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List of supersonic aircraft

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A supersonic aircraft is an aircraft which can exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1.0) in level flight.

TypeCountryClassRoleDateStatusNo.Notes
Aeritalia F-104SItalyTurbojetFighter1966Production246Interceptor
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuoTaiwanTurbofanFighter1989Production137
AIDC T-5 Brave EagleTaiwanTurbofanTrainer2020Production4
Atlas CheetahSouth AfricaTurbojetFighter1986Production60
Avro Canada CF-105 ArrowCanadaTurbojetFighter1958Prototype5Interceptor
BAC 221United KingdomTurbojetExperimental1964Prototype1Fairey Delta 2 adapted to test the ogival delta wing for Concorde
BAC TSR-2United KingdomTurbojetAttack1964Prototype1Tactical Strike/Reconnaissance (TSR)
Bell X-1United StatesRocketExperimental1947Prototype7First supersonic aircraft
Bell X-2United StatesRocketExperimental1952Prototype2
Boeing X-32United StatesV/STOLExperimental2000Prototype2
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super HornetUnited StatesTurbofanMultirole1995Production608
Boeing EA-18G GrowlerUnited StatesTurbofanPatrol2004Production172Electronic warfare (EW)
Boom XB-1United StatesTurbojetExperimental2025Prototype1First human-piloted civil supersonic flight since the Concorde [1]
Bristol 188United KingdomTurbojetExperimental1962Prototype2
British Aerospace EAPUnited KingdomTurbofanExperimental1986Prototype1Developed into the Eurofighter Typhoon
CAC/PAC JF-17 ThunderPakistan/ChinaTurbofanMultirole2003Production164
Chengdu J-7ChinaTurbojetFighter1966Production2400
Chengdu J-10ChinaTurbofanMultirole1998Production548
Chengdu J-20ChinaTurbofanFighter2011Production50
ConcordeMulti-NationalTurbojetTransport1969Production20SST. Anglo-French
Convair B-58 HustlerUnited StatesTurbojetBomber1956Production116Strategic.
Convair F-102 Delta DaggerUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1953Production992Interceptor
Convair F2Y Sea DartUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1953Prototype5Seaplane. Interceptor
Convair F-106 Delta DartUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1959Production340Interceptor
Dassault MD.550 MirageFranceTurbojetFighter1956Prototype1Interceptor
Dassault Mirage IIIFranceTurbojetFighter1958Production1422Interceptor. Active only in Pakistan Air Force
Dassault Mirage IIIVFranceV/STOLFighter1965Prototype2
Dassault Mirage IVFranceTurbojetBomber1959Production66Strategic nuclear.
Dassault Mirage 5FranceTurbojetAttack1967Production582
Dassault Mirage F1FranceTurbojetFighter1966Production720
Dassault Mirage F2FranceTurbofanAttack1966Prototype1
Dassault Mirage GFranceTurbojetMultirole1967Prototype3
Dassault Mirage 2000FranceTurbofanFighter1978Production601
Dassault Mirage 4000FranceTurbofanFighter1979Prototype1
Dassault RafaleFranceTurbofanMultirole1986Production240
Dassault Super MystèreFranceTurbojetMultirole1955Production180
Dawn Aerospace Mk-II AuroraNew Zealand/NetherlandsRocketExperimental2024Prototype1First supersonic civil aircraft since the Concorde [2]
Douglas D-558-2 SkyrocketUnited StatesRocketExperimental1948Prototype3Dual jet and rocket powerplants,
Douglas X-3 StilettoUnited StatesTurbojetExperimental1951Prototype1
English Electric LightningUnited KingdomTurbojetFighter1957Production337Interceptor
Eurofighter TyphoonMulti-NationalTurbofanFighter1994Production661
EWR VJ 101West GermanyV/STOLFighter1963Prototype2
Fairey Delta 2United KingdomTurbojetExperimental1954Prototype2First aircraft to pass 1,000 mph.
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1974Production4604
General Dynamics F-111 AardvarkUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1964Production563Also bomber and EW Variants.
Grumman F-11 TigerUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1954Production200
Grumman F11F-1F Super TigerUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1956Prototype2
Grumman F-14 TomcatUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1970Production712
Guizhou JL-9ChinaTurbojetTrainer2003Production
HAL TejasIndiaTurbofanMultirole2001Production40
Helwan HA-300EgyptTurbojetFighter1964Prototype3Interceptor
HESA AzarakhshIranTurbojetFighter1997Prototype6
HESA SaeqehIranTurbojetFighter2004Production12
Hongdu L-15ChinaTurbofanTrainer2005Prototype
IAI KfirIsraelTurbojetMultirole1973Production220
IAI LaviIsraelTurbofanMultirole1986Prototype3
IAI NammerIsraelTurbofanFighter1991Prototype1
IAI NesherIsraelTurbojetMultirole1971Production61
KAI T-50 Golden EagleRepublic of KoreaTurbofanTrainer2002Production200
Lockheed A-12United StatesTurbojetPatrol1962Production15Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed SR-71 BlackbirdUnited StatesTurbojetPatrol1964Production32Hybrid turbojet-ramjet engines. Reconnaissance
Lockheed YF-12United StatesTurbojetFighter1963Prototype3Interceptor
Lockheed Martin F-22 RaptorUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1997Production195
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIUnited StatesTurbofanMultirole2006Production820
Lockheed F-104 StarfighterUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1954Production2578Interceptor
Lockheed Martin X-35United StatesTurbofanExperimental2000Prototype2
Martin Marietta X-24AUnited StatesRocketExperimental1969Prototype1
McDonnell F-101 VoodooUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1954Production807
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIUnited StatesTurbojetMultirole1958Production5195
McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1972Production1723F-15E Strike Eagle multirole variant
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetUnited StatesTurbofanMultirole1978Production1480
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1953Production2172
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1955Production11496
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1967Production5047
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1964Production1186Interceptor
Mikoyan MiG-27Soviet UnionTurbojetAttack1970Production1075
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29Soviet UnionTurbofanFighter1977Production1600
Mikoyan MiG-31Soviet UnionTurbofanFighter1975Production519Interceptor
Mikoyan MiG-35RussiaTurbofanFighter2007Prototype8
Mikoyan Project 1.44RussiaTurbofanExperimental2000Prototype1
Mitsubishi F-1JapanTurbofanFighter1971Production77
Mitsubishi F-2JapanTurbofanMultirole1995Production98
Mitsubishi T-2JapanTurbofanTrainer1975Production90
Mitsubishi X-2 ShinshinJapanTurbofanExperimental2016Prototype1
Myasishchev M-50Soviet UnionTurbojetBomber1959Prototype1
Nanchang J-12ChinaTurbojetFighter1970Prototype8
Nanchang Q-5ChinaTurbojetAttack1965Production1300
Nord GerfautFranceTurbojetExperimental1953Prototype2
Nord GriffonFranceTurbojetExperimental1955Prototype2Dual turbojet-ramjet powerplant
North American A-5 VigilanteUnited StatesTurbojetBomber1958Production120Bomber, Reconnaissance
North American F-100 Super SabreUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1953Production2294
North American F-107United StatesTurbojetAttack1957Prototype3
North American X-15United StatesRocketExperimental1959Prototype3
North American XB-70 ValkyrieUnited StatesTurbojetBomber1964Prototype2Strategic bomber
Northrop F-5United StatesTurbojetFighter1959Production2603
Northrop T-38 TalonUnited StatesTurbojetTrainer1959Production1189
Northrop HL-10United StatesRocketExperimental1966Prototype1
Northrop M2-F3United StatesRocketExperimental1970Prototype1
Northrop YF-17United StatesTurbojetFighter1974Prototype2
Northrop F-20 TigersharkUnited StatesTurbofanFighter1982Prototype3
Northrop YF-23United StatesTurbofanFighter1990Prototype2
Panavia TornadoMulti-NationalTurbofanMultirole1974Production992
Republic XF-91 ThunderceptorUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1949Prototype2Interceptor
Republic F-105 ThunderchiefUnited StatesTurbojetAttack1955Production833
Rockwell B-1 LancerUnited StatesTurbofanBomber1974Production104Strategic bomber
Rockwell-MBB X-31United StatesTurbofanExperimental1990Prototype2
Saab 35 DrakenSwedenTurbojetFighter1955Production651
Saab 37 ViggenSwedenTurbofanFighter1967Production329
Saab JAS 39 GripenSwedenTurbofanMultirole1988Production271
Saunders-Roe SR.53United KingdomRocketFighter1957Prototype2Interceptor. Mixed powerplant (jet + rocket)
SEPECAT JaguarMulti-NationalTurbofanAttack1968Production543
Shenyang J-6ChinaTurbojetFighter1958Production4500
Shenyang J-8ChinaTurbojetFighter1969Production408Interceptor
Shenyang J-11ChinaTurbofanFighter1998Production440
Shenyang J-15ChinaTurbofanFighter2009Production50
Shenyang J-16ChinaTurbofanMultirole2012Production172
Shenyang J-31ChinaTurbofanMultirole2012Prototype
Sukhoi Su-7Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1955Production1847
Sukhoi Su-9Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1956Production1150Interceptor
Sukhoi Su-11Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1958Production108Interceptor
Sukhoi Su-15Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1962Production1290Interceptor
Sukhoi Su-17Soviet UnionTurbojetAttack1966Production2867
Sukhoi Su-24Soviet UnionTurbojetAttack1967Production1400
Sukhoi Su-27Soviet UnionTurbofanFighter1977Production680
Sukhoi Su-30Soviet UnionTurbofanMultirole1989Production630
Sukhoi Su-33Soviet UnionTurbofanFighter1987Production35
Sukhoi Su-34Soviet UnionTurbofanAttack1990Production147
Sukhoi Su-35RussiaTurbofanMultirole2008Production154
Sukhoi Su-37RussiaTurbofanFighter1996Prototype1
Sukhoi Su-47RussiaTurbofanFighter1997Prototype1
Sukhoi Su-57RussiaTurbofanFighter2010Prototype16
Sukhoi T-4Soviet UnionTurbojetBomber1972Prototype1Strategic bomber
Tupolev Tu-22Soviet UnionTurbojetBomber1959Production311Strategic bomber
Tupolev Tu-22MSoviet UnionTurbofanBomber1969Production497Strategic bomber
Tupolev Tu-28Soviet UnionTurbojetFighter1961Production198Interceptor
Tupolev Tu-144Soviet UnionTurbojetTransport1968Production16SST
Tupolev Tu-160Soviet UnionTurbofanBomber1981Production36Strategic bomber
Vought F-8 CrusaderUnited StatesTurbojetFighter1955Production1219
Xian JH-7ChinaTurbofanMultirole1988Production270
Yakovlev Yak-27Soviet UnionTurbojetPatrol1960Production165Reconnaissance
Yakovlev Yak-28Soviet UnionTurbojetMultirole1958Production1180
Yakovlev Yak-38Soviet UnionV/STOLFighter1971Production231
Yakovlev Yak-141Soviet UnionV/STOLFighter1987Prototype4

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References

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Bibliography
  1. ↑ "Boom - News - Boom Supersonic Achieves Supersonic Flight". Boom. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Dawn Aerospace rocket-powered aircraft successfully completes supersonic flight". Reuters. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  • Gunston, Bill (2008). Faster than Sound: The Story of Supersonic Flight. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84425-564-1.