufacturer based on annual sales, although exceeded by Toyota for the first quarter of 2007 for the first time. ...
The Glenn L. Martin Company was an aircraft company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin on August 16, 1912. ...
The Naval Aircraft Factory (NAF) was established by the United States Navy in 1918 at Philadelphia in order to assist in solving the problem of aircraft supply which faced the Navy Department upon the entry of the U.S. into World War I. The Army’s requirements for an...
The Lockheed SR-71, remarkably advanced for its time and unsurpassed in many areas of performance The Lockheed U-2 first flew in 1955 providing much needed intelligence on Soviet bloc countries Lockheed Corporation was an aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 to form...
The Piasecki Helicopter Corporation was founded in 1940 by Frank Piasecki as the P-V Engineering Forum, first becoming known as Piasecki Helicopter in 1946. ...
The Ryan Aeronautical Company was founded by T. Claude Ryan in San Diego, California, USA in 1934. ...
Sikorsky is an American aircraft and helicopter manufacturer. ...
The Northrop Corporation was a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States. ...
The VE-7 was the first plane to make a US carrier takeoff. ...
The Vultee Aircraft Corporation became an independent company in 1939 and had limited success before merging with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in 1943 to form the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, or Convair. ...
The Lockheed SR-71, remarkably advanced for its time and unsurpassed in many areas of performance The Lockheed U-2 first flew in 1955 providing much needed intelligence on Soviet bloc countries Lockheed Corporation was an aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 to form...
Consolidated may refer to: Consolidated (band) Consolidated Aircraft (later Convair) the aircraft manufacturer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, universally known as Convair, was the result of a 1943 merger between Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft, resulting in a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States. ...
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