North American aircraft models

North American Aviation aircraft in the FAA registry

North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer that designed and built several notable aircraft and spacecraft. Its products included the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, the XB-70 bomber, the B-1 Lancer, the Apollo command and service module, the second stage of the Saturn V rocket, and the Space Shuttle orbiter. Through a series of mergers and sales, North American Aviation became part of North American Rockwell, which later became Rockwell International, and is now part of Boeing.

Registered North American Aviation Aircraft

According to the FAA registry, data as of 2026-10-16, there are 1,297 registered aircraft under the manufacturer name "NORTH AMERICAN". These represent 90 distinct models, with 1,283 valid registrations. Most of these aircraft were built between 1940 and 1975, and half of them were built in 1947 or earlier. The fleet consists of 1,207 fixed-wing single-engine aircraft and 90 fixed-wing multi-engine aircraft. Engine types include 1,249 reciprocating, 27 turbojet, and 20 turboprop engines. Airworthiness classes are categorized as standard (760), experimental (258), and limited (110).

Top Models and Type Certificates

The most registered models are the NAVION (202 aircraft, built 1946 to 1948, 4 seats), SNJ-5 (121 aircraft, built 1938 to 1960, 2 seats), T-6G (103 aircraft, built 1942 to 1969, 2 seats), T-28B (89 aircraft, built 1950 to 1986, 2 seats), AT-6D (87 aircraft, built 1941 to 1959, 2 seats), and T-28A (55 aircraft, built 1945 to 1958, 2 seats). Type certificate data sheets (TCDS) are available for these models. For example, TCDS A-782, held by Sierra Hotel Aero Inc., covers the NAVION model. TCDS A-2-575, held by The Boeing Company, covers the T-6G and AT-6D models.

Geographic Distribution

California has the most registrations with 198, followed by Texas with 165, and Florida with 76. Each model has its own page with specifications and the type certificate data sheet (TCDS), and every aircraft has a registration record by N-number.

Figures from the FAA registry file as of Oct 16, 2026. Company background: Wikipedia, North American Aviation.