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most other aircraft accomplishments, pictures, sounds and specifications
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The most safe helicopter in its class:
Eurocopter AS 355
The most safe "Century Series" aircraft produced, and one of the aircraft with the best safety records in the history of the USAF:
F-111
Most expensive U.S. military aircraft project in the history of the world:
F-35 Strike Fighter
One of the most reliable transport aircraft ever produced:
C-119 Flying Boxcar
Arguably the world's most versatile turboprop military transport aircraft:
A400M
According to Sukhoi, the most advanced attack aircraft in the world:
Su-34
Most easy two seat aircraft to fly:
Ercoupe
Has a roll rate of about 500 degrees per second, said to be the most of any aircraft of its kind currently flying in the world:
Giles 202
Had the most U.S. unlimited aerobatic competition wins:
Pitts
Most "green" airliner:
787
Most expensive mass produced rotor aircraft:
V-22 Osprey
Most expensive aircraft ever produced:
B-2 Spirit
Most expensive civil aviation aircraft:
A380
Most take off weight world record (MTOW) for a twin engine aircraft:
777-300ER
Most sold single engine aircraft:
SR 22
Most widely used military transport in the West:
C-130
Most ugly mass-produced aircraft:
Barracuda
Most expensive cancelled U. S. military helicopter project:
RAH-66
Most efficient power-lift system ever developed incorporated on this aircraft:
YC-14
Most low attrition rate of any World War II front line aircraft:
B-26 Marauder
Most successful homebuilt canards:
VariEze and Long-EZ
Most distance for combat mission: Eighth AF
B-52's
from Barksdale AFB, Louisiana to Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.
Most produced aircraft of its class:
Boeing 737
Most famous Japanese WW II bomber:
G4M Betty
Most famous British WW II bomber:
Lancaster
Most famous U.S. WW II bomber:
B-17
Most widely used U.S. twin engine transport in the Pacific theatre during WW II:
C-46
Most built U.S. trainer aircraft:
AT-6
Most built turboprop airline in the West:
F-27
Most produced aircraft in history:
IL-2
Most popular advanced jet trainer aircraft of today:
L-39
Most famous and most built Japanese WW II fighter:
A6M Zero
Most effective British WW II fighter bomber:
Typhoon
Most long serving British jet fighter:
Hunter
Holds the Guinness World record for longest production run, most of any type of aircraft in the world:
An-2
Had a production run of about 25 years, the most of any tactical aircraft in aviation history:
A-4
Most heavily armed current aircraft:
AC-130
Most victories over Japanese aircraft in WW II:
F-6F
Most victories of any U.S. World War II fighter aircraft:
P-38
Most luxurious production passenger plane in the world:
China Clipper
Most advanced Chinese fighter:
J-10
Most advanced Swedish fighter:
JAS-39
Most advanced French fighter:
Rafale
Most advanced Russian fighter today in service:
Su-30
One of the world's most advanced multi-role fighter aircraft:
Eurofighter
Most advanced Russian multi-role fighter:
MiG-35
Most advanced Russian 5th Generation plus fighter:
Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA
Most advanced attack helicopter:
Ka-50
Most produced U.S. World War II light bomber:
A-20
Most produced bomber of all time:
B-24
Most produced Japanese Army World War II fighter:
Ki-43
Most produced current Western fighter:
F-16
Most produced overall jet fighter:
MiG-15
Most produced ever supersonic jet fighter:
MiG-21
Most produced fighter plane of all time:
Bf/Me-109
Most produced ever flying boat:
PBY Catalina
Most produced biplane ever with over 40,000 built:
Polikarpov Po-2
Most German troops and supplies during World War II transported by this plane:
Ju 52
Most effective Luftwaffe World War II dive bomber:
Ju 87
Most versatile Axis WWII bomber:
Ju 88
Most flight time without landing, refueling, 1,558 hours, 19 minutes:
Cessna 172
Most flight time without refueling or landing, 9 days, 3 hrs, 44 min, around the world:
Rutan Voyager
Most quiet helicopter in the world:
EC 135
Most quiet transoceanic aircraft currently in service:
A380
Most quiet aircraft in the world:
YO-3A
Most loud aircraft in the world:
XF-84H