Air Vectors

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NEW for January: The DHC-4 Caribou & DHC-5 Buffalo

"[Arthur Dent] learned to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to do with wind speed, wingspans, power-to-weight ratios, and a fair bit about berries."

-- from LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING by Douglas Adams

MASTER AIRCRAFT INDEX

EXTENDED DOCUMENTS & DOCUMENT SETS

• Dassault Combat Jets
• SAAB Fighters
• OKB Antonov
• OKB MiG
• OKB Sukhoi
• V-Bombers
• European Helicopters
• A History Of Balloons & Ballooning (v2.0.5)

WORLD WAR II

• The Bell P-39 Airacobra & P-63 Kingcobra (v1.0.0)
• The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (v1.1.6)
• The Curtiss C-46 Commando (v1.0.6)
• The Douglas SBD Dauntless & Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (v1.0.3)
• The Douglas C-47 Dakota (v2.0.1)
• The Grumman F4F Wildcat (v1.0.5)
• The Grumman F6F Hellcat & F8F Bearcat (v2.1.1)
• The Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (v1.0.2)
• The Lockheed P-38 Lightning (v2.0.1)
• The Martin B-26 Marauder (v1.1.4)
• The North American B-25 Mitchell (v1.0.4)
• The North American P-51 Mustang (v1.2.5)
• The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (v1.2.4)
• The Vought F4U Corsair (v1.0.4)
  
  
• The De Havilland Mosquito & Hornet (v1.0.5)
• The Fairey Battle, Fulmar, & Firefly (v1.0.0)
• The Fairey Swordfish, Albacore, & Barracuda (v2.1.0)
• The Handley-Page Halifax (v1.0.0)
• The Hawker Hurricane (v1.0.5)
• The Hawker Typhoon, Tempest, & Sea Fury (v1.3.1)
• The Short Sunderland Flying Boat (v1.1.5)
• The Westland Whirlwind, Welkin, & Wyvern (v1.0.0)
  
  
• The Arado Ar-234 (v1.3.0)
• The Focke-Wulf FW-190 (v1.0.5)
• The Heinkel He-162 Volksjaeger (v1.2.4)
• The Junkers Ju-87 Stuka (v1.0.3)
• The Messerschmitt Bf-109 (v2.0.5)
• The Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe / Sturmvogel (v1.1.6)
  
  
• The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien & Ki-100 (v1.2.4)
• The Mitsubishi A6M Zero (v1.3.4)
• The Mitsubishi G3M & G4M (v1.0.2)
• The Mitsubishi Ki-46 (v1.2.4)
• The Kawanishi H6K & H8K Flying Boats (v2.0.3)
  
  
• Yak Piston Fighters (v1.1.5)
• The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik (v1.2.4)
• The Ilyushin DB-3 / Il-4 (v1.1.0)
• The Petlyakov Pe-2 (v1.3.4)
• The Tupolev SB & Tu-2 (v1.0.1)

POSTWAR / COLD WAR PART I (1945:1960)

• The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (v2.1.5)
• The Convair B-36 (v1.0.3)
• The Douglas AD / A-1 Skyraider (v1.0.0)
• The Douglas Globemaster & Cargomaster (v1.0.5)
• The Douglas F3D Skyknight (v1.0.6)
• The Douglas F4D Skyray (v1.0.5)
• The Grumman AF Guardian (v1.0.6)
• The Grumman F9F Panther / Cougar (v1.0.2)
• The Lockheed P2V Neptune & Martin Mercator (v2.2.4)
• The Martin Mariner, Mars, & Marlin Flying Boats (v2.0.4)
• The McDonnell FH-1 Phantom & F2H Banshee (v1.0.2)
• The North American F-86 Sabre (v3.1.2)
  
  
• The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck (v1.0.3)
• The De Havilland Vampire, Venom, & Sea Vixen (v1.0.3)
• The English Electric Canberra & Martin B-57 (v1.0.3)
• The Gloster Meteor (v1.1.4)
• The Gloster Javelin (v1.0.4)
• The Hawker Sea Hawk (v1.0.9)
• The Hawker Hunter (v1.0.4)
• The Supermarine Attacker, Swift, & Scimitar (v1.0.2)
  
  
• The Ilyushin Il-28 "Beagle" (v1.0.3)
• The Tupolev Tu-16 "Badger" (v2.0.1)
• Early Yakovlev Jet Fighters (v1.0.0)

COLD WAR PART II (1960 TO 1975)

• The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (v1.0.6)
• The Cessna T-37/A-37 (v2.0.1)
• The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger & F-106 Delta Dart (v1.0.2)
• The Douglas A3D Skywarrior & B-66 Destroyer (v1.0.1)
• The General Dynamics B-58 Hustler (v1.1.6)
• The Grumman Tracker, Trader, & Tracer (v1.0.6)
• The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk (v2.0.0)
• The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter (v1.0.4)
• The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo (v1.0.2)
• The McDonnell F-4 Phantom (v1.0.5)
• The North American A-5/RA-5 Vigilante (v1.2.7)
• The Republic F-105 Thunderchief (v2.0.4)
• The Rockwell OV-10 Bronco (v1.0.0)
• The Vought F-8 Crusader (v2.0.6)
  
  
• The Breguet Alize & Fairey Gannet (v2.0.6)
• The Blackburn Buccaneer (v1.2.3)
• The DHC-4 Caribou & DHC-5 Buffalo (v1.0.0)
• The English Electric (BAC) Lightning (v1.0.5)
• The Folland Gnat / HAL Ajeet (v1.2.5)
• The Fouga Magister & Morane-Saulnier Paris (v1.0.1)
• The Nord Noratlas & Transall C-160 (v1.0.4)
  
  
• The Myasishchev M-4/3M "Bison" & M-50 "Bounder" (v1.0.2)
• The Tupolev Tu-22 "Blinder" & Tu-22M "Backfire" (v1.0.1)
• The Tupolev Tu-128 "Fiddler"
• The Yakovlev Yak-25 & Yak-28 (v1.0.3)

COLD WAR PART III (1975 TO 1990)

• The Fairchild A-10 Warthog (v1.0.1)
• The General Dynamics F-111 (v1.0.0)
• The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye & C-2 Greyhound (v1.0.2)
• The Grumman A-6 Intruder & EA-6B Prowler (v1.0.1)
• The Grumman F-14 Tomcat (v1.1.2)
• The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter & C-5 Galaxy (v1.0.7)
• The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (v2.1.4)
• The Lockheed Martin F-16 (v1.0.4)
• The Lockheed S-3 Viking (v1.0.4)
• The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (v1.0.4)
• The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet & Super Hornet (v1.0.5)
• The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint-STARS (v2.0.0)
• The Rockwell B-1 (v1.0.4)
  
  
• The Alenia G222 / C-27 & EMBRAER KC-390 (v1.0.0)
• The Aermacchi MB-326, MB-339, & M-346 (v1.0.3)
• The Alenia-Aermacchi-EMBRAER AMX (v1.0.3)
• The BAE/MDD Harrier (v2.2.0)
• The BAE Hawk (v1.0.6)
• The CASA C-212, CN-235, & C-295 (v1.1.0)
• The Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet & FMA Pampa (v1.0.3)
• The EMBRAER Tucano & Super Tucano (v1.0.1)
• The Mitsubishi T-2 / F-1 & Kawasaki T-4 (v1.0.4)
• Pilatus Turbo-Trainers (1.0.2)
• SAAB Trainers: Safir, SAAB 105, & Supporter (v1.0.5)
• The SEPECAT Jaguar (v1.0.4)
• The Shin Meiwa PS-1 / US-1 & Harbin SH-5 (v1.1.6)
  
  
• The Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin & L-39 Albatros (v1.0.5)
• The Ilyushin Il-76 (v1.0.2)
• The Sukhoi T-4 & Tupolev Tu-160 (v1.0.1)
• The Tupolev Tu-95/142 (v1.0.0)

NEW WORLD ORDER (1990 INTO THE 21ST CENTURY)

• The EuroFighter Typhoon (v1.0.5)
• The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (v2.3.4)
• The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (v2.0.6)
• The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit (v1.0.4)

COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT

• The Cessna Caravan & Pilatus PC-12 (v1.0.2)
  
  
• The BAE 146 (v1.0.3)
• The Bombardier Challenger, CRJ, & Global Express (v1.1.0)
• The De Havilland Comet & Sud Caravelle (v1.0.1)
• The De Havilland Canada DASH-7 & DASH-8 (v2.0.0)
• Dornier Civil Aircraft (v1.0.1)
  
  
• The Ilyushin Il-18 & Il-38 (v1.0.1)
• Ilyushin Jetliners (v1.0.1)
• Tupolev Jetliners (v2.0.1)
• The Yakovlev Yak-40 & Yak-42 (v1.0.0)

HELICOPTERS

• The Invention Of The Helicopter (v1.1.5)
• The Bell UH-1 Huey (v1.2.1)
• The Bell AH-1 Cobra (v1.1.3)
• The Bell JetRanger Family (v1.0.2)
• The Boeing AH-64 Apache (v1.0.4)
• The Boeing Sea Knight & Chinook (v1.2.1)
• The Sikorsky S-55, S-56, & S-58 (v1.0.0)
• The Sikorsky Giants: S-64, S-65, & S-80 (v1.1.1)
• The Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk & S-70B Seahawk (v2.1.0)
• The Flying Platforms & Jeeps (v1.2.1)
  
  
• The Mil Mi-1 Hare, Mi-2 Hoplite, & Mi-4 Hound (v1.0.3)
• The Mil Mi-8 "Hip" (v1.1.1)
• The Mil Mi-24 Hind & Mi-28 Havoc (v1.1.4)
• Mil Heavy-Lift Helicopters (v2.0.0)

MISCELLANEOUS

• Autogiros, Gyroplanes, & Gyrocopters (v1.1.0)
• The Martin SeaMaster & Convair Sea Dart (v1.0.5)
• The Zero-Length Launch Fighter (v1.0.7)
• The Flying Pogos (v1.0.0)
• Canard Combat Aircraft Of World War II (v1.0.1)
• Parasite Fighters (v1.0.2)
• The Rise & Fall Of The SST (v1.1.0)
• Rocket Fighters (v1.1.2)
• The Avro CF-105 Arrow (v1.1.0)
• The BAC TSR.2 (v1.0.6)
• The North American XB-70 (v1.2.5)
• Soviet Jet VTOL: Yak-36, Yak-38, & Yak-41 (v1.0.5)