Following is the list of aircraft in Air Combat.
Playable aircraft
The game has a total of 16 playable aircraft. The missile payloads in the table below are given for the Normal difficulty level. All planes have 9,999 machine gun ammunition on all difficulty settings. Italic font indicates aircraft with stealth capability, meaning that they are not detected by enemy radar unless the enemy has a direct visual on them.
| Model | Price | PWR | MOB | STB | DFS | OFS | MSSL | Can be purchased after... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-4E Phantom II | 750,000 | 50 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 65 | Starting the game or completing mission 04 |
| F-14A Tomcat | 3,000,000 | 90 | 20 | 90 | 50 | 90 | 65 | Starting the game |
| F-117A Nighthawk | 2,400,000 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 65 | Completing mission 01 |
| F/A-18C Hornet | 1,800,000 | 90 | 50 | 20 | 50 | 90 | 65 | Completing mission 02 |
| MiG-31 Foxhound | 3,600,000 | 50 | 10 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 65 | Completing mission 03 or 08 |
| Tornado F.2 | 2,400,000 | 30 | 20 | 90 | 90 | 100 | 65 | Completing mission 03 |
| F-15C Eagle | 2,400,000 | 90 | 50 | 20 | 90 | 100 | 65 | Completing mission 03 |
| A-10A Thunderbolt II | 480,000 | 10 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 65 | Completing mission 05 |
| MiG-29A Fulcrum | 1,500,000 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 65 | Completing mission 06 |
| F-16C Fighting Falcon | 1,500,000 | 100 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 65 | Completing mission 08 |
| YF-23A Black Widow II | 5,400,000 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 90 | 10 | 65 | Completing mission 09 |
| Su-27 Flanker | 2,400,000 | 90 | 90 | 50 | 50 | 90 | 65 | Completing mission 10 |
| Rafale C | 3,900,000 | 50 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 65 | Completing mission 10 or 11 |
| JAS-39C Gripen | 3,000,000 | 50 | 100 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 65 | Completing mission 12 or 13 |
| EF-2000 Typhoon | 1,500,000 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 65 | Completing mission 14 |
| F-22 | 5,400,000 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 90 | 20 | 65 | Completing mission 15 |