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Aircraft weapons 8
AGM-114
Air-to-ground missiles AGM-114 Hellfire
Missile developed for attack helicopters, later also used on drones. Lockheed Martin · United States→
Aircraft guns GAU-8 Avenger
The huge 30 mm rotary cannon around which the A-10 Thunderbolt II was built. General Electric · United States→
Mk 82
Bombs Mark 80 series (Mk 82/83/84)
The family of American general-purpose bombs, also the basis for many guided bombs. United States→
Stealth Aircraft 8
1962
Prototypes & demonstrators Boeing Quiet Bird
One of the first aircraft designed for a low radar return Boeing · United States→
Helicopters 8
Government aircraft 8
Air Force One & US government Boeing 757 Trump Force One
Privately owned Boeing 757 of Donald Trump, used during his election campaigns. Boeing · United States→
Flying boats 8
2003
Asian flying boats ShinMaywa US-2
Large four-engined amphibian of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, for search and rescue at sea. ShinMaywa · Japan→
1942
American flying boats Martin JRM Mars
Later famous as a water bomber Glenn L. Martin Company · United States→
1935
American flying boats Consolidated PBY Catalina
One of the most widely built flying boats Consolidated Aircraft · United States→
1939
American flying boats Martin PBM Mariner
Twin-engined patrol flying boat with a gull wing, used in the Second World War and the Korean War. Glenn L. Martin Company · United States→
Experimental aircraft 8
YFQ-44A
Future & in development Anduril YFQ-44A Fury
Uncrewed jet developed to fly alongside crewed fighters as a "loyal wingman". Anduril Industries · United States→
1903
Pioneers Wright Flyer
First sustained, controlled powered flight — 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk Wright brothers · United States→
1927
Pioneers Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis
First solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic, New York–Paris, by Charles Lindbergh (1927) Ryan Airlines · United States→
1947
Jet age North American F-86 Sabre
One of the first swept-wing jet fighters in the West North American Aviation · United States→
1946 X-1
X-planes & research Bell X-1
First aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight — Chuck Yeager, 14 October 1947 Bell Aircraft · United States→
1959 X-15
X-planes & research North American X-15
Fastest crewed, powered aircraft: Mach 6.7 (1967) North American Aviation · United States→
1992 X-62A
X-planes & research NF-16D / X-62A VISTA
Used to test AI pilots in real flight General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin · United States→
X-59
Future & in development Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST
Designed to turn the sonic boom into a quiet "thump" Lockheed Martin Skunk Works · United States→
Aircraft engines 8
JT8D
Turbofans Pratt & Whitney JT8D
Turbofan that powered many of the narrow-body airliners of the 1960s and 1970s. Pratt & Whitney · United States→
Drones 8
Business jets 8
1995
Long-range jets Gulfstream V
Ultra-long-range business jet, developed into the G550. Gulfstream Aerospace · United States→
Air forces 7
1947 USAF
American United States Air Force
The air force of the United States, an independent service since 1947 and one of the largest air forces in the world. United States→
1913 KLu
European Royal Netherlands Air Force
fighter Netherlands→
Airlines 8
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American 
Alaska Airlines
Major US airline from the Pacific Northwest, known for the Eskimo face on the tails of its aircraft.
United States · since 1932
AS
CC
American
Centurion Air Cargo
Cargo airline from Miami, flying freight between the United States and Latin America.
United States
FE
American 
FedEx Express
FedEx Express is a major American cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee.
United States · since 1971
FX
A
American 
Amazon Air
Amazon's own cargo airline, launched as Amazon Prime Air and renamed Amazon Air, flying parcels for Amazon customers.
United States · since 2016
A
American
American Airlines
One of the largest airlines in the world, based in Fort Worth, Texas.
United States · since 1926
AA
DL
American
Delta Air Lines
Major US airline that started as a crop-dusting company and is now based in Atlanta, Georgia.
United States · since 1925
DL
U
American
United Airlines
Major US airline headquartered in Chicago and a founding member of Star Alliance.
United States · since 1926
UA
PA
American Historic
Pan American World Airways
Pan Am was the principal US international airline for decades and an icon of the jet age.
United States · 1927–1991
PA
American
Alaska Airlines
Major US airline from the Pacific Northwest, known for the Eskimo face on the tails of its aircraft.
United States · since 1932
AS
CC
American
Centurion Air Cargo
Cargo airline from Miami, flying freight between the United States and Latin America.
United States
FE
American
FedEx Express
FedEx Express is a major American cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee.
United States · since 1971
FX
A
American
Amazon Air
Amazon's own cargo airline, launched as Amazon Prime Air and renamed Amazon Air, flying parcels for Amazon customers.
United States · since 2016
A
American
American Airlines
One of the largest airlines in the world, based in Fort Worth, Texas.
United States · since 1926
AA
DL
American
Delta Air Lines
Major US airline that started as a crop-dusting company and is now based in Atlanta, Georgia.
United States · since 1925
DL
U
American
United Airlines
Major US airline headquartered in Chicago and a founding member of Star Alliance.
United States · since 1926
UA
PA
American Historic
Pan American World Airways
Pan Am was the principal US international airline for decades and an icon of the jet age.
United States · 1927–1991
PA
