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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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Name | Civil /Military | Type /role | Number produced | Country of origin | Production period | Notes | |
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Cessna 172 | C | Utility / trainer | 44,000+ [1] | United States | 1956 | present | Also built in France by Reims Aviation. |
Ilyushin Il-2 | M | Ground-attack | 36,183 | Soviet Union | 1941 | 1945 | |
Messerschmitt Bf 109 | M | Fighter | 34,852 | Germany | 1936 | 1958 | Most-produced fighter and single-seat aircraft. Also built in Hungary, Romania, Spain, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland. |
Piper PA-28 series | C | Utility /trainer | 32,778+ | United States | 1960 | present | Sold as Cherokee, Cherokee Warrior, Cherokee Pathfinder, Warrior, Archer, Dakota, Cadet, and Pilot. |
Cessna 150 / 152 | C | Utility /trainer | 31,471 [2] | United States | 1958 | 1986 | Most-produced two-seat civil aircraft. Also built in France (both models) and Argentina (150 only). 23,887 150s, 7,584 152s. [3] |
Cessna 182 | C | Utility | 23,237+ | United States | 1956 | present | Also built in France. |
Supermarine Spitfire/Seafire | M | Fighter | 22,685 | United Kingdom | 1938 | 1948 | 20,351 of total were land-based Spitfires. The first Seafires were Spitfires modified with tailhooks. |
Piper J-3 Cub | C | Utility /trainer | 20,191 [4] | United States | 1938 | 1947 | Most-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 | M | Fighter | 20,051 | Germany | 1939 | 1945 | 64 produced in post-WWII France as the "NC 900". |
Polikarpov Po-2 | M | Biplane, multirole | 20,000 [5] to 30,000 [6] | Soviet Union | 1928 | 1952 [6] | Most-produced biplane. Used for training, reconnaissance, liaison, and ground-attack. Also built in Poland. |
Beechcraft Bonanza | C | Utility | 18,542 (at end of 2023) [7] [8] [9] | United States | 1947 | present | Longest 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] | United States | 1940 | 1945 | Most-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 | C | Biplane, utility / agricultural | 18,000+ | Soviet Union | 1947 | 2009 | Most-produced transport; longest production run of any transport aircraft. Also built in China and Poland. |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 | M | Jet fighter | 18,000+ | Soviet Union | 1947 | 1950s | Most-produced jet. Also 3,454 built in Czechoslovakia; 727 in Poland; and an unknown number in China. |
Mil Mi-8/Mi-17 | M | Helicopter, utility | 17,000+ | Soviet Union | 1961 | present | Most-produced helicopter. |
Yakovlev Yak-9 | M | Fighter | 16,769 [16] | Soviet Union | 1942 | 1948 | |
Douglas DC-3 | C/M | Airliner / transport | 16,079 | United States | 1935 | 1952 | Designed 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 | M | Helicopter, utility | 16,000+ | United States | 1959 | 1987 | |
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | M | Fighter | 15,660 [17] | United States | 1942 | 1945 | |
North American P-51 Mustang | M | Fighter | 15,586 | United States | 1940 | 1951 | Excluding North American F-82 Twin Mustang and other derivatives. |
North American T-6 Texan | M | Trainer | 15,495 | United States | 1937 | 1950s | Also known as SNJ and Harvard. Also built in Canada. |
Junkers Ju 88 | M | Multirole | 15,183 [18] [ page needed ] | Germany | 1939 | 1945 | Luftwaffe multirole bomber, heavy fighter and reconnaissance aircraft. |
Hawker Hurricane | M | Fighter | 14,487 | United Kingdom | 1937 | 1944 | Including production in Canada and a few built in Belgium and Yugoslavia. |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | M | Jet fighter | 13,996 | Soviet Union | 1959 | 1985 | Most-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+ | United States | 1942 | 1945 | Most-produced glider. Many licensed manufacturers. |
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk | M | Fighter | 13,738 [20] | United States | 1939 | 1944 | |
Chotia Weedhopper | C | Ultralight | 13,000+ | United States | 1977 | 2012 | Most-produced ultralight. |
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | M | Heavy bomber | 12,731 | United States | 1937 | 1945 | 3,000 built by Douglas, [15] also produced by Lockheed Vega. |
Vought F4U Corsair | M | Fighter | 12,571 | United States | 1941 | 1952 | Most-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 | M | Fighter | 12,275 | United States | 1942 | 1945 | |
Boeing 737 | C | Jet airliner | 11,907+ [22] | United States | 1967 | present | Most-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 | C | Jet airliner | 11,773+ [23] [24] | European multinational | 1988 | present | Consists 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 | M | Trainer | 11,537 | United States | 1939 | 1947 | |
Vickers Wellington | M | Medium bomber | 11,462 [25] | United Kingdom | 1936 | 1945 | |
Petlyakov Pe-2 | M | Dive bomber | 11,427 | Soviet Union | 1939 | 1945 | Most-produced dive bomber of any type – a twin-engined design. |
Avro 504 | M | Biplane, bomber /trainer | 11,303 [26] | United Kingdom | 1913 | 1940 [27] | Most-produced World War I aircraft design. Includes Japanese and Soviet production. |
Avro Anson | M | Multirole | 11,020 [28] | United Kingdom | 1935 | 1952 | Also built in Canada. [28] |
Mooney M20 | C | Utility | 11,000+ | United States | 1955 | 2019 | |
Mitsubishi A6M Zero | M | Fighter | 10,939 | Japan | 1940 | 1945 | |
Piper Pacer | C | Utility /trainer | 10,610 [29] [30] | United States | 1950 | 1964 | Includes PA-20 Pacer and PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt. |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 | M | Jet fighter | 10,367 | Soviet Union | 1951 | 1986 | Also built in Poland and China; many built as the Shenyang J-5 /JJ-5. |
Polikarpov I-16 | M | Fighter | 10,292 [31] [ verification needed ] | Soviet Union | 1934 | 1943 | Also manufactured in Spain and China. |
Piper PA-18 Super Cub | C | Utility /trainer | 10,222 [32] | United States | 1949 | 1983 | Includes military variants such as L-18 and L-21. |
Lockheed P-38 Lightning | M | Fighter | 10,037 | United States | 1941 | 1945 | Two-engined twin-boom design. |
Aeronca Champion | C | Utility /trainer | 10,000+ | United States | 1946 | 2019 [33] | Includes military L-16. Several changes in manufacturer. |
DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter | M | Glider, trainer | 10,000~ [34] | Germany | 1938 | 1944 | |
North American B-25 Mitchell | M | Medium bomber | 9,984 | United States | 1939 | 1945 | |
Lavochkin La-5 | M | Fighter | 9,920 | Soviet Union | 1942 | 1944 | |
North American F-86 Sabre / FJ Fury | M | Jet fighter | 9,860 | United States | 1947 | 1956 | Also built in Australia and Canada. |
Grumman TBF Avenger | M | Torpedo bomber | 9,836 [35] [36] | United States | 1941 | 1945 | Includes 7,546 built as TBM Avenger by General Motors. [36] |
Bell P-39 Airacobra | M | Fighter | 9,584 | United States | 1938 | 1944 | |
Cessna 210 | C | Utility | 9,240 | United States | 1957 | 1986 | |
Beechcraft Model 18 | C | Utility/ Multi-engine trainer | 9,000+ | United States | 1937 | 1970 | Includes military variants such as C-45, AT-7, and SNB. |
Airspeed Oxford | M | Trainer | 8,751 [5] | United Kingdom | 1937 | 1945 | Several manufacturers. |
Yakovlev Yak-1 | M | Fighter | 8,734 [37] | Soviet Union | 1940 | 1944 | |
Boeing-Stearman Model 75 | M | Biplane, trainer | 8,584 [38] | United States | 1934 | 1942 | |
Cessna 206 | C | Utility | 8,509+ or 7,783+[ citation needed ] | United States | 1962 | present | Includes models 205 and 207. |
SPAD S.XIII | M | Biplane, fighter | 8,472 | France | 1917 | 1918 | Most-produced World War I fighter aircraft design. |
La Mouette Atlas | C | Hang glider | 8,000+ | France | 1979 | present | Most-produced hang glider. |
Grumman F4F Wildcat | M | Fighter | 7,885 [39] | United States | 1937 | 1943 | Includes about 5,600 built as FM Wildcat by General Motors. [40] |
Piper PA-32 | C | Utility | 7,842+ | United States | 1965 | 2007 | Enlarged PA-28 sold as Cherokee Six and Saratoga. |
Breguet 14 | M | Reconnaissance, Medium bomber | 7,800 | France | 1916 | 1928 | 2,300 built after WWI. |
de Havilland Mosquito | M | Multirole | 7,781 | United Kingdom | 1940 | 1950 | Also built in Australia and Canada. |
Cirrus SR22 | C | Utility /trainer | 7,737+ [41] [42] | United States | 2001 | present | Most-produced aircraft made of composite material; most-produced aircraft with production period starting in the 21st century. Developed from Cirrus SR20. |
Fairchild PT-19 | M | Trainer | 7,700+ [43] [ better source needed ] | United States | 1938 | 1948 | Includes variants PT-23 and PT-26. Also built in Canada and Brazil. |
Cessna 120 and 140 | C | Utility /trainer | 7,664 [44] [45] | United States | 1946 | 1950 | Developed into Cessna 150. |
Republic F-84 Thunderjet | M | Jet fighter-bomber | 7,524 | United States | 1946 | 1953 | Excludes swept-wing F-84F / RF-84F derivatives. |
Douglas DB-7 (A-20 Havoc) | M | Multirole | 7,478 [46] | United States | 1938 | 1944 | Includes 380 built by Boeing. [47] |
Avro Lancaster | M | Heavy bomber | 7,377 | United Kingdom | 1942 | 1945 | Includes 430 built under licence in Canada. |
Bell 206 JetRanger | C | Helicopter, utility /trainer | 7,340+ | United States | 1966 | 2017 | Also made in Canada and Italy. |
Heinkel He 111 | M | Medium bomber | 7,300 | Germany | 1935 | 1944 | Also built in Spain as the CASA C.2111. |
Yakovlev UT-2 | M | Trainer | 7,243 | Soviet Union | 1936 | 1944 | |
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver | M | Dive bomber | 7,140 | United States | 1940 | 1945 | 900 built as A-25; 1,194 built in Canada. [48] Most-produced single-engine dive bomber. |
de Havilland Tiger Moth | C | Biplane, trainer | 7,105 | United Kingdom | 1931 | 1944 | Also built in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. |
Beechcraft Baron | C | Utility /Multi-engine trainer | 7,004+ (at end of 2023) [7] [49] [50] | United States | 1961 | present | Includes 55, 56, 58, and T-42A; excludes related Travel Air. [51] [52] [49] [50] |
Eurocopter AS350 | C | Utility helicopter | 7,000+ [53] | France | 1975 | present | |
Polikarpov R-5 | M | Reconnaissance /bomber | 7,000 | Soviet Union | 1928 | 1937 | |
Piper PA-23 | C | Utility /Multi-engine trainer | 6,976 [54] | United States | 1952 | 1981 | Sold as Apache and Aztec. |
Robinson R44 | C | Helicopter, utility /trainer | 6,866+ [41] [42] | United States | 1993 | present | Most-produced reciprocating engine helicopter. Developed from Robinson R22. |
Curtiss JN-4 | M | Biplane, trainer | 6,813 | United States | 1915 | 1927 | |
Polikarpov I-15 | M | Biplane, fighter | 6,750 [55] | Soviet Union | 1933 | 1940 | Also built in Spain. |
Tupolev SB | M | Bomber | 6,656 | Soviet Union | 1936 | 1941 | Also built in Czechoslovakia. |
Ilyushin Il-28 | M | Medium bomber | 6,635+ | Soviet Union | 1949 | 1955 | Also built in China and Czechoslovakia. |
Yakovlev Yak-18 | M | Trainer | 6,630+ [56] | Soviet Union | 1946 | 1960s | Also 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 | M | Jet trainer | 6,557 | United States | 1948 | 1959 | Also built in Canada by Canadair. |
Yakovlev Yak-7 | M | Fighter /trainer | 6,399 [58] | Soviet Union | 1940 | 1943 | |
Airco DH.4 | M | Biplane, Bomber | 6,295 [59] | United Kingdom | 1916 | 1926 | 1,449 in the UK [60] and 4,846 (as the DH-4) in the US. [61] |
Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 | M | Fighter | 6,258 | Soviet Union | 1941 | 1942 | |
Ilyushin Il-10 | M | Ground-attack | 6,226 | Soviet Union | 1944 | 1954 | Also built in Czechoslovakia as the Avia B-33 /CB-33. |
Cessna 180 | C | Utility | 6,193 [62] | United States | 1953 | 1981 | Developed into Cessna 182. |
Handley Page Halifax | M | Heavy bomber | 6,176 [63] | United Kingdom | 1940 | 1946 | |
Messerschmitt Bf 110 | M | Heavy / night fighter | 6,150 | Germany | 1936 | 1945 | Twin-engined design. Most sources state 6,000 to 6,150 produced. |
Junkers Ju 87 | M | Dive bomber | 6,000 | Germany | 1935 | 1944 | |
Sopwith 1½ Strutter | M | Biplane, multirole | 5,939 | United Kingdom | 1917 | 1918 | Majority built in France for French use. |
Douglas SBD Dauntless | M | Dive bomber / scout | 5,938 [64] | United States | 1940 | 1944 | Includes A-24 Banshee variant. [64] |
Bristol Beaufighter | M | Heavy fighter | 5,928 | United Kingdom | 1940 | 1946 | Also built in Australia. |
Nakajima Ki-43 | M | Fighter | 5,919 [65] | Japan | 1942 | 1945 | |
Yokosuka K5Y | M | Biplane, trainer | 5,770 [5] | Japan | 1934 | 1945 | |
Lavochkin La-7 | M | Fighter | 5,753 | Soviet Union | 1944 | 1946 | |
Cessna 310 | C | Utility /Multi-engine trainer | 5,737 [66] | United States | 1954 | 1980 | |
Antonov A-1 | M | Glider, trainer | 5,700 | Soviet Union | 1930 | 1940s | |
ERCO Ercoupe | C | Utility /trainer | 5,685 | United States | 1940 | 1969 | First civil aircraft with a nose wheel landing gear. Several changes in manufacturer. |
Bell 47 | C | helicopter | 5,600 | United States | 1946 | 1974 | Produced under license by Agusta in Italy, Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan, and Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom. |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 | M | Jet fighter | 5,500 [67] | Soviet Union | 1954 | 1968 | World's first mass-produced supersonic aircraft. 2,500 built in Soviet Union. Also built in China (~3,000) and Czechoslovakia. |
Sopwith Camel | M | Biplane, fighter | 5,497 | United Kingdom | 1917 | 1918 | |
Mil Mi-2 | M | Helicopter, utility | 5,497 | Soviet Union | 1965 | 1985 | Built in Poland. |
Cessna AT-17 Bobcat | C/M | Utility /Multi-engine trainer | 5,422 | United States | 1939 | 1944 | Includes civil T-50 and military variants such as UC-78, JRC, and Crane. |
Bristol F.2 Fighter | M | Biplane, fighter | 5,329 | United Kingdom | 1916 | 1927 | |
Martin B-26 Marauder | M | Medium bomber | 5,288 | United States | 1941 | Not to be confused with unrelated Douglas B-26. | |
Stinson 108 | C | Utility /trainer | 5,260 [68] | United States | 1946 | 1950 | |
Ilyushin Il-4 | M | Medium bomber | 5,256 | Soviet Union | 1942 | 1944 | |
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 | M | Biplane, fighter | 5,205 | United Kingdom | 1917 | 1918 | |
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | M | Jet fighter-bomber | 5,195 [69] | United States | 1958 | 1981 | Includes 127 built in Japan by Mitsubishi. [69] |
Cessna 170 | C | Utility /trainer | 5,174 [70] | United States | 1948 | 1956 | Developed into Cessna 172. |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 | M | Jet fighter | 5,047 | Soviet Union | 1967 | 1985 | Most-produced variable-sweep aircraft. |
Piper PA-34 Seneca | C | Utility /Multi-engine trainer | 5,037 | United States | 1971 | 2019 | Also built in Poland and Brazil (PZL-Mielec M-20 Mewa and EMB-810). |
Yakovlev Yak-12 | M | Multirole STOL | 5,000+ | Soviet Union | 1946 | 1968 | Also built in Poland and China (Chinese-produced name is Shenyang Type 5; production figure unknown?). |
Grunau Baby IIb | C | Sailplane | 5,000+ [71] | Germany | 1932 | 1945 [72] | |
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | M | Military helicopter | 5,000+ [73] | United States | 1978 | present | 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-). |
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