List of delta-wing aircraft

This is a list of aircraft with delta wings.

Type Country Class Role Date Status Notes
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde UK/France Supersonic Transport 1969 Production Ogival delta.
Atlas Cheetah South Africa Supersonic Fighter 1986 Production Canard development of the Dassault Mirage III
Avro Vulcan UK Subsonic Bomber 1952 Production Tailless.
Avro 707 UK Experimental 1949 Prototype Tailless test aircraft for the Avro's jet bomber design
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Canada Supersonic Fighter 1959 Prototype Tailed.
BAC 221 UK Supersonic Experimental 1964 Prototype Ogival delta wing fitted to a Fairey Delta 2 to test the Concorde design.
Boeing X-32 US Supersonic Fighter 2000 Prototype Tailless JSF contender.
Boulton Paul P.111 UK Subsonic Experimental 1950 Prototype Tailless.
Boulton Paul P.120 UK Subsonic Experimental 1953 Prototype Tailed development of the P.111.
Buran USSR Spaceplane Transport 1988 Prototype Tailless.
Chengdu J-7 China Supersonic Fighter 1966 Production Tailed. Chinese development of MiG-21
Chengdu J-9 China Supersonic Fighter 1998 Prototype Canard.
Chengdu J-10 China Supersonic Fighter 1998 Production Canard.
Chengdu J-20 China Supersonic Fighter 2011 Prototype Canard.
Convair XF-92 US Fighter 1948 Prototype Tailless
Convair F2Y Sea Dart US Supersonic Fighter 1953 Prototype Tailless seaplane.
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger US Supersonic Fighter 1953 Production Tailless
Convair XFY Pogo US Propeller Experimental 1954 Prototype Tailless VTOL, propeller-driven.
Convair F-106 Delta Dart US Supersonic Fighter 1956 Production Tailless
Convair B-58 Hustler US Supersonic Bomber 1956 Production Tailless
Dassault Mirage I France Supersonic Fighter 1955 Prototype Tailless
Dassault Mirage III France Supersonic Fighter 1956 Production Tailless
Dassault Mirage IV France Supersonic Bomber 1959 Production Tailless.
Dassault Mirage V France Supersonic Fighter 1965 Production Tailless
Dassault Mirage 2000 France Supersonic Fighter 1978 Production Tailless.
Dassault Rafale France Supersonic Fighter 1986 Production Canard.
Dyke Delta US Private 1966 Homebuilt Double-delta.
Eurofighter Typhoon EU Supersonic Fighter 1994 Production Canard.
Fairey Delta 1 UK Subsonic Experimental 1951 Prototype Tailed. Planned VTOL variant.
Fairey Delta 2 UK Supersonic Experimental 1954 Prototype Tailless. First aircraft to exceed 1,000 mph. One example rebuilt as BAC 221.
General Dynamics F-16XL US Supersonic Experimental 1982 Prototype Cranked arrow double-delta.
Gloster Javelin UK Subsonic Fighter 1951 Production Tailed.
HAL Tejas India Fighter 2001 Production Tailless.
Handley Page HP.115 UK Subsonic Experimental 1961 Prototype Tailless narrow delta. Experimental into low speed performance of delta wing for Concorde
Helwan HA-300 Egypt Fighter 1969 Prototype Tailed. Designed by Willy Messerschmitt.
IAI Kfir Israel Supersonic 1973 Production Canard development of the Dassault Mirage III.
Lavochkin La-250 USSR Fighter 1956 Prototype Tailed.
Lippisch Delta IV Germany Experimental Prototype Tailless broad delta. Also known as the DFS 39.
Lippisch DM1 Germany Glider Experimental Prototype Tailless delta. Also known as the Akaflieg Darmstadt/Akaflieg München DM1.
Lockheed A-12 US Supersonic 1962 Production Tailless with long chines. Mach 3+
Lockheed YF-12 US Supersonic Fighter 1968 Prototype Tailless with long chines. Mach 3+
Lockheed M-21 US Supersonic 1966 Prototype Tailless with long chines. Mach 3+ mothership for D-21.
Lockheed D-21 US UAV 1971 Prototype Tailless with long chines. Launched from the M-21.
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird US Supersonic Production Tailless with long chines. Mach 3+
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk US 1954 Production Tailed delta
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 USSR Supersonic Production Tailed delta
Myasishchev M-50 USSR Prototype
Moskalev SAM-9 Strela USSR Experimental 1934 Prototype Tailless narrow, curved delta. [1][2]
Space Shuttle Orbiter US Spaceplane Transport Production NASA
North American XB-70 Valkyrie US Supersonic Bomber 1964 Prototype Canard capable of Mach 3.
CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder China / Pakistan Supersonic Multi-role 2003 Production
Saab 35 Draken Sweden Supersonic Production Double-delta.
Saab 37 Viggen Sweden Supersonic Production Canard. First close-coupled type.
Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sweden Supersonic Production
Shenyang J-8 China Supersonic Production
Short SC.1 UK Subsonic Experimental 1957 Prototype Tailless VTOL aircraft.
Sukhoi T-4 / 100 Sotka USSR Supersonic Bomber 1972 Prototype Canard capable of Mach 3
Sukhoi Su-9 USSR Production
Sukhoi Su-11 USSR Production
Sukhoi Su-15 (Early models) USSR Supersonic Fighter 1962 Production Tailed. Later models had a cranked leading edge.
Tupolev Tu-144 USSR Supersonic Transport 1977 Production Ogival delta with retractable "moustache" foreplanes.

References

Citations

  1. ↑ rcgroups.net
  2. ↑ Soviet aircraft unknown, Encyclopedia of safety, survincity.com

Bibliography

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