List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)
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Naval aviation of the United States, as it is predicted to be by 2020.
This list of military aircraft of the United States (naval) includes prototype, pre-production and operational types designations under the 1922 United States Navy aircraft designation system, which was used by the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard.
Prototypes are normally prefixed with "X" and often unnamed (note that these are not the same as the experimental X-planes, which are not generally expected to go into production), while pre-production models are usually prefixed "Y".
For aircraft designations prior to the adoption of this system, see List of military aircraft of the United States (1909-1919).
For aircraft designations under the U.S. Army Air Force/U.S. Air Force USAF system or the post-1962 Tri-Service system and aircraft currently in service, see List of military aircraft of the United States.
Airborne early warning, 1952-1962
- WF Tracer - Grumman (redesignated E-1 in 1962)
- W2F Hawkeye - Grumman (redesignated E-2 in 1962)
- XWU - Vought
- WV Warning Star - Lockheed (redesignated EC-121 in 1962)
Airship
Commissioned vessels, 1922-1935
This series of four airships (two one-offs and two production Akron-class vessels) were the only airships in American history to be commissioned as ships of the United States Navy. ZR-2 is missing from the list as that airship (the British R-38) crashed and was destroyed before delivery.[1]
Airborne Early Warning, 1952-1962
- ZWG - Goodyear
- ZWN Reliance - Goodyear
Patrol, 1947-1962
- ZPG - Goodyear
- ZPK - Goodyear
- ZP2K - Goodyear
- ZP3K - Goodyear
- ZP4K - Goodyear
- ZP5K - Goodyear
- ZPM - Goodyear
- ZPN - Goodyear
- ZP2N - Goodyear
Scout, 1954-1962
- ZSG - Goodyear
- ZS2G - Goodyear
Training, 1947-1962
- ZTG - Goodyear
- ZTL - Goodyear
Ambulance, 1943-1962
- AE Grasshopper - Piper
Anti-submarine, 1946-1962
In 1946, the "S for Scout" designation was replaced by "S for anti-Submarine", however, the numbers in the 'S' series were not restarted.
- SF - used in the Scout sequence
- S2F Tracker - Grumman
- SU - used in the Scout sequence
- XS2U - Vought
Attack, 1946-1962
AD Skyraider, United States, 2003.
- AD Skyraider - Douglas (redesignated A-1 in 1962)
- A2D Skyshark - Douglas
- A3D Skywarrior - Douglas (redesignated A-3 in 1962)
- A4D Skyhawk - Douglas (redesignated A-4 in 1962)
- AF Guardian - Grumman
- A2F Intruder - Grumman (redesignated A-6 in 1962)
- AH Phantom II - McDonnell Douglas (redesignated F4H, then F-4 in 1962)
- AJ Savage - North American
- A2J Super Savage - North American
- A3J Vigilante - North American (redesignated A-5 in 1962)
- AM Mauler - Martin
- AU Corsair - Vought
- A2U Cutlass - Vought
Bomber
Bomber, 1931-1943
- BD Havoc - Douglas
- BG - Great Lakes
- B2G - Great Lakes
- BM - Martin
- BN - Naval Aircraft Factory
- BT - Northrop
- B2T - Northrop
- BY Fleetster - Consolidated
- B2Y - Consolidated
Bomber fighter, 1934-1937
Bomber drone, 1944
Bomber torpedo, 1942-1945
- BTC - Curtiss
- BT2C - Curtiss
- BTD Destroyer - Douglas
- BT2D Destroyer II - Douglas
- BTK - Kaiser-Fleetwings
- BTM Mauler - Martin
Foreign-Built Bomber Aircraft, 1910-1962
- Airco DH.4 - Airco and De Havilland
- Airco DH.9A - Airco and De Havilland
- Caproni Ca.44 - Caproni
- Macchi M.8 - Macchi
Drone
Antisubmarine, 1959-1962
- DSN DASH - Gyrodyne (redesignated H-50 in 1962)
Assault, 1944
- BDR - Interstate
Target, 1942-1946
- TDC Cadet - Culver
- TD2C Cadet - Culver
- TD3C - Culver
- TD4C - Culver
- TDD - Radioplane
- McDonnell TD2D Katydid - McDonnell
- TD3D - Frankfort
- TD4D - Radioplane
- TD3D - Frankfort
- TD4D - Radioplane
- TDL Airacobra - Bell
- TDN - Naval Aircraft Factory
- TD2N Gorgon - Naval Aircraft Factory
- TD3N Gorgon - Naval Aircraft Factory
- TDR - Interstate
- TD2R - Interstate
- TD3R - Interstate
Unpiloted, 1946-1955
- UC - Culver TD4C
Unified sequence, 1945-1962
- KDA Firebee - Ryan
- KDB Cardinal - Beechcraft (redesignated MQM-61 in 1962)
- KD2B - Beechcraft
- Curtiss-Wright KDC - Curtiss-Wright
- KD2C Snipe - Curtiss-Wright
- KD3C Snipe - Curtiss-Wright
- KDD Katydid - McDonnell (formerly TD2D - redesignated KDH in 1946)
- KDG Snipe - Globe
- KD2G Firefly - Globe
- KD3G Snipe - Globe
- KD4G Quail - Globe
- KD5G - Globe
- KD6G Firefly - Globe
- KDH Katydid - McDonnell
- KDM Plover - Martin
- KDN Gorgon IIB - Naval Aircraft Factory
- KD2N Gorgon - Martin/Naval Aircraft Factory
- KDR Quail - Radioplane
- KD2R Quail - Radioplane (redesignated MQM-36A Shelduck in 1962)
- KD4R - Radioplane
- KDT Teal - Temco
- KDU Regulus - Chance Vought
- KD2U Regulus II - Vought
Fighter
Fighter, 1910-1922
- Aeromarine AS - Aeromarine
- Curtiss 18 - Curtiss
- Curtiss HA Dunkirk Fighter - Curtiss
- Loening M-8 - Loening
- Naval Aircraft Factory TF - Naval Aircraft Factory
- Naval Aircraft Factory TS - Naval Aircraft Factory
- Vought VE-7 - Vought
Fighter, 1922-1962
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats on 1943-01-21.
F3H-2N Demon on the deck of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum.
An F4U Corsair appearing at the 2005 AirVenture Air Show at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
- FA - General Aircraft
- F2A Buffalo - Brewster
- F3A Corsair - Brewster
- FB - Boeing
- F2B - Boeing
- F3B Seahawk - Boeing
- F4B - Boeing
- F5B - Boeing
- F6B - Boeing
- F7B - Boeing
- XF8B - Boeing
- FC - Curtiss
- F2C - Curtiss
- F3C - Curtiss
- F4C - Curtiss
- F5C - skipped
- F6C Hawk - Curtiss
- F7C Seahawk - Curtiss
- F8C Falcon/Helldiver - Curtiss
- F9C Sparrowhawk - Curtiss
- XF10C Helldiver - Curtiss
- F11C Goshawk - Curtiss (later redesignated BFC)
- F12C Helldiver - Curtiss (later redesignated SBC)
- XF13C - Curtiss
- XF14C - Curtiss
- F15C - Curtiss
- XFD - Douglas
- F2D - skipped to avoid confusion with McDonnell F2D (later redesignated F2H)
- F3D Skyknight - Douglas (redesignated F-10 in 1962)
- F4D Skyray - Douglas (redesignated F-6 in 1962)
- F5D Skylancer - Douglas
- F6D Missileer - Douglas
- FD - McDonnell (later redesignated FH)
- F2D Banshee - McDonnell (redesignated F2H on delivery)
- FF Fifi - Grumman
- F2F - Grumman
- F3F - Grumman
- F4F Wildcat - Grumman
- XF5F Skyrocket - Grumman
- F6F Hellcat - Grumman
- F7F Tigercat - Grumman
- F8F Bearcat - Grumman
- F9F Cougar - Grumman (redesignated F-9 in 1962)
- F9F Panther - Grumman
- XF10F Jaguar - Grumman
- F11F Tiger - Grumman (redesignated F-11 in 1962)
- F12F - Grumman
- FG - Eberhart
- F2G - Eberhart
- FG Corsair - Goodyear
- F2G Corsair - Goodyear
- XFH - Hall-Aluminum Aircraft Corporation
- FH Phantom - McDonnell
- F2H Banshee - McDonnell (redesignated F-2 in 1962)
- F3H Demon - McDonnell (redesignated F-3 in 1962)
- F4H Phantom II - McDonnell (redesignated F-4 1962)
- FJ - Berliner-Joyce
- F2J - Berliner-Joyce
- FJ Fury - North American (redesignated F-1 in 1962)
- XFL - Loening
- XFL Airabonita - Bell
- F2L Kingcobra - Bell
- XF3L - Bell
- FM Wildcat - General Motors
- F2M Wildcat - General Motors
- F3M Bearcat - General Motors
- FN - Seversky
- FO Lightning - Lockheed
- FR Fireball - Ryan
- XF2R Dark Shark - Ryan
- FS Spitfire - Supermarine (designation reserved on paper for 17 Spitfire Mk. V used by VCS-7 but never officially assigned)
- Northrop XFT - Northrop
- F2T Black Widow - Northrop
- Vought VE-7 Bluebird - Chance Vought
- FU - Chance Vought
- F2U - Chance Vought
- F3U - Chance Vought
- F4U Corsair - Chance Vought
- XF5U - Chance Vought
- F6U Pirate - Chance Vought
- F7U Cutlass - Chance Vought
- F-8 Crusader - Chance Vought
- F8U-3 Crusader III - Chance Vought
- FV - Canadian Vickers (designation reserved but never assigned)
- XFV - Lockheed
- F2W - Wright
- F3W Apache - Wright
- XFY Pogo - Convair
- F2Y Sea Dart - Convair (redesignated F-7 in 1962)
Foreign-Built Fighters, 1910-1962
- Bristol Bulldog - Bristol Aeroplane Company
- Handley Page HP 21 HPS - Handley Page
- Hanriot HD-1 - Hanriot
- Macchi M-5 - Macchi
- Nieuport 28 - Nieuport
- Parnall Panther - Parnall
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A - Royal Aircraft Factory
- Sopwith Camel - Sopwith
Glider
Bomb Glider
- LBD Gargoyle - McDonnell
- LBE - Pratt-Read / Naval Aircraft Factory
- LBP - Piper
- LBT - Taylorcraft
Trainer Glider, 1941-1945
- LNE - Pratt-Read
- LNP Grasshopper - Piper
- LNR Grasshopper - Aeronca
- LNS - Schweizer
- LNT Grasshopper - Taylorcraft
Transport Glider, 1941-1945
- LRA - Allied
- LR2A - Allied
- LRG - AGA Aviation
- LRH - Snead
- LRN - Naval Aircraft Factory
- LR2N - Naval Aircraft Factory
- LRQ - Bristol
- LRW - Waco Aircraft Company
- LR2W - Waco
- LR2W - Waco
- PS-2 - Franklin
Foreign-Built Glider, 1910-1962
Helicopters
Antisubmarine, 1951-1962
Crane, 1952-1955
- HCH - McDonnell
Observation, 1944-1962
- XHOC - Convertawings
- HOE Hornet - Hiller
- HOG Rotorcycle - Gyrodyne
- HOK - Kaman (redesignated H-43 in 1962)
- HOS Hoverfly II - Sikorsky
- HO2S Dragonfly - Sikorsky
- HO3S Dragonfly - Sikorsky
- HO4S - Sikorsky (redesignated H-19 in 1962)
- HO5S - Sikorsky
Trainer, 1944-1948
- HNS Hoverfly - Sikorsky
Trainer, 1948-1962
- HTE Raven - Hiller
- HTK Huskie - Kaman (redesignated H-43 in 1962)
- HTL Sioux - Bell (redesignated H-13 in 1962)
Transport, 1944-1962
- HRB Sea Knight - Boeing-Vertol (redesignated H-46 in 1962)
- HRH - McDonnell
- HRP Rescuer - Piasecki
- HRS - Sikorsky
- HR2S - Sikorsky (redesignated H-37 in 1962)
- HR3S - Sikorsky (redesignated H-3 in 1962)
Utility, 1944-1949
- HJD Whirlaway - McDonnell (later redesignated HJH)
- HJH Whirlaway - McDonnell
- HJP - Piasecki
- HJS - Sikorsky
Utility, 1950-1962
- HUK Huskie - Kaman (redesignated H-43 in 1962)
- HU2K Seasprite - Kaman (redesignated H-2 in 1962)
- HUL (redesignated H-13 in 1962)
- HUM - McCulloch
- HUP Retriever - Piasecki (redesignated H-25 in 1962)
- HUS Seahorse - Sikorsky (redesignated H-34 in 1962)
- HU2S Sea Guard - Sikorsky (redesignated H-52 in 1962)
Hospital, 1929-1942
Marine Expeditionary, 1922-1923
- EM - Elias
- NM - Naval Aircraft Factory
Observation
Observation, 1922-1962
- EO - Elias
- HO - Huff Daland
- MO - Martin
- M2O - Martin
- NO
- OB - Boeing
- O2B - Boeing
- OC Falcon - Curtiss (previously designated F8C)
- O2C Helldiver - Curtiss
- O3C Seagull - Curtiss
- OD - Douglas
- O2D - Douglas
- OE - Cessna (redesignated O-1 in 1962)
- OF - Grumman
- OJ - Berliner-Joyce
- OK - Keystone
- OL - Loening/Keystone
- O2L - Loening
- OO - Viking
- OP - Pitcairn-Cierva
- O2U Corsair - Vought
- O3U Corsair - Vought
- O4U Corsair - Vought
- O5U - Vought
- OY - Stinson
- OZ - Pennsylvania Aircraft
- UO - Vought
Observation scout, 1935-1945
- OSE - Edo Aircraft Corporation
- OSN - Naval Aircraft Factory
- OS2N Kingfisher - Naval Aircraft Factory
- XOSS - Stearman
- OSU Corsair - Vought
- OS2U Kingfisher - Vought
Foreign-Built Observation Aircraft, 1920-1962
- Fokker C.I - Fokker
- Romeo Ro.1 - Romeo
- Sopwith 1½ Strutter - Sopwith
Patrol
Patrol, 1910-1923
- Curtiss Model H - Curtiss
- Curtiss HS - Curtiss
- Curtiss NC - Curtiss
- Felixstowe F5L
Patrol, 1923-1962
P2V-2 Neptune over NAS Jacksonville, 1953
- PB Flying Fortress - Boeing
- P2B Superfortress - Boeing
- PD - Douglas
- P2D - Douglas
- P3D - Douglas
- PH - Hall
- P2H - Hall
- PJ - General Aviation
- PK - Keystone
- PM - Martin
- P2M - Martin
- P3M - Martin
- P4M Mercator - Martin
- P5M Marlin - Martin (redesignated P-5 in 1962)
- P6M SeaMaster - Martin
- P7M SubMaster - Martin
- PN - Naval Aircraft Factory
- P2N - Naval Aircraft Factory
- P3N - skipped
- P4N - Naval Aircraft Factory
- PO Warning Star - Lockheed
- PS - Sikorsky
- P2S - Sikorsky
- PV-1 Ventura - Lockheed
- PV-2 Harpoon - Lockheed
- P2V Neptune - Lockheed (redesignated P-2 in 1962)
- P3V Orion - Lockheed (redesignated P-3 in 1962)
- PY - Consolidated
- P2Y - Consolidated
- P3Y - Consolidated (redesignated PBY before delivery)
- XP4Y Corregidor - Consolidated
- P5Y - Consolidated
- P6Y - Convair
Patrol bomber, 1935-1962
A flight of PBY-5 Catalinas over the Aleutian Islands.
- XPBB Sea Ranger - Boeing
- PB2B Catalina - Boeing (PBY built by Boeing)
- PB2B-2 Canso - Boeing (PBY built by Boeing)
- PBJ Mitchell - North American
- PBM Mariner - Martin
- PB2M Mars - Martin
- PBN Nomad - Naval Aircraft Factory
- PBO Hudson - Lockheed
- PBS - Sikorsky
- PB2S Catalina - Boeing-Canada
- PBV Catalina - Canadian Vickers
- PBY Catalina - Consolidated (formerly designated P3Y)
- PB2Y Coronado - Consolidated
- PB3Y - Consolidated
- PB4Y-1 Liberator - Consolidated
- PB4Y-2 Privateer - Consolidated (redesignated P-4 in 1962)
Patrol torpedo bomber, 1937-1962
- PTBH - Hall
Foreign-Built Patrol Aircraft, 1910-1962
- Donnet-Denhaut flying boat
- FBA Type H - FBA
- Lévy-Le Pen HB-1 -
- Tellier T-3 Flying-Boat - a.k.a.Tellier 200 ch Hispano-Suiza
- Vickers Viking - Vickers
Pursuit, 1923
- WP - Wright
Racer, 1922-1928
Research Aircraft, 1910-1962
- Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak - Douglas
- Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket - Douglas
- Gallaudet D-1
- Gallaudet D-4
Rotorcycle, 1954-1959
- ROE Rotorcycle - Hiller
- RON Rotorcycle - Gyrodyne
Scout
Scout, 1922-1946
- SC - Curtiss
- S2C - Curtiss
- S3C - Curtiss
- S4C - Curtiss
- SC Seahawk - Curtiss
- SDW - Dayton-Wright
- SE - Bellanca
- SF - Grumman
- SG - Great Lakes
- SL - Loening
- S2L - Loening
- SS - Sikorsky
- SU Corsair - Vought
- XS - Cox-Klemin
Scout bomber, 1934-1946
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless.
- SBA - Brewster
- SB2A Buccaneer - Brewster
- SBC Helldiver - Curtiss-Wright
- SB2C Helldiver - Curtiss-Wright
- SB3C - Curtiss-Wright
- SBD Dauntless - Douglas
- SB2D Destroyer - Douglas
- SBF - Grumman
- SBF Helldiver - Fairchild
- SBG - Great Lakes (NOT Great Lakes BG)
- SBN - Naval Aircraft Factory
- SBT - Northrop
- SBU Corsair - Vought
- SB2U Vindicator - Vought
- SB3U - Vought
- SBW Helldiver - Canadian Car & Foundry
Scout observation, 1934-1946
- SOC Seagull - Curtiss
- SO2C - Curtiss
- SO3C Seamew - Curtiss
- SOE Seagull - Bellanca
- SOK - Fairchild (designation allocated but no aircraft built)
- SON Seagull - Naval Aircraft Factory
- SOR Seagull - Ryan
- SOU - skipped to avoid confusion with OSU
- SO2U - Vought
Scout trainer, 1939-1948
- SNB Navigator - Beechcraft (redesignated C-45 in 1962)
- SNC Falcon - Curtiss
- SNJ Texan - North American
- SN2J - North American
- SNV Valiant - Vultee
Foreign-Built Scout Aircraft, 1920-1962
- Caspar U.1
- Macchi M.16 - Macchi
- Sopwith Baby - Sopwith
Tanker, 1958-1962
- GV Hercules - Lockheed
Torpedo
Torpedo, 1910-1922
Torpedo, 1922-1935
- TB - Boeing
- CT - Curtiss
- DT - Douglas
- T2D - Douglas
- T3D - Douglas
- TE - Detroit
- FT - Fokker
- TG - Great Lakes
- MT - Martin
- T2M - Martin
- T3M - Martin
- T4M - Martin
- T5M - Martin
- T6M - Martin
- TN - Naval Aircraft Factory
- T2N - Naval Aircraft Factory
- ST - Stout
Torpedo bomber, 1935-1946
Grumman TBF Avenger in mid-1942.
- TBD Devastator - Douglas
- TB2D Skypirate - Douglas
- TBF Avenger - Grumman
- TB2F - Grumman
- TB3F Guardian - Grumman
- TBG - Great Lakes
- TBM Avenger - General Motors
- TBU Sea Wolf - Vought
- TBV Georgia - Vultee
- TBY Sea Wolf - Consolidated
Torpedo scout, 1943-1946
- TSF - Grumman
Foreign-Built Torpedo Aircraft, 1920-1962
- Blackburn Swift - Blackburn Aircraft
- Fokker FT - Fokker
Trainer
Trainer, 1910-1922
- Aeromarine 39 - Aeromarine
- Aeromarine 40 - Aeromarine
- Burgess H
- Burgess-Dunne - which one?
- Curtiss N-9 - Curtiss
- Curtiss JN-4 - Curtiss
- Curtiss MF - Curtiss
Trainer, 1922-1948
- NB - Boeing
- N2B - Boeing
- NC - skipped to avoid confusion with NC flying boats
- N2C Fledgling - Curtiss
- NE Grasshopper - Piper
- HN - Huff Daland
- NH - Howard
- NJ - North American
- NK - Keystone
- NL - Langley
- NM - skipped
- N2M - Martin
- NN - skipped
- N2N - Naval Aircraft Factory
- N3N - Naval Aircraft Factory
- N4N - reserved but not assigned
- N5N - Naval Aircraft Factory
- NP - Spartan
- NQ - Fairchild
- NR Recruit - Ryan
- NS - Stearman
- N2S Kaydet - Stearman
- NT - New Standard
- N2T Tutor - Timm
- NY - Consolidated
- N2Y - Consolidated
- N3Y - Consolidated
- N4Y - Consolidated
Trainer, 1948-1962
An SNJ-5 Texan flying in an airshow in 2004.
- TE - Edo
- TF Trader - Grumman (redesignated C-1 in 1962)
- TJ Texan - North American (SNJ-8 - cancelled)
- T2J Buckeye - North American (redesignated T-2 in 1962)
- T3J Sabreliner - North American (redesignated T-39 in 1962)
- TO Shooting Star - Lockheed (redesignated T-33 in 1962)
- Temco TT Pinto - TT Temco
- TV Shooting Star - Lockheed
- T2V SeaStar - Lockheed (redesignated T-1 in 1962)
Foreign-Built Trainer Aircraft, 1910-1962
- Morane-Saulnier AR-1 - Morane-Saulnier
Transport
Transport, 1931-1962
- RA - Fokker
- RB Conestoga - Budd
- RC Kingbird - Curtiss
- R2C - Curtiss (reserved but never assigned)
- R3C - Curtiss (reserved but never assigned)
- R4C Condor - Curtiss-Wright
- R5C Commando - Curtiss-Wright
- RD Dolphin - Douglas
- R2D - Douglas
- R3D - Douglas
- R4D - Douglas (redesignated C-47 in 1962)
- R5D - Douglas (redesignated C-54 in 1962)
- R6D - Douglas (redesignated C-118 in 1962)
- RE - Bellanca
- RK Envoy - Kinner
- R2K - Fairchild
- RM - Martin
- RN Reliant - Stinson
- RO - Lockheed
- R2O - Lockheed
- R3O - Lockheed
- R4O - Lockheed
- R5O - Lockheed
- R6O - Lockheed (later redesignated R6V)
- R7O - Lockheed (later redesignated R7V)
- RQ Reliant - Fairchild
- R2Q - Fairchild
- R3Q Reliant - Fairchild
- R4Q Flying Boxcar - Fairchild
- RR - Ford
- RS - Sikorsky
- RT - Northrop
- R6V - Lockheed (previously designated R6O)
- R7V-1 - Lockheed (previously designated R7O)
- R7V-2 - Lockheed (turboprop powered version)
- R8V - Lockheed (redesignated C-130 in 1962)
- RY - Consolidated
- R2Y - Consolidated
- R3Y Tradewind - Convair
- R4Y Samaritan - Convair (redesignated C-131 in 1962)
- TA - Fokker
- B-314 - Boeing
Transport, single engine, 1939-1941
- GB Traveler - Beechcraft
- GH Nightingale - Howard
- GK - Fairchild
- GQ Reliant - Stinson
Utility
Utility, 1910-1931
- Curtiss Model E - Curtiss
- Curtiss Model F - Curtiss
- Curtiss Model R - Curtiss
Utility, 1931-1955
- JA Norseman - Noorduyn
- JB Traveller - Beechcraft
- JC Kingbird - Curtiss-Wright
- JD Invader - Douglas
- JE - Bellanca
- JF Duck - Grumman
- J2F Duck - Grumman
- J3F Goose - Grumman
- J4F Widgeon - Grumman
- JH - Stearman-Hammond
- JK - Fairchild
- J2K - Fairchild
- JL - Columbia
- JM Marauder - Martin
- JO - Lockheed
- JQ - Fairchild
- J2Q - Fairchild
- JW - Waco
- J2W - Waco
Utility transport, 1935-1955
- JRB Expeditor - Beechcraft
- JRC Bobcat - Cessna
- JRF Goose - Grumman
- JR2F Albatross - Grumman
- JRK - Nash-Kelvinator (designation reserved but never assigned)
- JRM Mars - Martin
- JRS - Sikorsky
- JR2S Excalibur - Sikorsky
Utility, 1955-1962
- UC Otter - de Havilland Canada (redesignated U-1 in 1962)
- U2C Beaver - de Havilland Canada (designation not used)
- UF Albatross - Grumman (redesignated U-16 in 1962)
- UO Aztec - Piper Aircraft (redesignated U-11 in 1962)
- UV Hercules - Lockheed (redesignated in C-130 series)
Foreign-Built Utility Aircraft, 1920-1962
- de Havilland XDH-60 Moth - de Havilland
- de Havilland XDH-80 Puss Moth - de Havilland
- Dornier CsII - Dornier
- Junkers-Larsen JL-6 - Junkers-Larsen
See also
References
- ↑ Smith, Alfred Emanuel (21 September 19214). "Lessons of the ZR-2". The Outlook 129: 80, 82. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- Andrade, John M. (1979). U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials Since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
- Fahey, James C. 1946 U.S. Army Aircraft 1908-1946
- Grossnick, Roy A. United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995. Naval Historical Center
External links
- http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/d/o/dob104/aviation/us/index.html
- www.designation-systems.net/index.html
- home.att.net/~jbaugher
- www.aerofiles.com/aircraft.html
- National Museum of the US Air Force
- www.microworks.net/pacific/aviation
- fire.prohosting.com/hud607/uncommon
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