List of most-produced aircraft

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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., are included.

Contents
1 Most-produced aircraft
2 Notes
3 References
4 External links

Most-produced aircraft
Notes
Each aircraft listed is fixed-wing and piston-engined unless otherwise described.
"C" indicates civilian use;"M" indicates military use.
Entries involving aircraft still in production are shown on a pale-turquoise background .

C/ Number Production
Name Type / Role Nation Notes
M produced period

Also built in
United
Cessna 172 C 43,000+[1] 1956present France by
States
Reims Aviation.

Most-produced
Soviet combat and
Ilyushin Il-2 M Ground-attack 36,183 19411945
Union two-seat
aircraft.

Most-produced
fighter and
single-seat
aircraft. Also
Messerschmitt built in
M Fighter 34,852 Germany 19361958
Bf 109 Hungary,
Romania, Spain,
Czechoslovakia
and
Switzerland.

Piper PA-28 United

C 32,778+ 1960present
series States

Most-produced
two-seat civil
aircraft. Both
Cessna 150 / United 150: 19581977 types also built
C 31,500+
152 States 152: 19771986 in France.
23,949[?+]
150s; 7,584[?+]
152s

United Was also built in

Cessna 182 C 23,237+ 1956present
States France.

20,351 of total
were land-based
Spitfires. The
Supermarine United
M Fighter 22,685 19381948 first Seafires
Spitfire/Seafire Kingdom
were Spitfires
modified with
tailhooks.

64 produced in
Focke-Wulf Fw post-WWII
M Fighter 20,051 Germany 19391945
190 France as the
"NC 900".

Most-produced
United
Piper J-3 Cub C/M 20,038[2] 19381947 fabric-covered
States
monoplane.

19281952[3]
Polikarpov Po-2 M Biplane 20,000 to Soviet 19281952[3] Most-produced
30,000[3] Union biplane.

Most-produced
Consolidated B- United heavy bomber
M Heavy bomber 18,482 19401945
24 Liberator States and multi-
engine aircraft.

Longest
production run
Soviet
for any airplane.
Antonov An-2 C/M Biplane 18,000+ Union 1947present
Also built in
Ukraine
China and
Poland.

Most-produced
jet. 3,454 built
in
Mikoyan-
Soviet Czechoslovakia;
Gurevich MiG- M Jet fighter 18,000+ 19471950s
Union 727 in Poland;
15
an unknown
number in
China.

Soviet
Most-produced
Mil Mi-8 M Helicopter 17,000+ Union 1961present
helicopter.
Russia

Longest
continuous
Beechcraft United
C 17,000+ 1947present production of
Bonanza States
any airplane in
history.[4][5][6]

Soviet
Yakovlev Yak-9 M Fighter 16,769 19421948
Union

Most-produced
airliner. Also
built in Japan
and Soviet
United
Douglas DC-3 C/M Airliner 16,079 19351952 Union. Includes
States
numerous
military variants
such as C-47,
R4D, & Dakota.

Bell UH-1 Includes models

United
"Huey" C/M Helicopter 16,000+ 1959present 204, 205, 212,
States
Iroquois 214 and 412.[7]

Republic P-47 United

M Fighter 15,660[8] 19421945
Thunderbolt States

Excludes F-82
North American United
M Fighter 15,586 19401951 and other
P-51 Mustang States
derivatives.

North American M Trainer 15,495 United 19371950s Includes SNJ,

T-6 Texan States Harvard, and
 aircraft built
under license in
Canada.

Luftwaffe
multirole
bomber, heavy
Junkers Ju 88 M Multirole 15,183[9] Germany 19391945
fighter and
reconnaissance
aircraft.

Hawker United Also built in

M Fighter 14,583 19371944
Hurricane Kingdom Canada.

Most-produced
supersonic
Mikoyan-
Soviet aircraft. Also
Gurevich MiG- M Jet fighter 13,996 19592006
Union built in India,
21
China and
Czechoslovakia.

United Most-produced
Waco CG-4 M Glider 13,903+ 19421945
States glider.

Curtiss P-40 United

M Fighter 13,738 19391944
Warhawk States

Chotia United Most-produced

C Ultralight 13,000 1977present
Weedhopper States ultralight.

Boeing B-17 United

M Bomber 12,731 19371945
Flying Fortress States

Vought F4U United

M Fighter 12,571 19411952
Corsair States

Grumman F6F United

M Fighter 12,275 19421945 Naval fighter.
Hellcat States

Vultee BT-13 United

M Trainer 11,537 19391947
Valiant States

Vickers Medium United

M 11,461[10] 19361945
Wellington bomber Kingdom

Most-produced
dive bomber of
Soviet
Petlyakov Pe-2 M Dive bomber 11,427 19391945 any type a
Union
twin-engined
design.

United Also built in

Avro Anson C/M Multirole 11,029 19351952
Kingdom Canada.

Mitsubishi
M Fighter 10,939 Japan 19401945
A6M Zero

Piper Pacer C 10,610[?+] United 1950[?1964] Includes the

States Piper PA-20
Pacer and Piper
PA-22 Tri-
Pacer.
 Many built in
Mikoyan-
Soviet China as the
Gurevich MiG- M Jet fighter 10,367 19511986
Union Shenyang J-5 /
17
JJ-5.

Two-engined
Lockheed P-38 United
M Fighter 10,037 19411945 twin-boom
Lightning States
design.

Aeronca United
C 10,000+ 19461950
Champion States

DFS SG 38
M Glider 10,000~[11] Germany 19381944 Training glider.
Schulgleiter

North American Medium United

M 9,984 19391945
B-25 Mitchell bomber States

Soviet
Lavochkin La-5 M Fighter 9,920 19421944
Union

North American Also built in

United
F-86 Sabre / FJ M Fighter/bomber 9,860 19471956 Australia and
States
Fury Canada.

Grumman TBF Torpedo United

M 9,837 19411945
Avenger bomber States

Most-produced
United large jet-
Boeing 737 C/M Jet airliner 9,609[12] 1967present
States powered
civilian aircraft.

Bell P-39 United

M Fighter 9,584 19381944
Airacobra States

United
Cessna 210 C 9,240[?+] 1957[?1985]
States

United
Piper PA-18 C/M 9,000[?+] 1949[?1994]
States

Beechcraft United
C/M 9,000 19371970
Model 18 States

Yakovlev Yak- Soviet

M Two-seat trainer 9,000 19461960s
18 Union

Most-produced
United
Avro 504 C/M Biplane fighter 8,970 19131918 World War I
Kingdom
aircraft design.

Soviet
Yakovlev Yak-1 M Fighter 8,720 19401944
Union

Soviet
Polikarpov I-16 M Fighter 8,644[13] 19341943
Union

Boeing-
United
Stearman C/M Biplane trainer 8,584 19341942
States
Model 75
Cessna 206 C 8,509+ or United 1962present Includes models
7,783+ States 205 and 207?

Most-produced
World War I
SPAD S.XIII M Biplane fighter 8,472 France 19171918
fighter aircraft
design.

La Mouette
C Hang glider 8,000+ France 1979present
Atlas

Grumman F4F United

M Naval fighter 7,885[14] 19371943
Wildcat States

United
Piper PA-32 C 7,842+ 19652007 Enlarged PA-28.
States

2,300 built after

Breguet 14 M Reconnaissance 7,800 France 19161928 the end of
WWI.

Also built in
de Havilland United
M Multirole 7,781 19401950 Australia and
Mosquito Kingdom
Canada.

Includes
variants PT-23
United
Fairchild PT-19 M Trainer 7,700+[15] 19381948 and PT-26. Also
States
built in Canada
and Brazil.

Cessna 120 and United

C 7,664[16][17] 19461950
140 States

Includes the
A318 / A319 /
A320 / A321.
Airbus A320
C Jet airliner 7,660[18] France 1988present Also built in
family
China, Germany
and the United
States.

Republic F-84 Jet fighter- United

M 7,524 19461953
Thunderjet bomber States

Douglas DB-7 United

M Multirole 7,478 19381944
(A-20 Havoc) States

Includes 430
United built under
Avro Lancaster M Heavy bomber 7,377 19421945
Kingdom licence in
Canada.

Also made in
Bell 206 United
C/M Helicopter 7,340+ 1966present [19] Canada and
Jetranger States
Italy.

Also built in
Medium
Heinkel He 111 M 7,300 Germany 19351944 Spain as the
bomber
CASA C.2111.

Curtiss SB2C M Naval dive 7,140 United 19401945 1,135 built in

Helldiver bomber States Canada
Most-produced
single-engine
dive bomber.

Also built in
de Havilland United
C/M Biplane 7,105 19311944 Canada and
Tiger Moth Kingdom
Australia.

United
Piper PA-23 C 6,976 19521981
States

United
Curtiss JN-4 C/M Biplane 6,813 19151927
States

Soviet Also built in

Polikarpov I-15 M Biplane fighter 6,750[20] 19331940
Union Spain.

Soviet Also built in

Tupolev SB M Bomber 6,656 19361941
Union Czechoslovakia.

Also built in
Medium Soviet
Ilyushin Il-28 M 6,635+ 19491955 China and
bomber Union
Czechoslovakia.

Also built in
Lockheed T-33 United
M Jet trainer 6,557 19481959 Canada by
Shooting Star States
Canadair.

Soviet
Yakovlev Yak-7 M Fighter/trainer 6,399 19401943
Union

United
Cessna 310 C 6,321 19541980
States

Lavochkin-
Gorbunov- Soviet
M Fighter 6,258 19411942
Gudkov LaGG- Union
3

Also built in
Soviet Czechoslovakia
Ilyushin Il-10 M Ground-attack 6,226 19441954
Union as the Avia B-
33 / CB-33.

United
Cessna 180 C 6,193[?+] 19531981
States

Handley Page United

M Heavy bomber 6,176 19401946
Halifax Kingdom

Twin-engined
design. Most
Messerschmitt Heavy/night
M 6,150 Germany 19361945 sources state
Bf 110 fighter
6,000 to 6,150
produced.

Junkers Ju 87 M Dive bomber 6,000 Germany 19351944

Soviet
Polikarpov R-5 M Recon bomber 6,000 19281937
Union
Sopwith 1 M Multirole 5,939 United 19171918 Majority built in
Strutter biplane Kingdom France for
French use.

Douglas SBD Scout / dive United

M 5,936 19401944
Dauntless bomber States

Bristol United Also built in

M Heavy fighter 5,928 19401946
Beaufighter Kingdom Australia.

Nakajima Ki-43 M Fighter 5,919 Japan 19421945

Yokosuka K5Y M Biplane trainer 5,770 Japan 19341945

Soviet
Lavochkin La-7 M Fighter 5,753 19441946
Union

Soviet
Antonov A-1 CM? Training glider 5,700 19301940s
Union

United
Robinson R44 C Helicopter 5,610+ 1993present
States

2,500 built in
Soviet Union.
Mikoyan-
Soviet 19531959 (USSR) Also built in
Gurevich MiG- M Jet fighter 5,500[21]
Union 19581981 (China) China (~3,000)
19
and
Czechoslovakia.

United
Sopwith Camel M Biplane fighter 5,497 19171918
Kingdom

Soviet Also built in

Mil Mi-2 M Helicopter 5,497 19651985
Union Poland.

Cessna AT-17 United

M Trainer 5,422 19391943
Bobcat States

Bristol F.2 United WWI two-seat

M Biplane fighter 5,329 19161927
Fighter Kingdom fighter.

Martin B-26 Medium United

M 5,288 19411945
Marauder bomber States

United
Stinson 108 C 5,260[22] 19461950
States

Medium Soviet
Ilyushin Il-4 M 5,256 19421944
bomber Union

Royal Aircraft United

M Biplane fighter 5,205 19171918
Factory S.E.5 Kingdom

McDonnell
United
Douglas F-4 M Multirole jet 5,195 19581981
States
Phantom II

Cirrus SR22 C 5,194[23][24] United 2001present Most-produced

States aircraft made of
composite
material.
 Developed from
Cirrus SR20.

Four-place, all-
metal, civilian
United
Cessna 170 C 5,174[25] 19481956 light plane.
States
Evolved into
Cessna 172.

Mikoyan-
Soviet
Gurevich MiG- M Jet fighter 5,047 19671985
Union
23

Excludes the
Chinese
Yakovlev Yak- Soviet
MC Multirole STOL 5,000 19461957 Shenyang Type
12 Union
5. Also build in
Poland.

Grunau Baby
C Sailplane 5,000~[26] Germany 1932[?]
IIb

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Simpson, R.W. (1991). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-
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