List of most-produced aircraft

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.

Most-produced aircraft

Notes

  • Unless noted, aircraft are piston-engined monoplanes.
  • Role is generally either the original designed role of the aircraft or the role dominated production, disregarding minor variants. Aircraft may be categorized as "Multirole" if no particular role was dominant.
  • Production period column shows overall production date span of all types included in "Numbers produced" column, disregarding production hiatuses and changes in manufacturer, while including close variants and licensed production.
  • a Template:Background indicates aircraft still in production.
Name Civil / Military Type / role Number
produced 		Country
of origin 		Production period Notes
Start End
Cessna 172 C Utility / trainer 44,000+[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 1956 present Also built in France by Reims Aviation.
Ilyushin Il-2 M Ground-attack 36,183 Script error: No such module "flag". 1941 1945 Most-produced military aircraft.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 M Fighter 34,852 Template:Flagcountry 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+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1960 present Sold as Cherokee, Cherokee Warrior, Cherokee Pathfinder, Warrior, Archer, Dakota, Cadet, and Pilot.
Cessna 150 / 152 C Utility / trainer 31,471[2] Script error: No such module "flag". 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+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1956 present Also built in France.
Supermarine Spitfire/Seafire M Fighter 22,685 Script error: No such module "flag". 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] Script error: No such module "flag". 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 Template:Flagcountry 1939 1945 64 produced in post-WWII France as the "NC 900".
Polikarpov Po-2 M Biplane, multirole 20,000Template:Sfn to
30,000[5] 		Script error: No such module "flag". 1928 1952[5] 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)[6][7][8] Script error: No such module "flag". 1947 present Longest continuous production run of any airplane in history.[9][10][11] Includes Debonair variant; excludes dissimilar Twin Bonanza.[12]
Consolidated B-24 Liberator M Heavy bomber 18,482Template:Sfn File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1940 1945 Most-produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft. Includes 962 built by Douglas,Template:Sfn 6,792 by Ford Motor Company and 966 by North American. Does not include related PB4Y-2 Privateer.Template:Sfn
Antonov An-2 / An-3 C Biplane, utility / agricultural 18,000+ Script error: No such module "flag". 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+ Script error: No such module "flag". 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+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1961 present Most-produced helicopter.
Yakovlev Yak-9 M Fighter 16,769Template:Sfn Script error: No such module "flag". 1942 1948
Douglas DC-3 C/M Airliner / transport 16,079 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 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+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1959 1987
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt M Fighter 15,660Template:Sfn File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1942 1945
North American P-51 Mustang M Fighter 15,586 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1940 1951 Excluding North American F-82 Twin Mustang and other derivatives.
North American T-6 Texan M Trainer 15,495 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1937 1950s Also known as SNJ and Harvard. Also built in Canada.
Junkers Ju 88 M Multirole 15,183

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Template:Flagcountry 1939 1945 Luftwaffe multirole bomber, heavy fighter and reconnaissance aircraft.
Hawker Hurricane M Fighter 14,487 Script error: No such module "flag". 1937 1944 Including production in Canada and a few built in Belgium and Yugoslavia.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 M Jet fighter 13,996 Script error: No such module "flag". 1959 1985 Most-produced supersonic aircraft. According to the Guinness Book Of Records, it is the most-produced jet-powered military aircraft.[14] Also built in China, Czechoslovakia and India.
Waco CG-4 M Glider, military 13,903+ File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1942 1945 Most-produced glider. Many licensed manufacturers.
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk M Fighter 13,738Template:Sfn File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1939 1944
Chotia Weedhopper C Ultralight 13,000+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1977 2012 Most-produced ultralight.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress M Heavy bomber 12,731 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1937 1945 3,000 built by Douglas,Template:Sfn also produced by Lockheed Vega.
Vought F4U Corsair M Fighter 12,571 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1941 1952 Most-produced carrier aircraft. Many built as Goodyear FG or Brewster F3A.Template:Sfn Longest production run of any U.S. piston-engined fighter.
Grumman F6F Hellcat M Fighter 12,275 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1942 1945
Boeing 737 C Jet airliner 12,092+[15] Script error: No such module "flag". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Airbus A320 family C Jet airliner 12,054+[16][17] Template:Flag decoration 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 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1939 1947
Vickers Wellington M Medium bomber 11,462[18] Script error: No such module "flag". 1936 1945
Petlyakov Pe-2 M Dive bomber 11,427 Script error: No such module "flag". 1939 1945 Most-produced dive bomber of any type – a twin-engined design.
Avro 504 M Biplane, bomber / trainer 11,303[19] Template:Flagcountry 1913 1940[20] Most-produced World War I aircraft design. Includes Japanese and Soviet production.
Avro Anson M Multirole 11,020Template:Sfn Script error: No such module "flag". 1935 1952 Also built in Canada.Template:Sfn
Mooney M20 C Utility 11,000+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1955 2019
Mitsubishi A6M Zero M Fighter 10,939 Template:Flagcountry 1940 1945
Piper Pacer C Utility / trainer 10,610[21][22] Script error: No such module "flag". 1950 1964 Includes PA-20 Pacer and PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 M Jet fighter 10,367 Script error: No such module "flag". 1951 1986 Also built in Poland and China; many built as the Shenyang J-5 / JJ-5.
Polikarpov I-16 M Fighter 10,292[23]

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Piper PA-18 Super Cub C Utility / trainer 10,222[24] Script error: No such module "flag". 1949 1983 Includes military variants such as L-18 and L-21.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning M Fighter 10,037 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1941 1945 Two-engined twin-boom design.
Aeronca Champion C Utility / trainer 10,000+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1946 2019[25] Includes military L-16. Several changes in manufacturer.
DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter M Glider, trainer 10,000~[26] Template:Flagcountry 1938 1944
North American B-25 Mitchell M Medium bomber 9,984 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1939 1945
Lavochkin La-5 M Fighter 9,920 Script error: No such module "flag". 1942 1944
North American F-86 Sabre / FJ Fury M Jet fighter 9,860 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1947 1956 Also built in Australia and Canada.
Grumman TBF Avenger M Torpedo bomber 9,836Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1941 1945 Includes 7,546 built as TBM Avenger by General Motors.Template:Sfn
Bell P-39 Airacobra M Fighter 9,584 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1938 1944
Cessna 210 C Utility 9,240 Script error: No such module "flag". 1957 1986
Beechcraft Model 18 C Utility/ Multi-engine trainer 9,000+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1937 1970 Includes military variants such as C-45, AT-7, and SNB.
Airspeed Oxford M Trainer 8,751Template:Sfn Script error: No such module "flag". 1937 1945 Several manufacturers.
Yakovlev Yak-1 M Fighter 8,734Template:Sfn Script error: No such module "flag". 1940 1944
Boeing-Stearman Model 75 M Biplane, trainer 8,584[27] File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1934 1942
Cessna 206 C Utility 8,509+ or 7,783+Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "flag". 1962 present Includes models 205 and 207.
SPAD S.XIII M Biplane, fighter 8,472 Template:Flagcountry 1917 1918 Most-produced World War I fighter aircraft design.
La Mouette Atlas C Hang glider 8,000+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1979 present Most-produced hang glider.
Grumman F4F Wildcat M Fighter 7,885[28] File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1937 1943 Includes about 5,600 built as FM Wildcat by General Motors.Template:Sfn
Piper PA-32 C Utility 7,842+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1965 2007 Enlarged PA-28 sold as Cherokee Six and Saratoga.
Breguet 14 M Reconnaissance, Medium bomber 7,800 Template:Flagcountry 1916 1928 2,300 built after WWI.
de Havilland Mosquito M Multirole 7,781 Script error: No such module "flag". 1940 1950 Also built in Australia and Canada.
Cirrus SR22 C Utility / trainer 7,737+[29][30] Script error: No such module "flag". 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+[31]Template:Better source File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 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[32][33] File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1946 1950 Developed into Cessna 150.
Republic F-84 Thunderjet M Jet fighter-bomber 7,524 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1946 1953 Excludes swept-wing F-84F / RF-84F derivatives.
Douglas DB-7 (A-20 Havoc) M Multirole 7,478Template:Sfn File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1938 1944 Includes 380 built by Boeing.Template:Sfn
Avro Lancaster M Heavy bomber 7,377 Script error: No such module "flag". 1942 1945 Includes 430 built under licence in Canada.
Bell 206 JetRanger C Helicopter, utility / trainer 7,340+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1966 2017 Also made in Canada and Italy.
Heinkel He 111 M Medium bomber 7,300 Template:Flagcountry 1935 1944 Also built in Spain as the CASA C.2111.
Yakovlev UT-2 M Trainer 7,243 Script error: No such module "flag". 1936 1944
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver M Dive bomber 7,140 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1940 1945 900 built as A-25; 1,194 built in Canada.Template:Sfn Most-produced single-engine dive bomber.
de Havilland Tiger Moth C Biplane, trainer 7,105 Script error: No such module "flag". 1931 1944 Also built in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Beechcraft Baron C Utility / Multi-engine trainer 7,004+ (at end of 2023)[6][34][35] Script error: No such module "flag". 1961 present Includes 55, 56, 58, and T-42A; excludes related Travel Air.[6][36][34][35]
Eurocopter AS350 C Utility helicopter 7,000+[37] Template:Flagcountry 1975 present
Polikarpov R-5 M Reconnaissance / bomber 7,000 Script error: No such module "flag". 1928 1937
Piper PA-23 C Utility / Multi-engine trainer 6,976[38] Script error: No such module "flag". 1952 1981 Sold as Apache and Aztec.
Robinson R44 C Helicopter, utility / trainer 6,866+[29][30] Script error: No such module "flag". 1993 present Most-produced reciprocating engine helicopter. Developed from Robinson R22.
Curtiss JN-4 M Biplane, trainer 6,813 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1915 1927
Polikarpov I-15 M Biplane, fighter 6,750[39] Script error: No such module "flag". 1933 1940 Also built in Spain.
Tupolev SB M Bomber 6,656 Script error: No such module "flag". 1936 1941 Also built in Czechoslovakia.
Ilyushin Il-28 M Medium bomber 6,635+ Script error: No such module "flag". 1949 1955 Also built in China and Czechoslovakia.
Yakovlev Yak-18 M Trainer 6,630+Template:Sfn Script error: No such module "flag". 1946 1960s Also produced in Hungary and China. Production claims vary from 6,168 including 125 Yak-18P and 25 -18PMTemplate:Sfn to 6,630 excluding P and PM.Template:Sfn Both exclude unrelated Yak-18T.
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star M Jet trainer 6,557 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1948 1959 Also built in Canada by Canadair.
Yakovlev Yak-7 M Fighter / trainer 6,399Template:Sfn Script error: No such module "flag". 1940 1943
Airco DH.4 M Biplane, Bomber 6,295Template:Sfn Template:Flagcountry 1916 1926 1,449 in the UKTemplate:Sfn and 4,846 (as the DH-4) in the US.Template:Sfn
Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 M Fighter 6,258 Script error: No such module "flag". 1941 1942
Ilyushin Il-10 M Ground-attack 6,226 Script error: No such module "flag". 1944 1954 Also built in Czechoslovakia as the Avia B-33 / CB-33.
Cessna 180 C Utility 6,193[40] Script error: No such module "flag". 1953 1981 Developed into Cessna 182.
Handley Page Halifax M Heavy bomber 6,176Template:Sfn Script error: No such module "flag". 1940 1946
Messerschmitt Bf 110 M Heavy / night fighter 6,150 Template:Flagcountry 1936 1945 Twin-engined design. Most sources state 6,000 to 6,150 produced.
Junkers Ju 87 M Dive bomber 6,000 Template:Flagcountry 1935 1944
Sopwith 1½ Strutter M Biplane, multirole 5,939 Template:Flagcountry 1917 1918 Majority built in France for French use.
Douglas SBD Dauntless M Dive bomber / scout 5,938Template:Sfn File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1940 1944 Includes A-24 Banshee variant.Template:Sfn
Bristol Beaufighter M Heavy fighter 5,928 Script error: No such module "flag". 1940 1946 Also built in Australia.
Nakajima Ki-43 M Fighter 5,919Template:Sfn Template:Flagcountry 1942 1945
Yokosuka K5Y M Biplane, trainer 5,770Template:Sfn Template:Flagcountry 1934 1945
Lavochkin La-7 M Fighter 5,753 Script error: No such module "flag". 1944 1946
Cessna 310 C Utility / Multi-engine trainer 5,737[41] Script error: No such module "flag". 1954 1980
Antonov A-1 M Glider, trainer 5,700 Script error: No such module "flag". 1930 1940s
ERCO Ercoupe C Utility / trainer 5,685 Script error: No such module "flag". 1940 1969 First civil aircraft with a nose wheel landing gear. Several changes in manufacturer.
Bell 47 C Helicopter 5,600 Script error: No such module "flag". 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[42] Script error: No such module "flag". 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 Template:Flagcountry 1917 1918
Mil Mi-2 M Helicopter, utility 5,497 Script error: No such module "flag". 1965 1985 Built in Poland.
Cessna AT-17 Bobcat C/M Utility / Multi-engine trainer 5,422 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 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 Template:Flagcountry 1916 1927
Martin B-26 Marauder M Medium bomber 5,288 File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1941 Not to be confused with unrelated Douglas B-26.
Stinson 108 C Utility / trainer 5,260Template:Sfn File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 1946 1950
Ilyushin Il-4 M Medium bomber 5,256 Script error: No such module "flag". 1942 1944
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 M Biplane, fighter 5,205 Template:Flagcountry 1917 1918
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II M Jet fighter-bomber 5,195Template:Sfn Script error: No such module "flag". 1958 1981 Includes 127 built in Japan by Mitsubishi.Template:Sfn
Cessna 170 C Utility / trainer 5,174[43] Script error: No such module "flag". 1948 1956 Developed into Cessna 172.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 M Jet fighter 5,047 Script error: No such module "flag". 1967 1985 Most-produced variable-sweep aircraft.
Piper PA-34 Seneca C Utility / Multi-engine trainer 5,037 Script error: No such module "flag". 1971 2019 Also built in Poland and Brazil (PZL-Mielec M-20 Mewa and EMB-810).
Yakovlev Yak-12 M Multirole STOL 5,000+ Script error: No such module "flag". 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+[44] Template:Flagcountry 1932 1945[45]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk M Military helicopter 5,000+[46] Script error: No such module "flag". 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-).

See also

Notes

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  2. ↑ Simpson 1991, pp.94, 96-97
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  9. ↑ Beechcraft (18 July 2015). "Beechcraft Bonanza". Beechcraft Company Facebook Page. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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  22. ↑ Peperell 1987, p. 83
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  28. ↑ Hickman, Kennedy. "World War II: Grumman F4F Wildcat." Template:Webarchive at about.com. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
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  32. ↑ Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 22. Werner & Werner Corp Publishing, 1978. Template:ISBN
  33. ↑ Christy, Joe: The Complete Guide to the Single-Engine Cessnas – 3rd Edition, pages 12–17. TAB Books, 1979. Template:ISBN
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  41. ↑ Simpson 1991, pp. 106-107
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