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Aircraft with a production run greater than 5,000 aircraft. Numbers in list are based on numbers in each aircraft article.

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Greater than 10,000 aircraft

Name Number produced Nation Notes Production time
Flag of the United States Cessna 172 43,000+[1] United States Still in production. Was also built under license in France 1956-present
Flag of the Soviet Union Polikarpov Po-2 40,000+ Soviet Union Most produced biplane 1929-1959
Flag of the Soviet Union Ilyushin Il-2 36,183 Soviet Union Most produced combat aircraft. 1941-1945
Flag of Nazi Germany Messerschmitt Bf 109 35,000 Nazi Germany Most produced fighter. Also made under license in Spain, Czechoslovakia, and Switzerland 1937-1956
Flag of the United States Piper Cherokee 32,778+ United States Still in production. Various models built 1960-present
Flag of the United States Cessna 182 23,237+ United States Still in production. Was also built under license in France 1956-present
Flag of the United States Cessna 150 23,954 United States Was also built under license in France 1959-1977
Flag of the United Kingdom Supermarine Spitfire 20,351 United Kingdom 1936-1948
Flag of Nazi Germany Focke-Wulf Fw 190 20,000+ Nazi Germany 64 produced in France post-war as NC 900 1939-1945
Flag of the United States Piper J-3 Cub 19,073 United States 1938-1947
Flag of the United States B-24 Liberator 18,482 United States Most-produced heavy bomber; most-produced multi-engine aircraft. 1940-1945
Flag of the Soviet Union/Flag of Poland/Flag of the People's Republic of China Antonov An-2 18,000 Soviet Union, People's Republic of China and Poland Longest production run for any biplane 1947-present (since 1992 in China under a license)
Flag of the Soviet Union Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 18,000 Soviet Union Most produced jet aircraft. 3,454 built in Czechoslovakia (S-102/103), 727 in Poland as LIM-1/2, ?? in China as JJ-2
Flag of the United States Beechcraft Bonanza 17,000+ United States Longest production run for any airplane. Still in production. 1947-present
Flag of the Soviet Union/Flag of Russia Mil Mi-8 17,000+ Soviet Union/Russia Most-produced helicopter. Still in production 1961-present
Flag of the Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-9 16,769 Soviet Union 1942-1948
Flag of the United States UH-1 Iroquois 16,000 United States Most-produced Western helicopter; nicknamed "Huey" 1956-1976
Flag of the United States P-51 Mustang 15,875 United States Also produced under licence in Australia 1940-1945
Flag of the United States P-47 Thunderbolt 15,686 United States 1942-1945
Flag of the United States T-6 Texan 15,495 United States 1937-1950s
Flag of Nazi Germany Junkers Ju 88 15,000 Nazi Germany 1939-1945
Flag of the United Kingdom Hawker Hurricane 14,000 United Kingdom Also made under licence in Canada 1937-1944
Flag of the United States Curtiss P-40 13,738 United States 1939–1944
Flag of the United States Douglas DC-3 13,140 United States Most produced airliner. Also made under license in Japan and USSR
Flag of the United States B-17 Flying Fortress 12,731 United States 1936–1945
Flag of the United States F4U Corsair 12,571 United States Longest production run of any piston-engined fighter 1940-1952
Flag of the United States F6F Hellcat 12,275 United States 1942-1945
Flag of the United States BT-13 Valiant 11,537 United States Made by Vultee 1939-1947
Flag of the United Kingdom Vickers Wellington 11,461 United Kingdom 1936-1945
Flag of the Soviet Union Petlyakov Pe-2 11,427 Soviet Union
Flag of the United Kingdom Avro Anson 11,029 United Kingdom Also built under licence in Canada 1935-1952
Flag of the Soviet Union Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 11,000+ Soviet Union Most produced supersonic fighter. Many variants built in India by HAL. Produced in China and Czechoslovakia as J-7/JJ-7 and S-106 respectively. 1959-2006
Flag of Japan A6M Zero 11,000 Japan 1940-1945
Flag of the Soviet Union Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 10,367 Soviet Union Many built in China as Shenyang J-5 and JJ-5 1951-1986
Flag of the United States Lockheed P-38 Lightning 10,037 United States 1941-1945

5,000-10,000 aircraft

Name Number produced Nation Notes Production Time
Flag of the United States B-25 Mitchell 9,984 United States
Flag of the Soviet Union Lavochkin La-5 9,920 Soviet Union
Flag of the United States F-86 Sabre/FJ Fury 9,860 United States Also produced under licence in Australia and Canada
Flag of the United States Grumman TBF Avenger 9,837 United States
Flag of the United States Bell P-39 Airacobra 9,584 United States
Flag of the Soviet Union Polikarpov I-16 9,450 Soviet Union 1934-1943
Flag of the United States Piper PA-18 9,000 United States
Flag of the United States Beechcraft Model 18 9,000 United States
Flag of the Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-18 9,000 Soviet Union
Flag of the United Kingdom Avro 504 8,970 United Kingdom Most-produced World War I-era aircraft design 1913–1918
Flag of the Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-1 8,720 Soviet Union 1940-1944
Flag of the United States Boeing-Stearman Model 75 8,584 United States
Flag of the Soviet Union/Flag of the People's Republic of China/Flag of Czechoslovakia Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 8,500 Soviet Union,People's Republic of China, Czechoslovakia
Flag of France SPAD S.XIII 8,472 France Most-produced World War I-era fighter aircraft design 1917–1918
Flag of the United States Bell 206 Jetranger 8,460 United States Also made under licence in Italy and Australia
Flag of the United States Piper PA-32 7,842+ United States Enlarged PA-28 1965–present
Flag of France Breguet 14 7,800 France 2,300 built after the end of WWI 1917–1928
Flag of the United States Cessna 206 7,783 United States
Flag of the United Kingdom de Havilland Mosquito 7,781 United Kingdom Also built under licence in Australia and Canada 1940–1950
Flag of the United States F4F Wildcat 7,722 United States
Flag of the United States Cessna 120 and 140 7,604 United States
Flag of the United States Cessna 152 7,584 United States Also built under licence in France
Flag of the United States F-84 Thunderjet 7,524 United States
Flag of the United States Douglas DB-7 7,478 United States
Flag of the United Kingdom Avro Lancaster 7,377 United Kingdom Also built under licence in Canada
Flag of Nazi Germany Heinkel He 111 7,300 Nazi Germany Also built in Spain as CASA C.2111 1935 – 1944
Flag of the Soviet Union/Flag of Poland Mil Mi-2 7,200 Soviet Union, Poland 1965-1985
Flag of the United Kingdom de Havilland Tiger Moth 7,105 United Kingdom Also built under licence in other countries 1931-1944
Flag of the United States Curtiss JN-4 6,813 United States
Flag of the Soviet Union Tupolev SB 6,656 Soviet Union Also built in Czechoslovakia 1936-1941
Flag of the United States T-33 Shooting Star 6,557 United States Also built under licence in Canada
Flag of the Soviet Union Polikarpov I-15 6,519 Soviet Union Also built in Spain
Flag of the Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-7 6,399 Soviet Union
Flag of the Soviet Union LaGG-3 6,258 Soviet Union 1941-1942
Flag of the Soviet Union Ilyushin Il-10 6,226 Soviet Union Also built in Czechoslovakia 1944–1954
Flag of the United States Cessna 180 6,193 United States
Flag of the United Kingdom Handley Page Halifax 6,176 United Kingdom 1940-1946
Flag of Nazi Germany Messerschmitt Bf 110 6,150 Nazi Germany Some sources state 15,000 produced, but most state 6,000-6,150
Flag of the United States Beechcraft King Air 6,000 United States Still in production
Flag of the United States Boeing 737 6,000 United States Most-produced large jetpowered civilian aircraft. Still in production 1968-present
Flag of the United Kingdom/Flag of France Sopwith 1½ Strutter 6,000 United Kingdom, France (~4,500) 1916–1918
Flag of Nazi Germany Junkers Ju 87 6,000 Nazi Germany
Flag of the Soviet Union Polikarpov R-5 6,000 Soviet Union
Flag of the United Kingdom Bristol Beaufighter 5,928 United Kingdom Also produced in Australia May 1940 – 1946
Flag of Japan Nakajima Ki-43 5,919 Japan 1942–1945
Flag of the Soviet Union Lavochkin La-7 5,753 Soviet Union
Flag of the United Kingdom Sopwith Camel 5,500 United Kingdom 1917–1918
Flag of Japan Yokosuka K5Y 5,500 Japan 1934 - 1945
Flag of the United States Cessna AT-17 5,422 United States
Flag of the United Kingdom Bristol F.2 Fighter 5,329 United Kingdom 1916–1927
Flag of the United States B-26 Marauder 5,288 United States
Flag of the United Kingdom S.E.5 5,205 United Kingdom 1917–1918
Flag of the Soviet Union Ilyushin Il-4 5,200 Soviet Union 1942-1944
Flag of the United States F-4 Phantom II 5,195 United States 1958–1981
Flag of the United States Cessna 170 5,174 United States 1948-1956
Flag of the Soviet Union Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 5,047 Soviet Union 1967–1985
Flag of the Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-12 5,000 Soviet Union
Flag of Germany Grunau Baby IIb ~5,000[2] Germany glider 1936-?

Notes and references

  1. ^ Russ Niles (October 04, 2007). "Cessna to Offer Diesel Skyhawk". http://www.avweb.com/news/aopa/AOPAExpo2007_Cessna_172SSkyhawk_DieselEngine_196294-1.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  2. ^ "Deutsches Museum - Flugwerft Schleißheim: Grunau Baby IIb (German)". http://www.deutsches-museum.de/flugwerft/sammlungen/segelflugzeuge/grunau-baby/. Retrieved on 2008-08-08. 

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