List of most-produced aircraft

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This is a list of the most-produced aircraft types whose numbers exceed or exceeded 5,000. Any and all types of aircraft qualify, including airplanes, airships, balloons, gliders (sailplanes), helicopters, etc.

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Most-produced aircraft

Notes

NameCivil /MilitaryType /roleNumber
produced
Country
of origin
Production periodNotes
StartEnd
Cessna 172 C Utility  / trainer 44,000+ [1] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1956presentAlso built in France by Reims Aviation.
Ilyushin Il-2 M Ground-attack 36,183Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19411945
Messerschmitt Bf 109 M Fighter 34,852Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 19361958Most-produced fighter and single-seat aircraft. Also built in Hungary, Romania, Spain, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland.
Piper PA-28 series CUtility /trainer32,778+Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1960presentSold as Cherokee, Cherokee Warrior, Cherokee Pathfinder, Warrior, Archer, Dakota, Cadet, and Pilot.
Cessna 150 / 152 CUtility /trainer31,471 [2] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19581986Most-produced two-seat civil aircraft. Also built in France (both models) and Argentina (150 only). 23,887 150s, 7,584 152s. [3]
Cessna 182 CUtility23,237+Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1956presentAlso built in France.
Supermarine Spitfire/Seafire MFighter22,685Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1938194820,351 of total were land-based Spitfires. The first Seafires were Spitfires modified with tailhooks.
Piper J-3 Cub CUtility /trainer20,191 [4] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19381947Most-produced fabric-covered monoplane. Includes military variants such as L-4, O-59, TG-8 and NE. 150 built in Canada.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 MFighter20,051Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1939194564 produced in post-WWII France as the "NC 900".
Polikarpov Po-2 M Biplane, multirole 20,000 [5] to
30,000 [6]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19281952 [6] Most-produced biplane. Used for training, reconnaissance, liaison, and ground-attack. Also built in Poland.
Beechcraft Bonanza CUtility18,542 (at end of 2023) [7] [8] [9] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1947presentLongest continuous production run of any airplane in history. [10] [11] [12] Includes Debonair variant; excludes dissimilar Twin Bonanza. [13]
Consolidated B-24 Liberator M Heavy bomber 18,482 [14] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19401945Most-produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft. Includes 962 built by Douglas, [15] 6,792 by Ford Motor Company and 966 by North American. Does not include related PB4Y-2 Privateer. [14]
Antonov An-2 / An-3 CBiplane, utility / agricultural 18,000+Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19472009Most-produced transport; longest production run of any transport aircraft. Also built in China and Poland.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 M Jet fighter18,000+Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19471950sMost-produced jet. Also 3,454 built in Czechoslovakia; 727 in Poland; and an unknown number in China.
Mil Mi-8/Mi-17M Helicopter, utility17,000+Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1961presentMost-produced helicopter.
Yakovlev Yak-9 MFighter16,769 [16] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19421948
Douglas DC-3 C/M Airliner  / transport 16,079Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19351952Designed pre-war as civilian transport. 607 built as civil airliners; 15,472 built as military transports, including the Soviet Lisunov Li-2 and Japanese Nakajima L2D; after World War II, most were converted into civil airliners or freighters.
Bell UH-1 Iroquois MHelicopter, utility16,000+Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19591987
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt MFighter15,660 [17] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19421945
North American P-51 Mustang MFighter15,586Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19401951Excluding North American F-82 Twin Mustang and other derivatives.
North American T-6 Texan MTrainer15,495Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19371950sAlso known as SNJ and Harvard. Also built in Canada.
Junkers Ju 88 MMultirole15,183

[18] [ page needed ]

Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 19391945 Luftwaffe multirole bomber, heavy fighter and reconnaissance aircraft.
Hawker Hurricane MFighter14,487Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19371944Including production in Canada and a few built in Belgium and Yugoslavia.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MJet fighter13,996Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19591985Most-produced supersonic aircraft. According to the Guinness Book Of Records, it is the most-produced jet-powered military aircraft. [19] Also built in China, Czechoslovakia and India.
Waco CG-4 M Glider, military 13,903+Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19421945Most-produced glider. Many licensed manufacturers.
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk MFighter13,738 [20] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19391944
Chotia Weedhopper C Ultralight 13,000+Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19772012Most-produced ultralight.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress MHeavy bomber12,731Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 193719453,000 built by Douglas, [15] also produced by Lockheed Vega.
Vought F4U Corsair MFighter12,571Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19411952Most-produced carrier aircraft. Many built as Goodyear FG or Brewster F3A. [21] Longest production run of any U.S. piston-engined fighter.
Grumman F6F Hellcat MFighter12,275Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19421945
Boeing 737 CJet airliner 11,907+ [22] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1967presentMost-produced jet-powered civilian aircraft. Includes the original, Classic, NG, and MAX models, as well as military variants such as the C-40 and P-8.[ citation needed ]
Airbus A320 family CJet airliner 11,773+ [23] [24] Flag of Europe.svg European multinational1988presentConsists of the A318, A319, A320 and A321. Designed and built in France, Germany, Spain and the UK, with additional assembly in China and the U.S.
Vultee BT-13 Valiant MTrainer11,537Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19391947
Vickers Wellington M Medium bomber 11,462 [25] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19361945
Petlyakov Pe-2 M Dive bomber 11,427Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19391945Most-produced dive bomber of any type – a twin-engined design.
Avro 504 MBiplane, bomber /trainer11,303 [26] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19131940 [27] Most-produced World War I aircraft design. Includes Japanese and Soviet production.
Avro Anson MMultirole11,020 [28] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19351952Also built in Canada. [28]
Mooney M20 CUtility11,000+Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19552019
Mitsubishi A6M Zero MFighter10,939Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan 19401945
Piper Pacer CUtility /trainer10,610 [29] [30] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19501964Includes PA-20 Pacer and PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 MJet fighter10,367Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19511986Also built in Poland and China; many built as the Shenyang J-5  /JJ-5.
Polikarpov I-16 MFighter10,292 [31]
[ verification needed ]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19341943Also manufactured in Spain and China.
Piper PA-18 Super Cub CUtility /trainer10,222 [32] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19491983Includes military variants such as L-18 and L-21.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning MFighter10,037Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19411945Two-engined twin-boom design.
Aeronca Champion CUtility /trainer10,000+Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19462019 [33] Includes military L-16. Several changes in manufacturer.
DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter MGlider, trainer10,000~ [34] Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 19381944
North American B-25 Mitchell MMedium bomber9,984Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19391945
Lavochkin La-5 MFighter9,920Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19421944
North American F-86 Sabre  / FJ Fury MJet fighter9,860Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19471956Also built in Australia and Canada.
Grumman TBF Avenger M Torpedo bomber 9,836 [35] [36] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19411945Includes 7,546 built as TBM Avenger by General Motors. [36]
Bell P-39 Airacobra MFighter9,584Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19381944
Cessna 210 CUtility9,240Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19571986
Beechcraft Model 18 CUtility/ Multi-engine trainer9,000+Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19371970Includes military variants such as C-45, AT-7, and SNB.
Airspeed Oxford MTrainer8,751 [5] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19371945Several manufacturers.
Yakovlev Yak-1 MFighter8,734 [37] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19401944
Boeing-Stearman Model 75 MBiplane, trainer8,584 [38] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19341942
Cessna 206 CUtility8,509+ or 7,783+[ citation needed ]Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1962presentIncludes models 205 and 207.
SPAD S.XIII MBiplane, fighter8,472Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France 19171918Most-produced World War I fighter aircraft design.
La Mouette Atlas C Hang glider 8,000+Flag of France.svg  France 1979presentMost-produced hang glider.
Grumman F4F Wildcat MFighter7,885 [39] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19371943Includes about 5,600 built as FM Wildcat by General Motors. [40]
Piper PA-32 CUtility7,842+Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19652007Enlarged PA-28 sold as Cherokee Six and Saratoga.
Breguet 14 M Reconnaissance, Medium bomber 7,800Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France 191619282,300 built after WWI.
de Havilland Mosquito MMultirole7,781Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19401950Also built in Australia and Canada.
Cirrus SR22 CUtility /trainer7,737+ [41] [42] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2001presentMost-produced aircraft made of composite material; most-produced aircraft with production period starting in the 21st century. Developed from Cirrus SR20.
Fairchild PT-19 MTrainer7,700+ [43] [ better source needed ]Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19381948Includes variants PT-23 and PT-26. Also built in Canada and Brazil.
Cessna 120 and 140 CUtility /trainer7,664 [44] [45] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19461950Developed into Cessna 150.
Republic F-84 Thunderjet MJet fighter-bomber 7,524Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19461953Excludes swept-wing F-84F / RF-84F derivatives.
Douglas DB-7 (A-20 Havoc) MMultirole7,478 [46] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19381944Includes 380 built by Boeing. [47]
Avro Lancaster MHeavy bomber7,377Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19421945Includes 430 built under licence in Canada.
Bell 206 JetRanger CHelicopter, utility /trainer7,340+Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19662017Also made in Canada and Italy.
Heinkel He 111 MMedium bomber7,300Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 19351944Also built in Spain as the CASA C.2111.
Yakovlev UT-2 MTrainer7,243Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19361944
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver MDive bomber7,140Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19401945900 built as A-25; 1,194 built in Canada. [48] Most-produced single-engine dive bomber.
de Havilland Tiger Moth CBiplane, trainer7,105Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19311944Also built in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Beechcraft Baron CUtility /Multi-engine trainer7,004+ (at end of 2023) [7] [49] [50] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1961presentIncludes 55, 56, 58, and T-42A; excludes related Travel Air. [51] [52] [49] [50]
Eurocopter AS350 CUtility helicopter7,000+ [53] Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France 1975present
Polikarpov R-5 MReconnaissance /bomber7,000Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19281937
Piper PA-23 CUtility /Multi-engine trainer6,976 [54] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19521981Sold as Apache and Aztec.
Robinson R44 CHelicopter, utility /trainer6,866+ [41] [42] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1993presentMost-produced reciprocating engine helicopter. Developed from Robinson R22.
Curtiss JN-4 MBiplane, trainer6,813Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19151927
Polikarpov I-15 MBiplane, fighter6,750 [55] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19331940Also built in Spain.
Tupolev SB MBomber6,656Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19361941Also built in Czechoslovakia.
Ilyushin Il-28 MMedium bomber6,635+Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19491955Also built in China and Czechoslovakia.
Yakovlev Yak-18 MTrainer6,630+ [56] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19461960sAlso produced in Hungary and China. Production claims vary from 6,168 including 125 Yak-18P and 25 -18PM [57] to 6,630 excluding P and PM. [56] Both exclude unrelated Yak-18T.
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star MJet trainer6,557Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19481959Also built in Canada by Canadair.
Yakovlev Yak-7 MFighter /trainer6,399 [58] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19401943
Airco DH.4 MBiplane, Bomber6,295 [59] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 191619261,449 in the UK [60] and 4,846 (as the DH-4) in the US. [61]
Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 MFighter6,258Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19411942
Ilyushin Il-10 MGround-attack6,226Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19441954Also built in Czechoslovakia as the Avia B-33 /CB-33.
Cessna 180 CUtility6,193 [62] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19531981Developed into Cessna 182.
Handley Page Halifax MHeavy bomber6,176 [63] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19401946
Messerschmitt Bf 110 M Heavy  / night fighter 6,150Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 19361945Twin-engined design. Most sources state 6,000 to 6,150 produced.
Junkers Ju 87 MDive bomber6,000Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 19351944
Sopwith 1½ Strutter MBiplane, multirole5,939Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19171918Majority built in France for French use.
Douglas SBD Dauntless MDive bomber / scout 5,938 [64] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19401944Includes A-24 Banshee variant. [64]
Bristol Beaufighter M Heavy fighter 5,928Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19401946Also built in Australia.
Nakajima Ki-43 MFighter5,919 [65] Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan 19421945
Yokosuka K5Y MBiplane, trainer5,770 [5] Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan 19341945
Lavochkin La-7 MFighter5,753Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19441946
Cessna 310 CUtility /Multi-engine trainer5,737 [66] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19541980
Antonov A-1 MGlider, trainer5,700Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19301940s
ERCO Ercoupe CUtility /trainer5,685Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19401969First civil aircraft with a nose wheel landing gear. Several changes in manufacturer.
Bell 47 Chelicopter5,600Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19461974Produced under license by Agusta in Italy, Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan, and Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 MJet fighter5,500 [67] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19541968World's first mass-produced supersonic aircraft. 2,500 built in Soviet Union. Also built in China (~3,000) and Czechoslovakia.
Sopwith Camel MBiplane, fighter5,497Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19171918
Mil Mi-2 MHelicopter, utility5,497Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19651985Built in Poland.
Cessna AT-17 Bobcat C/MUtility /Multi-engine trainer5,422Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19391944Includes civil T-50 and military variants such as UC-78, JRC, and Crane.
Bristol F.2 Fighter MBiplane, fighter5,329Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19161927
Martin B-26 Marauder MMedium bomber5,288Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 1941Not to be confused with unrelated Douglas B-26.
Stinson 108 CUtility /trainer5,260 [68] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 19461950
Ilyushin Il-4 MMedium bomber5,256Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19421944
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 MBiplane, fighter5,205Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19171918
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II MJet fighter-bomber 5,195 [69] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19581981Includes 127 built in Japan by Mitsubishi. [69]
Cessna 170 CUtility /trainer5,174 [70] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19481956Developed into Cessna 172.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 MJet fighter5,047Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19671985Most-produced variable-sweep aircraft.
Piper PA-34 Seneca CUtility /Multi-engine trainer5,037Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19712019Also built in Poland and Brazil (PZL-Mielec M-20 Mewa and EMB-810).
Yakovlev Yak-12 MMultirole STOL 5,000+Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19461968Also built in Poland and China (Chinese-produced name is Shenyang Type 5; production figure unknown?).
Grunau Baby IIb C Sailplane 5,000+ [71] Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 19321945 [72]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk MMilitary helicopter5,000+ [73] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1978present S-70 family: UH-60A (1978–1989), UH-60L (1989-2007), UH-60M (2005-), SH-60 Seahawk (1979-), in Japan as Mitsubishi H-60 (1987-).

See also

Notes

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The Yakovlev Yak-25 was a Soviet military aircraft, an early turbojet-powered fighter aircraft designed by the Yakovlev OKB. The designation was later reused for a different interceptor design. Tasked by the Council of Ministers in a directive issued on 11 March 1947, with producing a straight winged fighter similar to the earlier Yak-19, but powered by a Rolls-Royce Derwent V, OKB-115 swiftly produced the Yak-25, which blazed several trails as the first Soviet fighter with a fully pressurised cockpit, air conditioning, jettisonable canopy, and hydraulic airbrakes on the fuselage amongst other innovations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas-Morse MB-3</span>

The Thomas-Morse MB-3 was an open-cockpit biplane fighter primarily manufactured by the Boeing Company for the U.S. Army Air Service in 1922. The MB-3A was the mainstay fighter for the Air Service between 1922 and 1925.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Consolidated P-30</span> American two-seat fighter

The Consolidated P-30 (PB-2) was a 1930s United States two-seat fighter aircraft. An attack version called the A-11 was also built, along with 2 Y1P-25 prototypes and YP-27, Y1P-28, and XP-33 proposals. The P-30 is significant for being the first fighter in United States Army Air Corps service to have retractable landing gear, an enclosed and heated cockpit for the pilot, and an exhaust-driven turbo-supercharger for altitude operation.

The Thomas Morse MB-9 was an experimental American fighter aircraft of the 1920s. It was a single-engined, single-seat parasol winged monoplane, but was unsuccessful, being quickly abandoned.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vought V-141</span> American fighter prototype

The Vought V-141 was a prototype American single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s. It was a development of the unsuccessful Northrop 3-A design, but was itself a failure, being rejected by the United States Army Air Corps. The sole prototype was sold to the Japanese Army in 1937, but no production followed, with the type proving to be inferior to existing Japanese fighters.

The Yakovlev AIR-6 was a Soviet light utility aircraft of the 1930s. It was a single-engined high-wing monoplane designed by Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, with 128 being built.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yakovlev AIR-7</span> Type of aircraft

The Yakovlev AIR-7 was a prototype Soviet high performance light aircraft of the 1930s. It was a two-seat single-engined monoplane, which demonstrated excellent performance during testing. After the prototype almost crashed as a result of flutter, its designer, Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev suffered temporary disgrace and no production followed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas-Morse TM-24</span> Type of aircraft

The Thomas-Morse TM-24 was a prototype American two-seat observation aircraft of the 1920s. A single example was built in 1925, but no production followed.

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