Blackburn B.48 Firecrest
A late piston-engined carrier strike prototype developed as a successor to the Firebrand.
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Blackburn B.54 / B.88 family
A series of carrier anti-submarine prototypes developed in competition with the Fairey Gannet.
Blackburn Dart
A single-seat British carrier torpedo bomber that became an important Fleet Air Arm strike type during the 1920s.
Boeing F3B
A Boeing carrier fighter developed from the F2B and fielded by U.S. Navy fighter squadrons before the F4B became the dominant type.
Breguet Br.1001 Taon
A lightweight supersonic fighter prototype built for NATO’s light tactical strike-fighter competition.
Breguet Br.960 Vultur
A mixed-power carrier attack prototype that directly influenced the later Breguet Alizé anti-submarine aircraft.
Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
A dedicated light-attack development of the T-37 trainer, originating with the YAT-37D counterinsurgency prototypes.
Dassault Balzac V
A vertical-takeoff experimental combat-aircraft prototype used to investigate lift-engine technology for a future Mirage derivative.
Dassault Étendard II
A lightweight strike-fighter prototype that formed part of Dassault’s path toward the naval Étendard IV.
Dassault Étendard VI
A NATO light strike-fighter competition prototype developed in parallel with other Étendard concepts.
Dassault Mirage 4000
A large twin-engine delta fighter prototype developed privately by Dassault as a high-performance complement to the Mirage 2000.
Dassault Mirage F2
A two-seat swept-wing strike-fighter prototype developed during French studies of larger tactical aircraft.
Dassault Mirage G
A variable-geometry fighter prototype used to explore high-performance swing-wing configurations.
de Havilland Vampire
An early British single-engine jet fighter with twin tail booms that became a major RAF and export type.
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
A powerful single-engine carrier attack aircraft designed during World War II but becoming a major combat type in Korea and later conflicts.
Douglas A2D Skyshark
A turboprop carrier attack aircraft developed as a successor to the Skyraider but canceled after prototype testing.
EFW N-20 Aiguillon
A Swiss jet-powered strike-fighter prototype using an unusual buried-engine arrangement.
EWR VJ 101
A West German experimental vertical-takeoff fighter prototype developed to explore supersonic VTOL interception.