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Boeing 727 showing its three rear-mounted engines and T-tailCivilian

Boeing

Boeing 727

Narrow-body jet airliner

First flight 1963Explore →
Boeing 737-200 with long narrow engines beneath the wingsCivilian

Boeing

Boeing 737-200

Narrow-body jet airliner

First flight 1967Explore →
JetBlue Airbus A320 in flightCivilian

Airbus

Airbus A320

Narrow-body jet airliner

First flight 1987Explore →
F-14 Tomcat banking with its variable-sweep wings visibleMilitary

Grumman

F-14 Tomcat

Carrier-based interceptor / fighter

First flight 1970Explore →
F-15 Eagle in flight with twin tails and rectangular intakesMilitary

McDonnell Douglas / Boeing

F-15 Eagle

Air-superiority fighter

First flight 1972Explore →
F-16 Fighting Falcon in flight showing its single tail and chin intakeMilitary

General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin

F-16 Fighting Falcon

Multirole fighter

First flight 1974Explore →
F/A-18 Hornet in flight showing twin canted tailsMilitary

McDonnell Douglas / Northrop

F/A-18 Hornet

Carrier-capable multirole fighter

First flight 1978Explore →
C-130 Hercules banking in flight with four turboprop enginesMilitary

Lockheed / Lockheed Martin

C-130 Hercules

Tactical airlifter

First flight 1954Explore →
C-141 Starlifter strategic airlifter in flightMilitary

Lockheed

C-141 Starlifter

Strategic airlifter

First flight 1963Explore →
A-10 Thunderbolt II showing high-mounted engines and straight wingsMilitary

Fairchild Republic

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Close air support aircraft

First flight 1972Explore →