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The most safe "Century Series" aircraft produced, and one of the aircraft with the best safety records in the history of the USAFF-111
  
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 in the world:  787 
 
Most expensive mass produced rotor aircraft:  V-22 Osprey

Most expensive aircraft ever produced:  B-2 Spirit 
  
Most expensive and the most advanced U.S. fighter deployed:  F-22 Raptor

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 
 
Must successful homebuilt canards:  VariEze and Long-EZ

Most successful British night fighter aircraft of World War II:  Boulton Paul Defiant 
 
Most successful Japanese night fighter aircraft of World War II:  Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
 
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
 
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 famous British WW II fighter:  Spitfire
 
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 WW II fighter aircraft:  Beaufighter
 
Most heavily armed single engine Allied WW II fighter aircraft:   P-39
 
Most heavily armed current aircraft:  AC-130
 
Most victories over Japanese in WW II:  F-6F

Most victories of any U.S. World War II fighter:  P-38

Most powerful, heaviest and largest single piston engine fighter aircraft of World War II:  P-47 
 
Most U.S. fighter victories in the Korean War:  F-86

Most U.S. fighter victories in Vietnam War:  F-4

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 Typhoon 
 
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 ever jet fighter:  MiG-21

Most produced fighter plane of all time:  Bf/Me-109

Most produced ever flying boat:  PBY Catalina

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 German WWII bomber:  Ju 88
 
Most quite 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