This is a list of canard aircraft, having a foreplane in front of the main wing instead of a conventional

tailplane A tailplane, also known as a horizontal stabiliser, is a small lifting surface located on the tail (empennage) behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed-wing aircraft such as helicopters and gyropla ...

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AASI Jetcruzer The AASI Jetcruzer was an American single turboprop light civil transport made by Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures Inc. The Jetcruzer had an unusual configuration, with a single turboprop engine driving a pusher propeller, a prominent canar ...

, , USA , , Jet , , Transport , , 1989 , , Prototype , , 5 , , Pusher configuration. , - ,

AEA June Bug The ''June Bug'' (or ''Aerodrome #3'') was an American "pioneer era" aircraft designed and flown by Glenn H. Curtiss and built by the Aerial Experiment Association (A.E.A) in 1908. The ''June Bug'' is famous for winning the first aeronautical ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1908 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , AeroCad AeroCanard , , USA , , Propeller , , Private , , , , Homebuilt , , 24 , , Pusher propeller. , - , ALR Piranha , , Switzerland , , Jet , , Multi-role fighter , , 1980 , , Project , , 0 , , , - , Ambrosini SS.4 , , Italy , , Propeller , , Fighter , , 1939 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Pusher propeller. , - , ASL monoplane No.1 , , UK , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1909 , , Prototype , , , , Pusher propeller. , - , ASL monoplane No.2 , , UK , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1910 , , Prototype , , , , Pusher propeller. , - ,

ASL Valkyrie The ASL Valkyrie was a canard pusher configuration aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Syndicate Ltd in 1910. Examples were widely flown during 1911 and were used for instructional purposes at the ASL flying school, which was the first occup ...

, , UK , , Propeller , , Private , , 1910 , , Production , , ~11 , , Mid-engined pusher configuration, with propeller in front of wing. Several variants. , - , Atlas Cheetah , , South Africa , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1986 , , Production , , 70 , , Modified

Dassault Mirage III The Dassault Mirage III () is a family of single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation. It was the first Western European combat aircraft to exceed Mach number, Mach 2 ...

airframes. Several variants. , - , Aviafiber Canard 2FL , , Switzerland , , Glider , , Private , , 1978 , , Production , , , , Foot-launched. The pilot was accommodated inside a fuselage and withdrew their legs through a hatch in the underside. , - ,

Avro 730 The Avro 730 was a planned Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft and strategic bomber that was being developed by Avro Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF). It had been originally envisioned as a very high-speed aircraft to perform aerial reconna ...

, , UK , , Jet , , Bomber , , 1957 , , Project , , 0 , , Mach 3 performance. , - ,

Avtek 400 The Avtek 400A was an American prototype turboprop-powered business aircraft developed in the early 1980s. It was of unusual and distinctive configuration: a low-wing monoplane with two pusher engines mounted above the wings, and a large cana ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Transport , , 1984 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Pusher configuration. , - ,

Beech Starship The Beechcraft Starship is a twin-turboprop six- to eight-passenger pressurized business aircraft produced by Beech Aircraft Corporation. Development Development of the Starship began in 1979 when Beech decided to explore designs for a succe ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Transport , , 1986 , , Production , , 53 , , Pusher configuration. , - , Beltrame Colibri , , Italy , , Propeller , , Private , , 1938 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Besson canard , , France , , Propeller , , Private , , 1911 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Berkut 360 The Berkut 360 is a tandem-seating, two-seat homebuilt canard aircraft with pusher configuration and retractable landing gear, built primarily of carbon fiber and fiberglass. The Berkut 360 is featured in the 2010 movie ''Kill Speed'' (''Fa ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Private , , 1989 , , Homebuilt , , 31 , , , - , Blériot V , , France , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1907 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Pusher configuration. , - , Chengdu J-9 , , China , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1975 , , Project , , 0 , , , - ,

Chengdu J-10 The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon (; NATO reporting name: Firebird), is a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft capable of all-weather operations, configured with a delta wing and canard design, with fly-by-wire flight contr ...

, , China , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1998 , , Production , , 468 , , , - , Chengdu J-20 , , China , , Jet , , Fighter , , 2011 , , Production , , 150 , , , - , Chudzik CC-1 , , France , , Propeller , , Private , , 1987 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Cosy Classic The Cozy Mark IV is a 4-seat, single engine, homebuilt light aircraft designed by Nat Puffer, with parts and plans supplied by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. The aircraft is built from plans using basic raw materials. It is not a kit aircraft, t ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Private , , , , Homebuilt , , , , Variant of the Cozy III, Europeanised by Uli Wolter. The Çapar Mechanical Engineering company produced at least one example in Turkey. , - , Cozy , , USA , , Propeller , , Private , , , , Homebuilt , , , , , - ,

Cozy III Cozy may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Cozy'', a 1961 album by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé *''Cozy'', a 1998 album by Tatsuro Yamashita *"Cozy", a song by the Bar-Kays from the album '' Too Hot to Stop'' *"Cozy", a song by Beyoncé fr ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Private , , 1982 , , Homebuilt , , , , , - ,

Cozy MK IV The Cozy Mark IV is a 4-seat, single engine, homebuilt light aircraft designed by Nat Puffer, with parts and plans supplied by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. The aircraft is built from plans using basic raw materials. It is not a kit aircraft, t ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Private , , 1993 , , Homebuilt , , , , , - ,

Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender The Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender (company designation CW-24) is a 1940s United States prototype fighter aircraft built by Curtiss-Wright. Along with the Vultee XP-54 and Northrop XP-56, it resulted from United States Army Air Corps proposal ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Fighter , , 1943 , , Prototype , , 3 , , Pusher configuration. , - ,

, , France , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1981 , , Production , , , , Variant with a small close-coupled canard. , - ,

Dassault Rafale The Dassault Rafale (, literally meaning "gust of wind", and "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range ...

, , France , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1986 , , Production , , 201 , , , - , Diehl AeroNautical XTC Hydrolight , , USA , , Propeller , , Amphibious Ultralight , , 1980s , , Kit , , , , , - , Dixon Nipper , , UK , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1911 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

e-Go The e-Go Aeroplanes e-Go, originally known as the E-Plane, is a British ultralight and light-sport aircraft that was designed by Giotto Castelli, that was being developed by e-Go Aeroplanes of Cambridge and since May 2017, by GioCAS Aero ...

, , UK , , Propeller , , Private , , 2013 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Eipper Lotus Microlight , , USA , , Propeller , , , , 1982 , , , , , , , - ,

Eurofighter Typhoon The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo ...

, , International , , Jet , , Multi-role fighter, , 1994 , , Production , , 571 , , , - ,

Fabre Hydravion Fabre Hydravion is the name used in English-language sources for an originally unnamed experimental floatplane designed by Henri Fabre. The aircraft is notable as the first to take off from water under its own power. Development Hydravion (F ...

, , France , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1910 , , Prototype , , 1 , , First airworthy

seaplane A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.Gunston, "The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary", 2009. Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteri ...

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Focke-Wulf F 19 The Focke-Wulf F 19 ''Ente'' (German: "Duck") was a German experimental "canard" aircraft in the late 1920s. Design The F 19 Ente was a high-wing monoplane with a canard layout and fixed tricycle undercarriage. The pilot sat in an open cockpit ...

, , Germany , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1927 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Focke-Wulf Fw 42 , , Germany , , Propeller , , Bomber , , 1932 , , Project , , 0 , , Twin-engined. , - , Freedom Aviation Phoenix , , USA , , Propeller , , Homebuilt , , 2007 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Grumman X-29 The Grumman X-29 was an American experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept wing, canard control surfaces, and other novel aircraft technologies. The X-29 was developed by Grumman, and the two built were flown by NASA and the United St ...

, , USA , , Jet , , Experimental , , 1984 , , Prototype , , 2 , , Forward-Swept wing experimental aircraft. , - , Gyroflug Speed Canard , , Germany , , Propeller , , Sports plane , , 1980 , , Production , , 62 , , , - ,

IAI Kfir , abbreviated , is a Japanese martial art that emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to sudden attacks.Christensen, Karen and Allen Guttmann et.al (2001) ''International Encyclopedia of Women and Sport ...

C2 , , Israel , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1974 , , Production , , 220+ , , Modified

Dassault Mirage 5 The Dassault Mirage 5 is a French supersonic attack aircraft designed by Dassault Aviation during the 1960s and manufactured in France and a number of other countries. It was derived from Dassault's popular Mirage III fighter and spawned severa ...

airframes. Several variants. , - ,

IAI Lavi The IAI Lavi (Hebrew: לביא, "Young Lion") was a single-engined fourth-generation multirole jet fighter developed in Israel, by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), during the 1980s. The decision to develop the Lavi was controversial, both with ...

, , Israel , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1986 , , Project , , 0 , , , - , Junqua Ibis , , France , , Propeller , , Homebuilt , , 1991 , , Operational , , 11 , , , - , Kyūshū J7W1 ''Shinden'' , , Japan , , Propeller , , Fighter , , 1945 , , Prototype , , 2 , , Pusher configuration. , - , Latécoère 225 , , France , , Propeller , , Ultralight Amphibious , , 1984 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Pusher configuration. , - ,

Lippisch Ente The Ente (german: duck) was the world's first full-sized rocket-powered aircraft. It was designed by Alexander Lippisch as a sailplane and first flown under power on June 11, 1928, piloted by Fritz Stamer as part of the Opel-RAK rocket progra ...

, , Germany , , Rocket , , Experimental , , 1928 , , Prototype , , 1 , , First rocket powered aircraft. , - ,

Lockheed L-133 The Lockheed L-133 was an exotic design started in 1939 which was proposed to be the first jet fighter of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. The radical design was to be powered by two axial-flow turbojets with an unu ...

, , USA , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1942 , , Project , , 0 , , , - , MacCready

Gossamer Condor The MacCready ''Gossamer Condor'' was the first human-powered aircraft capable of controlled and sustained flight; as such, it won the Kremer prize in 1977. Its design was led by Paul MacCready of AeroVironment, Inc. Design and development ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1977 , , Operational , , 1 , , Human-powered aircraft. , - , MacCready

Gossamer Albatross The ''Gossamer Albatross'' is a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr Paul B MacCready's company AeroVironment. On June 12, 1979, it completed a successful crossing of the English Channel to win the second Kremer ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1979 , , Operational , , 1 , , Human-powered aircraft. , - , MacCready

Gossamer Penguin The ''Gossamer Penguin'' was a solar-powered experimental aircraft created by Paul MacCready's AeroVironment. MacCready, whose ''Gossamer Condor'' had made the first human-powered flight in 1977, told reporters two weeks in June, 1980 that "The ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1979 , , Operational , , 1 , , Solar-powered aircraft. , - , Messerschmitt P.1110 ''Ente'' , , Germany , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1945 , , Project , , 0 , , Proposed for the

Emergency Fighter Program The Emergency Fighter Program () was the program that resulted from a decision taken on July 3, 1944 by the Luftwaffe regarding the German aircraft manufacturing companies during the last year of the Third Reich. This project was one of the ...

, - , MiG-8 ''Utka'' , , USSR , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1945 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , North American X-10 , , USA , , Jet , , Experimental , , 1953 , , Operational , , 13 , , , - , North American SM-64 Navaho , , USA , , UAV , , Attack , , 1957 , , Production , , , , Cruise missile. , - ,

North American XB-70 Valkyrie The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration supersonic strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. Designed in the late 1950s by North Ame ...

, , USA , , Jet , , Bomber , , 1964 , , Prototype , , 2 , , Mach 3 performance, "waverider" wing. , - ,

Novi Avion The Novi Avion (Serbian Cyrillic:Нови Aвион en, New Aeroplane) was a fourth generation multi-role combat aircraft programme that was to be built by Yugoslav aircraft manufacturer SOKO. The Avion featured a cropped delta- canard con ...

, , Yugoslavia , , Jet , , Multi-role , , 1991 , , Project , , , , , - , OMAC Laser 300 , , USA , , Propeller , , Transport , , 1981 , , , , 3 , , Pusher configuration. , - , Peterson Kenai , , Propeller , , Private , , , , 2014 , , Production , , , , . , - ,

Piaggio P.180 Avanti The Piaggio P.180 Avanti is an Italian executive transport aircraft with twin turboprop engines mounted in pusher configuration. It seats up to nine people in a pressurized cabin and may be flown by one or two pilots. The design is of three-su ...

, , Italy , , Propeller , , Executive transport , , 1986 , , Production , , , , , - ,

Pterodactyl Ascender The Pterodactyl Ascender is a family of United States, U.S. designed and built ultralight aircraft that were sold in kit form between 1979 and 1984 under Pterodactyl Limited and is currently being sold by DFE Ultralights. With a total ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , , , 1980 , , , , , , Variant with a canard foreplane. , - , Qaher-313 , , Iran , , Jet , , Fighter , , 2013 , , Project , , , , , - ,

Rockwell-MBB X-31 The Rockwell-Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31 was an experimental jet fighter designed to test fighter thrust vectoring technology. It was designed and built by Rockwell and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), as part of a joint US and German '' ...

, , USA/Germany , , Jet , , Experimental , , 1990 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - ,

Roe I Biplane The Roe I Biplane (often later referred to as the Avro Biplane) was the first powered aircraft to be designed, built, and flown in England. Designed in an attempt to claim a prize offered by the Brooklands Automobile Racing Club, it was desig ...

, , UK , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1908 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.1 The S.E.1 (''Santos Experimental'') was an experimental aircraft built at the Army Balloon Factory at Farnborough (later the Royal Aircraft Factory) in 1911. Its place in aviation history is mainly that it was the first in the series of Royal Ai ...

, , UK , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1911 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Rutan Amsoil Racer , , USA , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1981 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Rutan Defiant The Rutan Model 40 Defiant is a four-seat, twin-engine homebuilt aircraft with the engines in a push-pull configuration. It was designed by aerospace engineer Burt Rutan for the Rutan Aircraft Factory. ] Development The prototype Defiant, ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , , , 1978 , , , , , , , - ,

Rutan Long-EZ The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a tandem 2-seater homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan's Rutan Aircraft Factory. The Long-EZ has a canard layout, a swept wing with wingtip rudders, and a pusher engine and propeller. The tricycle landing ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , , , 1979 , , Homebuilt , , , , , - , Rutan Solitaire , , USA , , Glider , , , , 1982 , , Homebuilt , , , , Self-launching motor glider. , - ,

Rutan VariEze The Rutan VariEze is a composite, canard aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. It is a high-performance homebuilt aircraft, hundreds of which have been constructed. The design later evolved into the Long-EZ and other, larger cabin canard aircraf ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Private , , 1975 , , Homebuilt , , , , , - ,

Rutan VariViggen The Rutan VariViggen is a homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. The aircraft is a tandem two-seater of primarily wooden construction with a delta wing and a canard foreplane. The VariViggen is powered by a 150 hp Lycoming O-320 ae ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Private , , 1972 , , Homebuilt , , , , , - ,

Rutan Voyager The Rutan Model 76 Voyager was the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. It was piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. The flight took off from Edwards Air Force Base's 15,000 foot (4,600 m) runway in the Moja ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1986 , , Operational , , 1 , , Round-the-world special. , - ,

Saab 37 Viggen The Saab 37 Viggen ( Swedish for ''"the Bolt"'' or ''"the Tufted Duck"'' ( see name)) is a retired Swedish single-seat, single-engine, short-medium range combat aircraft. Development work on the type was initiated at Saab in 1952 and, follow ...

, , Sweden , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1967 , , Production , , 329 , , , - ,

Saab JAS 39 Gripen The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (; English: ''griffin'') is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab AB. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stabilit ...

, , Sweden , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1988 , , Production , , 271 , , , - ,

Santos-Dumont 14-bis The ''14-bis'' (french: Quatorze-bis), (), also known as ("bird of prey" in French), was a pioneer era, canard-style biplane designed and built by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. In 1906, near Paris, the ''14-bis'' made a m ...

, , France , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1906 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Scaled Composites ARES , , USA , , Jet , , Experimental , , 1990 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Shenyang J-15 The Shenyang J-15 (wikt:歼, Chinese: 歼-15), also known as ''Flying Shark'' (; NATO reporting name: Flanker-X2, is a Chinese night fighter, all-weather, twinjet, carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based fourth-generation fighter, fourth-generation ...

, , China , , Jet , , Fighter , , 2009 , , Production , , 50 , , , - ,

Sukhoi Su-33 The Sukhoi Su-33 (russian: Сухой Су-33; NATO reporting name: ''Flanker-D'') is an all-weather carrier-based twin-engine air superiority fighter designed by Sukhoi and manufactured by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association ...

, , USSR , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1987 , , Production , , 33 , , , - ,

Sukhoi T-4 The Sukhoi T-4, or "Aircraft 100", or "Project 100", or "Sotka" was a Soviet high-speed reconnaissance, anti-ship and strategic bomber aircraft that did not proceed beyond the prototype stage. It is sometimes called the Su-100. Design and devel ...

, , USSR , , Jet , , Bomber , , 1972 , , Prototype , , 4 , , Mach 3 performance. , - ,

Tupolev Tu-144 The Tupolev Tu-144 (russian: Tyполев Ту-144; NATO reporting name: Charger) is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev in operation from 1968 to 1999. The Tu-144 was the world's first commercial supersonic transport ai ...

, , USSR , , Jet , , Transport , , 1968 , , Production , , , , SST. Canard "moustache". , - , Sukhoi Su-34 , , Russia , , Jet , , fighter-bomber , , 1990 , , Production , , , , , - ,

Sukhoi Su-30 MKI The Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russia's Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). A variant ...

, , Russia-India , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1989 , , Production , , , , License-built variant of the

Sukhoi Su-30 The Sukhoi Su-30 (russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter ...

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Sukhoi Su-37 The Sukhoi Su-37 (russian: link=no, Сухой Су-37; NATO reporting name: Flanker-F; popularly nicknamed "Terminator") was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau that served as a technology demonstrator. It ...

, , Russia , , Jet , , Fighter , , 1996 , , Prototype , , , , , - , Sukhoi Su-47 , , Russia , , Jet , , Experimental , , 1997 , , Prototype , , , , Main wing is forward-swept. , - ,

Velocity SE The Velocity Model 173 SE (Standard Elite) is an entry level canard pusher aircraft from Velocity Aircraft.Velocity XL The Velocity XL (XL: Extra Large) is an American amateur-built aircraft, produced by Velocity, Inc. It is an enlarged version of their Velocity SE canard pusher design.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, V ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , , , , , , , , , , - , Archdeacon Glider , , France , , Glider , , Experimental , , 1904 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Voisin Canard The Voisin Canard was an aircraft developed by Voisin brothers during 1910 and first flown early in 1911. It was named the '' Canard'' because of the resemblance of its forward fuselage to that of a duck's long neck while in flight. It was origi ...

, , France , , Propeller , , , , 1911 , , , , , , , - ,

Wright Glider The Wright brothers designed, built and flew a series of three manned Glider (aircraft), gliders in 1900–1902 as they worked towards achieving powered flight. They also made preliminary tests with a kite in 1899. In 1911 Orville conducted test ...

, , USA , , Glider , , Experimental , , 1902 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Wright Flyer The ''Wright Flyer'' (also known as the ''Kitty Hawk'', ''Flyer'' I or the 1903 ''Flyer'') made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft—an airplane—on December 17, 1903. Invented and flown b ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , Experimental , , 1903 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Wright Stagger-Ez , , USA , , Propeller , , , , , , , , , , Three-seat modification of the Rutan Long-EZ.

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