Here are some of the distinctive airplanes that made Flying's Top 100. For the full list, see the gallery at the bottom of the page.
Flying Magazine is proud to introduce Flying's Top 100 Airplanes, a web-based compendium that names the 100 best, most significant and most compelling aircraft designs of all time.
The list of authors who contributed to the project includes test pilot and airshow legend Bob Hoover, golf Hall of Famer Arnold Palmer, Hollywood A-lister Harrison Ford, NASA astronaut Robert "Hoot" Gibson, aviation training pioneer Hal Shevers, former Cessna CEO Jack Pelton, and more.
Click through the gallery below to check out which airplanes made the list, and which didn't, and in the process fall in love all over again with some of your favorite aircraft of all time.
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Top 100 Airplanes

101. MiG-21

100. Waco 10

99. Ercoupe

98. Consolidated B-24 Liberator

97. Mitsubishi Zero

96. Eclipse 500

95. Lancair Columbia/Cessna Corvalis

94. Boeing 787

93 . Luscombe Silvaire

92. Diamond DA40 DiamondStar

91. Pilatus PC-12

90. Hawker Beechcraft Premier I

89. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

88. Hawker Siddeley 125

Top 100 Airplanes

86. Piper Aztec

85. Voyager
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84. Dassault Falcon 7X

83. TBM 700/850

82. Taylorcraft

81. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

80. Cessna 208 Caravan

79. Airbus A320

78. Decathlon

77. Beechcraft Starship

76. Robinson R22

75. F-16

74. Gossamer Albatross

73. Gulfstream 1

72. Lockheed P-38 Lightning

71. Vari-Eze

70. Bombardier Challenger

69. Extra 300

68. BAE Harrier

67. Hindenburg

66. Canadair CRJ

65. Bell X-1

64. Cessna 185

63. Beech Baron

62. Citation X

61. Piaggio P.180 Avanti

60. Lockheed U-2

59. De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver

58. Embraer Phenom 100

57. Cessna 195

56. Falcon 50

55. Boeing 747

54. Staggerwing Beechcraft

53. Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey

52. Piper Arrow

51. Supermarine Spitfire

50. Lockheed Constellation

49. Cessna Cardinal

48. Aeronca Champ

47. Concorde

46. CitationJet

45. Boeing B-17

44. Piper Cherokee Six

43. Cessna Mustang

42. Vought F4U Corsair

41. Predator drone

40. Boeing 314 Clipper

39. Curtiss Model D

38. B-2 Stealth Bomber

37. Quicksilver MX-2

36. Bell Jet Ranger

35. Piper Malibu

34. Boeing B-52

33. Ford Tri-Motor

32. Cessna 210/P210

31. Messerschmitt Bf.109

30. Cessna 310

29. Boeing B-29

28. Mooney 201

27. RV-3

26. Messerschmitt Me 262

25. Kitfox

24. Pitts Special

23. Curtiss JN-4 Jenny

22. Cirrus SR22

21. North American F-86 Sabre

20. Stearman Biplane

19. Beech T-34

18. Cessna Citation I

17. North American AT-6

16. Piper Cherokee

15. Gulfstream G650

14. Cessna 150/152

13. Lockheed C-130

12. Learjet 23

11. Beechcraft King Air

10. Spirit of St. Louis

9. Space Shuttle

8. Boeing 737

7. Cessna 182

6. Douglas DC-3

5. Beechcraft Bonanza

4. Wright Flyer

3. P-51 Mustang

2. Cessna 172

1. Piper Cub
