Mixed Power
Aircraft that used rockets as well as another type of powerplant (usually either jet engines or a piston engine). All are manned aircraft unless stated otherwise. Does not include aircraft temporarily fitted with external booster rockets (such as JATO, RATO or RATOG). All are conventionally launched.
| Year | Country of origin | Name of Aircraft | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Soviet Union | Sukhoi Su-7 | Sukhoi Su-6 with RD-1 kHz (chemical ignition RD-1) engine and piston engine. |
| 1945 | Soviet Union | Yak-3RD | Modified Yakovlev Yak-3 with Glushko RD-1 kHz engine and piston engine. |
| 1945 | Soviet Union | Lavochkin La-7R | Glushko RD-1 kHz engine and piston engine. |
| 1949 | United Kingdom | Hawker P.1072 | test bed with Armstrong Siddeley Snarler rocket booster mounted in the tail |
| 1949 | United States | Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor | rocket and jet engines |
| 1953 | France | SNCASO Trident | rocket mounted in tail and turbojet engines on wingtips |
| 1956 | France | SNCASE SE-212 Durandal | protype interceptor |
| 1956 | United Kingdom | Avro 720 | mixed power cancelled before flight |
| 1957 | United Kingdom | Saunders-Roe SR.53 | cancelled prototype interceptor. |
| 1957 | United Kingdom | Saunders-Roe SR.177 | cancelled development of SR.53 |
| 1963 | United States | Lockheed NF-104A | rocket and jet engine |
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