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The top 101 aircraft of all time, as chosen by "Flying" magazine.
This is sure to be interesting. What 'planes do you think belong on this list? (www.flyingmag.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Maybe it would be more valid to group aircraft by use- i.e., Military, GenAv, Business, Airline, etc., and even by category.... most produced, most influential, most historically significant. Hard to judge the historical significance of a 787 that has yet to carry a revenue pasenger, but it might deserve mention for being influential in aircraft design. IMHO just the "top 101 aircraft" is so broad as to be meaningless.
what about the Javelin,Hawker hunter, the swift, fairy delta 2, vampire, venham,
Sea vixen, HD 110,Meteor, NF11,NF14 to name a few that is missing from the list the list is endless.
Sea vixen, HD 110,Meteor, NF11,NF14 to name a few that is missing from the list the list is endless.
I definitely agree about the Meteor- the rest.... well.......
Shouldn't a list like this preclude anything built to military standards where costs and competition is hardly or no issue at all? To build good Airplanes for the open market, on the other hand, where the construction poeple are made to feel the competitive price squeeze, thats where talents are challenged.
I'm not sure if we could ever agree- as an old Pan Am guy it was good to see the 314,but maybe the Martin Boat was more historically significant. The no brainers should have been the Comet, the world's first jetliner, and the 707, the world's first successful jetliner. I also think the F-80/T-33 deserve a slot. Granted, Flying Magazine's target market is the Weekend GenAv Pilot, but to include virtually everything Cessna and Piper ever built.... My personal additions would be the 727 and L-1011, but that's just me.
I have come to a conclusion after reading the comments on this article: some people will find ANYTHING to
b---h about.
b---h about.