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Airframe materials · register of October 5, 2026

Built of aluminium

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s.

137 of the model families on this list are built this way, 144,296 aircraft on the register between them; the largest is the Cessna 172 Skyhawk with 20,669, then the Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow (18,619).

Biggest model families aircraft on the register

Cessna 172 Skyhawk20,669Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow18,619Cessna 182 Skylane11,828Cessna 1507,993Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga3,917Boeing 7372,883Cessna 180 Skywagon2,606Beechcraft A36 Bonanza2,530Piper PA-24 Comanche2,427Cessna 177 Cardinal2,158Cessna 1702,084Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ series)1,968

All 137 families with notes where the construction changed

20,669Cessna 172 Skyhawk
18,619Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow
11,828Cessna 182 Skylane
7,993Cessna 150
3,917Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga
2,883Boeing 737
2,606Cessna 180 Skywagon
2,530Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
2,427Piper PA-24 Comanche
2,158Cessna 177 Cardinal
2,084Cessna 170 · The original 1948 170 had fabric-covered wings; the 170A and 170B are all-metal.
1,968Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ series)
1,838Cessna 140 · Early 120s and 140s have fabric-covered wings; the 140A is all-metal.
1,692Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class · Pressurised cabin.
1,661Beechcraft V35 Bonanza
1,657Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ
1,637Cessna 152
1,526Cessna 210 Centurion
1,420Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Early models have fabric-covered wings; the 8E and 8F are all-metal.
1,410Cessna 310
1,372Cessna A185 Skywagon
1,341Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel
1,316Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec
1,295Beechcraft 58 Baron
1,286Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
1,285Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion
1,245Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55
1,077Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair · The V-tail Bonanza.
1,058Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair
1,022Cessna 208 Caravan
1,008Beechcraft F33 Bonanza
998Piper PA-34 Seneca
945Van's Aircraft RV-12 · A kit, built by its owner or by the factory as a light sport aircraft.
936Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane
935Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain
927Cessna 175 Skylark
879Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche
798Cessna U206 Stationair
793Ercoupe 415 · Fabric-covered outer wings on the early ones.
784Beechcraft B300 King Air 350
770Cessna 421 Golden Eagle
759Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175
758Cessna R172 Hawk XP
718Beechcraft B200 King Air B200
707Cessna 340
706Cessna R182 Skylane RG
694Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign and Latitude
661Cessna 120 · Fabric-covered wings on most 120s.
607Beechcraft C90 King Air C90
605Cessna 414 Chancellor
599Piper PA-44 Seminole
583Boeing 767
581Schweizer SGS 1 gliders (1-26, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36) · The 1-26 has a fabric-covered aft fuselage on early examples.
500Cessna 550 Citation II
465Cessna TR182 Turbo Skylane RG
459Beechcraft S35 Bonanza
457Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
443Cessna P210 Pressurized Centurion
442Piper PA-38 Tomahawk
440Boeing 757
437Cessna 195
433Learjet 45
426Globe GC-1 Swift
406Gulfstream GV-SP (G550)
404Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois)
380Beechcraft G36 Bonanza
372Cessna 337 Skymaster
360Gulfstream G-IV Gulfstream IV
343Cessna TU206
340Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415 · Fabric-covered outer wings on the early ones.
334Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1 Yankee and Trainer · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
329Beechcraft A23
329Bell OH-58
319Beechcraft P35
315Gulfstream American Corp AA-5 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
313Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 145
311Beechcraft 400 Beechjet
308Beechcraft B36 Bonanza
293Iai Ltd GULFSTREAM G280
287Cessna 750 Citation X
270Cessna 510 Citation Mustang
258Beechcraft C35
254Dehavilland DHC-2
252Raytheon Aircraft Company HAWKER 800
251Cessna A188 · The Ag Wagon: a crop sprayer with a strengthened aluminium frame.
249Beechcraft 200 King Air 200
239Learjet 60
238Gulfstream GIV-X (G450)
236Beechcraft K35 Bonanza
232Cessna A150
228North American AT-6 Texan
227Cessna 185 Skywagon
225Beechcraft M35
224Beechcraft G35
224Beechcraft H35
221Beechcraft J35
220Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500 · Aluminium joined by friction-stir welding rather than rivets.
215Beechcraft E-55
213Cessna 206 Stationair
210Engineering & Research 415 · Fabric-covered outer wings on the early ones.
207Cessna T-310
207Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369
207American Aviation AA-1 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
207Rockwell International 112
207Rockwell International 114
206North American T-28
202Cessna 305 · The Bird Dog, the Army's version of the 170.
202North American NAVION
201Cessna 650 Citation III, VI and VII
201Beechcraft 65
200Daher (Socata) TB-20
198Aero Vodochody L-39
193Cessna T337
192Beechcraft F35
192Boeing 747
189Cessna 501 Citation I/SP
186Beechcraft G58
186Beechcraft B-60
184Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8 · Early models have fabric-covered wings; later ones are all-metal.
179American AA-1 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
177Mitsubishi MU-2
176Beechcraft C24
175Cessna 162
174Cessna 402
173Textron Aviation Inc 700 · The Citation Longitude.
172Cessna 441 Conquest II
170Ryan NAVION
168Aero Commander 500
167Beechcraft N35
167Beechcraft A45 · The T-34 Mentor, the Navy's and Air Force's trainer.
165Alon A-2 · A later Ercoupe.
163Cessna P206 Super Skylane
162Nanchang China CJ-6
161Cessna 425 Conquest I
161Learjet 35
160Beechcraft A35
157Beechcraft 1900 Airliner

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These connections as data: /graph/material/aluminium.json · about the eFlight graph.

The FAA's register does not record construction; this list is written by hand from the makers' descriptions and the type certificate data sheets, which remain the authority for any one model. Connections as data: /graph/material/aluminium.json.