List of canard aircraft

For types having both fore and aft auxiliary planes, see Three-surface aircraft.

This is a list of canard aircraft, having a foreplane in front of the main wing instead of a conventional tailplane.

Type	Country	Class	Role	Date	Status	No.	Notes
AASI Jetcruzer	USA	Jet	Transport	1989	Prototype	5	Pusher configuration.
AEA June Bug	USA	Propeller	Experimental	1908	Prototype	1
AeroCad AeroCanard	USA	Propeller	Private		Homebuilt	24	Pusher propeller.
ALR Piranha	Switzerland	Jet	Multi-role fighter	1980	Project	0
Ambrosini SS.4	Italy	Propeller	Fighter	1939	Prototype	1	Pusher propeller.
ASL monoplane No.1	UK	Propeller	Experimental	1909	Prototype		Pusher propeller.
ASL monoplane No.2	UK	Propeller	Experimental	1910	Prototype		Pusher propeller.
ASL Valkyrie	UK	Propeller	Private	1910	Production	~11	Mid-engined pusher configuration, with propeller in front of wing. Several variants.
Atlas Cheetah	South Africa	Jet	Fighter	1986	Production	70	Modified Dassault Mirage III airframes. Several variants.
AV-8 MiniCAS	USA	Jet	Attack	1980s	Prototype	0	Proposal for a Close Air Support Harrier variant with shorter fuselage, V-tail, canards and squared air intakes.
Aviafiber Canard 2FL	Switzerland	Glider	Private	1978	Production		Foot-launched. The pilot was accommodated inside a fuselage and withdrew their legs through a hatch in the underside.
Avro 730	UK	Jet	Bomber	1957	Project	0	Mach 3 performance.
Avtek 400	USA	Propeller	Transport	1984	Prototype	1	Pusher configuration.
Beech Starship	USA	Propeller	Transport	1986	Production	53	Pusher configuration.
Beltrame Colibri	Italy	Propeller	Private	1938	Prototype	1	[1]
Besson canard	France	Propeller	Private	1911	Prototype	1	[2]
Berkut 360	USA	Propeller	Private	1989	Homebuilt	31
Blériot V	France	Propeller	Experimental	1907	Prototype	1	Pusher configuration.
Chengdu J-9	China	Jet	Fighter	1975	Project	0
Chengdu J-10	China	Jet	Fighter	1998	Production	468
Chengdu J-20	China	Jet	Fighter	2011	Production	150
Chudzik CC-1	France	Propeller	Private	1987	Prototype	1	[3]
Cosy Classic	USA	Propeller	Private		Homebuilt		Variant of the Cozy III, Europeanised by Uli Wolter. The Çapar Mechanical Engineering company produced at least one example in Turkey. [4]
Cozy	USA	Propeller	Private		Homebuilt
Cozy III	USA	Propeller	Private	1982	Homebuilt
Cozy MK IV	USA	Propeller	Private	1993	Homebuilt
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender	USA	Propeller	Fighter	1943	Prototype	3	Pusher configuration.
Dassault Mirage III	France	Jet	Fighter	1981	Production		Variant with a small close-coupled canard.
Dassault Rafale	France	Jet	Fighter	1986	Production	201
Diehl AeroNautical XTC Hydrolight	USA	Propeller	Amphibious Ultralight	1980s	Kit
Dixon Nipper	UK	Propeller	Experimental	1911	Prototype	1
e-Go	UK	Propeller	Private	2013	Prototype	1
Eipper Lotus Microlight	USA	Propeller		1982			[5]
English Electric P.10	UK	Jet	Reconnaissance	1950s	Prototype	0	Mixed turbojet/ramjet propulsion with telescopic wings.
Eurofighter Typhoon	International	Jet	Multi-role fighter	1994	Production	571
Fabre Hydravion	France	Propeller	Experimental	1910	Prototype	1	First airworthy seaplane.
Focke-Wulf F 19	Germany	Propeller	Experimental	1927	Prototype	2
Focke-Wulf Fw 42	Germany	Propeller	Bomber	1932	Project	0	Twin-engined.
Freedom Aviation Phoenix	USA	Propeller	Homebuilt	2007	Prototype	1
Grumman X-29	USA	Jet	Experimental	1984	Prototype	2	Forward-Swept wing experimental aircraft.
Gyroflug Speed Canard	Germany	Propeller	Sports plane	1980	Production	62
Hawker Siddeley P.1134	UK	Jet	Experimental	1959	Project	0	P.1134/2 variant.
IAI Kfir C2	Israel	Jet	Fighter	1974	Production	220+	Modified Dassault Mirage 5 airframes. Several variants.
IAI Lavi	Israel	Jet	Fighter	1986	Prototype	5	3 completed, 1 of which was later disassembled
Junqua Ibis	France	Propeller	Homebuilt	1991	Operational	11
Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden	Japan	Propeller	Fighter	1945	Prototype	2	Pusher configuration.
Latécoère 225	France	Propeller	Ultralight Amphibious	1984	Prototype	1	Pusher configuration.
Lippisch Ente	Germany	Rocket	Experimental	1928	Prototype	1	First rocket powered aircraft.
Lockheed L-133	USA	Jet	Fighter	1942	Project	0
MacCready Gossamer Condor	USA	Propeller	Experimental	1977	Operational	1	Human-powered aircraft.
MacCready Gossamer Albatross	USA	Propeller	Experimental	1979	Operational	1	Human-powered aircraft.
MacCready Gossamer Penguin	USA	Propeller	Experimental	1979	Operational	1	Solar-powered aircraft.
Messerschmitt P.1110 Ente	Germany	Jet	Fighter	1945	Project	0	Proposed for the Emergency Fighter Program
MiG-8 Utka	USSR	Propeller	Experimental	1945	Prototype	1
North American A3J-1 Vigilante	USA	Jet	Attack	1958	Project	0	Proposal with variable geometery wings, free-floating apex and canards. [6]
North American X-10	USA	Jet	Experimental	1953	Operational	13
North American SM-64 Navaho	USA	UAV	Attack	1957	Production		Cruise missile.
North American XB-70 Valkyrie	USA	Jet	Bomber	1964	Prototype	2	Mach 3 performance, "waverider" wing.
Novi Avion	Yugoslavia	Jet	Multi-role	1991	Project
OMAC Laser 300	USA	Propeller	Transport	1981		3	Pusher configuration.
O'Neill Pea Pod	USA	Propeller	Experimental	1962	Homebuilt	1	Did not fly.
Wren 460	Private	Propeller		2014	Production		[7]
Piaggio P.180 Avanti	Italy	Propeller	Executive transport	1986	Production
Pterodactyl Ascender	USA	Propeller		1980			Variant with a canard foreplane.
Qaher-313	Iran	Jet	Fighter	2013	Project
Rockwell-MBB X-31	USA/Germany	Jet	Experimental	1990	Prototype	2
Roe I Biplane	UK	Propeller	Experimental	1908	Prototype	1
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.1	UK	Propeller	Experimental	1911	Prototype	1
Rutan Amsoil Racer	USA	Propeller	Experimental	1981	Prototype	1
Rutan Defiant	USA	Propeller		1978
Rutan Long-EZ	USA	Propeller		1979	Homebuilt
Rutan Solitaire	USA	Glider		1982	Homebuilt		Self-launching motor glider.
Rutan VariEze	USA	Propeller	Private	1975	Homebuilt
Rutan VariViggen	USA	Propeller	Private	1972	Homebuilt
Rutan Voyager	USA	Propeller	Experimental	1986	Operational	1	Round-the-world special.
Saab 37 Viggen	Sweden	Jet	Fighter	1967	Production	329
Saab JAS 39 Gripen	Sweden	Jet	Fighter	1988	Production	271
Santos-Dumont 14-bis	France	Propeller	Experimental	1906	Prototype	1
Scaled Composites ARES	USA	Jet	Experimental	1990	Prototype	1
Shenyang J-15	China	Jet	Fighter	2009	Production	50
Sukhoi Su-33	USSR	Jet	Fighter	1987	Production	33
Sukhoi T-4	USSR	Jet	Bomber	1972	Prototype	4	Mach 3 performance.
Tupolev Tu-144	USSR	Jet	Transport	1968	Production		SST. Canard "moustache".
Sukhoi Su-34	Russia	Jet	fighter-bomber	1990	Production
Sukhoi Su-30 MKI	Russia-India	Jet	Fighter	1989	Production		License-built variant of the Sukhoi Su-30.
Sukhoi Su-37	Russia	Jet	Fighter	1996	Prototype
Sukhoi Su-47	Russia	Jet	Experimental	1997	Prototype		Main wing is forward-swept.
Velocity SE	USA	Propeller
Velocity XL	USA	Propeller
Archdeacon Glider	France	Glider	Experimental	1904	Prototype	1
Voisin Canard	France	Propeller		1911
Wright Glider	USA	Glider	Experimental	1902	Prototype	1
Wright Flyer	USA	Propeller	Experimental	1903	Prototype	1
Wright Stagger-Ez	USA	Propeller					Three-seat modification of the Rutan Long-EZ.
Boeing F-47	USA	Jet	Fighter		Prototype		[8]

References

1. Airwar.ru .
2. Avia France .
3. van Tilborg. "Chudzik CC-1". 1000 aircraft photos. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
4. Deniz, T.; "Çapar", The Turkish Aircraft Production (Englins-language page).[] (retrieved 15 May 2014)
5. "A unique database on Burt Rutan and his projects!". Stargazer. Online. 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
6. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-a-5-vigilante-variable-geometry-wings-variants-that-never-were-but-that-paved-the-way-for-tfx-studies/
7. Peterson's History, Peterson's Performance Plus, Inc.
8. Rogoway, Tyler (24 March 2025). "What The F-47's Canards Say About The Rest Of Its Design". The War Zone. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

See also

• Eurocanard