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Airframe materials · register of November 3, 2026

Built of aluminium

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

748 of the model families on this list are built this way, 162,988 aircraft on the register between them; the largest is the Cessna 172 Skyhawk with 20,683, then the Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow (18,618).

All 748 families with notes where the construction changed

2,085Cessna 170 · The original 1948 170 had fabric-covered wings; the 170A and 170B are all-metal.
1,839Cessna 140 · Early 120s and 140s have fabric-covered wings; the 140A is all-metal.
1,420Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Early models have fabric-covered wings; the 8E and 8F are all-metal.
1,286Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
1,077Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair · The V-tail Bonanza.
953Van's Aircraft RV-12 · A kit, built by its owner or by the factory as a light sport aircraft.
794Ercoupe 415 · Fabric-covered outer wings on the early ones.
660Cessna 120 · Fabric-covered wings on most 120s.
581Schweizer SGS 1 gliders (1-26, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36) · The 1-26 has a fabric-covered aft fuselage on early examples.
340Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415 · Fabric-covered outer wings on the early ones.
333Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1 Yankee and Trainer · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
315Gulfstream American Corp AA-5 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
251Cessna A188 · The Ag Wagon: a crop sprayer with a strengthened aluminium frame.
220Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500 · Aluminium joined by friction-stir welding rather than rivets.
210Engineering & Research 415 · Fabric-covered outer wings on the early ones.
207American Aviation AA-1 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
202Cessna 305 · The Bird Dog, the Army's version of the 170.
184Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8 · Early models have fabric-covered wings; later ones are all-metal.
179American AA-1 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
176Textron Aviation Inc 700 · The Citation Longitude.
167Beechcraft A45 · The T-34 Mentor, the Navy's and Air Force's trainer.
165Alon A-2 · A later Ercoupe.
151Beechcraft 76 Duchess · The Duchess twin.
127American AA-5 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
118Yakovlev YAK 52 · Metal structure; fabric-covered control surfaces.
117Piper AEROSTAR 601 · The Ted Smith Aerostar.
117Ryan Aeronautical ST3 · The Ryan ST: an aluminium fuselage with fabric-covered wings.
114American General Acft Corp AG5 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
113Beechcraft 77 Skipper · The Skipper trainer.
99Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave · The Pawnee Brave crop sprayer: all-metal.
83Let L-23 · An all-metal glider.
58Forney F-1 · A later Ercoupe.
53Aeroprakt Mfg Sp Z O O A32 · Aluminium structure; the wings are fabric-covered behind the main spar.
50S C Aerostar S A YAK-52 · The Yak-52 built in Romania: metal structure, fabric-covered control surfaces.
48Piper AEROSTAR 600 · The Ted Smith Aerostar.
46Tiger Aircraft Llc AG-5 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
45Aeroprakt Manufacturing Sp Zoo A22 · Aluminium structure; the wings are fabric-covered behind the main spar.
45Universal GLOBE GC-1B · The Swift.
43Grumman American Avn. Corp. GA-7 · Glued (bonded) aluminium honeycomb rather than rivets.
40Let L 33 · An all-metal glider.
40Yakovlev YAK-55 · Metal structure; fabric-covered control surfaces.
39Mooney M10 · The Cadet, an Ercoupe built by Mooney.
38Let BLANIK L-13 · An all-metal glider.
37Pilatus B-4 · An all-metal glider.
37Yakovlev YAK-50 · Metal structure; fabric-covered control surfaces.
30Eclipse Aerospace Inc EA500 · Aluminium joined by friction-stir welding rather than rivets.
29Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620 · A crop sprayer.
27Luscombe 11 · The Sedan: all-metal.
27Thorp T-18 · A kit, built by its owner.
24Piper AEROSTAR 602 · The Ted Smith Aerostar.
23Ryan Aeronautical ST-A · The Ryan ST: an aluminium fuselage with fabric-covered wings.
22I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28 · An all-metal glider.
21Ercoupe G · Fabric-covered outer wings on the early ones.
21Forney 415 · A later Ercoupe.
19Ercoupe E · Fabric-covered outer wings on the early ones.
19Scottish Aviation SERIES 100 · The Jetstream.
19Spartan 7 · The Spartan Executive: all-metal, and polished.
17Aerostar S A YAK-52 · The Yak-52 built in Romania: metal structure, fabric-covered control surfaces.
16Yakovlev YAK 18 · Metal structure; fabric-covered control surfaces.
14Mooney M22 · The pressurised Mustang: all-metal.
12Bombardier CL-215 · The water bomber.
12Erco 415 · Fabric-covered outer wings on the early ones.
12Weatherly 201 · A crop sprayer.
11Let L-13 · An all-metal glider.
10Aeroprakt America Inc A-22 · Aluminium structure; the wings are fabric-covered behind the main spar.
10Aircoupe F-1 · A later Ercoupe.
10Ryan Aeronautical PT-22 · The Ryan ST: an aluminium fuselage with fabric-covered wings.
10Sc Aerostar Sa YAK-52 · The Yak-52 built in Romania: metal structure, fabric-covered control surfaces.
10Wsk Pzl-Krosno KR-03 · An all-metal glider.
9Camair 480 · A Navion with two engines.
9Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL · The Ryan ST: an aluminium fuselage with fabric-covered wings.
9Universal GLOBE GC-1A · The Swift.
8Fpna Llc A-22 · Aluminium structure; the wings are fabric-covered behind the main spar.
8N419Cm Llc VANS RV10 · A kit, built by its owner.
8Temco D-16 · The Twin Navion.
7Antonov AN-2 · Metal structure; fabric-covered wings.
7Luscombe Airplane Corp. PHANTOM 1 · The Phantom of 1934: an all-metal fuselage with fabric-covered wings.
7Reims Aviation S.A. CESSNA F182Q · Built under licence in France.
6Downer REPUBLIC RC-3 · The Seabee amphibian.
6Ford 4 · The Ford Trimotor: corrugated aluminium.
6Pzl-Mielec AN-2 · Metal structure; fabric-covered wings.
6Reims Aviation CESSNA FT337GP · Built under licence in France.
6Schreder HP-11 · An all-metal homebuilt glider.
6Schweizer SGM2 · A motor glider: all-metal.
6Van's Aircraft RV-7 · A kit, built by its owner.
6Van's Aircraft RV-9 · A kit, built by its owner.
5S C Aerostar S A FESTIVAL R40S · The Yak-52 built in Romania: metal structure, fabric-covered control surfaces.
5Aerosport Ltd IKARUS C42E · Aluminium tube structure under fabric and composite shells.
5Aerotechnik L-13 · An all-metal glider.
5Bell P-39 · The Airacobra fighter.
5Ica Brasov IS-29 · An all-metal glider.
5Midget Mustang MM-1 · A kit, built by its owner.
5Raddatz Steven G RV-10 · A kit, built by its owner.
5Reims Aviation S.A. CESSNA F172H · Built under licence in France.
5Schreder HP-14 · An all-metal homebuilt glider.
5Van's Aircraft RV-8 · A kit, built by its owner.

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