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US Military Aircraft Classification Symbols

 
Examples of combinations

YF-22Status/Main task - Modelnumber
AH-64DMain task/Type - Modelnumber
B-1bMain task - Modelnumber
Special aircraft
CTOLConventional Take-off and Landing
V/STOLVertical and Short-Takeooff and Landing
VTOLVertical Take-off and Landing

StatusMeaning
Gdecommissioned
Jtimelimited test
Nunlimited test
Xexperimental
Yprototype
Zin planning

Main taskMeaning
AAttack
BBomber
CCargo
Especial electronic equippment
FFighter
OObservation
PPatrol
RReconnaissance
SAnti-submarine
T
Training
U
Multiple
XResearch

Also taskMeaning
AAttack
CCargo
DDirection
Especial electronic equippment
FFighter
HSearch & Rescue
KTanker
Llow temperature operation
MMultitask
OObservation
PPatrol
QDrone
RReconnaissance
SAnti submarine
TTraining
UMultiple
XResearch

Kind of aircraft
GGlider
HHelicopter
VVertical takeoff plane
ZBalloon / Zeppelin


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