Bell ARH-70 Arapaho
A U.S. Army armed-reconnaissance helicopter prototype derived from the Bell 407 platform for scout, target-acquisition, and light-attack missions.
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Bell HSL
A tandem-rotor naval helicopter built specifically for anti-submarine warfare during the early Cold War.
Bell OH-58 Kiowa armed scout family
A light observation helicopter family used in armed scout and reconnaissance roles, later evolving into dedicated armed reconnaissance versions.
Bell P-39 Airacobra
An American single-engine fighter built around a centrally mounted engine and heavy nose armament.
Bell P-59 Airacomet
America’s first jet-powered fighter aircraft, produced in small numbers primarily for evaluation and training rather than combat.
Bell P-63 Kingcobra
An American fighter developed from the Airacobra configuration with extensive redesign and improved performance.
Bell UH-1 Iroquois gunship family
Armed UH-1 helicopter configurations used extensively for escort, suppression, and direct fire support in Vietnam.
Bell XP-77
A lightweight wooden fighter prototype pursued as a strategic-material-saving design during World War II.
Bell YAH-63
A purpose-built U.S. Army Advanced Attack Helicopter prototype that competed directly with the Hughes YAH-64.
Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1
An experimental Soviet rocket interceptor developed under wartime emergency conditions and flown under power in 1942.
Beriev A-40 Albatros
A large jet amphibian designed from the outset for anti-submarine defense and related naval combat missions, flown as a prototype in the closing Cold War.
Beriev Be-10
A jet-powered flying boat developed for long-range naval reconnaissance and maritime strike duties.
Beriev Be-12 Chaika
An amphibious turboprop anti-submarine aircraft developed to replace earlier Soviet maritime flying boats.
Blackburn B.48 Firecrest
A late piston-engined carrier strike prototype developed as a successor to the Firebrand.
Blackburn B.54 / B.88 family
A series of carrier anti-submarine prototypes developed in competition with the Fairey Gannet.
Blackburn Botha
A British twin-engine torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft whose front-line career was brief before reassignment to training.
Blackburn Buccaneer
A low-level carrier strike aircraft developed to attack naval and land targets at high subsonic speed.
Blackburn Dart
A single-seat British carrier torpedo bomber that became an important Fleet Air Arm strike type during the 1920s.