Aircraft Encyclopedia.
Detailed specifications, history, and performance data for 21 iconic aircraft — from commercial airliners to supersonic record-holders.
The original 'jumbo jet' that democratised long-haul air travel and dominated intercontinental routes for over five decades.
Range: 14,815 km → CommercialEurope's defining narrow-body — the fly-by-wire twinjet that changed airliner design.
Range (A320neo): 6,300 km → CommercialThe largest passenger aircraft ever built — a four-engine double-deck superjumbo.
Max Capacity: 853 seats → CommercialThe world's best-selling commercial jetliner — over 10,000 delivered since 1968.
Max Range: 5,765 km → CommercialThe twin-engine widebody that made ultra-long-haul routes viable for two engines.
Range (777-300ER): 13,649 km → CommercialThe longest-range business jet ever built — New York to Singapore non-stop.
Max Range: 14,260 km →The world's most capable air superiority fighter, combining supercruise, supermaneuverability, and all-aspect stealth in a single airframe.
Top Speed: Mach 2.25+ → FighterThe definitive Soviet air superiority fighter: long-legged, powerful, and agile enough to define a generation of Russian aviation design.
Top Speed: Mach 2.35 → FighterFrance's omnirole carrier-capable fighter — and one of Europe's most successful exports.
Top Speed: Mach 1.8 → FighterEurope's primary air defence fighter — a supercruise-capable canard-delta twin.
Top Speed: Mach 2.0 → FighterThe world's most widely operated supersonic fighter — over 4,600 built across 25+ nations.
Top Speed: Mach 2.05 → FighterThe world's most advanced multi-role stealth fighter, built for three variants across three services.
Top Speed: Mach 1.6 → FighterRussia's only fifth-generation stealth fighter — the most secretive combat aircraft in service.
Service Ceiling: 20,000 m →The US Army's primary attack helicopter — the definitive anti-armour rotorcraft.
Max Speed: 293 km/h → HelicopterThe most-produced helicopter in history — serving in over 50 countries since 1961.
Troop Capacity: 28 troops → HelicopterThe world's best-selling piston helicopter — ideal for training and private ownership.
VNE Speed: 240 km/h → HelicopterAmerica's iconic utility helicopter — the backbone of US Army air mobility since 1979.
Max Speed: 357 km/h →The aircraft that broke the sound barrier — Chuck Yeager's Glamorous Glennis.
Historic Flight: Mach 1.06 → HistoricalThe supersonic airliner that crossed the Atlantic in 3.5 hours — and retired to silence.
Cruise Speed: Mach 2.04 → HistoricalThe fastest air-breathing aircraft ever built — so fast, it outran the missiles fired at it.
Cruise Speed: Mach 3.2+ → HistoricalThe fastest manned aircraft in history — still unbeaten after six decades.
Max Speed: Mach 6.72 →