List of fictional aircraft

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This is a list of fictional aircraft, including fixed-wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft, and lighter-than-air craft. The aircraft in this list are generally intended to operate in an atmosphere, though a few have been stated as being capable of exoatmospheric or sub-orbital flight as well.

A F/A-37 Talon mockup on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln from the film Stealth

These aircraft appear in notable works of fiction, including novels, stories, films, TV series, animation, video games, comics, and other works. They are either the subject of the work or an important element.

Fighters

Main article: Fighter aircraft
  • Advanced Dominance Fighter: A family of supermaneuverable air superiority superfighters developed by Gründer Industries in the Ace Combat series of video games.[1][2]
  • Angel Interceptor: A carrier-based fighter jet from the 1967 TV series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. The aircraft operates from an airborne aircraft carrier named Cloudbase. The craft is based on the World Air Force Viper, powered by twin turbo-jet compressors feeding a single ramjet. It is armed with a nose cannon and rockets.[5]
  • ASF-X Shinden II: An experimental multirole fighter jet that features forward-swept wings, a two-tiered engine configuration (akin to that of the English Electric Lightning), and variable-geometry wing tips and vertical stabilizers. It was designed by Macross creator Shōji Kawamori for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.[6][7][8]
  • AV-14 Attack VTOL: A UNSC airborne attack vehicle, also known as the Hornet, from the Halo video game series.[9]
  • A/V-32 Pegasus: A fictional jump jet operated by the US Marine Corps in the Jim DeFelice novel Havana Strike.[10]
  • Cobra Rattler: A VTOL attack plane based on the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. It made its first appearance in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero in 1984.
  • CFA-44 Nosferatu: An advanced carrier-based fighter jet with all-directional multi-purpose missiles (ADMMs), internal jamming pods, and dual railguns, from Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.[6][1][7][11]
  • F-19 Ghostrider: based on the Have Blue project of the 1970s. The Testors Model Company released a conceptual model airplane in 1986, and Monogram followed with its own version in 1987. Earning massive media attention, the design became the shape of the mysterious "Stealth Fighter" in the public eye until the F-117 Nighthawk was unveiled in 1990. As it turned out, the sleek and low-profile design looked nothing like the highly angular, faceted F-117 it was meant to portray.[12][13] The aircraft was described as the F-19A Ghostrider in the Tom Clancy novel Red Storm Rising. The book described the aircraft as being nicknamed the "Frisbee" and having no corners, high-bypass turbofans, and appearing to mimic the shape of a cathedral bell when viewed from above.[14]
  • F-41 Broadsword: A UNSC exoatmospheric multirole strike fighter. It is capable of operating within an atmosphere or in a vacuum; the F-41E variant features energy shielding, as seen in Halo 4. This craft comes from the Halo video game series.[15]
  • F-22V Velociraptor: A delta wing version of the F-22 Raptor featured in the Jim DeFelice novel Cyclops One.[16]
  • F-302 Fighter-Interceptor: An exoatmospheric combat craft developed, and initially fielded by, the Stargate franchise's depiction of the United States of America. Developed as a response to the imminent threat posed by the Milky Way galaxy's dominant power, the Goa'uld System Lords, it was described as having made use of various alien-derived technologies that had been procured through the series' eponymous Stargate Program. Among the various alien-based materials and subsystems said to have been incorporated into the aircraft were its inertial dampening systems, a 'Naquadah'-based airframe composite, and even a short-range 'hyperspace-window generator' granting it limited superluminal propulsion.[17]
  • F/A-37 Talon: A single-seat fighter attack aircraft of the U.S. Navy, which appeared in the 2005 film Stealth. It is capable of Mach 3.5 and supercruise, and has a range of 4,000 miles. It is also accompanied by an AI-operated UAV, which assists in targeting and ISR for the Talon.[18][19]
  • F/A-40 Stalker: A stealth fighter used by the Western Coalition from Frontlines: Fuel of War. It is based on the F-22 Raptor.
  • Firehawk: A VTOL multi-role fighter jet that appears in Command & Conquer 3. The craft is a two-seat, forward-swept wing design with rearwards-swept winglets and canards. It can be outfitted with special boosters that enable it to go sub-orbital, allowing it to bypass anti-aircraft fire.[20]
  • GAF-1 Varcolac: An advanced multirole fighter jet that features extreme maneuverability and a machine gun on the tail for defense against missiles. It was developed by the Golden Axe Plan from Ace Combat: Joint Assault. Its name is Romanian for "werewolf".[21]
  • Gilbert XF-120: A fictitious X-plane portrayed by an XB-51 in camouflage, from the 1956 film Toward the Unknown.[22]
  • Gunyip: A multirole combat jet aircraft from Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan operated by Bush Rescue.[23] It has a gull wing configuration with dual winglets on both wingtips and uses a variety of weapons ranging from the wing-mounted autocannons, guided missiles, and lasers.
  • Hughes Devastator: A fighter aircraft manufactured by Hughes Aircraft in Crimson Skies.[24]
  • Manta Fighter: A single-place 1939 twin-prop design, with a delta tail & straight wings near the aft, from the 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.[25]
  • Mikoyan CF-121 Redhawk: An April Fools' prank detailing the RCAF purchase of thirty MiG-21s for Squadron 441 in 1960.[26]
  • MiG-28: A fictional aircraft flown by the antagonists in the 1986 film Top Gun. The real aircraft used to portray the MiG-28 was a Northrop F-5.[27]
Full-scale MiG-31 Firefox model used in the film Firefox parked at Van Nuys Airport, California in May 1982
  • MiG-31 Firefox: A fictional aircraft that appeared in Craig Thomas's novels Firefox and Firefox Down, as well as the 1982 film by the same name starring Clint Eastwood. The aircraft was portrayed as a Soviet interceptor with stealth capabilities, and had a thought-controlled weapons system.[28] Its designation is shared with the real MiG-31 Foxhound.[29]
  • MiG-37 Ferret: A fictional Soviet stealth model aircraft, produced by Testors as a counter to the American F-19. The craft combined a faceted airframe design with cooled exhausts and radar-absorbing skin. Purely conjectural, the design nonetheless turned out to be closer in shape to the actual F-117 Nighthawk.[30]
  • MiG-242: A fictional Soviet aircraft appearing in the 1968 pilot episode of Joe 90, a British Supermarionation television series co-created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson[31]
  • Pan Spatial Dragon wing: a VTOL Fighter that is Half Helicopter Half fighter jet.
  • R-101 Delphinus #1: An agile fighter-attacker and the first R-Series aircraft developed by Neucom Incorporated, used as their main fighter during the Intercorporate War. First featured in Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.[32]
    • R-102 Delphinus #2: An evolved model with a single jet engine, more armor, and ability to fire pulse lasers.
    • R-103 Delphinus #3: The most advanced Delphinus model with higher top speed, more weapons variety, and greater stability.
  • R-311 Remora: A parasite attacker developed by Neucom Incorporated. It is dropped from the R-531 Mobura at high altitude to rapidly attack ground facilities, then reattached to the aircraft. From Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.[32]
  • RF-12A2 Blackbird: A large high-speed interceptor based on the SR-71 Blackbird. Designed for combat within the stratosphere, it has a long-range interception radar and an internal bay re-engineered to carry missiles instead of reconnaissance equipment. However, its speed and weight make air combat maneuvering difficult. From Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.[32]
  • Savoia S.21: A fictional fighter seaplane that appears in the anime film Porco Rosso, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Its name is shared with the real-life Savoia S.21, but the two do not look similar.[33]
  • Su-38 Slamhound: A Russian Spetsnaz Guard Brigade support fighter in EndWar.[34]
  • Su-50 Flatlin: A russian fifth gen stealth fighter in Lars Wilderängs book Midsommargryning[35]
  • Tornado: Sonic the Hedgehog's personal biplane. First featured in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.[36]
    • Tornado 2: An upgraded model built by Miles "Tails" Prower, able to alter its wings into an X-shape to become more maneuverable. First featured in Sonic Adventure.[36]
    • Cyclone: Sometimes referred to as the "Tornado III", it is a rocket-powered monoplane that can transform into a bipedal battle mech for land combat or a four-wheeled vehicle for driving on roads. First featured in Sonic Adventure 2.[36]
  • UI-4054 Aurora: A secret aircraft used by Abyssal Dision, leader of the terrorist organization Ouroboros. From Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.[32]
  • VF-0 Phoenix: A prototype "variable fighter" from the Macross Zero sci-fi anime series, which can transform into mecha. It was designed and manufactured in-universe by Northrop Grumman for use by the U.N. Spacy against the Anti-UN Alliance.[37]
  • VF-1 Valkyrie: An evolution of the VF-0 that was primarily used by the U.N. Spacy against Zentradi during Space War I in Super Dimension Fortress Macross (adapted as Robotech in the US). Its design was inspired by the F-14 Tomcat,[38] while its name was taken from the North American XB-70 Valkyrie.[39] Prominently featured variants include:
    • VF-1A: Standard variant with one anti-aircraft laser cannon for armament. Dubbed "cannon fodder" due to its high loss rate during Space War I.[40]
    • VF-1D: Two-seater variant with two anti-aircraft laser cannons. Primarily deployed as trainers.[41]
    • VF-1J: Squadron leader's variant developed by Shinnakasu and Kyuusei Industries. Has two anti-aircraft laser cannons like the VF-1D and can be equipped with Shinnakasu GBP-1S "Armored" system.[42]
    • VF-1S: Squadron commander's (in-universe equivalent of US Navy CAGs) variant. Carries the heaviest load with four anti-aircraft laser cannons and firepower upgrades. Primarily used by the Skull Squadron stationed aboard SDF-1 Macross.[43]
  • Willis JA-3: A rocket/jet-powered X-plane capable of 1,400 mph (2,300 km/h), from the 1950 film Chain Lightning, piloted by Humphrey Bogart's character.[44]
  • X-02 Wyvern: An advanced fighter aircraft developed by the fictional nation of Erusea, with 3D thrust vectoring nozzles and variable-geometry tail fins and wings that can switch between a forward- and backward-swept configuration. First featured in Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies.[45][1]
  • X-49 Night Raven: An advanced experimental fighter aircraft with a closed flying wing design. It is equipped with a laser cannon, and requires its pilot to undergo artificial nerve surgery in order to operate it. It was used by the terrorist organization Ouroboros during the Intercorporate War. First featured in Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.[32]
    • XR-900 Geopelia: A UCAV with optional manned piloting capability. Developed by Neucom Incorporated using the Night Raven as its basis. From Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.
  • XA-20 Razorback: A main support fighter in the United States Joint Strike Force in EndWar. The Razorback also appears in H.A.W.X as a reward for completing the game, where it is revealed it to have stealth capabilities.[47]
  • XFA-24A Apalis: An experimental multirole fighter developed in the 2010s, first featured in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.[48][49]
  • XFA-27: A multirole fighter aircraft with variable geometry wings, boasting high maneuverability and the ability to fire off four missiles simultaneously (being the first aircraft in an Ace Combat game to do so). First featured in Ace Combat 2.[48][49][7]
  • XFA-33 Fenrir: A multirole aircraft possessing a massive airframe and equipped with optical camouflage, a microwave radiation gun, VTOL capabilities, thrust-vectoring engines, wingtips, delta wing configuration, canards and V-tail. First featured in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.[50][49]
  • XFA-36A Game: An advanced twin-engine stealth fighter developed by General Resource. It features a tailless lambda wing configuration with canards, folding wingtips, and multiple-vane 3D thrust vectoring. From Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.[32]
  • XP-14F Skystriker: the primary air-superiority fighter used by G.I. Joe in the comics and animated series in the early 1980s, sold as a toy from 1983 to 1986. It closely resembles the real-life U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat.[38][51]
  • XR-45 Cariburn: A highly maneuverable forward-swept wing twin-engine fighter. First featured in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.[48][49]
  • Yak-12: A fictional Soviet jet aircraft featured in the film Jet Pilot starring John Wayne. A Lockheed T-33 was used to portray the fictitious plane. The designation does, however, exist in the form of the Yakovlev Yak-12, a utility airplane from the Soviet Union.[22]
  • YR-99 Forneus: A prototype twin-engine multirole stealth fighter built with a laminar flow control system to reduce drag. It uses radiation-absorbent material and onboard electronic equipment for its stealth. First featured in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.[49]
  • YSS-1000 Sabre: A fictional spaceplane being developed by the UNSC. It appears in Halo: Reach.[52]

Bombers and attackers

Main articles: Bomber and Attack aircraft
  • ADA-01A/01B ADLER: Two attacker variants of the ADF-01 FALKEN fighter. As the first aircraft in the ADA series developed by Gründer Industries, it was designed to complement the FALKEN and defend it from surface-to-air attacks. It was also designed to test the experimental "SDBM" weapon. It was planned to appear in Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, but the idea was scrapped. The B model, which replaces the SDBM from the ADA-01A with the MPBM (Multi-Purpose Burst Missile), appears in Ace Combat Infinity as a playable aircraft.[53][1]
  • B-3: A fictional derivative of the B-2 Spirit featured in the 1996 film Broken Arrow[54] and Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour.
  • B-39 Peacemaker: A fictional Cold War-era nuclear-powered USAF bomber in the Charles Stross novelette A Colder War.[55]
  • Bm-335 Lindwurm: A large strategic bomber with a prominent radome below the cockpit, used by the Belkan Air Force. From Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.[1]
  • EB-52 Megafortress: The Megafortress first appears in Dale Brown's novel Flight of the Old Dog and is expanded upon and upgraded in his later books. The design contains a long SST nose, with a stealth shape and twin V-tails. Its eight engines are later replaced by four larger turbofans.[56]
  • EB-1C Vampire: first appearing in Dale Brown's novel Battle Born, the EB-1C is an advanced variant of the real-life B-1 Lancer. It differs from the real B-1 in that its wings are always swept all the way back, the tail is smaller and lacks the horizontal stabilizer, and it utilizes "Mission Adaptive Skin" that uses micro-hydraulics to affect the shape of its wings in-flight.[57]
  • R-201 Asterozoa: A ground attack jet developed by Neucom Incorporated with a twin-hull fuselage, each having its own engine, cockpit, and weapons bay. From Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.[32]
  • R-211 Orcinus: An advanced twin-engine supersonic attacker with laser weaponry developed by Neucom Incorporated. From Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.[32]
  • SuperCOIL: A secretly developed radar-invisible B-2 variant, which carries an airborne "COIL" chemical laser powerful enough to shoot down missiles in mid-flight, featured in the thriller novel SuperCOIL by Robert Ari.[58][better source needed]
  • YR-302 Fregata: A four-engine heavy attacker first featured in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.[48][49]

Gunships

See also: gunship
Main article: Gunship
  • AC400: A gunship inspired by the Airbus A400M Atlas, featured in the video game Turboprop Flight Simulator.
  • AT-99 Scorpion: A VTOL gunship which uses two transverse ducted rotors for lift. It has a crew of one. The aircraft appears in the 2009 film Avatar.[59]
  • C-21 Dragon: A VTOL four-post ducted-fan transport and gunship, which appears in the film Avatar.[60]
  • R-701 Triakis: An attack helicopter developed by Neucom Incorporated. From Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere.[32]
  • SA-2 Samson: A ducted-fan transverse rotor utility assault transport from the film Avatar.[61]
  • Vertibird : A VTOL gunship similar to the V-22 Osprey in the Fallout video game series. It was developed before the apocalypse and used by the U.S military on many fronts. In the games, the aircraft is used by several factions, most notably the Enclave, New California Republic, and Brotherhood of Steel.[62]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Main articles: Unmanned aerial vehicle and Unmanned combat aerial vehicle

Special operations

Airborne aircraft carriers

Main article: Airborne aircraft carrier
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Civilian

Commercial

Personal

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