Aircraft types by category

The various aircraft are classified by categories to make comparison easier. Some aircraft are multi purpose, so they are assigned to more than one category.

Soaring Planes, Gliders and Powered Gliders

Elegant gliders on the sky, an beginning to flying for nearly every pilot.
Gliders & Powered Gliders - without period assigned

Gliders and Powered Glider - Pioneer Period

Gliders and Powered Glider - 1919-1938

Gliders and Powered Glider - 1939-1945

Gliders and Powered Glider - 1946-1969

Gliders and Powered Glider - 1970-today

Ultralight aircraft

  Funflier, the pure joy of aviation.
Ultralights - No period assigned

Ultralights - No period assigned

Ultralights - 70ies to present

Helicopter and other rotary wings

Helicopter - without period assigned

Helicopter - Pioneers of aviation

Helicopter - 20ies and 30ies

Helicopter - World War II

Helicopter - Post-war to the 60ies

Helicopter - 70ies to present

Amphibious aircraft, aircraft on floats and flying boats

Waterplanes - No period assigned

Waterplanes - Pioneers of aviation

Waterplanes - World War I

Waterplanes - 20ies and 30ies

Waterplanes - World War II

Waterplanes - Post-war to 60ies

Waterplanes - 70ies to present

Airships and Balloons

 
Airships - No period assigned

Airships - Pioneers of Aviation

Airships - World War I

Airships - 20ies and 30ies

Airships - World War II

Airships - Post-war to 60ies

Airships - 70ies to present

General Aviation

General Aviation - No period assigned

General Aviation - Pioneers of aviation

General Aviation - World War I

General Aviation - 20ies and 30ies

General Aviation - World War II

General Aviation - Post-war to 60ies

General Aviation - 70ies to present

Airliner, Passenger Aircraft and Large Transports

Airliner - No period assigned

Airliner - Pioneers of Aviation

Airliner - World War I

Airliner - 20ies and 30ies

Airliner - World War II

Airliner - Post-war to 60ies

Airliner - 70ies to present

Experimentals - No period assigned

Experimental - Pioneers of Aviation

Experimental - World War I

Experimental - 20ies and 30ies

Experimental - World War II

Experimental - Post-war to 60ies

Experimental - 70ies to present

Crop Duster and other Special Aircraft

Special Aircraft - No period assigned

Special Aircraft - Pioneers of Aviation

Special Aircraft - World War I

Special Aircraft - 20ies and 30ies

Special Aircraft - World War II

Special Aircraft - Post-war to 60ies

Special Aircraft - 70ies to present

Reconnaissance Aircraft

Reconnaissance - No period assigned

Reconnaissance - Pioneers of aviation

Reconnaissance - World War I

Reconnaissance - 20ies and 30ies

Reconnaissance - World War II

Reconnaissance - Post-war to 60ies

Reconnaissance - 70ies to present

Fighter and Fighter Interceptors

Fighter - No period assigned

Fighter - Pioneers of Aviation

Fighter - World War I

Fighter - 20ies and 30ies

Fighter - World War II

Fighter - Post-war to 60ies

Fighter - 70ies to present

Combat Aircraft and Bombers

Combat Aircraft - No period assigned

Combat Aircraft - Pioneers of aviation

Combat Aircraft - World War I

Combat Aircraft - 20ies and 30ies

Combat Aircraft - World War II

Combat Aircraft - Post-war to 60ies

Combat Aircraft - 70ies to present

Heavy and Strategical Bombers

Heavy Bombers - No period assigned

Heavy Bombers - Pioneers of aviation

Heavy Bombers - World War I

Heavy Bombers - 20ies and 30ies

Heavy Bombers - World War II

Heavy Bombers - Post-war to 60ies

Heavy Bombers - 70ies to present

AWACS / ECM - Electronic Warfare and Reconnaissance

ECM / AWACS - No period assigned

ECM / AWACS - World War II

ECM / AWACS - Post-war to 60ies

ECM / AWACS - 70ies to present

Military Transport Aircraft

Transports - No period assigned

Transports - Pioneers of aviation

Transports - World War I

Transports - 20ies to 30ies

Transports - World War II

Transports - Post-war to 60ies

Transports - 70ies to present

Sea Surveillance / Sub Hunters

Sub Hunters - No period assigned

Sub Hunters - Pioneers of aviation

Sub Hunters - World War I

Sub Hunters - 20ies to 30ies

Sub Hunters - World War II

Sub Hunters - Post-war to 60ies

Sub Hunters - 70ies to present

Flight Instruction and Training Aircraft

Trainers - No period assigned

Trainers - Pioneers of aviation

Trainers - World War I

Trainers - 20ies to 30ies

Trainers - World War II

Trainers - Post-war to 60ies

Trainers - 70ies to present

Carrier-Based and other Navy Aircraft

Navy Aircraft - No period assigned

Navy Aircraft - Pioneers of Aviation

Navy Aircraft - World War I

Navy Aircraft - 20ies to 30ies

Navy Aircraft - World War II

Navy Aircraft - Post-war to 60ies

Navy Aircraft - 70ies to present

Piston Aero Engines

Piston Engines - No period assigned

Piston Engines - Pioneer of Aviation

Piston Engines - World War I

Piston Engines - 20ies and 30ies

Piston Engines - World War II

Piston Engines - Post-war to 60ies

Piston Engines - 70ies to present

Jet Aero Engines and other Turbines

Jet Engines - No period assigned

Jet Engines - Pioneers of Aviation

Jet Engines - World War I

Jet Engines - 20ies to 30ies

Jet Engines - World War II

Jet Engines - Post-war to 60ies

Jet Engines - 70ies to present