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Section sizes

Section size for Aircraft in fiction (291 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	703	703	37	37
History	7,513	7,513	761	761
A	9	14,274	0	725
A-1 Skyraider	604	604	20	20
A-6 Intruder	763	763	42	42
A-10 Thunderbolt II	1,828	1,828	37	37
A-26/B-26 Invader	508	508	32	32
A6M Zero	970	970	60	60
Aérospatiale Gazelle	1,067	1,067	47	47
AgustaWestland AW101	1,530	1,530	33	33
AH-64 Apache	1,341	1,341	50	50
Airspeed Horsa	1,008	1,008	61	61
American Eagle A-1	864	864	100	100
Avro Ashton	1,075	1,075	60	60
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow	670	670	76	76
Avro Lancaster	1,048	1,048	45	45
Avro Vulcan	989	989	62	62
B	9	47,102	0	2,872
B-17 Flying Fortress	2,215	2,215	175	175
B-24 Liberator	1,716	1,716	190	190
B-25 Mitchell	4,178	4,178	155	155
B-29 Superfortress	914	914	41	41
B-52 Stratofortress	2,431	2,431	126	126
Bell 47	3,223	3,223	143	143
Bell 206	292	292	36	36
Bell UH-1 Iroquois	4,415	4,415	270	270
Bell X-1	905	905	58	58
Boeing 247	770	770	52	52
Boeing 707	2,554	2,554	136	136
Boeing 727	1,075	1,075	64	64
Boeing 737	1,334	1,334	86	86
Boeing 747	5,699	5,699	297	297
Boeing 757	731	731	59	59
Boeing 767	1,353	1,353	97	97
Boeing 777	396	396	24	24
Boeing-Stearman Model 75	3,842	3,842	197	197
Breda-Zappata BZ.308	175	175	18	18
Bristol Beaufighter	774	774	39	39
Bristol Blenheim	1,238	1,238	111	111
Bristol Britannia	948	948	128	128
Bristol F2B	2,421	2,421	149	149
Bristol Tourer	740	740	38	38
Bristol Type 170 Freighter	1,028	1,028	92	92
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander	673	673	24	24
Bücker Bü 181	1,053	1,053	67	67
C	9	35,183	0	2,319
C-2 Greyhound	537	537	26	26
C-17 Globemaster III	1,529	1,529	47	47
C-47 Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper / Dakota	2,914	2,914	234	234
C-54 Skymaster	561	561	46	46
C-82 Packet	597	597	38	38
C-119 Flying Boxcar	817	817	47	47
C-121 Constellation	591	591	26	26
C-123 Provider	2,480	2,480	199	199
C-130 Hercules	6,198	6,198	372	372
CAC Wirraway	835	835	62	62
Caproni Ca.60	1,005	1,005	76	76
CASA 2.111	461	461	52	52
Caudron 277	688	688	44	44
Cessna 310	690	690	22	22
Cessna 402	591	591	30	30
Cessna T-50	194	194	25	25
CG-4 Haig / Hadrian	641	641	40	40
CH-34 Choctaw / Westland Wessex	1,820	1,820	67	67
CH-46 Sea Knight / Boeing-Vertol 107	1,272	1,272	81	81
CH-47 Chinook / Boeing-Vertol 234	1,263	1,263	60	60
Cirrus SR22	1,221	1,221	45	45
Concorde	3,900	3,900	224	224
Consolidated NY	436	436	30	30
Convair XF-92	607	607	25	25
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny	2,807	2,807	372	372
Curtiss RC-1	519	519	29	29
D	9	14,112	0	905
de Havilland Hornet Moth	792	792	66	66
de Havilland Mosquito	1,239	1,239	38	38
de Havilland Vampire	2,794	2,794	153	153
Douglas DC-2	836	836	42	42
Douglas DC-3	6,326	6,326	394	394
Douglas DC-4	1,262	1,262	87	87
Douglas DC-8	854	854	125	125
E	9	2,815	0	136
EB-66 Destroyer	637	637	24	24
English Electric Lightning	1,369	1,369	50	50
Eurocopter Tiger	569	569	31	31
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma	231	231	31	31
F	9	61,838	0	4,379
F2H Banshee	537	537	35	35
F-4 Phantom II	1,213	1,213	69	69
F4F Wildcat	396	396	15	15
F4U Corsair	2,489	2,489	184	184
F-5 Freedom Fighter/Tiger II	846	846	17	17
F5F Skyrocket	685	685	64	64
F6F Hellcat	1,273	1,273	89	89
F8F Bearcat	175	175	14	14
F9F Panther	429	429	44	44
F-14 Tomcat	2,872	2,872	80	80
F-15 Eagle	4,945	4,945	287	287
F-16 Fighting Falcon	2,881	2,881	220	220
F/A-18 Hornet	2,348	2,348	176	176
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	3,096	3,096	124	124
F-20 Tigershark	924	924	88	88
F-22 Raptor	5,325	5,325	347	347
F-35 Lightning II	3,311	3,311	237	237
F-84 Thunderjet, Thunderstreak	1,291	1,291	122	122
F-86 Sabre	4,916	4,916	490	490
F-101 Voodoo	847	847	67	67
F-104 Starfighter	4,034	4,034	320	320
F-111 Aardvark	486	486	23	23
F-117 Nighthawk	1,625	1,625	109	109
Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder	690	690	51	51
Fairchild Hiller FH-227	1,341	1,341	192	192
Fairey Fox	443	443	43	43
Fairey Swordfish	1,283	1,283	111	111
Fairey Battle	683	683	26	26
Focke-Wulf Fw 190	1,443	1,443	112	112
Focke-Wulf Triebflügel	923	923	85	85
Fokker Eindecker	361	361	27	27
Fokker Dr.I	3,112	3,112	284	284
Fokker D.VII	1,041	1,041	53	53
Ford Trimotor	3,565	3,565	174	174
G	9	11,849	0	747
GAF Nomad	457	457	35	35
Gee Bee Racer	1,422	1,422	69	69
Gloster Gladiator	1,490	1,490	81	81
Gloster Meteor	1,551	1,551	106	106
Goodyear Blimp	800	800	36	36
Gotha G.IV	768	768	49	49
Grumman G-21 Goose	870	870	78	78
Grumman HU-16 Albatross	1,206	1,206	58	58
Grumman J2F Duck	721	721	56	56
Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger	1,769	1,769	135	135
Grumman Widgeon	458	458	15	15
Grumman X-29	328	328	29	29
H	9	29,738	0	2,011
HAL HF-24 Marut	686	686	47	47
Harrier family	3,222	3,222	201	201
Handley Page Halifax	1,119	1,119	41	41
Handley Page Victor	856	856	39	39
Hawker Hunter	2,551	2,551	94	94
Hawker Hurricane	5,372	5,372	409	409
Heinkel He 111	219	219	14	14
Hiller UH-12 / OH-23 Raven	1,781	1,781	105	105
Hindenburg	613	613	52	52
Hispano Aviación HA-1112	5,485	5,485	475	475
Hughes 500 / OH-6 / MH-6 / MD 500	3,445	3,445	229	229
Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)	3,381	3,381	238	238
Hughes XF-11	999	999	67	67
I	9	1,322	0	55
ICON A5	802	802	33	33
Ikarus Kurir	511	511	22	22
J	8	4,455	0	300
J-20 Mighty Dragon	1,261	1,261	36	36
Junkers Ju 52/3m	2,083	2,083	179	179
Junkers Ju 87	577	577	36	36
Junkers W 33	526	526	49	49
K	9	2,003	0	99
Kaman SH-2 Seasprite	200	200	12	12
Kamov Ka-27	540	540	29	29
Kellett K-3 Autogyro	1,254	1,254	58	58
L	9	19,638	0	1,493
L-5 Sentinel	490	490	47	47
Lamson Alcor	993	993	123	123
Lockheed Constellation	1,031	1,031	73	73
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter	539	539	37	37
Lockheed P-3 Orion	1,198	1,198	122	122
Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star	391	391	29	29
Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior	2,583	2,583	186	186
Lockheed Hudson	1,619	1,619	123	123
Lockheed JetStar	1,574	1,574	107	107
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar	3,268	3,268	203	203
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird	1,730	1,730	141	141
Lockheed T-33 T-Bird	1,484	1,484	111	111
Lockheed U-2	2,020	2,020	118	118
Lockheed Vega	709	709	73	73
M	9	21,892	0	1,358
Martin MB-2	163	163	17	17
McDonnell Douglas DC-10	871	871	56	56
MBB Bo 105	437	437	27	27
Messerschmitt Bf 108	715	715	35	35
Messerschmitt Bf 109	1,883	1,883	145	145
Messerschmitt Bf 110	1,005	1,005	110	110
MiGs	2,107	2,107	118	118
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15	482	482	13	13
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21	1,144	1,144	33	33
Mikoyan MiG-29	962	962	44	44
Mil Mi-8/-17	3,528	3,528	205	205
Mil Mi-24 'Hind'	4,698	4,698	229	229
Mil Mi-26	453	453	35	35
Miles Falcon	417	417	44	44
Mitsubishi A5M	392	392	51	51
Moller M400 Skycar	935	935	34	34
Morane-Saulnier MS.230	1,691	1,691	162	162
N	9	11,363	0	800
N3N Canary	460	460	15	15
Nakajima Ki-27	447	447	16	16
Nakajima Ki-43	813	813	24	24
Nieuport 17	611	611	14	14
Nieuport 28	434	434	60	60
Noorduyn AT-16	225	225	22	22
Noorduyn Norseman	396	396	31	31
North American A-5 Vigilante	440	440	41	41
North American AT-6 Texan	1,855	1,855	126	126
North American BT-9 / BT-16	287	287	37	37
North American X-15	2,497	2,497	198	198
Northrop A-17	191	191	21	21
Northrop M2-F2	774	774	86	86
Northrop YB-49	564	564	47	47
Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye	1,360	1,360	62	62
O	9	1,311	0	122
O-1 Bird Dog	308	308	31	31
O2C Helldiver	994	994	91	91
P	9	20,132	0	1,668
P-1 Hawk	370	370	28	28
P-35	400	400	26	26
P-38 Lightning	2,400	2,400	183	183
P-40 Warhawk	2,509	2,509	186	186
P-47 Thunderbolt	788	788	56	56
P-51 Mustang	2,854	2,854	264	264
Panavia Tornado	1,771	1,771	118	118
PBY Catalina	1,857	1,857	183	183
PB4Y Privateer	497	497	36	36
Percival Proctor	1,170	1,170	112	112
Pfalz D.III	349	349	48	48
Pfalz D.XII	739	739	47	47
Pilatus Porter/Fairchild AU-23	1,171	1,171	132	132
Piper Cherokee	950	950	64	64
Piper PA-28 Warrior	753	753	68	68
Pitts Special	1,545	1,545	117	117
R	9	6,514	0	425
RAH-66 Comanche	1,174	1,174	67	67
Republic RC-3 Seabee	568	568	49	49
RF-8 Crusader	1,420	1,420	117	117
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2	2,291	2,291	122	122
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5	201	201	20	20
Ryan NYP	851	851	50	50
S	8	37,373	0	2,764
Saab JAS 39 Gripen	469	469	30	30
SBD Dauntless	2,263	2,263	134	134
SB2C Helldiver / A-25 Shrike	1,299	1,299	95	95
SB2U Vindicator	141	141	13	13
Short Sunderland	1,473	1,473	127	127
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King	956	956	77	77
Sikorsky H-5 / R-5 / HO2S / HO3S / S-51	1,667	1,667	121	121
Sikorsky HO5S / S-52	276	276	31	31
Sikorsky H-19 / Westland Whirlwind	2,263	2,263	159	159
Sikorsky S-58	419	419	25	25
Sikorsky H-53 series	4,661	4,661	294	294
Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe/Sikorsky S-64	1,001	1,001	56	56
Sikorsky H-60 series	1,378	1,378	138	138
Sikorsky S-29-A	803	803	39	39
Sikorsky S-38	641	641	21	21
Sikorsky VS-44	807	807	86	86
Sopwith Camel	1,653	1,653	94	94
Sopwith 1½ Strutter	936	936	67	67
Sopwith Pup	195	195	18	18
Space Shuttle orbiter	2,367	2,367	203	203
SPAD	453	453	52	52
Stampe SV.4	505	505	39	39
Standard J	864	864	120	120
Stearman C3	442	442	39	39
Stinson Model A	900	900	73	73
Sukhoi Su-24	502	502	24	24
Sukhoi Su-25	271	271	12	12
Sukhoi Su-27 and derivatives	760	760	65	65
Sukhoi Su-57	783	783	56	56
Supermarine Spitfire	5,719	5,719	426	426
Supermarine Swift	498	498	30	30
T	9	1,429	0	116
TBD Devastator	915	915	86	86
Tupolev Tu-154	505	505	30	30
U	9	1,242	0	73
UFM Easy Riser	1,233	1,233	73	73
V	9	6,164	0	366
Vickers FB5 Gunbus	844	844	70	70
Vickers Wellington	3,410	3,410	235	235
V-22 Osprey	1,901	1,901	61	61
W	9	3,737	0	308
Waco 10	745	745	91	91
Wallis Autogyro	1,243	1,243	96	96
Wright Flyer	1,141	1,141	82	82
Wright Model B	599	599	39	39
X	9	879	0	66
XB-51	870	870	66	66
Z	9	2,319	0	190
Zeppelin	1,642	1,642	156	156
Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI	668	668	34	34
See also	133	133	0	0
References	30	30	0	0
Bibliography	3,244	3,244	0	0
Further reading	604	604	0	0
External links	326	326	0	0
Total	371,237	371,237	25,095	25,095

Consensus Inclusion Criteria for Text in This Article
Real world aircraft (not fictional or made-up aircraft) that have significant roles in books, films, video games and as toys, provided reliable refs are supplied.

For fictional characters who assume the form of an aircraft - inclusion only as a one sentence summary and only for primary aircraft, not one-time configurations.

All media types included under article subheadings by aircraft type with at least one link to the article about the aircraft type itself.

The aircraft must have a significant role in the work and not simply being seen. Appearances in games are considered non-notable except for notable games dedicated to the specific aircraft.

Third party references are needed to show the notability of the appearance. Primary references, such as the book, game or movie itself, are not sufficient for inclusion.

Aircraft type articles that have entries here should have Notable appearances in media sections that simply refer to this article.

The Rehearsal Season 2 Finale

I am wondering if the real-world flight of a Boeing 737 in the final episode of The Rehearsal Season 2 is applicable to be included in this article as it is not strictly "fiction", but it is a media production.

I don't think it fits this page exactly but it does seem like a notable event and I was hoping to find a Wikipedia page that features media productions that involve the use of real aircraft flights.

If anyone knows of a page that fits that description, I would really appreciate knowing about it. WaveCommander (talk) 21:25, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Heavy Metal

What about the B-17 Flying Fortress in Heavy Metal (1981)? 191.57.14.51 (talk) 02:37, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fairchild F.24 (UC-61)

It is most unlikely it appeared in "The Moonraker" unless the Cavaliers or Roundheads took to the sky. Possibly a misprint for "The Glenn Miller Story" in which one does make a brief appearance. 121.45.248.119 (talk) 11:04, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Significance Cleanup

I've noticed this article is bloated with non-notable entries. Per MOS:POPCULT, Cultural aspects of the subject should be included only if they are supported by reliable secondary or tertiary sources that discuss the subject's cultural impact in some depth. I've started a general cleanup, where I'll be removing entries that have no mention of the relevant aircraft, which have only a passing mention of the aircraft, or which are sourced to unreliable sources. EducatedRedneck (talk) 13:57, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just added (B-29 section) the movie : The Wild Blue Yonder (1951 film) ... and 37 minutes later, someone did an UNDO bacause 'unsourced addition'. Well... If the given Wiki page isn't sufficient, please watch the movie on Youtube ! The love story is nuts regarding the B-29 and its crew; this movie is closer to Twelve O'Clock High than a true romance (but failed to attract good critics). By the way, one of the adventures (at 44 mn) is the real story of Henry E. Erwin that occurred during mission 65. Regards. 2A01:CB08:2C6:A600:9C95:8B53:2317:9437 (talk) 20:03, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note that wikipedia is not a reliable source. Per the OP, if there isn't a source discussing the cultural impact attached to the entry in this list, it does not belong in this list. For the rest, it may be a lovely movie, but per WP:NOTAFORUM, this isn't the place to discuss our opinions of movies. EducatedRedneck (talk) 20:37, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the explanation. I added this movie following the link "Notable appearances in media" section at the B-29 wiki page. I'm not english-spoken native so I perhaps misunterstand "Notable" but a 98 minutes movie with only 25 relative to a love story is highly dedicated to the B-29. Featured several wartime footage (as the ditching and rescue of "Hopefull-Devil" on March 9, 1945) and the film focuses on showing the work of the pilots, bombardier, radar operator and radio operator. We therefore see more than in the three films about Enola Gay.

As a source is required :

is this one enough reliable ?

If right, page 216 about this movie itself + page 8 (B-29 airframe used) and page 256 (B-29 movie list)

Regards. 2A01:CB08:2C6:A600:9BD1:4B58:CF00:5D8E (talk) 02:51, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have access to that text. Can you provide a quote? Per the OP, the passage(s) selected should discuss the cultural impact of the B-52 in some depth. With the details you provided, and quote(s) showing that, that should be enough for inclusion. Thank you for taking the time to work on this! EducatedRedneck (talk) 13:25, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@McSly Regarding the Mirage 2000, it may well be notable, but per the page's guidance, Third-party references are needed to show the notability of the appearance. Primary references, such as the book, game or movie itself, are not sufficient for inclusion. Aerofiles appears to be one person's website, thus not a WP:RS, and even if it were, does not explain the cultural impact. I hope that clarifies my removal. EducatedRedneck (talk) 16:59, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Caption conventions

I notice that several of the images in this article identify the aircraft my make and model (e.g., "Grumman F-4 Tomcat"), some only by model (e.g., "F-4 Phantom"), and some straddle the line in odd ways (e.g., "MD DC-10"). Do we have a convention for how to refer to aircraft in image captions? My knee-jerk reaction is, if it's hyperlinked, use only the model per MOS:CAPSUCCINCT; if searching for a term leads you directly to the page of the aircraft, that term is sufficient to identify it, and any more words are superfluous. If nobody objects, I may add caption cleanup to the tasks I'm plugging away on for this page. EducatedRedneck (talk) 18:10, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]