Top Ten Aircraft That Changed Aviation History

The Top Ten
1 The Wright Flyer

The first plane begins it all. Maybe it should stay at the top.

This isn't even an opinion. The first ever aircraft ever.

First aircraft, first place

2 Concorde

It was way before its time and brought us together faster than anyone could ever imagian. It was a marvel a beauty to see and a luxury to travel in. This is the boss!

The first supersonic airliner!

It open the way for super sonic comercial jet thoug it has not yet be followed

3 Boeing 707

This began a long line of Boeing aircraft. Every airliner nowadays is derived in some way to the 707.

Without the 707, Boeing would not have become the aerospace giant it is today.

4 Boeing 747

Carried more than half the world's population. Voted best plane in 2008.

I'm not a kid. Still awesome!

It is awesome! I'm a kid

5 Boeing 737

It's the best selling passenger aircraft to this day! It's gotta be somewhere at the top.

Here is a fact, there are on average 1,250 airborne 737s at any given time

The most successful commercial aircraft ever.

6 Douglas DC-3
7 Submarine Spitfire

Held back operation sealion... brits sure do know how to remain flawless

8 Airbus A380

While it wasn't as successful as thought, it did prove a full double decker can work.

9 DH 106 Comet

What idiot put this at 9! This started the jet age!

The world's first Jet Airliner.

10 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

State of the art in its time.

The Contenders
11 Messerschmitt Me 262

It was the world's first fully operational jet fighter.

12 Boeing 727
13 SR-71 Blackbird

One of the fastest aircraft ever and was built in the utmost secrecy. No aircraft has matched it's speed and service ceiling performance (MiG 25 rivalled it)

14 Airbus A300

First wide body twin.. what more can I say?

15 North-American P-51 Mustang

It changed the course of war into victory for allies

16 Cessna 172SP
17 Boeing 777
18 Douglas DC-10
19 Vought F4U Corsair
20 Grumman F6F Hellcat
21 Mitsubishi A6M Zero
22 Douglas DC-8

Best looking airplane in the world with deltas widget

23 Boeing 247

The first modern airliner in history has to be on this list

24 Piper PA28
25 McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
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