Recent and potential upcoming US military aircraft designations (Part 1: Attack, Bomber, Transport, Fighter, Electronic)
US Tri-Service Designation System...
Timeline of Major French Aircraft Manufacturers & Designers, 1905 - Present
1879: Société des Chantiers de Bacalan (Bordeaux) merged withAteliers de la Dyle (Louvain, Belgium) as Société de Travaux Dyle et Bacalan, with headquarters in Paris; production focus on railway vehicles, shipbuiding,aeronautics, public works. Factories were destroyed during World War I....
Military Aircraft Serial Number Links
Useful links for understanding & looking up military aircraft serial numbers....
Civil Aircraft Registration Links
Useful links for looking up civil aircraft registrations and serial numbers....
Historical Air Forces with a Military Designation System
Historically, a number of air forces have had some sort of official designation system for the aircraft that they use....
Should the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II have been assigned a "V" Vehicle Type, similar to the the AV-8 Harrier?
Just to clear things up, I will quote from the latest edition of AFI16-401 DESIGNATING AND NAMING DEFENSE MILITARY AEROSPACE VEHICLES (3 November 2020)....
Recent and potential upcoming US military missile & rocket designations (Part 5)
US Tri-Service Designation System...
Recent and potential upcoming US military aircraft designations (Part 4: Non-standard Vehicle Types)
US Tri-Service Designation System...
Recent and potential upcoming US military aircraft designations (Part 3: Utility, Research)
US Tri-Service Designation System...
Recent and potential upcoming US military aircraft designations (Part 2: Observation, Patrol, Reconnaissance, ASW, Trainer)
US Tri-Service Designation System...
What would be the next series letter after AH-1Z?
According to the most recent edition of DAFI 16-401 (bottom of page 20):...
Aircraft naming themes
Several aircraft manufacturers have used a common naming theme for their aircraft. Here are a few....
Current Air Forces with a Military Designation System
Many of the largest air forces have some sort of official designation system for the aircraft that they use. Most other air forces do not, and just use the manufacturer's model name and/or number, or retain the original military designation, if applicable....
Why was the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk designated as a Fighter aircraft, and not something more appropriate, like an Attack or Bomber aircraft?
Historically, the USAF has referred to combat aircraft as either fighters or bombers. For example, when the USAF became independent in 1947, existing USAAF Pursuit aircraft were redesignated as Fighters (P-51 Mustang became F-51 Mustang). Existing USAAF Attack aircraft were either redesignated as Bombers (twin-engine, medium...
Why do many US Army helicopters (and aircraft) have Native American Tribal names?
Why Army Helicopters Have Native American Names...