Flying Magazine proudly introduces Top 100 Airplanes: Platinum Edition, which celebrates our Flying book, entitled Flight: 100 Greatest Aircraft. In creating the book, we decided to include some airplanes that should not have been left off the original Top 100 Airplanes list; the hard part was kicking out 20 great airplanes to make way for the new guys. When you get to number one, you'll notice the old top dog has been dethroned. We won't give away the ending, but suffice it to say, the new number one is an airplane that perfectly captures the essence of what Flying has been for many, many decades. Enjoy!
Flight: 100 Greatest Aircraft, which provides more stunning full-color photography and delves even deeper into these beloved aircraft, is available to order here.


100. AH-64 Apache

99. Aero Commander

98. Fokker Dr.I Triplane

97. B-2 Stealth Bomber

96. Aviat Husky
- Aviat Husky in Photos
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95. Yakovlev Yak-9

94. Hawker Sea Fury

93. Ercoupe

92. Consolidated B-24 Liberator

91. Canadair CRJ

90. Mitsubishi Zero

89. Luscombe Silvaire
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88. Diamond DA40
- Diamond DA40 XLS in Photos
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87. Pilatus PC-12
- Pilatus PC-12 in Photos
- Why I Fly a Pilatus PC-12
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86. Hawker Siddeley 125

85. Blériot XI
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84. F-4 Phantom

83. Voyager
- What Burt Rutan Did
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82. Eclipse 500
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81. TBM 700/800/850
- TBM 850 in Photos
- TBM 850: Cargo Hauler?
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80. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
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79. Cessna 208 Caravan
- Canyonland Cruiser: Cessna 208B
- Cessna to Assemble Caravans in China
- Cessna Grand Caravan EX
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78. Beechcraft Starship
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77. SPAD S.XIII

76. Bombardier Global Express
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75. Robinson R22
- Aspen Option for Robinson
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74. Lockheed Electr
- New Amelia Earhart Search Mission Begins Get exclusive online content like this delivered straight to your inbox by signing up for our free enewsletter.NASA

73. Antonov An-225

72. Bensen Gyrocopter

71. Lockheed P-38 Lightning

70. Dassault Falcon 7X
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69. Bede BD-5

68. Junkers Ju 52

67. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

66. Extra 300

65. BAE Harrier

64. Bell X-1

63. Beechcraft Baron
- Used Airplane Report: Bonanza vs. Baron
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62. Granville Brothers Gee Bee R Series

61. Piaggio Aero P.180
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60. De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver

59. Piper Malibu
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58. Embraer Phenom 100
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57. Cessna 195

56. Staggerwing Beechcraft
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55. Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey

54. Supermarine Spitfire

53. Lockheed Constellation

52. Aeronca Champ

51. Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six
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50. Vought F4U Corsair

49. Boeing 314 Clipper

48. Curtiss Model D

47. Hindenburg

46. Quicksilver MX-2

45. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

44. Ford Tri-Motor

43. Cessna 210/P210

42. Messerschmitt Bf 109

41. Sukhoi Su-27

40. Learjet 23
- New Learjets Progress Toward 2013 Deliveries
- Was the Learjet the First VLJ?
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39. Van's RV Series
- Photo Gallery: The RVs of Van's Aircraft
- The RV Nation
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38. Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- B-29 Superfortress: Bockscar
- Video: World's Only Flying B-29 in Action
- Photo Gallery: P-51 and B-29 Warbird Tour
- Doc's Friends to Revive B-29 Superfortress
- B-29 Flies Again but Big Questions Remain Get exclusive online content like this delivered straight to your inbox by signing up for our free enewsletter.Flying

37. Citation X
- Citation X Grows Winglets
- Cessna Spells Citation X
- First Production Cessna Citation X Rolls Out
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36. Mooney 201
- Back to Prime Time
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35. Cessna 150/152

34. Messerschmitt Me 262

33. Albatros D-Series

32. Kitfox
- Kitfox-Lite Reborn as an Ultralight
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31. Pitts Special

30. Curtiss JN-4 Jenny

29. North American F-86 Sabre

28. MiG-15

27. Stearman Biplane
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26. Cessna Citation I

25. North American AT-6

24. Sopwith Camel

23. Boeing 737

22. Piper Cherokee

21. Gulfstream G650
- Gulfstream G650, 280 Arrive at EBACE in Style
- New Gulfstream G650
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20. Gossamer Albatross

19. Lockheed C-130
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18. Cessna 182
- Pilot Report: Cessna Turbo Skylane
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17. Airbus A380

16. CitationJet
- The CitationJet Up Close
- Twenty Years of the CitationJet
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15. Beechcraft King Air
- King Air 350ER: Flying Fuel Tank
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14. Wright Flyer
- Wright Brothers Model B Flyer Replica Crashes
- Fly & Dine: First Flight Airport (KFFA)
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13. Space Shuttle
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12. Boeing 747

11. Cirrus SR22
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- 10 Years of the Cirrus SR22
- 10 Ways the SR22 Changed Flying
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10. Cessna 172
- Cessna 172: Still Relevant
- A Cessna 172 Links Three Generations
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9. Boeing B-17
- Video: Memphis Belle Gets a Facelift
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8. McDonnell Douglas F-15

7. Concorde

6. P-51 Mustang
- Troubled P-51 Lands Safely After Help from Bob Hoover
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5. Predator drone
- Drones a Coming Crisis for GA
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4. Piper Cub
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3. Spirit of St. Louis

2. Douglas DC-3
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- Video: A DC-3 Tribute
- Jetman Flies with the DC-3
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1. Beechcraft Bonanza
