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Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat monoplane fighter designed by Sydney Camm, which with the Spitfire formed the RAF's main fighter force in the Battle of Britain.
Hawker Sea Fury
The Hawker Sea Fury was a British carrier-borne fighter-bomber built by Hawker Aircraft, the Royal Navy's last piston-engine fighter and one of the fastest ever built.
Hawker Sea Hawk
The Hawker Sea Hawk was a British single-seat, carrier-based jet fighter-bomber built around the Rolls-Royce Nene, the Fleet Air Arm's main fighter of the late 1950s.
Hawker Siddeley
Hawker Siddeley was a British industrial group built around aircraft manufacturing, formed in 1935 and nationalised in 1977; it produced the Hurricane, Harrier, and Trident airliners.
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet attack aircraft and the world's first operational vertical take-off and landing combat aircraft, entering RAF service in 1969.
Hawker Siddeley HS 748
The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is a British twin-turboprop regional airliner, designed by Avro as a DC-3 replacement and built from 1960 to 1988, with 381 produced in the UK and India.
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, also known as the BAe Nimrod, was a British maritime patrol aircraft of the Royal Air Force, serving from 1969 to 2011.
Hawker Siddeley P.1127
The Hawker Siddeley P.1127, known in developed form as the Hawker Kestrel, was a British experimental V/STOL strike aircraft first flown in 1960 that led directly to the Harrier.
Hawker Siddeley Trident
The Hawker Siddeley Trident, originally the de Havilland D.H.121, was a British three-engine, medium-range jet airliner with rear-mounted engines and a T-tail, built for BEA and the first airliner to land passengers automatically in scheduled service.
Hawker Tempest
The Hawker Tempest was a British single-seat fighter of the Second World War, developed from the Typhoon by Hawker Aircraft and entering RAF service in 1944.
Hawker Typhoon
The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter of the Second World War, conceived as a Hurricane successor but becoming the RAF's principal rocket-armed fighter-bomber from 1943 to 1945.
Head-up display
A head-up display (HUD), also called a head-up guidance system, projects flight information onto a transparent screen in the pilot's forward view, originating in military aviation.
Heads of state and government killed in aviation accidents
The list of heads of state and government killed in aviation accidents covers presidents, prime ministers, and monarchs who died in crashes from 1936 to 2024.
Heart Aerospace
Heart Aerospace is an electric aircraft manufacturer founded in 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden, that develops hybrid-electric regional airliners, including the 30-seat ES-30 and the 36-seat ES-36 unveiled in 2026.
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport, also known as London Heathrow, is London's main international airport about 23 km west of central London, opened in 1946 and Europe's busiest, with 84.5 million passengers in 2025.
Heathrow Airport Holdings
Heathrow Airport Holdings, formerly BAA, is the British company that owns and operates London Heathrow Airport, renamed in October 2012 after selling Gatwick, Edinburgh, and Stansted.
Heathrow Express
Heathrow Express is a private rail service between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport, launched in 1998 and known for its non-stop 15-minute journey, running four trains an hour.
Heathrow Terminal 1
Heathrow Terminal 1, also known as London Heathrow Terminal 1, was a passenger terminal at London Heathrow Airport that operated from 1968 until its closure in 2015.
Heathrow Terminal 2
Heathrow Terminal 2, officially The Queen's Terminal, is a passenger terminal at London Heathrow Airport opened in 2014 as the home of Star Alliance airlines.
Heathrow Terminal 3
Heathrow Terminal 3, opened in 1961 as the Oceanic Terminal, is a passenger terminal at London Heathrow Airport serving over 20 airlines, including Virgin Atlantic.
Heathrow Terminal 5
Heathrow Terminal 5, opened by Queen Elizabeth II in March 2008, is Heathrow's largest terminal, built for £4.3 billion and used exclusively by British Airways and Iberia.
Heavy bomber
A heavy bomber is a large, long-range military aircraft built to carry substantial bomb loads against strategic targets deep in enemy territory, distinct from medium and light bombers.
HEICO Corporation
HEICO Corporation, founded in Miami in 1957, is a Florida aerospace company known as the largest independent maker of FAA-approved jet engine and aircraft replacement parts.
Heinkel He 111
The Heinkel He 111 was a German twin-engined medium bomber that served as the Luftwaffe's standard bomber from the late 1930s through World War II, with over 7,000 built.
Heinkel He 112
The Heinkel He 112, also designated A7He1 in Japan, was a German single-seat fighter of the mid-1930s that lost to the Messerschmitt Bf 109 in the Luftwaffe's first monoplane fighter competition.
Heinkel He 178
The Heinkel He 178 was a German experimental aircraft that on 27 August 1939 made the world's first turbojet-powered flight, flown by Erich Warsitz at Rostock.
Heinkel He 277
The Heinkel He 277 was a projected four-engine heavy bomber for the German Luftwaffe in World War II, derived from the He 177 and canceled in 1944.
Heinkel He 343
The Heinkel He 343, also known as the Strabo 16, was a four-engine jet bomber projected for the German Luftwaffe in 1944 and canceled before any prototype flew.
Helicarrier
The Helicarrier is a fictional flying aircraft carrier in Marvel Comics, serving as the headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, it debuted in 1965.
Helicopter
A helicopter is a rotorcraft that generates lift with engine-driven rotating blades, allowing vertical takeoff and landing, hovering, and flight forward, backward, and sideways; Igor Sikorsky's VS-300 of 1939 established the common single-rotor design.