Aircraft register summary
These statistics show the breakdown of all aircraft currently on the Australian Civil Register (VH registered aircraft) at the time of running the report - the figures do not include aircraft registered with the Australian Ultralight Federation as these aircraft are not considered to be VH registered. The breakdown is as per the Airframe Type (Field 23) in the Register data files - if a Type is missing from the statistics (eg rocket) it means that there are no aircraft of that Type currently on the Register.
These statistics were current at 23 February 2004
Total aircraft on the register: 12 064
Aeroplanes: 8755
| Engine type | Total | No of engines | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reciprocating | 7596 | 1 | 6326 |
| 2 | 1259 | ||
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Turboprop | 550 | 1 | 181 |
| 2 | 369 | ||
| Turbofan | 300 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 218 | ||
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 74 | ||
| Radial | 281 | 1 | 241 |
| 2 | 38 | ||
| 3 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | ||
| Turbojet | 36 | 1 | 33 |
| 2 | 3 | ||
| Rotary | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Helicopters: 1121
| Engine type | Total | No of engines | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reciprocating | 571 | 1 | 571 |
| Turboshaft | 368 | 1 | 282 |
| 2 | 86 | ||
| Rotary | 8 | 1 | 11 |
Gliders: 973
| Engine type | Total | No of engines | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 951 | 0 | 951 |
| Reciprocating | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Amateur built aeroplanes: 738
| Engine type | Total | No of engines | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reciprocating | 546 | 1 | 544 |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| Rotary | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other aircraft
| Aircraft Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Balloons | 327 |
| Motor-gliders | 98 |
| Experimentals | 29 |
| Amateur built gliders | 4 |
| Gyroplanes | 2 |
| Blimps | 1 |
| Amateur built balloons | 1 |
| Power glider | 3 |