Top 10 Modern Military Aircraft

[Raptor]

I wonder if this will work. Ok. Without reading any entries below, reply to this with your 10 *most* favourite "Modern Military Aircraft"

After that, don't edit it. We all know the all time fighter favourites, such as the JAS-39 Gripen, the F-22A Raptor, the EF-2000 Typhoon, Su-37 Terminator, Su-27 Flanker, F-15A/E Eagle/Strike Eagle, etc. and the favourite bombers, such as the big and famous B-2A Spirit, B-1B Lancer, Tu-160 Blackjack, Tu-22 Backfire, etc, etc, etc.

Include a mix of fighter, bomber, etc, etc, in no particular order. The name with the most overlapping entries gets a position, and so on and so forth. Ties will be debated, i suppose, or chosen by someone who didn't go for that particular plane.

it was an idea. Let's see how alike we Milavians are.

[Globetrotter]

ok, I'll start if you think it's ok.

1. F-106... just the 8th wonder
2. Su-7...sleakness at the limit!!
3. MiG-25... insanely BRUTE
4. Mirage III/2000C... another elegance item
5. IA-58 Pucara... It's ours, and for me, very nice.
6. Tu-22 (The real one!! with the engines outside, not the 22M) just look at its wings from above...
7. Hawker Haunter... can you say it is not nice? nah...
8. J.35 Draken... It has that double delta and is very special
9. F-4 short nosed versions... Ok, this one needs no explanation
10. Avro Vulcan... always liked its wings... not the owners

What do you think

[Icarus]

I'll have to go with:

1. F-16 - Proven everywhere, anywhere !
2. Su-27 - The almighty Flanker, no further introduction needed
3. B-52 - Old, not bold, I think it's the oldest model still serving, with the first flights done during the 50s. That's quality !
4. F-4 - Who doesn't want to see Phantom phlying ?
5. F-14 - It was a flying barn and could be seen from dozens of miles away when it comes to radar...But could it be shot down before it scored a kill on you ? Sexiest aircraft ever
6. F-22 - That's an obvious one. God of flying machines for the time being
7. AC-130 - Pound it baby !
8. MiG-29 - One of the most formidable soviet/russian aircraft
9 and 10..Well, I don't like so many aircraft hihi

[valkyrian]

1.......Behold...............her highness....B-70 (Starship of the 60's)
2. B-58 Hustler (this could be Batman's choice for a private jet)
3. F-4 Phantom B/C/D/J (A triumph of raw power over aerodynamics)
4. Su(rprise) 27 Flanker (they were a little bit late on timing, but it worths it)
5. YF-23........................(This design deserves to be teached as a case study..........The alliens have landed!)
6. F-108 Rapier - CF-105 Arrow (Who said that only Americans can built superfighetrs?)
7. RA-5C - MiG-25 (copy-paste)
8. YF-12A (I didn't knew Martians had an Air Force)
9. F-14 Tomcat ( If only it had an appropriate engine earlier)
10 F-5F Tiger II (Especially the twin seater is aesthetically excellent)
 
I left the Eagle out, the Falcon, the Fulcrum but i am sure someone else will mention them..

[Viggen]

1. JA37 Viggen...(No surprise here, sounds like the spaceshuttle launching as it blasts by. I can keep on writing why its on top here, but i let you guys fill in the rest...) 
2. F14 Tomcat...(Thank you Top Gun and not to forget the Phoenix-missiles).
3. F15 Eagle...(Its just big, powerful and undefeated).
4. Mig-25 Foxbat...(Huuuuge engines and alot of speed).
5. F16 Falcon...(One of the childhood favourites, mostly because of the cool intake).
6. J35 Draken...(Beautiful and unusual wingconfiguration for  a fighter).
7. SU-27 Flanker...(Russias most beatiful fighter and its capable of kicking major butt!).
8. Tornado GR4...(Need i say more?).
9. F4 Phantom...(Old and heavy beast from the cold war days).
10. F18 Superhornet...(Because it just looks and is much better then the F/A-18 Hornet).

[Gripen]

in no order:

1: Gripen
2: B-52
3: MiG 29
4: Su-27
5: B-2
6: J-35 Draken
7: F-117
8: AN-225 (Sheer Size)
9: Harrier Jump Jet
10: Mirage 2000

[RecceJet]

My top 10 favourite, based soley on aesthetics and personal perception of capability or potential:

• McDonnell Douglas A-4SU Super Skyhawk
• Boeing F-22 Raptor
• Grumman F-14D Tomcat
• IAI Kfir C2
• Sukhoi Su-30MKK Flanker
• Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
• Mil Mi-24 Hind
• Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow
• Sikorsky MH-53E Super Sea Stallion
• General Atomics MQ-9 Predator B

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II didn't make the cut because it's not yet in service.

[WRCKid]

This would be my list...

- Harrier Jump jet (GR1 + - AV8-II+) for revolutionizing what we now know as VTOL
- F-16 Modern Agile, proven to be a worth adversary and great air superirity fighter
- F-117 Nighthawk one word "Stealth"
- F-15 Eagle, when you have to absolutely positively own the skies.
- Panavia Tornado, Multi role aircraft that has proven time and time again in combat
- F-5 Tiger, Cheap and verstaile fighter
- F-4 Phantom, Since the 60's a powerful adversary
- Mirage Family of fighters, sleek powerful and fast!
- F-86 & Mig15 Two evenly matched hotrods of their time
- F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet, Super Hornet for taking the duties of fleet defender, and F/A -18 for being the first firghter that allows you to be versatile in the ever changing battle field.

[WRCKid]

This would be my list...

- Harrier Jump jet (GR1 + - AV8-II+) for revolutionizing what we now know as VTOL
- F-16 Modern Agile, proven to be a worth adversary and great air superirity fighter
- F-117 Nighthawk one word "Stealth"
- F-15 Eagle, when you have to absolutely positively own the skies.
- Panavia Tornado, Multi role aircraft that has proven time and time again in combat
- F-5 Tiger, Cheap and verstaile fighter
- F-4 Phantom, Since the 60's a powerful adversary
- Mirage Family of fighters, sleek powerful and fast!
- F-86 & Mig15 (some airforces still fly these) Two evenly matched hotrods of their time
- F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet, Super Hornet for taking the duties of fleet defender, and F/A -18 for being the first firghter that allows you to be versatile in the ever changing battle field.

[Globetrotter]

what does the quote mean?

[Cobra2]

(1)F-15 Eagle......................Its an amazing aircraft that has an unbelievable combat record.
(2)Saab JAS-39 Gripen................This is one of the most beautiful and deadly aircraft I have ever seen. I love the Gripen!
(3)Saab J37 Viggen...........Really awesome, it has some history intercepting Russian aircraft and can take off and land on roads.
(4)F-14 Tomcat...........Awesome and also has history fighting Russian built aircraft and can carry the AIM-54 Phoenix AAM.
(5)Saab J35 Draken..........Sweet delta-wing and is deadly.
(6)F-4 Phantom.........Much history and was the most important aircraft of the 1960s and 70s. Very deadly and a MiG killer!
(7)B-2 Spirit..........Stealthy and carry an awesome payload of weapons. Can really level a target.
(8)Tu-22 Blinder.........Like Globe said, I like the one with its jets on the back by the fin. A sweet bomber.
(9)B-1B Lancer..........Extremely deadly and amzingly manuevrable for a bomber...and supersonic speeds.
(10)B-52 Stratofortress........Airframe from the 1950s and still in service. Deadly bomber even now.

The ones on the lower end of the list doesn't mean I like them less.

[Gripen]

Maybe we should make the top 10 thing so you have planes from Russia, Europe and the US, like, you HAVE to have planes from each in your top 10