List of delta-wing aircraft

Summary

This is a list of aircraft with delta wings.

Type Country Class Role Date Status No. Notes
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde UK/France Supersonic Transport 1969 Retired Ogival delta.
Antonov 'M' Masha USSR Supersonic Fighter 1947 Prototype Tailless. Vertical stabilizers in the form of winglets.
Atlas Cheetah South Africa Supersonic Fighter 1986 Production Canard development of the Dassault Mirage III
Avro Vulcan UK Subsonic Bomber 1952 Retired Tailless.
Avro 707 UK Experimental 1949 Prototype Tailless test aircraft for the Avro's jet bomber design
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Canada Supersonic Fighter 1959 Prototype Tailless.
BAC 221 UK Supersonic Experimental 1964 Prototype 1 Ogival delta wing fitted to a Fairey Delta 2 to test the Concorde design.
Boeing X-32 US Supersonic Fighter 2000 Prototype Tailless JSF contender.
Boulton Paul P.111 UK Subsonic Experimental 1950 Prototype Tailless.
Boulton Paul P.120 UK Subsonic Experimental 1953 Prototype Tailed development of the P.111.
Buran USSR Spaceplane Transport 1988 Prototype Tailless.
CAC CA-23 Australia Supersonic Fighter 1952 Prototype Tailed delta.
Chengdu J-7 China Supersonic Fighter 1966 Production Tailed. Chinese development of MiG-21
Chengdu J-9 China Supersonic Fighter 1998 Prototype Canard.
Chengdu J-10 China Supersonic Fighter 1998 Production Canard.
Chengdu J-20 China Supersonic Fighter 2011 Production Canard.
Convair XF-92 US Fighter 1948 Prototype Tailless
Convair F2Y Sea Dart US Supersonic Fighter 1953 Prototype Tailless seaplane.
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger US Supersonic Fighter 1953 Retired Tailless.
Convair XFY Pogo US Propeller Experimental 1954 Prototype Tailless VTOL, propeller-driven.
Convair F-106 Delta Dart US Supersonic Fighter 1956 Retired Tailless.
Convair B-58 Hustler US Supersonic Bomber 1956 Retired Tailless.
Dassault Mirage I France Supersonic Fighter 1955 Prototype Tailless.
Dassault Mirage III France Supersonic Fighter 1956 Production Tailless.
Dassault Mirage IV France Supersonic Bomber 1959 Production Tailless.
Dassault Mirage 5 France Supersonic Fighter 1965 Production Tailless.
Dassault Mirage 2000 France Supersonic Fighter 1978 Production Tailless.
Dassault Rafale France Supersonic Fighter 1986 Production Canard.
Dyke Delta US Private 1966 Homebuilt Double-delta.
Eurofighter Typhoon EU Supersonic Fighter 1994 Production Canard.
Fairey Delta 1 UK Subsonic Experimental 1951 Prototype Tailed. Planned VTOL variant.
Fairey Delta 2 UK Supersonic Experimental 1954 Prototype 2 Tailless. First aircraft to exceed 1,000 mph. One example rebuilt as BAC 221.
General Dynamics F-16XL US Supersonic Experimental 1982 Prototype 1 Cranked arrow double-delta.
Gloster Javelin UK Subsonic Fighter 1951 Production Tailed.
HAL Tejas India Supersonic Fighter 2001 Production Tailless.
Handley Page HP.115 UK Subsonic Experimental 1961 Prototype 1 Tailless narrow delta. Experimental into low speed performance of delta wing for Concorde
Helwan HA-300 Egypt Fighter 1969 Prototype Tailed. Designed by Willy Messerschmitt for Hispano-Aviación in Spain.
IAI Kfir Israel Supersonic 1973 Production Canard development of the Dassault Mirage III.
Lavochkin La-250 USSR Fighter 1956 Prototype Tailed.
Lippisch DM1 Germany Glider Experimental 1944 Prototype Tailless. Also known as the Akaflieg Darmstadt/Akaflieg München DM1.
Lockheed A-12 US Supersonic 1962 Production Tailless with long chines. Mach 3+
Lockheed YF-12 US Supersonic Fighter 1968 Prototype Tailless with long chines. Mach 3+
Lockheed M-21 US Supersonic 1966 Prototype Tailless with long chines. Mach 3+ mothership for D-21.
Lockheed D-21 US UAV 1971 Prototype Tailless with long chines. Launched from the M-21.
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird US Supersonic 1964 Production Tailless with long chines. Mach 3+
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk US 1954 Production Ogival delta, with tail.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 USSR Supersonic 1956 Production Tailed delta
Myasishchev M-50 USSR 1959 Prototype
Moskalyev SAM-9 Strela USSR Experimental 1934 Prototype Tailless narrow, curved delta. [1][2]
NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter US Spaceplane Transport 1981 Production Double delta.
North American XB-70 Valkyrie US Supersonic Bomber 1964 Prototype Canard capable of Mach 3.
Payen PA-22 France 1941 Prototype Tandem wing with straight canard plane and delta aft plane
Payen Pa 49 France 1954 Prototype
Saab 35 Draken Sweden Supersonic 1955 Production Double delta.
Saab 37 Viggen Sweden Supersonic 1967 Production Canard. First close-coupled type.
Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sweden Supersonic 1988 Production
Shenyang J-8 China Supersonic 1969 Production
Short SC.1 UK Subsonic Experimental 1957 Prototype 1 Tailless VTOL aircraft.
Sukhoi T-4 / 100 Sotka USSR Supersonic Bomber 1972 Prototype Canard capable of Mach 3
Sukhoi Su-9 USSR 1956 Production
Sukhoi Su-11 USSR 1958 Production
Sukhoi Su-15 (Early models) USSR Supersonic Fighter 1962 Production Tailed. Later models had a cranked leading edge.
Tupolev Tu-144 USSR Supersonic Transport 1968 Production Double delta with retractable "moustache" foreplanes.
Verhees Delta D1 France Propeller Private 2004 Homebuilt Cropped delta with elliptical planform.
Verhees Delta D2 France Propeller Private 2018 Homebuilt Cropped delta with elliptical planform.

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ rcgroups.net
  2. ^ Soviet aircraft unknown, Encyclopedia of safety, survincity.com

Bibliography edit

  • Gunston, W. and Swanborough, G.; The Complete Book of Fighters, Salamander, 1994