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List of tailless aircraft

October 24, 2023

A tailless aircraft is one which has no separate horizontal stabilizer or control surface, either behind or in front of the main wing.

List of aircraft Edit

See also: List of flying wings
Type Country Class Role Date Status No. Notes
Aériane Swift US Glider 1989 n/a Foot-launched.
Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde France & UK Jet Transport 1969 Production 20 SST.
AeroVironment Wasp III US Propeller UAV 2007 n/a Date of service entry with USAF
Akaflieg München Mü5 Wastl Germany Glider Experimental 1929 Prototype 1
Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-13 Arcus Germany Glider Experimental 1988 Prototype 1
Antonov E-153 USSR Jet Fighter 1947 Prototype 1
Arup S-1 US Propeller Experimental 1932 Prototype 1 Rounded "heel wing".
Arup S-2 US Propeller Experimental 1933 Prototype 1 Rounded "heel wing".
Arup S-3 US Propeller Experimental 1934 Prototype 1 Rounded "heel wing".
Arup S-4 US Propeller Experimental 1935 Prototype 1 Rounded "heel wing".
Avro 707 UK Jet Experimental 1949 Prototype 5 Research for Avro Vulcan thick delta wing, 1/3 scale of Vulcan.
Avro CF-105 Arrow Canada Jet Fighter 1958 Prototype 5 Supersonic.
Avro Vulcan UK Jet Bomber 1952 Production 136 Subsonic.
BAC 221 UK Jet Experimental 1964 Prototype 2 Ogee wing. Modified version of the Fairey Delta 2.
BAE Systems Corax UK Jet UAV 2004 Prototype n/a
Baynes Bat UK Propeller Transport 1943 Prototype 1
Boulton Paul P.111 UK Jet Experimental 1950 Prototype 1 Delta wing.
Chizhevski BOK-5 USSR Propeller Private 1937 Prototype 1
Briffaud GB-6 France Propeller Private 1955 Prototype 1
Brochocki BKB-1 Canada Glider Private 1959 Prototype 1
Charpentier C1 France Propeller Private 1934 Prototype 1 Trimotor.[1]
Convair XF-92A US Jet Fighter 1948 Prototype 1
Convair F2Y Sea Dart US Jet Fighter 1953 Prototype 5 Supersonic flying boat.
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger US Jet Fighter 1953 Production 1,000 Supersonic.
Convair F-106 Delta Dart US Jet Fighter 1956 Production 342 Supersonic.
Convair B-58 Hustler US Jet Bomber 1956 Production 116 Supersonic.
Dassault MD 550 Mystère-Delta France Jet Fighter 1955 Prototype n/a In modified form renamed the Mirage I.
Dassault Mirage III France Jet Fighter 1956 Production 1,422 Supersonic jet. Many derivatives.
de Havilland DH.108 Swallow UK Jet Experimental 1946 Prototype 3
Douglas F4D Skyray US Jet Fighter 1951 Operational 422
Dunne D.1 UK Glider Experimental 1907 Prototype 1 Biplane. Failed to fly with pusher power module.
Dunne D.3 UK Glider Experimental 1908 Prototype 1 Biplane.
Dunne D.4 UK Propeller Experimental 1908 Prototype 1 Pusher biplane.
Dunne D.5 UK Propeller Experimental 1910 Prototype 1 Pusher biplane.
Dunne D.6 UK Propeller Experimental 1910 Prototype 1 Pusher. Failed.
Dunne D.7 UK Propeller Experimental 1911 Prototype 1 Pusher.
Dunne D.8 UK Propeller Experimental 1911 Operational 2 Pusher biplane.
EFW N-20 Switzerland Jet Experimental 1948 Prototype 3 N-20.01 gilder, .02 Arbalète and .03 Aiguillon.
Fairey Delta 2 UK Jet Experimental 1954 Prototype 2 First aircraft to exceed 1,000 miles per hour. Later modified as the BAC 221.
Fauvel AV.36 France Glider Private 1951 Homebuild 100+ and others by Charles Fauvel.[2]
FMA I.Ae 38 Argentina Propeller Transport 1960 Prototype 1 Designed by Reimar Horten.
General Aircraft GAL.56 UK Glider Experimental 1944 Prototype 4
General Dynamics F-16XL US Jet Experimental 1982 Prototype 2 Cranked delta wing.
Gotha Go 147 Germany Propeller Patrol 1936 Prototype 1
Granger Archaeopteryx UK Propeller Private 1930 Prototype 1
Haig Minibat US Motor glider Private 1979 Homebuild 10+
HAL Tejas India Jet Fighter 2001 Production 33
Handley Page HP.75 Manx UK Propeller Experimental 1943 Prototype 1 Pusher.
Handley Page HP.115 UK Jet Experimental 1961 Prototype 1 Sharply swept delta wing.
Hispano HA P-300 (HA-23P) Spain Glider Experimental 1959/60 Prototype 1 Developed into the Egyptian Helwan HA-300 tailed jet.
Hoffman Flying Wing US Propeller Experimental 1934 Prototype 1 Arup-type "heel wing".
Horten Aircraft HX-2 Germany Propeller Experimental 2018 Prototype n/a
I.Ae. 34 Clen Antú Argentina Glider 1949 6 Designed by Reimar Horten and manufactured by the FMA.
I.Ae. 41 Urubú Argentina Glider 1953 5 Designed by Reimar Horten in Argentina.
Interstate XBDR US Jet UAV 1944 Project 0 TV-guided cruise missile.
Kalinin K-12 USSR Propeller Experimental 1936 Prototype 1 [3]
Kasper Bekas US Glider Experimental 1968 Prototype 3
Kimura/Kayaba HK-1 Japan Glider Experimental 1939 Prototype 1
Kayaba Ku-2 Japan Glider Experimental 1940 Prototype 1
Kayaba Ku-3 Japan Glider Experimental 1941 Prototype 1
Kayaba Ku-4 Japan Propeller Experimental 1941 Project 0 Cancelled before it flew.
Kollman Raptor US 1994 n/a [4][5]
Lippisch delta Germany Propeller Experimental 1931-45 Prototype n/a Several types.
Lockheed A-12 US Jet Reconnaissance 1962 Production n/a Mach 3 capability. Long forward-fuselage chines. Several derivatives, especially the SR-71 Blackbird.
Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA US Jet Experimental 2000 Project 0 Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft.
Marske Monarch US Glider Experimental 1974 Homebuild n/a
Marske Pioneer US Glider Experimental 1968 Homebuild 17 One example built of the Pioneer 1, at least 16 of the Pioneer II.
Marske XM-1 US Glider Experimental 1957 Prototype 1
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet Germany Rocket Fighter 1941 Production ~370
Mitchell U-2 Superwing US Glider Experimental 1980 Homebuild n/a
John K. Moody/Larry Mauro Easy Riser US Propeller Experimental 1975 n/a [6][7]
Nike PUL 9 Germany Propeller Experimental 1990 Prototype 1
Northrop X-4 Bantam US Jet Fighter 1948 Prototype 2
Northrop Grumman RQ-180 US Jet UAV 2015 Prototype n/a Stealth surveillance aircraft.
University of Pretoria Exulans South Africa Glider Experimental 1989 Prototype 2 Exulans I and II. "Gull" variable-sweep wing.[8][9]
Saab 35 Draken Sweden Jet Fighter 1955 Production 651 Supersonic jet. Double-delta planform.
Short SB.1 UK Glider Experimental 1951 Prototype 1 Aero-isoclinic wing.
Short SB.4 Sherpa UK Jet Experimental 1953 Prototype 1 Aero-isoclinic wing.
Soldenhof So.A Switzerland Propeller Private 1930 Prototype 1 Pusher.[10]
Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System Australia Propeller UAV 2019 Operational n/a Electric powered stealth waxed cardboard 2m (6.6 ft) wingspan surveillance aircraft.[11]
Tupolev Tu-144 USSR Jet Transport 1968 Operational 16 SST.
Vought F7U Cutlass US Jet Multirole Fighter 1948 Operational 320
Westland-Hill Pterodactyl UK Propeller Experimental 1920s-1930s Prototype 3 Series of types, 3 actually built.
Weltensegler Germany Glider Private 1921 Prototype 1

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Charpentier C-1". www.aviafrance.com. 2003-08-21. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ^ Gliders of Charles Fauvel
  3. ^ Russian Aviation Museum
  4. ^ Raptor, Kollman Composites. (Retrieved 2 November 2021)
  5. ^ [1] Hang glider RAPTOR], Delta Club 82. (Retrieved 2 November 2021)
  6. ^ Easy Riser by Larry Mauro
  7. ^ Original easy riser by John Moody
  8. ^ [https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/28011/01chapters1-3.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y Chapter 1. Introduction. (Retrieved 2 November 2021)
  9. ^ Hang glider EXULANS, Delta Club 82. (Retrieved 2 November 2021).
  10. ^ "The Soldenhof Tailless 'Plane; A Swiss Light 'Plane Two-Seater". Flight. 26 December 1930. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Corvo PPDS - CORVO". CORVO. SYPAQ. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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A tailless aircraft is one which has no separate horizontal stabilizer or control surface either behind or in front of the main wing List of aircraft EditSee also List of flying wings Type Country Class Role Date Status No NotesAeriane Swift US Glider 1989 n a Foot launched Aerospatiale BAC Concorde France amp UK Jet Transport 1969 Production 20 SST AeroVironment Wasp III US Propeller UAV 2007 n a Date of service entry with USAFAkaflieg Munchen Mu5 Wastl Germany Glider Experimental 1929 Prototype 1Akaflieg Braunschweig SB 13 Arcus Germany Glider Experimental 1988 Prototype 1Antonov E 153 USSR Jet Fighter 1947 Prototype 1Arup S 1 US Propeller Experimental 1932 Prototype 1 Rounded heel wing Arup S 2 US Propeller Experimental 1933 Prototype 1 Rounded heel wing Arup S 3 US Propeller Experimental 1934 Prototype 1 Rounded heel wing Arup S 4 US Propeller Experimental 1935 Prototype 1 Rounded heel wing Avro 707 UK Jet Experimental 1949 Prototype 5 Research for Avro Vulcan thick delta wing 1 3 scale of Vulcan Avro CF 105 Arrow Canada Jet Fighter 1958 Prototype 5 Supersonic Avro Vulcan UK Jet Bomber 1952 Production 136 Subsonic BAC 221 UK Jet Experimental 1964 Prototype 2 Ogee wing Modified version of the Fairey Delta 2 BAE Systems Corax UK Jet UAV 2004 Prototype n aBaynes Bat UK Propeller Transport 1943 Prototype 1Boulton Paul P 111 UK Jet Experimental 1950 Prototype 1 Delta wing Chizhevski BOK 5 USSR Propeller Private 1937 Prototype 1Briffaud GB 6 France Propeller Private 1955 Prototype 1Brochocki BKB 1 Canada Glider Private 1959 Prototype 1Charpentier C1 France Propeller Private 1934 Prototype 1 Trimotor 1 Convair XF 92A US Jet Fighter 1948 Prototype 1Convair F2Y Sea Dart US Jet Fighter 1953 Prototype 5 Supersonic flying boat Convair F 102 Delta Dagger US Jet Fighter 1953 Production 1 000 Supersonic Convair F 106 Delta Dart US Jet Fighter 1956 Production 342 Supersonic Convair B 58 Hustler US Jet Bomber 1956 Production 116 Supersonic Dassault MD 550 Mystere Delta France Jet Fighter 1955 Prototype n a In modified form renamed the Mirage I Dassault Mirage III France Jet Fighter 1956 Production 1 422 Supersonic jet Many derivatives de Havilland DH 108 Swallow UK Jet Experimental 1946 Prototype 3Douglas F4D Skyray US Jet Fighter 1951 Operational 422Dunne D 1 UK Glider Experimental 1907 Prototype 1 Biplane Failed to fly with pusher power module Dunne D 3 UK Glider Experimental 1908 Prototype 1 Biplane Dunne D 4 UK Propeller Experimental 1908 Prototype 1 Pusher biplane Dunne D 5 UK Propeller Experimental 1910 Prototype 1 Pusher biplane Dunne D 6 UK Propeller Experimental 1910 Prototype 1 Pusher Failed Dunne D 7 UK Propeller Experimental 1911 Prototype 1 Pusher Dunne D 8 UK Propeller Experimental 1911 Operational 2 Pusher biplane EFW N 20 Switzerland Jet Experimental 1948 Prototype 3 N 20 01 gilder 02 Arbalete and 03 Aiguillon Fairey Delta 2 UK Jet Experimental 1954 Prototype 2 First aircraft to exceed 1 000 miles per hour Later modified as the BAC 221 Fauvel AV 36 France Glider Private 1951 Homebuild 100 and others by Charles Fauvel 2 FMA I Ae 38 Argentina Propeller Transport 1960 Prototype 1 Designed by Reimar Horten General Aircraft GAL 56 UK Glider Experimental 1944 Prototype 4General Dynamics F 16XL US Jet Experimental 1982 Prototype 2 Cranked delta wing Gotha Go 147 Germany Propeller Patrol 1936 Prototype 1Granger Archaeopteryx UK Propeller Private 1930 Prototype 1Haig Minibat US Motor glider Private 1979 Homebuild 10 HAL Tejas India Jet Fighter 2001 Production 33Handley Page HP 75 Manx UK Propeller Experimental 1943 Prototype 1 Pusher Handley Page HP 115 UK Jet Experimental 1961 Prototype 1 Sharply swept delta wing Hispano HA P 300 HA 23P Spain Glider Experimental 1959 60 Prototype 1 Developed into the Egyptian Helwan HA 300 tailed jet Hoffman Flying Wing US Propeller Experimental 1934 Prototype 1 Arup type heel wing Horten Aircraft HX 2 Germany Propeller Experimental 2018 Prototype n aI Ae 34 Clen Antu Argentina Glider 1949 6 Designed by Reimar Horten and manufactured by the FMA I Ae 41 Urubu Argentina Glider 1953 5 Designed by Reimar Horten in Argentina Interstate XBDR US Jet UAV 1944 Project 0 TV guided cruise missile Kalinin K 12 USSR Propeller Experimental 1936 Prototype 1 3 Kasper Bekas US Glider Experimental 1968 Prototype 3Kimura Kayaba HK 1 Japan Glider Experimental 1939 Prototype 1Kayaba Ku 2 Japan Glider Experimental 1940 Prototype 1Kayaba Ku 3 Japan Glider Experimental 1941 Prototype 1Kayaba Ku 4 Japan Propeller Experimental 1941 Project 0 Cancelled before it flew Kollman Raptor US 1994 n a 4 5 Lippisch delta Germany Propeller Experimental 1931 45 Prototype n a Several types Lockheed A 12 US Jet Reconnaissance 1962 Production n a Mach 3 capability Long forward fuselage chines Several derivatives especially the SR 71 Blackbird Lockheed Martin X 44 MANTA US Jet Experimental 2000 Project 0 Multi Axis No Tail Aircraft Marske Monarch US Glider Experimental 1974 Homebuild n aMarske Pioneer US Glider Experimental 1968 Homebuild 17 One example built of the Pioneer 1 at least 16 of the Pioneer II Marske XM 1 US Glider Experimental 1957 Prototype 1Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet Germany Rocket Fighter 1941 Production 370Mitchell U 2 Superwing US Glider Experimental 1980 Homebuild n aJohn K Moody Larry Mauro Easy Riser US Propeller Experimental 1975 n a 6 7 Nike PUL 9 Germany Propeller Experimental 1990 Prototype 1Northrop X 4 Bantam US Jet Fighter 1948 Prototype 2Northrop Grumman RQ 180 US Jet UAV 2015 Prototype n a Stealth surveillance aircraft University of Pretoria Exulans South Africa Glider Experimental 1989 Prototype 2 Exulans I and II Gull variable sweep wing 8 9 Saab 35 Draken Sweden Jet Fighter 1955 Production 651 Supersonic jet Double delta planform Short SB 1 UK Glider Experimental 1951 Prototype 1 Aero isoclinic wing Short SB 4 Sherpa UK Jet Experimental 1953 Prototype 1 Aero isoclinic wing Soldenhof So A Switzerland Propeller Private 1930 Prototype 1 Pusher 10 Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System Australia Propeller UAV 2019 Operational n a Electric powered stealth waxed cardboard 2m 6 6 ft wingspan surveillance aircraft 11 Tupolev Tu 144 USSR Jet Transport 1968 Operational 16 SST Vought F7U Cutlass US Jet Multirole Fighter 1948 Operational 320Westland Hill Pterodactyl UK Propeller Experimental 1920s 1930s Prototype 3 Series of types 3 actually built Weltensegler Germany Glider Private 1921 Prototype 1See also EditBlended wing body Flying wingReferences Edit Charpentier C 1 www aviafrance com 2003 08 21 Retrieved 2011 01 29 Gliders of Charles Fauvel Russian Aviation Museum Raptor Kollman Composites Retrieved 2 November 2021 1 Hang glider RAPTOR Delta Club 82 Retrieved 2 November 2021 Easy Riser by Larry Mauro Original easy riser by John Moody https repository up ac za bitstream handle 2263 28011 01chapters1 3 pdf sequence 2 amp isAllowed y Chapter 1 Introduction Retrieved 2 November 2021 Hang glider EXULANS Delta Club 82 Retrieved 2 November 2021 The Soldenhof Tailless Plane A Swiss Light Plane Two Seater Flight 26 December 1930 Retrieved 29 October 2017 Corvo PPDS CORVO CORVO SYPAQ Retrieved 30 August 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of tailless aircraft amp oldid 1173031715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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