Aircraft, Civilian

File: Civilian Aircraft

Report: Compiled by Calvin W. Lew

Last Updated: 29 June 2000

Aerospatiale of France

Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde Commercial jet aircraft. Developed by the United States. Not used in the United States because of American environmental regulations; and because if used by American commercial airlines, would have destroyed/murdered/conquered the inferior British and French airline industries because they would not have been able to compete.

Aerospatiale/Sud-Est) Caravelle Commercial jet aircraft.

Airbus

Based in the French city of Toulouse, the Airbus consortium is made up of British Aerospace (BAe / BA.L); Daimler-Benz AG (DAIG.F) aerospace unit of Germany, the parent of Airbus partner Daimler-Benz Aerospace; France’s stated-owned Aerospatiale; and Construcciones Aeronauticas / Aeronauticas SA of Spain.

Airbus A300 Commercial jet aircraft.

Airbus A300-600 Commercial jet aircraft.

Airbus A310 Commercial jet aircraft.

Airbus A319 Commercial jet aircraft. Seats 125 passengers.

Airbus A320 Commercial jet aircraft. 27 February 1998, Central American airline Transportes Aereos Centroamericanos (TACA) said it was spending $1.2 billion on a five-year program to buy 30 Airbus A-319 and A-320 jets to replace Boeing 737-200 planes.

TACA is part of a group of Latin American airlines including companies from Brazil and Chile that plan to buy 100 of the Airbus A-319s as part of an aggressive modernization plan. The deal would be worth more than $4 billion to Airbus.

TACA’s fleet currently contains 46 aircraft -- 30 737-200s, 10 A-320s, two Boeing 767s and the Airbus jets it bought in 1997.

Airbus A321 Commercial jet aircraft.

Airbus A330 Wide-body commercial jet aircraft.

Airbus A330-200 Commercial jet aircraft. Engines by Rolls Royce PLC.

Airbus A340 Wide-body commercial jet aircraft.

Airbus A380 Proposed 555-seat mega-jet, the biggest aircraft in the world.

Antonov An-12 Cub Commercial and military propellor aircraft. Medium and long-range military transport. Military version of An-10A commercial transport. Redesigned rear fuselage with loading ramp and tail turret.

Antonov An-24 Coke Commercial propellor aircraft. Twin-turboprop short-range commercial transport. Two 2550 shp Ivchenko AI-24 turboprops. Entered service in 1963.

Antonov An-32 Cline Commercial and military propellor aircraft. Twin-engined military tactical transport. Two 4195 ehp Ivchenko AI-20M or 5112 ehp AI-20DM turboprops. Derivative of An-26. Entered service in early 1980s.

Beech (See “Raytheon Aircraft”)

Beechcraft 1900D Commercial propellor aircraft.

Beechcraft King Air Business aircraft.

[William E.] Boeing Aircraft Company

In December 1996, Boeing Aircraft Company purchased McDonnell Douglas for $13 billion. Thus, the two companies have merged; continuing the decrease of U.S. aerospace companies since the end of the Cold War.

Boeing 307 Stratocruiser airliner. Based on the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

World War II bomber. The military version of the Boeing 307 Stratocruiser airliner is the C-97 Stratocruiser cargo plane.

Boeing 464 Stratofortress (Military) B-52 bomber.

Boeing 707 Stratoliner/Sentry Commercial jet aircraft. Military versions include the C-137 (Cargo), EC-137D (Electronic), and VC-137C (Staff and Administrative Transport) Stratoliners; the modified 707 E-3A/C (AWACS) Sentry and KE-3 (Tanker) Sentry; and the E-6A (Electronic) Tacamo.

Boeing 717 Stratolifter/Stratotanker (Military). Derived from the same prototype that led to the successful 707 airliner, the Boeing 717 military versions include the C-135F (Cargo), EC-135E (Electronic), RC-135/E/T/U/W (Reconnaissance), VC-135C (Staff and Administrative Transport), and WC-135C (Weather) Stratolifter; and the KC-135A/E/L/Q/R Stratotanker. The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker has the distinction of being the only aircraft designed primarily for the mission of aerial refueling. As of 1998, soon to be discontinued, resulting after the 1996 / 1997 mergers of McDonnell Douglas and Rockwell International into Boeing.

Boeing 720 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 727-100 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 727-100F Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 727-200 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 737-200 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 737-300 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 737-400 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 737-500 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 737-600 Commercial passenger jet aircraft.

Boeing 737-700 Commercial passenger jet aircraft. 1998-2000.

Boeing 737-800 Commercial passenger jet aircraft. 1998. 09 March 1998, Dublin, Ireland-based Ryanair orders twenty-five (25) Boeing 737-800 commercial passenger jet aircraft and takes options for twenty (20) more.

Boeing 747 Freighter Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 747-100 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 747-200 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 747-300 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 747-400 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 747SP Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 757 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 767-200 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 767-300 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 777 Commercial jet aircraft.

Boeing 777-200 IGW (Increased Gross Weight) Commercial jet aircraft.

Bombardier Aerospace

Bombadier Global Express Corporate Jet

British Aerospace (BAe)

British Aerospace BAE748 Commercial propellor aircraft.

British Aerospace Jetstream 31 Commercial propellor aircraft.

British Aerospace BAC 1-11 Commercial jet aircraft.

British Aerospace BAE-146 Commercial jet aircraft.

British Aerospace Trident Commercial jet aircraft.

Canadair CL-44 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Canadair 601 Challenger Business aircraft.

Cessna Aircraft Company

Cessna 152 The two-seat model 152 is powered by a 110-hp Lycoming engine. Its maximum speed is 127 mph, range is 478 miles with standard configuration. The 152 also comes in an aerobatic version.

Cessna 170 Bird Dog Military versions include the L-19E/G, O-1, TL-19D, and TO-1G Liaison, Observation, and Training planes.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk The 4-seat 172, called the Skyhawk, is a little bigger than the 152, and is powered by a 160-hp Lycoming engine, and its maximum speed is 144 mph.

Cessna 195 U-20 military utility aircraft.

Cessna 310 U-3 military utility aircraft.

Cessna 421C Business aircraft.

Cessna Citation Business aircraft.

Convair 990 Commercial jet aircraft.

Curtis C-46 (CW-20) Commercial propellor aircraft.

Dassault Falcon 900 Business aircraft.

De Havilland DH89 Rapide Commercial propellor aircraft.

De Havilland-Canada Dash 7 Commercial propellor aircraft.

De Havilland-Canada Dash 8 Commercial propellor aircraft.

De Havilland-Canada Twin Otter DHC-6 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Douglas Aircraft Company

Douglas Aircraft Company later merged with McDonnell to form McDonnell Douglas. McDonnell Douglas was subsequently purchased by Boeing Aircraft Company in December 1996 for $13 billion. Thus, the two companies have merged; continuing the decrease of U.S. aerospace companies since the end of the Cold War.

Douglas DC-3 Commercial propellor aircraft. Span: 95 feet, Length: 64 feet, Cruise

Speed: 170 kts. Seats: 32, First Flight: December 17, 1935.

Douglas DC-6 Commercial propellor aircraft. Span: 117 feet, Length: 105 feet, Cruise Speed: 275 kts, Seats: 102, First Flight: February 15 1946.

Douglas DC-7 Commercial propellor aircraft. Span: 117 feet, Length: 109 feet, Cruise Speed: 275 kts, Seats: 110, First Flight: February 15 1946.

Douglas DC-8-62 Commercial jet aircraft.

Embraer Aircraft

Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante Commercial propellor aircraft.

Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia Commercial propellor aircraft.

Fairchild/Hiller 227 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Fokker 50 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Fokker F27 Friendship Commercial propellor aircraft.

Fokker 100 Commercial jet aircraft.

Fokker 70 Commercial jet aircraft.

Fokker F-28 Fellowship Commercial jet aircraft.

GAF Nomad 22 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Grumman

In 1996, Grumman Aerospace and Jack Northrop Corporation merged to form Northrop Grumman; thus continuing the decrease of U.S. aerospace companies since the end of the Cold War.

Grumman Goose Commercial propellor aircraft.

Gulfstream Aerospace

Gulfstream V Corporate Jet

Hawker (See “Raytheon Aircraft”)

Ilyushin Il-76 Candid Commercial jet aircraft. Four-engined heavy commercial and military freighter. Four 26,450 lb. st. Soloviev D-30-KP turbofans. Generally similar in concept to Lockheed C-141 Starlifter. Entered service in 1974.

Ilyushin Il-86 Commercial jet aircraft.

Junkers Ju-52 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Lockheed Aircraft Company

In 1996, Lockheed Aircraft Company and [Glenn L.] Martin Marietta merged to form Lockheed Martin; continuing the decrease of U.S. aerospace companies since the end of the Cold War.

Lockheed Constellation Commercial propellor aircraft.

Lockheed Electra L-188 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Lockheed L-100 Hercules Commercial propellor aircraft.

Lockheed JetStar Business aircraft.

Lockheed L-1011-100 TriStar Commercial jet aircraft.

Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar Commercial jet aircraft.

Glenn L. Martin Company

The Glenn L. Martin Company later merged with Marietta to form Martin Marietta. Martin Marietta subsequently merged with Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1996 to form Lockheed Martin; thus, continuing the decrease of U.S. aerospace companies since the end of the Cold War.

Martin 4-0-4 Commercial propellor aircraft.

McDonnell Douglas

McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-10 Commercial jet aircraft.

McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-32 Commercial jet aircraft.

McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-50 Commercial jet aircraft.

McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 Super 80 Commercial jetliner. The Super 80 can transport 137 passengers, in first class and coach seating, mor than 2,000 statute miles (3,200 km); or 155 passengers, in all-coach arrangement, more than 1,500 statute miles (2,400 km). Maximum capacity of the new aircraft is 172 passengers. Fuselage of the Super 80 has been lengthened 14 feet (4.2 m) to 148 feet (45 m), and the wing area is 28% greater than earlier DC-9s.

Powering one version of the Super 80 are Pratt & Whitney Aircraft JT8D-209 turbofan engines, with a higher bypass ratio than earlier JT8D engines. A product of advanced technology, the JT8D-209 engines provide more takeoff and cruise thrust, yet are noticeably quieter on takeoff and consume less fuel.

McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 Commercial jet aircraft.

McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 Commercial jumbo jet aircraft. As of 1998, soon to be discontinued, resulting after the 1996 / 1997 mergers of McDonnell Douglas and Rockwell International into Boeing.

McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F Commercial jet aircraft.

McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 Commercial jet aircraft. As of 1998, soon to be discontinued.

McDonnell-Douglas MD-87 Commercial jet aircraft.

McDonnell-Douglas MD-90 Commercial jet aircraft. As of 1998, soon to be discontinued.

Pilatus Britten-Norman Islander Commercial propellor aircraft.

Piper PA-18 Super Cub The two-seat model PA-18 was delivered with any of several powerplants, the last being a 150-hp Lycoming. Maximum cruise of 115 mph, it had a range of about 460 miles.

Raytheon Aircraft

In January 1997, Raytheon Aircraft purchased Hughes Aircraft for $9 billion. Thus, the two companies have merged; continuing the decrease of U.S. aerospace companies since the end of the Cold War.

BeechJet 400A/Mitsubishi Diamond Business aircraft.

Hawker 800XP

Hawker 1000 Business Jet

Hawker Horizon Business Jet

Hawker Siddeley Argosy Commercial propellor aircraft.

Premiere I

Saab SF-340 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Shorts 330 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Shorts 360 Commercial propellor aircraft.

Tupolev TU-134 Commercial jet aircraft.

Vickers Viscount Commercial propellor aircraft.

Vickers VC-10 Commercial jet aircraft.

Yakolev Yak-40 Commercial jet aircraft.

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“Civilian Aircraft” -- Compiled by Calvin W. Lew

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