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Airframe materials · register of November 3, 2026

Built of aluminium with composite parts

A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades.

112 of the model families on this list are built this way, 17,803 aircraft on the register between them; the largest is the Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger with 1,453, then the Pilatus PC-12 (1,447).

Biggest model families aircraft on the register

Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger1,453Pilatus PC-121,447Daher (Socata) TBM-700 TBM 700 through TBM 9601,010Bell 407984Airbus A321935Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125893Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 350882Airbus A320795Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300677Bombardier BD-700 Global Express, 5000 and 6000658Dassault FALCON 2000485Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135396
The biggest families, as a table
aircraft
Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger1,453
Pilatus PC-121,447
Daher (Socata) TBM-700 TBM 700 through TBM 9601,010
Bell 407984
Airbus A321935
Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125893
Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 350882
Airbus A320795
Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300677
Bombardier BD-700 Global Express, 5000 and 6000658
Dassault FALCON 2000485
Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135396

All 112 families with notes where the construction changed

1,453Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger
1,447Pilatus PC-12 · Aluminium airframe; composite control surfaces and fairings.
1,010Daher (Socata) TBM-700 TBM 700 through TBM 960
984Bell 407 · Composite main rotor blades.
935Airbus A321 · Aluminium fuselage and wings, composite tail.
893Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 · Composite rotor blades and a composite Starflex rotor head.
882Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 350
795Airbus A320 · Aluminium fuselage and wings, composite tail.
677Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300
658Bombardier BD-700 Global Express, 5000 and 6000
485Dassault FALCON 2000
396Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135 · Largely composite fuselage shells.
385Sikorsky UH-60
358Boeing 777 · Aluminium fuselage and wings, composite tail.
329Airbus A319 · Aluminium fuselage and wings, composite tail.
311Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130
292Gulfstream GVI (G650ER)
277Dassault FALCON 900
235Honda Aircraft Co Llc HA-420 · A composite fuselage with an aluminium wing, and engines mounted over the wing.
226Gulfstream GVII-G600
223Gulfstream GVII-G500
221Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100
203Pilatus PC-24
196Bell 505
187Airbus BD-500 · The A220: an aluminium-lithium fuselage with composite wings.
181Agustawestland Philadelphia Co AW119
175Embraer EMB-545
174Bell 429
167Dassault FALCON 7
159Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2
159Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600 and Legacy 500 · The Legacy 500: aluminium with a composite tail.
153Airbus A330 · Aluminium fuselage and wings, composite tail.
141Sikorsky S-76
139Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010 · A carbon-fibre fuselage with aluminium wings and tail.
130Raytheon Aircraft Company 390 · The Premier: a carbon-fibre fuselage with aluminium wings.
130Gulfstream GVIII-G700
129Dassault MYSTERE FALCON 900
107Agusta Spa A109
103Gulfstream GVIII-G800
99Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139
94Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK117 D-3 · Composite rotor blades; composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
87Bell 412 · Composite main rotor blades.
75Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR · A carbon-fibre fuselage with aluminium wings.
71Airbus Helicopters EC120 · Composite fuselage shells and tail boom.
66Hawker Beechcraft Corp 390 · The Premier: a carbon-fibre fuselage with aluminium wings.
65Aerospatiale AS350 · Composite rotor blades and a composite Starflex rotor head.
57Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180 · The Avanti: an aluminium fuselage with composite tail, forewing and fairings.
53Gulfstream GVI (G650)
50Piaggio P180 · The Avanti: an aluminium fuselage with composite tail, forewing and fairings.
48Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 · A composite fuselage with aluminium wings.
44Sikorsky S-92
36Hawker Beechcraft Corp 4000 · The Hawker 4000: a carbon-fibre fuselage with aluminium wings.
34Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-76
33Sikorsky EH-60
32Sikorsky HH-60
31Airbus Canada Ltd Ptnrsp BD-500 · The A220: an aluminium-lithium fuselage with composite wings.
31Gulfstream GVI G650
30Bell 430
29Sikorsky S-70
25Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000 · Aluminium wings on a composite fuselage.
24Airbus Helicopters EC 225 · Composite rotor blades; composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
23Aerospatiale AS-355 · Composite rotor blades and a composite Starflex rotor head.
23Bell TH-57
21Aerospatiale SA341 · The Gazelle: composite rotor blades and a shrouded tail rotor.
21Agusta Aerospace Corp AW139
21Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 D-2 · Composite rotor blades; composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
20Airbus Helicopters AS-365 · Composite rotor blades; composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
20Leonardo Spa AW169 · Largely composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
20Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105 · Composite rotor blades; the airframe is aluminium.
19Leonardo Spa AW109 · Largely composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
17Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 · The K-MAX: composite rotor blades on an aluminium airframe.
16Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42 · Aluminium fuselage, composite wing box and tail.
16Airbus Helicopters EC 155 · Composite rotor blades; composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
16Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Gmb BO-105 · Composite rotor blades; the airframe is aluminium.
14Agusta Spa AW139
14Atr-Gie Avions De Trnsp Rgnl ATR 72 · Aluminium fuselage, composite wing box and tail.
14C Series Aircraft Ltd Ptnrsp BD-500 · The A220: an aluminium-lithium fuselage with composite wings.
13Bell 427
13Keystone Helicopter Corp S-76
13Leonardo Spa AW139 · Largely composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
12Agusta Spa A119
12Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 · Composite rotor blades; the airframe is aluminium.
11Agusta A109
11Agusta Spa F.260D
11Md Helicopters Inc MD 900 · Composite fuselage panels and a fan-in-tail instead of a tail rotor.
11Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105 · Composite rotor blades; the airframe is aluminium.
10Airbus A340 · Aluminium fuselage and wings, composite tail.
10Keystone Helicopter S-76
9Aerospatiale ATR 72 · Aluminium fuselage, composite wing box and tail.
9Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-1 · Composite rotor blades; composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
9Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2007 · Aluminium wings on a composite fuselage.
9Hawker Beechcraft Corp HAWKER 4000 · The Hawker 4000: a carbon-fibre fuselage with aluminium wings.
8Airbus Helicopters AS332 · Composite rotor blades; composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
8Airbus Helicopters SA341 · The Gazelle: composite rotor blades and a shrouded tail rotor.
8Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter MD 900 · Composite fuselage panels and a fan-in-tail instead of a tail rotor.
8Agusta Spa AB139
7Aerospatiale GAZELLE SA341F2 · The Gazelle: composite rotor blades and a shrouded tail rotor.
7Aerospatiale SA342 · The Gazelle: composite rotor blades and a shrouded tail rotor.
7Bell 525
7S N I A S AS-350
6Aerospatiale AS 365 · Composite rotor blades and a composite Starflex rotor head.
6Agusta Aerospace Corp AW119
6Agustawestland Spa AW109
6Airbus Helicopters AS355 TwinStar · Composite rotor blades; composite fuselage shells on the newer designs.
6Atr-Gie Avions De Trnsp Region ATR42 · Aluminium fuselage, composite wing box and tail.
6Pickering Aviation Inc UH-60
5Agustawestland A109
5Airbus Helicopters GAZELLE SA341F2 · The Gazelle: composite rotor blades and a shrouded tail rotor.
5Gulfstream GVII-G400
5Honda Aircraft Company Llc HA-420 · A composite fuselage with an aluminium wing.
5Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 209 · Composite rotor blades; the airframe is aluminium.
5Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-92

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/material/aluminium-composite.json.

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-composite.json.