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-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
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.
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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