5 greatest planes of all time?

[Saxman]

F4U should be on that list. Especially the -4, which is arguably the best American fighter of WWII.

[straffo]

Somebody else builds planes?

You mean American planes ?

I think American planes are made by American (well likely:p)

[MoeRon]

1. the Flyer (name given to the Wright Brothers 1st plane to obtain flight)

2. Spirit of St. Louis

3. Bell X-1

4. x-15

5. Shuttle

[ODBAL]

Somebody else builds planes?

Yes, but nothing worth talking about....

[Masherbrum]

1.  FW-190 series
2.  Spitfire
3.  Hellcat
4.  F-15
5.  P-47

[Shuffler]

I seriously could not name 5 without breaking it down into eras. WW1, WW2, Korean, and such....

[JunkyII]

F-15 pwns the worlds best and we are replacing it with the F22, US planes dominate the skies for atleast the next 20 years. This is why my top 5 are all American

1.F22
2.B2
3.F/A18 Super Hornet
4.A-10
5.B-1

[RATTFINK]

 1. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

 2. P51

 3. Spitfire

 4. A20 Warthog

 5. Messerschmidt ME109

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 6. F6F Hellcat

 7. DR 1 Fokker Triplane

 8. F 86 Sabre

 9. MIG 21

10. Fairey Swordfish

[MORAY37]

I think I got the rules right :

1- an american plane
2- another american plane
3- I'm thinking of an american plane
5- yet another american plane

and yes I don't know how to count.

I agree with you 100%.  It's really a shame that most of the membership doesn't actually read about the history of flight. But, let's wave the flag all we can.   

1. The Wright Flyer. Started it all.

2. Me-262 For obvious reasons.

3. P-51D  Marriage of Laminar flow and mission requirements.  Perfect story of time and place.

4. Sopwith Camel  Highest scoring aircraft in the first world war.

5. Junkers J.L.6      First all metal monoplane.

[Rino]

     Another opinion-fest due to the vague nature of the question.

[RATTFINK]

    Another opinion-fest due to the vague nature of the question.

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[Fishu]

1. The Flyer
- The most famous one of the first flying machines
2. Me262
- The concept of jet engines was invented in the early 30's, but it's potential wasn't understood until the 262.
3. Boeing 707
- The first of the bigger passenger jets and it was first flown in december 1957.
4. Boeing 307
- The first passenger plane with a pressurized cabin. First flight just before 1939.
5. Fokker Eindecker
- The first true fighter plane

[Spikes]

1.) B-52
2.) P-51
3.) F-14
4.) P-38
5.) F-105

[Gh0stFT]

1. Fokker Dr.I (just cool plane)
2. Messerschmitt Me-262 (For obvious reasons)
3. Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Würger :)
4. Messerschmitt Bf-109 (just cool plane)
5. Fieseler Storch FI-156 (It remains famous to this day for its excellent STOL performance)

my small List ;)

[RATTFINK]

Gh0stFT,

I noticed your "Location".  Do you live near/on the Bodensee?

I went there in August.