Many aircraft types have served in the British Royal Air Force since its formation in April 1918 from the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. This is a list of RAF aircraft, including all currently active and retired types …

Tri-service badge of the United Kingdom's armed forces. This is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom.

Find out about the RAF's active aircraft and where and how we use them. Profiles of all the RAF's active aircraft - role, capability, specifications, recognition, history, current squadrons and stations.

The Airbus A400M Atlas[nb 1] is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military, now Airbus Defence and Space, as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. [3] .

Current aircraft of the Royal Air Force including attack, bomber, cargo transport, special mission, fighter, Search and Rescue, aerial tanker, remote-piloted, reconnaissance, trainer and utility types.

Many aircraft types have served in the British Royal Air Force since its formation in April 1918 from the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. This is a list of RAF aircraft, including all currently active and retired types …

Atlas (Atlas C.1 A400M) has the ability to carry a 37-tonne payload over 2,000nm to established and remote civilian and military airfields, and short unprepared or semi-prepared strips. Capable of operating at altitudes up to 40,000ft, Atlas also offers impressive low-level capability.

The Typhoon FGR.Mk 4 is a highly capable and extremely agile multi-role combat aircraft, capable of being deployed on a variety of air operations, including air policing, peace support and high-intensity conflict.

It is the Miles R. R. Trainer, and is fitted with a Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine and a three-bladed controllable- pitch propeller. Two seats are provided and the aircraft is to be used for the training of fighter pilots. A maximum speed of nearly 300 miles an hour is attainable.

This may seem counter-intuitive and, indeed, up to a point, jet aircraft increase their speed at higher altitudes because thinner air means less resistance. But propeller engines like those on the Lancaster work a little bit differently, effectively dragging the plane through the air.