List of fictional aircraft

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This is a list of fictional aircraft, including fixed wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft, and lighter than air craft. The aircraft in this list are generally intended to operate in an atmosphere, though a few have been stated as being capable of exoatmospheric or sub orbital flight as well. These aircraft appear in notable works of fiction, including novels, stories, films, TV series, animation, video games, comics, and other works. They are either the subject of the work or an important element.

A 164 Wipeout: a stealthy version of the A 10 Thunderbolt II used by NATO, from ARMA 3. ADA 01A/01B ADLER: two attacker variants of the ADF 01 FALKEN fighter. As the first aircraft in the ADA series developed by Gründer Industries, it was designed to complement the FALKEN and defend it from surface to air attacks. It was also designed to test the experimental "SDBM" weapon. It was planned to appear in Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, but the idea was scrapped. The B model, which replaces the SDBM from the ADA 01A with the MPBM (Multi Purpose Burst Missile), appears in Ace Combat Infinity as a playable aircraft. Banshee: a bomber made by the Brotherhood of Nod from reverse engineered technology obtained through an extraterrestrial matrix called the Tacitus. It is outfitted with two rapid fire plasma cannons, and appears in Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. B 19 1/2: an enormous heavy bomber used by the pigs in propaganda cartoon Blitz Wolf to deploy the "Scream Bomb" on Adolf Wolf. It has at least 16 piston engines, and has 5 guns fitted to the bottom of the fuselage and a cannon fitted to the top. B 6 7/8: a tiny single engined bomber used by the pigs to drop an incendiary bomb on Adolf Wolf, which lights his foot on fire. It is fitted with a lever to the right side of the cockpit, which lifts up the wings and deploys bombs. B 2X Century: a VTOL equipped heavy bomber equipped with iron bombs, which could also deploy paratroopers. Used by the Allies in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008). B 3: a fictional derivative of the B 2 Spirit featured in the 1996 film Broken Arrow and Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour. Bm 335 Lindwurm: a large strategic bomber with a prominent radome below the cockpit, used by the Belkan Air Force. From Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (2006). B 39 Peacemaker: a fictional Cold War era nuclear powered USAF bomber in the Charles Stross novelette A Colder War. EB 52 Megafortress: The Megafortress first appears in Dale Brown's novel Flight of the Old Dog and is expanded upon and upgraded in his later books. The design contains a long SST nose, with a stealth shape and twin V tails. Its eight engines are later replaced by four larger turbofans. EB 1C Vampire: first appearing in Dale Brown's novel Battle Born, the EB 1C is an advanced variant of the real life B 1 Lancer. It differs from the real B 1 in that its wings are always swept all the way back, the tail is smaller and lacks the horizontal stabilizer, and it utilizes "Mission Adaptive Skin" that uses micro hydraulics to affect the shape of its wings in flight. P U "Stinka Bomber": a low speed, shoddily built bomber used by Adolf Wolf in Blitz Wolf. It is detected by the pigs using their listening detector, and is promptly shot down by their huge, multi cannon gun, simply named Secret Weapon. SuperCOIL: a secretly developed radar invisible B 2 variant, which carries an airborne "COIL" chemical laser powerful enough to shoot down missiles in mid flight, featured in the thriller novel SuperCOIL by Robert Ari. Vindicator: A fictitious supersonic bomber based on the Convair B 58 Hustler. In the 1964 film Fail Safe, the attack on Moscow is made by a squadron of Vindicators. While exterior shots of the plane relied on footage of B 58s, interior shots depicted a three man crew similar to that of a conventional airliner and distinct from the tandem seating on a real B 58. The fictional Vindicator bomber was again represented by the B 58 Hustler in Fail Safe, a 2000 made for TV remake starring George Clooney. Valkyrie: Appears in the 1985 video game Rescue on Fractalus!. A variant of the (also fictional) F 27 Firedrake, the Valkyrie is a bomber and attack aircraft capable of line of sight dogfighting using an antimatter bubble torpedo projector and defended by "Dirac Mirror Shields", which can redirect any form of energy attack and some physical attacks. The Valkyrie is a primarily air breathing/aerodynamic lift aircraft, but is capable of exoatmospheric flight and operations from space based carrier ships. It is a single seat aircraft, but the Valkyrie variant, named after the choosers of the slain from Norse mythology, has been modified for search and rescue and can transport up to 20 recovered personnel in a separate section of the aircraft.

EDI: Featured in the film Stealth, the Extreme Deep Invader (EDI) was developed as an assistant to the FA 37 Talon. The craft has an artificial intelligence system that allows it to operate without a human pilot. The sensors can identify a human target by fingerprints, voice identification, or facial recognition. It has V/STOL capabilities and pulse detonation scramjet engines fueled by catalyzed A1 methane. MQ 99: A UCAV developed by Gründer Industries and used by Erusea to intercept enemy aircraft that cross the boundary lines of a "drone interceptor network". MQ 99s will launch if any pilot in the area does not identify themselves as friendly after a certain amount of time, and are also capable of being launched from shipping containers. From Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019). MQ 101: A UCAV used by Erusea that resembles the Northrop Grumman X 47B. It is carried by the Arsenal Bird airborne aircraft carrier, which deploys them to defend itself from enemy aircraft. From Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019). UCAV Wyvern: A UCAV seen in the game War Thunder that was featured in the 2021 April Fools event. The Wyvern featured anti air missiles, cruise missiles, and anti ground missiles. The Wyvern has significantly superior metals and alloys that allowed it to achieve extremely high wing overload rates compared to planes that are regularly seen in the game. The Wyvern was removed from the game on the 5th of April 2021 when the April Fools event concluded. Wraith: A tactical strike UCAV used by the Nile River Coalition and the 54 Immortals. It features VTOL and stealth capabilities, along with optical camouflage. It also has a flak drone that escorts it and protects it. From Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015).

Aerowing: an aircraft that the story says was built by villain Lex Luthor. It has two fuselages, six engines and undernose guns, and was flown from the mid Atlantic Ocean to the Amazon rainforest in the DC Comics book Elseworld's Finest #2. Airwolf: an attack helicopter from the 1984 TV series of the same name. It was capable of supersonic flight and carried retractable weapons. The helicopter used was a modified Bell 222. Albatross: appears in New Captain Scarlet. AmphibiCopter: a 21st century submersible two seater aircraft which appeared in the 2001 film A. I. Artificial Intelligence. Arkbird: a long range low orbiting lifting body spacecraft conceived by the nation of Osea. Its laser cannon was originally meant to neutralize space debris, but was repurposed to shoot down ground targets and ordnance alike. Further tampering with the design gave it the ability to deploy UCAVs and ballistic cannons for self defense. From Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (2005). Batcopter: a modified Bell 47G 3 which made an appearance in the 1966 Batman film. Batwing: This iconic aircraft was used in the 1989 Batman film starring Michael Keaton. Blue Thunder: a fictional police helicopter from the film and television series of the same name. The aircraft incorporated an optically tracked rotary gun, a "whisper mode" for quiet flight, surveillance equipment, and an infrared camera. The helicopter used in the film was a modified Aérospatiale Gazelle. Bubble ship: an aircraft that resembles a dragonfly combined with the canopy of a Bell 47 helicopter. The machine features rotating VTOL engines and a cockpit that swivels along with the upper and lower guns fixed to it. The craft was flown by Tom Cruise's character Jack Harper in the sci fi film Oblivion. BV 38 Flying Wing: a bent winged twin prop transport, which appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. D79 TC Pelican: An extremely versatile dropship used by the UNSC, mainly for the transportation of personnel, vehicles and equipment. Occasionally used as a support gunship in the Halo video game franchise
Cobra F. A. N. G.: a short range one man light attack gyrocopter, equipped with air to air heat seeking rockets. This craft appeared in the comics and the first season of the G. I. Joe animated series, as well in the 1985 computer game. Condor/Vulture: A main element of the first chapter of Wolfenstein: The New Order and appearing in Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, the Condor is the supposed result of the modification of an Avro Lancaster using American built parts. It is equipped with four quad autocannon turrets, with one mounted above the protruding cockpit, two mounted at the top and bottom of the tail end, and one turret chin mounted below the cockpit. The autocannons appear to fire HVAP rounds exclusively, as enemy aircraft can take multiple hits without catching fire, while armored ground units are affected much more by these rounds. Although the official name for this type of aircraft is "Condor", the call sign for troop transport variants is Vulture, with the "Condor" call sign only being used to refer to the troop support variants. F 117X Remora: an experimental F 117 variant used in the film Executive Decision. It is modified to transport personnel with an in flight docking probe designed to dock with other aircraft in midair. Originally designed to relieve fatigued bomber crews at altitude, this aircraft was used to transport a special operations unit to a commercial airliner which had been hijacked by terrorists. Flying Sub FS 1: Introduced in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea TV series, this hybrid submersible is capable of flight, as well as conducting underwater operations. The design resembles that of a stingray, with twin tail fins on the back, and has room for a crew of two. Ornithopter: a flapping wing craft featured in the novel Dune by Frank Herbert and in the 1984 and the 2021 films of the same name. Snowspeeder: a military variant of the T 47 airspeeder, adapted for cold climates. The craft appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. Invisible Plane: from the Wonder Woman comic books and TV series. Quinjet: a craft featured in the Avengers comic books and films. It is a multirole jet aircraft used by S. H. I. E. L. D, with VTOL capabilities and a tilted cockpit to provide pilots with better visibility during landings. Spider's Wing: a flying wing aircraft used by the leader of the Spider Gang to terrorize citizens in the Dick Tracy comics. Tiltrotor craft: a stealth VTOL tiltrotor vehicle used by the antagonists in the sci fi film Resident Evil: Afterlife. The craft has similarities to the real life V 22 Osprey. Thunderbird 2: from Thunderbirds. It is a bulbous VTOL cargo carrier that comes equipped with a variety of service modules. UH 144 Falcon: a tiltrotor troop transport used by the UNSC in the Halo franchise. XB 0 Hresvelgr: a huge airborne twin boom "command cruiser" with six jet engines and a wingspan of , from Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (2006). It was purportedly able to carry and deploy up to 50 fighter planes. X Jet Blackbird: featured in the X Men films, it is a modified SR 71 Blackbird with forward swept wings and VTOL capabilities. The craft has room for a dozen personnel. YF 12A X Jet Prototype: the predecessor to the X Jet and the SR 71, the aircraft was designed and flown by Hank McCoy. The prototype incorporates VTOL capabilities and an internal cargo hold for personnel. The plane appeared in the 2011 film X Men: First Class.

Antonov 500: a heavy transport that appears in the film 2012, based on the Antonov An 225. Carreidas 160: a prototype supersonic business jet with 10 seats, seen in Flight 714 to Sydney, one of The Adventures of Tintin. Elgin E 474: featured in the 2005 film Flightplan, based on the Airbus A380. Fireflash: a hypersonic transport featured in Thunderbirds TV series. Fortress 1 and Fortress 2: a successive pair of massive Helicarrier like vehicles employed by the fictional Cyberbiotics Corporation in the Disney animated series Gargoyles, commissioned by the firm's founder, the disabled CEO Halcyon Renard. Hindenburg III: an upgraded dirigible featured in the film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Jeremy the Jet Plane: an anthropomorphic jet airliner who lives in the Sodor Airport. He is based on the BAC One Eleven and is featured in the Thomas & Friends TV series. Norton N 22: a wide body passenger aircraft at the center of a safety investigation in Michael Crichton's novel Airframe. Orion III: a space plane featured in the 1968 sci fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey, used to shuttle personnel from Earth to the orbiting space station. It wore a Pan Am livery. Rutland Reindeer: Appeared in No Highway in the Sky, a film based loosely on Neville Shute's No Highway. The aircraft used was a modified Handley Page Halifax. Skyfleet S570: a prototype airplane that appeared in the 2006 film Casino Royale, which was actually a Boeing 747 200 originally owned by British Airways. It was refitted with two mock up engines on each inner pylon and external fuel tanks on the outer pylons, somewhat anachronistically resembling a B 52 Stratofortress. Spectrum Passenger Jet: a twin turbojet personnel transport, from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Starflight: a hypersonic transport which was featured in the 1983 TV movie Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land. Rocket plane: a Concorde like rocket powered plane used by the Nazi Empire in The Man in the High Castle novel and TV series. Luxemburg (LZ131): a dirigible based on a Zeppelin design, which appeared in the climatic ending of the 1991 film The Rocketeer.