Oct 17, 2014 · Check out the 25 coolest aircraft according to Flying magazine’s editors. What makes an airplane "cool?" Suffice it to say, we know it when we see it. It just kind of hits you. Almost all of...

Aug 7, 2019 · We like planes, so we ranked our favorites. It's an impossible task to rank our favorite planes—but we decided to do it anyways. Listed are all the great aviation titans from commercial aircraft to...

Jul 27, 2020 · We present our list of the Top 25 Planes of All Time. Scroll through this slideshow to see which airplanes we deem stand above the rest.

May 21, 2014 · While we can name hundreds of really smart, powerful, utilitarian or awesome airplanes, there are far, far fewer of them that we would call truly "beautiful." What is it that makes an airplane...

Mar 11, 2015 · But there are lots of other amazing military planes out there. And they're cool for all kinds of reasons: stealth, long range, armaments, maneuverability — or just for looking cool. Whether...

Mar 28, 2015 · The fastest, the stealthiest, the most innovative -- here's a list of the coolest planes ever. Piloted by U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, the Bell X-1 became the first …

Oct 22, 2014 · If you haven't seen Flying's "Top 25 Coolest Aircraft" yet, check it out. Over the past few days the list of the coolest of the cool has generated hundreds of thousands of views as well as more...

Jan 31, 2023 · We're here to bring you some of the very best planes to ever take to the skies over the last few decades. Of course, no list of amazing aeroplanes would be complete without the original...

Jan 7, 2025 · Over its history, some really cool hardware has arrived, amazed a few of us, and, in some cases, left the scene. For pilots, memorable experiences are a combination of the where and when along with the what and the whom. All of which makes picking 10 airplanes for your fly-before-you-die list more than just a bit subjective.

At one time, nearly every passenger airplane in the world was a DC-3. It did more to move commercial aviation forward than any other plane. It's not the quickest nor the quietest, but it has charm and character. It's a truly cool plane and a thrill when you rarely see one.