Designation | Official, Popular Name(s) | Manufacturer | 1st Flight or Appearance | Role(s)/Notes |
Z-1 Pawnee Hiller "flying platform" Z-1 Goodyear 1962 redes. ZPG - airship AEW Z-1 TBD ? USN ASW airship Z-2 Vertol 1960? tilt-wing research Z-2 Airship 1989 USN EW, multirole airship Z-3 Vertiplane Ryan 1960? VTOL research convertiplane Z-4 Convertiplane Doak 1960? experimental VTOL ducted propellor convertiplane Z-5 Fairchild 1960? VTOL research Z-6 Chrysler 1960? VTOL ducted-fan Z-7 Cur.-Wr. 1960? VTOL research Z-8 Airgeep, Seageep Piasecki 1960? VTOL aircraft - low-level observation & liaison Z-9 Avro 1960? flying saucer research Z-10 Hummingbird Lockheed 1962 redes. V-4 Z-11 Ryan 1960? VTOL research Z-12 Kestrel Haw-Sid 1960? VTOL research ZMC 1929 experimental Metal-Clad airship ZO-4 1974 designation reserved - LTA observation? ZPN Goodyear 1950 initial designation ZPG ZPG Goodyear 1954 non-rigid AEW patrol airship - redes. ZPN ZR N.A.F. oceanic patrol rigid airship ZRS Goodyear 1933 USN airship