List of most-produced aircraft

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
 • Each aircraft listed is a piston-engined monoplane unless otherwise described.
 • "C" indicates civilian use; "M" indicates military use. Use only one according to original designed purpose of the aircraft, or "best deduction".
 • Role is generally either the original designed role of the aircraft or a "best deduction" based on what role dominated production, disregarding minor variants. Aircraft may be categorized as "Multirole" if no particular role was dominant.
 • Nation column indicates only the original designer / producer nation.
 • 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.
 • Entries involving aircraft still in production are shown on a  pale-turquoise background .
Name C / M Type / Role Number  produced Nation Production  period Notes
Cessna 172CUtility / trainer 44,000+[1] United States 1956–present Also built in France by Reims Aviation.
Ilyushin Il-2MGround-attack 36,183Soviet Union1941–1945 Most-produced combat and two-seat aircraft.
Messerschmitt Bf 109MFighter 34,852Germany1936–1958 Most-produced fighter and single-seat aircraft. Also built in Hungary, Romania, Spain, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland.
Piper PA-28 seriesCUtility / trainer 32,778+United States1960–present Sold as Cherokee, Cherokee Warrior, Cherokee Pathfinder, Warrior, Archer, Dakota, and Cadet.
Cessna 150 / 152CUtility / trainer 31,500+United States1958–1986 Most-produced two-seat civil aircraft. Both types also built in France. 23,949[?+] 150s; 7,584[?+] 152s
Cessna 182CUtility 23,237+United States1956–present Also built in France.
Supermarine Spitfire/SeafireMFighter 22,685United Kingdom1938–1948 20,351 of total were land-based Spitfires. The first Seafires were Spitfires modified with tailhooks.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190MFighter 20,051Germany1939–1945 64 produced in post-WWII France as the "NC 900".
Piper J-3 CubCUtility / trainer 20,038[2] United States 1938–1947 Most-produced fabric-covered monoplane. Includes military variants such as L-4, O-59, and NE.
Polikarpov Po-2MBiplane, multirole 20,000[3] to
30,000[4]		 Soviet Union 1928–1952[4] Most-produced biplane. Used for training, reconnaissance, liaison, and light ground-attack.
Consolidated B-24 LiberatorMHeavy bomber 18,482[5]United States1940–1945 Most-produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft. Includes 962 built by Douglas,[6] 6,792 by Ford Motor Company and 966 by North American. Does not include related PB4Y-2 Privateer.[5]
Antonov An-2 / An-3CBiplane, utility / agricultural 18,000+Soviet Union1947–present Longest production run for any airplane. Also built in China and Poland.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15MJet fighter 18,000+Soviet Union1947–1950s Most-produced jet. 3,454 built in Czechoslovakia; 727 in Poland; an unknown number in China.
Mil Mi-8MHelicopter, utility 17,000+Soviet Union1961–present Most-produced helicopter.
Beechcraft BonanzaCUtility 17,000+United States1947–present Longest continuous production of any airplane in history.[7][8][9]
Yakovlev Yak-9MFighter 16,769[10]Soviet Union1942–1948
Douglas DC-3CAirliner / transport 16,079United States1935–1952 Most-produced aircraft originally designed as an airliner, but only 607 of the airliner variant were built. 15,472 military transports such as C-47, R4D, and Dakota were built, including in the Soviet Union and Japan.
Bell UH-1 "Huey" IroquoisMHelicopter, utility 16,000+United States1959–present Includes models 204, 205, 212, 214 and 412.[11]
Republic P-47 ThunderboltMFighter 15,660[12] United States 1942–1945
North American P-51 MustangMFighter 15,586United States1940–1951 Excludes F-82 and other derivatives.
North American T-6 TexanMTrainer 15,495United States1937–1950s Includes SNJ and Harvard. Also built in Canada.
Junkers Ju 88MMultirole 15,183[13] Germany 1939–1945 Luftwaffe multirole bomber, heavy fighter and reconnaissance aircraft.
Hawker HurricaneMFighter 14,583United Kingdom1937–1944 Also built in Canada.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MJet fighter 13,996Soviet Union1959–2006 Most-produced supersonic aircraft. Also built in India, China and Czechoslovakia.
Waco CG-4MGlider, military 13,903+United States1942–1945 Most-produced glider. Many licensed manufacturers.
Curtiss P-40 WarhawkMFighter 13,738[14]United States1939–1944
Chotia WeedhopperCUltralight 13,000United States1977–present Most-produced ultralight.
Boeing B-17 Flying FortressMHeavy bomber 12,731United States1937–1945 3,000 built by Douglas,[6] also produced by Lockheed Vega.
Vought F4U CorsairMFighter 12,571United States1941–1952 Many built as Goodyear FG or Brewster F3A.[15] Longest production run of any U.S. piston-engined fighter.
Grumman F6F HellcatMFighter 12,275United States1942–1945
Vultee BT-13 ValiantMTrainer 11,537United States1939–1947
Vickers WellingtonMMedium bomber 11,462[16] United Kingdom1936–1945
Petlyakov Pe-2MDive bomber 11,427Soviet Union1939–1945Most-produced dive bomber of any type – a twin-engined design.
Avro AnsonMMultirole 11,020[17]United Kingdom1935–1952 Also built in Canada.[17]
Mitsubishi A6M ZeroMFighter 10,939Japan1940–1945
Piper PacerCUtility / trainer 10,610[?+]United States1950–[?1964] Includes PA-20 Pacer and PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17MJet fighter 10,367Soviet Union1951–1986 Many built in China as the Shenyang J-5 / JJ-5.
Boeing 737CJet airliner 10,271[18] United States 1967–present Most-produced large jet-powered civilian aircraft. Includes military variants such as C-40 and P-8.[18]
Lockheed P-38 LightningMFighter 10,037United States1941–1945 Two-engined twin-boom design.
Aeronca ChampionCUtility / trainer 10,000+United States1946–present Includes military L-16. Several changes in manufacturer; presently sold by American Champion on special-order.[19]
DFS SG 38 SchulgleiterMGlider, trainer 10,000~[20] Germany1938–1944
North American B-25 MitchellMMedium bomber 9,984United States1939–1945
Lavochkin La-5MFighter 9,920Soviet Union1942–1944
North American F-86 Sabre / FJ FuryMJet fighter 9,860United States1947–1956 Also built in Australia and Canada.
Grumman TBF AvengerMTorpedo bomber 9,836[21][22]United States1941–1945 Includes 7,546 built as TBM Avenger by General Motors.[22]
Bell P-39 AiracobraMFighter 9,584United States1938–1944
Cessna 210CUtility 9,240[?+]United States1957–[?1985]
Piper PA-18 Super CubCUtility / trainer 9,000[?+]United States1949–[?1994] Includes military variants such as L-18 and L-21.
Beechcraft Model 18CUtility 9,000+United States1937–1970 Includes military variants such as C-45, AT-7, and SNB.
Avro 504MBiplane, fighter / trainer 8,970United Kingdom1913–1918 Most-produced World War I aircraft design.
Airspeed OxfordMTrainer 8,751[3]United Kingdom1937-1945 Several manufacturers.
Yakovlev Yak-1MFighter 8,734[23]Soviet Union1940–1944
Polikarpov I-16MFighter 8,644[24] Soviet Union1934–1943
Boeing-Stearman Model 75MBiplane, trainer 8,584[25] United States1934–1942
Cessna 206CUtility 8,509+ or 7,783+ United States 1962–present Includes models 205 and 207
SPAD S.XIIIMBiplane, fighter 8,472France1917–1918 Most-produced World War I fighter aircraft design.
Airbus A320 familyCJet airliner 8,074[26] Multi-national 1988–present Includes the A318 / A319 / A320 / A321. Built in France, Germany, China, and United States.
La Mouette AtlasCHang glider 8,000+France1979–present
Grumman F4F WildcatMFighter 7,885[27] United States1937–1943 Includes about 5,600 built as FM Wildcat by General Motors.[28]
Piper PA-32CUtility 7,842+United States1965–2007 Enlarged PA-28 sold as Cherokee Six and Saratoga.
Breguet 14MReconnaissance 7,800France1916–1928 2,300 built after the end of WWI.
de Havilland MosquitoMMultirole 7,781United Kingdom1940–1950 Also built in Australia and Canada.
Fairchild PT-19 M Trainer 7,700+[29] United States 1938–1948 Includes variants PT-23 and PT-26. Also built in Canada and Brazil.
Cessna 120 and 140CUtility / trainer 7,664[30][31] United States1946–1950 Developed into Cessna 150.
Republic F-84 ThunderjetMJet fighter-bomber 7,524United States1946–1953 Excludes swept-wing F-84F / RF-84F derivatives.
Douglas DB-7 (A-20 Havoc)MMultirole 7,478[32]United States1938–1944 Includes 380 built by Boeing.[33]
Avro LancasterMHeavy bomber 7,377United Kingdom1942–1945 Includes 430 built under licence in Canada.
Bell 206 JetRangerCHelicopter, utility / trainer 7,340+ United States 1966–present[34] Also made in Canada and Italy. Most produced civilian helicopter.
Heinkel He 111MMedium bomber 7,300Germany1935–1944Also built in Spain as the CASA C.2111.
Curtiss SB2C HelldiverMDive bomber 7,140United States1940–1945 900 built as A-25; 1,194 built in Canada.[35] Most-produced single-engine dive bomber.
de Havilland Tiger MothCBiplane, trainer 7,105United Kingdom1931–1944 Also built in Canada and Australia.
Piper PA-23CUtility / trainer 6,976[36]United States1952–1981 Sold as Apache and Aztec.
Curtiss JN-4MBiplane, trainer 6,813United States1915–1927
Polikarpov I-15MBiplane, fighter 6,750[37] Soviet Union1933–1940 Also built in Spain.
Tupolev SBMBomber 6,656Soviet Union1936–1941 Also built in Czechoslovakia.
Ilyushin Il-28MMedium bomber 6,635+Soviet Union1949–1955 Also built in China and Czechoslovakia.
Yakovlev Yak-18MTrainer 6,630+[38]Soviet Union1946–1960sProduction claims vary from 6,168 including 125 Yak-18P and 25 -18PM[39] to 6,630 excluding P and PM.[38] Both exclude unrelated Yak-18T.
Lockheed T-33 Shooting StarMJet trainer 6,557United States1948–1959 Also built in Canada by Canadair.
Yakovlev Yak-7MFighter / trainer 6,399[40]Soviet Union1940–1943
Airco DH.4MBiplane, Bomber 6,295[41]United Kingdom1916–1926 1,449 in the UK[42] and 4,846 (as the DH-4) in the US[43]
Cessna 310CUtility / trainer 5,737[44]United States1954–1980
Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3MFighter 6,258Soviet Union1941–1942
Ilyushin Il-10MGround-attack 6,226Soviet Union1944–1954 Also built in Czechoslovakia as the Avia B-33 / CB-33.
Cessna 180CUtility 6,193[45]United States1953–1981 Developed into Cessna 182.
Handley Page HalifaxMHeavy bomber 6,176[46]United Kingdom1940–1946
Messerschmitt Bf 110MHeavy / night fighter 6,150Germany1936–1945 Twin-engined design. Most sources state 6,000 to 6,150 produced.
Junkers Ju 87MDive bomber 6,000Germany1935–1944
Polikarpov R-5MReconnaissance / bomber 6,000Soviet Union1928–1937
Robinson R44CHelicopter, utility / trainer 5,979+United States1993–presentMost produced reciprocating-engine helicopter
Sopwith 1½ StrutterMBiplane, multirole 5,939United Kingdom1917–1918 Majority built in France for French use.
Douglas SBD DauntlessMDive bomber / scout 5,938[47]United States1940–1944 Includes A-24 Banshee variant.[47]
Bristol BeaufighterMHeavy fighter 5,928United Kingdom1940–1946 Also built in Australia.
Nakajima Ki-43MFighter 5,919[48]Japan1942–1945
Yokosuka K5YMBiplane, trainer 5,770[3]Japan1934–1945
Lavochkin La-7MFighter 5,753Soviet Union1944–1946
Antonov A-1MGlider, trainer 5,700Soviet Union1930–1940s
ERCO ErcoupeCUtility / trainer 5,685United States1940-1969 First civil aircraft with a nose wheel landing gear. Several changes in manufacturer.
Cirrus SR22CUtility 5,503[49][50]United States2001–presentMost-produced aircraft made of composite material. Developed from Cirrus SR20.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19MJet fighter 5,500[51] Soviet Union 1953-1991 2,500 built in Soviet Union. Also built in China (~3,000) and Czechoslovakia.
Sopwith CamelMBiplane, fighter 5,497United Kingdom1917–1918
Mil Mi-2MHelicopter, utility 5,497Soviet Union1965–1985 Also built in Poland.
Cessna AT-17 BobcatMTrainer 5,422United States1939–1943
Bristol F.2 FighterMBiplane, fighter 5,329United Kingdom1916–1927 WWI two-seat fighter.
Martin B-26 MarauderMMedium bomber 5,288United States1941–1945
Stinson 108CUtility / trainer 5,260[52]United States1946–1950
Ilyushin Il-4MMedium bomber 5,256Soviet Union1942–1944
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5MBiplane, fighter 5,205United Kingdom1917–1918
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIMJet fighter-bomber 5,195[53]United States1958–1981 Includes 127 built in Japan by Mitsubishi.[53]
Cessna 170CUtility / trainer 5,174[54]United States1948–1956Developed into Cessna 172.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MJet fighter 5,047Soviet Union1967–1985 Most produced variable-sweep aircraft
Yakovlev Yak-12MMultirole STOL 5,000Soviet Union1946–1957 Excludes the Chinese Shenyang Type 5 (production figure unknown?). Also build in Poland.
Grunau Baby IIbCSailplane 5,000~[55] Germany1932–[?]

Notes

  1. ↑ Flight International, June 20, 2017, p. 24.
  2. ↑ Peperell, Roger W; Smith, Colin M (1987). Piper Aircraft and their Forerunners. Tonbridge, Kent, England: Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-149-5. (US and CN, but not gilders)
  3. 1 2 3 Angelucci & Matricardi 1977, p. 280.
  4. 1 2 "Soviet Polikarpov U-2 bomber, trainer; Polikarpov Po-2 bomber, trainer". wwiivehicles.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 Wegg 1990, p. 49.
  6. 1 2 Francillon 1988, p. 580.
  7. ↑ Beechcraft (18 July 2015). "Beechcraft Bonanza". Beechcraft Company Facebook Page. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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  10. ↑ Gunston & Gordon 1997, p. 77.
  11. ↑ "The Bell 412EPI". bellhelicopter.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Bull 2004, p. 267.
  13. ↑ Kay, Anthony L. (2004). Junkers Aircraft & Engines: 1913 to 1945. Pavillion Books. ISBN 0851779859. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Murphy & McNiece 2009, p. 83.
  15. ↑ Swanborough & Bowers 1976, pp. 404-407.
  16. ↑ Vickers Wellington Manual, page 29. Haynes Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-0-85733-230-1
  17. 1 2 Fredriksen 2001, p. 36.
  18. 1 2 "Boeing Commercial Airplanes – Orders and Deliveries – 737 Model Summary". boeing.com. Boeing. September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "American Champion Aircraft Champ". American Champion. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  20. ↑ National Museum of the United States Air Force. "Schneider Schulgleiter SG 38". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  21. ↑ Angelucci & Matricardi 1977, p. 283.
  22. 1 2 Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 236.
  23. ↑ Gunston & Gordon 1997, p. 66.
  24. ↑ "Soviet Polikarpov I-16 Rata fighter". wwiivehicles.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Boeing Historical Snapshot: Stearman Kaydet Trainer". boeing.com. Boeing. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  26. ↑ "Orders & Deliveries". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  27. ↑ Hickman, Kennedy. "World War II: Grumman F4F Wildcat." at about.com. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  28. ↑ Swanborough & Bowers 1976, pp. 209-210.
  29. ↑ "Warbird Alley: Fairchild PT-19 / PT-23 / PT-26 Cornell". www.warbirdalley.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  30. ↑ Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 22. Werner & Werner Corp Publishing, 1978. ISBN 0-918312-00-0
  31. ↑ Christy, Joe: The Complete Guide to the Single-Engine Cessnas – 3rd Edition, pages 12–17. TAB Books, 1979. ISBN 0-8306-2268-3
  32. ↑ Francillon 1988, p. 293.
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  34. ↑ John Pike. "Bell 206 JetRanger". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  35. ↑ Swanborough & Bowers 1976, pp. 151-152.
  36. ↑ Simpson 1991, pp.243-244
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  38. 1 2 Gordon, Komissarov & Komissarov 2005, pp. 267, 269.
  39. ↑ Gunston & Gordon 1997, pp. 113–115.
  40. ↑ Gunston & Gordon 1997, p. 70.
  41. ↑ Jackson 1987, pp. 54, 58.
  42. ↑ Jackson 1987, p. 54.
  43. ↑ Jackson 1987, p. 58.
  44. ↑ Simpson 1991, pp. 106-107
  45. ↑ Simpson 1991, pp 99-100
  46. ↑ Angelucci & Matricardi 1977, p. 284.
  47. 1 2 Francillon 1988, p. 576.
  48. ↑ Angelucci & Matricardi 1977, p. 282.
  49. ↑ General Aviation Manufacturers Association (January 2008). "2007 General Aviation Statistical Databook & Industry Outlook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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  51. ↑ Karsten Palt. "Mikojan Gurewitsch / Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-19". flugzeuginfo.net. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  52. ↑ Wegg 1990, pp. 143–144.
  53. 1 2 Francillon 1990, p. 464.
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