The story is told of the F-16 pilot who requested an expedited landing clearance because his (single) engine was running a little “peaky”. “That’s a negative, Sir” replied the ATC then explained that he had a B-52 on emergency landing because that pilot had a problem with one of his engines. “Oh no, not the dreaded 7 engine approach” said the F-16 pilot and passed into immortality with the comment.
About a different aircraft: TV reporter: Is this the kind of aircraft that can fly on only one engine? Pilot: It flies best on one engine because that's all it's got.
There used to be a joke that said the retirement ceremony for the stealth bomber would include a B-52 fly-by. Again, used to be a joke. Now it's common knowledge.
There is only one thing immortal in this life and that is clearly the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ! Crazy.... This plane was already in service in 1955 10 years before I was born in 1965 and will still be in service long after I pass from this Earth !!! Just an insanely well built aircraft to say the least !
saw a documentary of the buff where the 3th generation of a family piloted the buff. he joked you can still smell the microwave meal grandpa spilled in the galley.😁
@Randy Baumery an airframe of an aircraft is designed for a number of flight cycles.(1 takeoff and landing ) A commercial airliner on short routes reaches that number way faster then an intercontinental flight. a military aircraft flys way less then a commercial aircraft. . thats why the KC-135 outlived its civilian 707 counterpart and got CFM engines.
The same can be said about the U-2. All the ones flying today were built in the 1980s. The overall design looks the same, but the airframe was increased in size by 30% and external wing fuel tanks were added. In watching documentaries about the early years of the U-2, they usually mix the file footage and show both versions. The external fuel tanks are the big giveaway.
Rip off AN-2 were used in recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaidzhan, China produced them as unmanned drones for recon and artillery spotter. In Russia AN2 still used in civilian life in agricultural works.
@@brentmonkhouse6638 a c-47 isn’t a paper plane there rolls Royce engines can take hundreds of bullets and the plane could probably survive a missle hit if it hit the right area these old planes were tough
As a frontline fighter, it was last retired in 1996 (I want to say Moldova(?) was the last nation to keep it in service). Hey, if it works as a trainer, why not? Just down the road a couple hours from me we have two flying example of the F-111C kept operational for no other reason than to prove the TF-30 engine is still a perfectly serviceable item in the "scrap bucket"
@@MBailey1977 For the silliest reason. US Navy "maintained" TF-30s were held together with threadlock. When RAAF got our hands on then, we took two years stripping them right back and fixing every little thing that went ignored by US Navy. Suddenly the engines worked a charm. Amazing what a little TLC can do. Not hating on US Navy here, their F-14s rarely ever got time enough on land to be properly serviced and aircraft carrier shops can hardly keep up with general maintenance as it is. Threadlock was a working solution to a working problem. It's the sheer constancy of the F-14s being sortied that wore down the engines so quickly. Alos, early versions were prone to flaming out. Less so with units manufactured after 1976. TF-30 underwent a few critical changes over the years. RAAF was lucky enough to have a mix of them to use for training and display.
@@dylanwight5764 I would say the design of the tomcat having the engines spaced farther apart caused more stalls compared to the f111 set up. I'm sure the constant salt from the ocean had to be a nightmare!
I have piloted one when I was in high school. It was used by my local skydiving club. It was an experience to fly it, but it was not the hardest thing to fly I had flown.
My father trained to fly with motor on this plane, the An-2. He said that even if they'ld make most serious mistakes flying, it would bring them back safely. It must be a good plane. He later piloted Tu-134.
@@нацияинтернационал I wasn't aware that Ukraina conquered the capital city of Siberia. It is a long way from Kiev to Novosibirsk, you know, you have to pass from Moscow, too.
@@johnholt9399 Britain's lack of fleet AEW since the retirement of the Gannet led to heavy losses in ships and men as Argentine aircraft were able to strike at will, however they paid a heavy cost as 18 Skyhawks were intercepted by Harriers and 14 were lost to ground fire.
@@stephenchappell7512 absolutely a hard lesson I have just been reading 809 Squadron by Rowland White which reiterates this. We were lucky the Sea Harrier performed as well as it did
@@johnholt9399 The problem with Harriers were that they had 'short legs' which meant that they weren't able to prevent the enemy from inflicting damage due to the fact that they had to cover a vast area and (as stated above) had little prior knowledge of when (and where) an attack would happen. Less celebrated is their roll in Afghanistan as ground attack (close air support) assisting coalition forces which was a job for which they were far more suited. Ironically in USMC service the Harrier was a replacement for the Skyhawk in this precise role.
@@michaellord9 TU95, Meteor, C130, DC3, and others. There are actually even a few AN-2's still in service. It's used for search and rescue once the spray tanks are removed etc. They have a stall speed so low it's nuts something like 30MPH.
@@teamistro5270 The NOAA still has a couple of them and they said they will keep them in service for a couple more decades, they even re-painted them and they look fabulous
@Hydin Biden The truth is that they go hand in hand : both did their first flight in 1952. The B 52 entered service in 1955 , while the " Bear " did it the following year. While the B 52's has a slightly larger bombing load , the TU 95 has a longer range. The two have been flying around the globe for decades , and although vintage aircraft , they sure have devastating firepower. Hope they never have to go to war against each other.
@Hydin Biden Facts: - Both planes made their maiden flights in 1952 , and entered service three years later. - They've been flying ever since - the ' Bears ' being grounded a few years after 1991 , and reentering service at the beginning of the new century. - More than 700 B52s and over 500 TU-95s being built. - B52s making bombing runs in Vietnam , the former Yugoslavia and both Gulf Wars. - TU-95's being the first strategic planes to be armed with nuclear cruise missiles ( The Kangaroo ) , and making bombing raids against Islamic terrorist groups in Syria. - B52s still active are planned to remain in service for another generation. - TU-95s to be retired at the end of this decade with the introduction of new generation planes. - Both warbirds are milestones of an era. - The two are masterpieces of aviation technology , and are awesome to aviation fans all over the world. Regrettably , some people find it hard to avoid politics , and view the matter objectively. The truth of the matter is that all those cold war decades , came together with brainwashing ... , er ' ideology ' , that left their lasting mark. I DO understand how difficult it is to shake off these ' little things '. Best Regards
The C130 not only remains in service. It remains in production. And only after 55 years has it's first real competitor appeared. The Embraer C390. But the Embraer's advantage is also it's weakness. The twin turbofan's performance MAY be outweighed by the quad turboprop's redundancy, service life, and cost of maintenance. In other words, each individual air force needs to define their needs and the price they are willing to pay to meet them. So after half a century, the Hercules is still arguably one of the best air lifters on the planet.
Some planes are so damn good there is no reason to retire them. The McDonnell Douglas F--15 for example with the newest version, the F-15 EX. Forty-five years of service and never lost a fight.
It did skip several old Military aircraft still in use, so not a list of 10 oldest aircraft, but 10 oldest aircraft they chose. The Tupolev Tu-95 Bear is still in use and has been since 1952. It is way older than many of the aircraft there, just to mention one very famous one they skipped.
The Canadair CL-41 (RCAF designation CT-114) is a jet trainer that entered service in 1963. 212 where built. It's only current user is the Snowbirds, Canada's military acrobatic team who's been using it for 50 years.
@@eduarditogonzales4485 That reminds me that during WWII in the Pacific, there was P-51 Mustangs with external fuel tanks. But it didn't mean they were carrying only fuel in those tanks. More often than not they carried whisky when they couldn't have enough on their base.
The SR-71 started out as the A12 Oxcart and was used by the CIA....the SR stands for Strategic Reconnaissance It’s been retired a long time ago...the only time I saw one was when I was going on deployment on a C-130 and there was one in MCAS Cherry Point.....that was 1998. I retired in 2015 and only see them on display once in a while at air shows
@@johariaman8291 technically it is, if you include Iran. We sold them a few when the shah was still in power. Current Iran government can't get parts for them, but they still try to put them up every so often (had one pop up on radar during my second deployment, while sitting off the coast of Pakistan babysitting the carrier).
Among aircraft, the DC-3 continues to fly in active commercial and military service as of 2021, eighty six years after the type's first flight in 1935. There are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft.
Military aircraft are also designed in such a way to be basically bolt on with any component that can break. On top of that, most modern advancements are designed to work with mounts of older aircraft giving a lot of these aircraft the ability to remain effective against more modern aircraft. The only place you can truly say there is an advantage in a more modern aircraft are performance abilities and radar/electronic warfare systems
Why not. Old 'Devilplane" do not require runways and may land to big enough meadow. Landing speed 70 kph (38 knots); it need only 65 meters to take off or land. It can deliver 1 ton or 8 passengers to anywhere in range. The best light airplane ever.
It is smallest soviet-built "cargo/passenger/cropduster/firefighting/ whatever you can imagine" plane. It is very small by soviet and chinese standards - dry mass 4,5 tons only.
the DC-3 continues to fly in active commercial and military service as of 2021, eighty six years after the type's first flight in 1935.[citation needed] There are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft. Current uses of the DC-3 include passenger service, aerial spraying, freight transport, military transport, missionary flying, skydiver shuttling and sightseeing. The very large number of civil and military operators of the DC-3/C-47 and related types makes a listing of all the airlines, air forces and other current operators impracticable.
Not only is the Lockheed C-130 still in use, it is still in use by it's original customer, AND it is still in production. It is the only aircraft on that list that can make all 3 of these claims.
North Korea still has a lot of old Soviet designed aircraft from the 1950s still in service: MiG 15 (1947), Shenyang F5 (MiG 17) ; Shenyang J6 (MiG19); Ilyushin Il-28; Sukhoi SU-7.
MiG-15, MiG-17 in service (North Korea) - 1949, 1951 Tu-16 in service (China) 1954 Tu-95 in service(Russia) - 1956 Yak-18 in service (Yak-18T stil produce) - 1946 Canberra (B-57) in service (USA, NASA returned at 2013) - 1951 DC3/C47 in service(many operators) - 1935 Piper Cub in service - 1931 (j3 - 1939)
Mirage and all french arcraft is shit, so nobody cares. The best aircraft are US, Russian and Chineese. Others can just take a spoon and eat shit from their asses
Not only that, but the mirage (like almost all those who followed it) was an omnirôle: a definite interceptor but also a fighter, an attacker and a bomber.
I'm surprised the Russian Tu-95 Bear was not covered. It is really right up there with the B52. And this list could not be complete without the Douglas DC3 (Gooneybird or Dakota).
@@user-ry7fn3fv4q He said tu95... And even then why uncluding half aircraft in the list since they got modernised and at some point changed ?? Like the b52 or the kc135
@@regiel3052 The Tu-95 were decommissioned 40 years ago. Today, the Tu-95MS fly, they were built from scratch in 1982-1992. These are different planes, this is not a modification of one into another.
AN-2 :D Every year i see this plane as it carries paratroopers special unit for exercise jumps. People who do not know what it is, many times are like WTF is it some kind of museum exhibit? xD
Let's not forget the Douglas DC-3 / C-47. It first flew in 1935 and there are still dozens of them operating in cargo and charter capacities around the world. There's even a company that converts them into turboprops. They'll be flying for a long time.
You missed Saab 105 (SK60 in Swedish airforce). It was also used by the Austrian airforce. It is a trainer but can also serve a role as ligth attack aircraft.
Saab 105 is now out of service in Austria. There is no plan for new fighters. ( Saab 105 was part of my childhood. I grew up just 300m beside of airfield.)
As a front line fighter The F-5 series (first flight 1959) is still in use to this day with upgrades that still make it a handful.. Even the US Navy still uses the F-5N model and is still looking for low hour frames. This venerable fighter will be in service well past most others.
Corect. Swiss Air Force still uses F-5E and F-5F. Two series of F-5E are used, the fist was built in 1976 and the second between 1983 and 1984. Source : Swiss Armed Forces, www.vtg.admin.ch/en/einsatzmittel/luft/f5e-tiger.html
We have an air wing near where I live that flies KC135's, the age of the entire air crew added together is less than the age of some of the planes they are flying. When I pointed that out to one of the command pilots he got very quiet for a minute.
I may be wrong but I had the narrator pegged as a voice generator. Rhythm felt too precise and the same inflections and intonations kept occurring. The script writers knowledge however is still lacking.
@@lunapetunia3778 RE: "it's only the cargo one not armed one :)" You obviously have not heard (unless you were being ironic) about the AC-130 gunship. Here's what the latest version, the AC-130J Ghostrider, carries: (1) 1× 30 mm ATK GAU-23/A autocannon (2) 1× 105 mm M102 howitzer (AC-130J Ghostrider only as of 2017)[100][101][102] (3) 'Gunslinger' weapons system with launch tube for AGM-176 Griffin missiles and/or GBU-44/B Viper Strike munitions (10 round magazines) (4) Wing mounted, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) and/or GBU-53/B SDB IIs (4 per hardpoint on BRU-61/A rack) Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130#:~:text=Developed%20from,%2C%20and%20fire%2Dcontrol%20systems.
Beautiful Antiques , that were Designed RIGHT in the first place . F-4's are STILL Dangerous as you can Get ! Fast ,Agile and Tough as Tungsten . C-130 unlikely that it will actually be replaced . All of these are Iconic designs .
The U-2s currently flown were built from 67-68 and again from 1980-1989. The versions spoken about in this video are the short wingspan originals (around 80 foot span). The current version isn’t the same design with wings over 100 feet in span. The only thing from a U-2 that was from the 1950s is the name, “U-2.”
@@gringo5866279 - It's also still flying in the form of the IAI Kfir by the Colombia Air Force, U.S. aggressor use (it's known as the F-21) and a few other small countries. Ecuador operated them until recently as well, I believe.
@@notmenotme614 that's actually not a 707. The C-135 family was Boeing designation 717. Since the military designates planes their own way, 717 never became a household moniker. The 707 and 717 are kind of like the 767 and 777: they look similar, but are not the same plane.
List is just simply wrong. C-47 is still in service with a number of air forces so should be the oldest on the list. Also missing the Tu-95, Tu-16 (if you count the H-6 in Chinese service), An-12, Be-12, UH-1 Huey etc.
A number of air forces? I can only find that it is in service within the South African air force. What more are you thinking of and do you have some reference for that? Things like historic flights does not count as service if that's what you're thinking about.
@@1979Spica I know there is only two flying ones in the world , I've seen one in flight. The RAF does keep one though it's used for flyovers in events. Isn't one in Canada
@@tarbogamer5867 yes. In Hamilton Ontario at the Warplane Heritage Museum. In the summer, we get to watch it fly over regularly. What an amazing sounding aircraft it is! 4 Merlins perfectly resonated.
@@1979Spica Wrong the UK Royal Air Force does not take grandfathers on touring flights. It operates one of the two AVRO Lancaster bombers as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and under UK Law is considered to be in service and is used for recruitment and other PR events.
The Lancaster PA474 'City of Lincoln' from the BBMF still belongs to the Royal Air Force and She was built in 1945. The world's oldest Spitfire P7350 (which actually fought in the Battle of Britain) also from the BBMF was built in 1940. Their C47 was built in 1942. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is still an active RAF group so these aircraft as well as their Hurricanes and other Spitfires are amongst the oldest 'serving' aircraft
@@anonymouse6129 it talks when it was DESIGNED, not when specific aircraft were made. By that logic, c130 or an2 have no place here as they are made even now, and heck, i'll make a guess and say that probably most of them are made post 80s too
It's worth noting that the Boeing KC-135 and the 707 airliner were both derived from the Dash-80 prototype. They are partially related to each other, but the KC-135 isn't derived from the 707 as the narrator states. Both are neat planes, and I think the 707 is completely retired (Qantas Airlines bought back John Travolta's 707, an ex Qantas plane, and got it flight ready to go back to Australia to their museum).
Well, to be fair, in Greek service, the F-4E is only externally a Phantom, internally is a very-very different beast. All F-4E's in Greek service have been upgraded by the German DASA and have received: -the Hughes APG-65GY radar (the same one fitted on the F/A-18C/D), -the Honeywell H-764G navigation system combining LINS & GPS, -the NAVCOM AN/APN-232 CARA radar altimeter and Elbit Modular Multi-Role Computer (MMRC). The cockpit has also been enhanced with Elbit multi-function colour displays, new DTS & the imaging system V-80AB-F, -the AN/APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF), -the possibility to use targetting pods, especially the Litening pod. With the Litening pod, Greek F-4E can now undertake non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) duties and launch laser-guided bombs (or designate these weapons for other types). Furthermore, the use of the Litening pod is the WSO’s sole responsibility. The weapons system officer’s (WSO) role has been upgraded to match the capabilities of the APG-65GY radar that features multiple modes of operation. An experienced WSO serves as the ‘brains’ of the tactical formation, providing regular situational awareness updates to other jets, increasing the probability of a kill in air-to-air missions or providing accurate attack parameters for air-to-ground missions. The upgraded Greek F-4E PI (Peace Icarus)-2000 AUP (Avionics Upgrade Program) is capable of carrying the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), AGM-65G air-to-ground missile upgraded with the CCD seeker, AGM-130 air-to-ground guided missile. In short, the upgraded F4E PI AUP is the poor-man's F/A-18 Hornet.
Strictly speaking the Battle of Britain Memorial flight's Avro Lancaster is still on the RAF's books as an active combat aircraft, as it's cheaper to insure it that way!
@@nutrgmez9680 I'm not sure about the Dak, but I think the Spits and Hurricanes can be insured as single seaters, whereas the Lanc 's size puts it into the 'Commercial Airliner' bracket for insurance, so they insure it as an active combat aircraft because it's cheaper!
Funny factoid about the T-38, it has the FASTEST roll rate of pretty much all fighters and trainers. A fun prank they played on rookies was to roll the opposite way that they say and watch the trainee smash their head into the canopy. Good, clean fun. I'm an airforce brat with enough brass in my family to create a permanent sunset. ssshhh
"Аннушка" на первом месте? Я только за. Это рейтинг по длительности применения того или иного типа самолётов, насколько я понял (англицким особо не владею, руководствуясь логикой и "дедукцией")
Hell, if they're going to include the AN-2, may as well put the DC-3 at the top of the list; it first flew in 1935 and there are still plenty of them flying today.
Add the Hawker hurricane. first flew in 1935 and still several flying and in service. The DH Dragon Rapide (known in raf service as the Dominie) first flew in 1934. still in commercial use for site seeing ours.
It's an amazing aircraft. It's also been heavily modified and is now known as the C-5M Super Galaxy, so it will probably be in service until the 2050's.
@@classicgalactica5879 C-5s are known to have weaknesses in their wings and the earliest ones had a pretty dangerous rear cargo door as well (hence the crash of one during the Babylift operation in 1975).
Well there's a distinct difference between the 2. The C-5 is a military transport aircraft. The An-225 is not. C-5 can carry TONS of cargo to a U.S/NATO military base. More than any Russian military cargo plane can. Also, the C-5 can carry troops that are able to parachute out... The An-225 can't. C-5 = military, An-225 = civilian. Still, An-225 is extremely impressive and is the largest bird in the sky today. Thumbs up for both
Why do you use the imperial system? I mean, even the US Military has adopted the metric system! So why not use the metric system here too? And where the hell is the Tu-95 Bear?????
Other than this top 10 getting all of its facts wrong, it's a rather entertaining film. Among the oldest aircraft still airworthy: 1909: Bleriot XI (Shuttleworth collection) 1916: Bristol F.2b Fighter. Three airworthy, original aircraft worldwide. 1917: Sopwith Pup. One airworthy aircraft under rebuild; one later demilitarised two-seater Dove (1919) flown by the Shuttleworth Collection. 1917: Airco DH.9. One airworthy aircraft, rediscovered in India in 2000, first post-restoration flight in 2019 1926: Ford Trimotor. Passenger plane. Several aircraft still airworthy and used on sight-seeing flights. 1927: Polikarpov Po-2. Twin-seat trainer, also used as light bomber, air ambulance and crop sprayer. Several aircraft still airworthy worldwide. 1931: De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth. Twin-seat trainer, still in general use as a light GA aircraft. 1932: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon. Light passenger aircraft. A handful aircraft still airworthy. 1932: Junkers Ju-52/3m. First flown in single-engined form 1930; first flown in three-engined form 1932. Some aircraft still airworthy - most of the currently airworthy ones built post-war and under license. 1932: Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz. Twin-seat trainer. 1933: Stampe-Vertongen SV-4. Twin-seat trainer. 1934: Boeing Stearman/Stearman-Kayded Model 75. Twin-seat trainer. 1934: Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann. Twin-seat trainer. 1934: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide. Light passenger, cargo and military aircraft. Numerous examples still airworthy. 1934: Douglas DC-2. Passenger aircraft. At least one aircraft still airworthy in the Netherlands, though not often flown. 1935: Douglas DC-3. Passenger aircraft - and legendary. Still in both civilian and military service, both in its original form and as the upgraded Basler BT-67. And those are just the handful I can name without having to use reference - several pre-war General Aviation types are still in use worldwide.
The story is told of the F-16 pilot who requested an expedited landing clearance because his (single) engine was running a little “peaky”. “That’s a negative, Sir” replied the ATC then explained that he had a B-52 on emergency landing because that pilot had a problem with one of his engines. “Oh no, not the dreaded 7 engine approach” said the F-16 pilot and passed into immortality with the comment.
Great story! 😀
About a different aircraft:
TV reporter: Is this the kind of aircraft that can fly on only one engine?
Pilot: It flies best on one engine because that's all it's got.
There used to be a joke that said the retirement ceremony for the stealth bomber would include a B-52 fly-by. Again, used to be a joke. Now it's common knowledge.
There is only one thing immortal in this life and that is clearly the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress !
Crazy.... This plane was already in service in 1955 10 years before I was born in 1965 and will still be in service long after I pass from this Earth !!! Just an insanely well built aircraft to say the least !
saw a documentary of the buff where the 3th generation of a family piloted the buff.
he joked you can still smell the microwave meal grandpa spilled in the galley.😁
@@obelic71 Hahahaha lol :-)
The B1 and the B2 are being replaced by the new B21s but the B52s would fly until the 2050s. Simplicity last a long way. Look at the AN-2s.
@Randy Baumery an airframe of an aircraft is designed for a number of flight cycles.(1 takeoff and landing ) A commercial airliner on short routes reaches that number way faster then an intercontinental flight.
a military aircraft flys way less then a commercial aircraft. .
thats why the KC-135 outlived its civilian 707 counterpart and got CFM engines.
Yoy seriously made this list without Tu-95 Bear ?
All Tu-95MS were built in 1982-1992. You're confusing them with the Tu-95.
@@silverfox441 Is this an upgrade or a new aircraft made from scratch?
@@user-ry7fn3fv4q Thank you for explanation. You are right. Tu-95MS is made in 80's on TU-142 airframe.
@@silverfox441 You could, but there are still many from the seventies in service around the world.
The same can be said about the U-2. All the ones flying today were built in the 1980s. The overall design looks the same, but the airframe was increased in size by 30% and external wing fuel tanks were added. In watching documentaries about the early years of the U-2, they usually mix the file footage and show both versions. The external fuel tanks are the big giveaway.
“we all love the *_newest_* and fastest planes”
*_shows a cold war era F4 phantom_*
she's still a beauty though.
An F-4, just like the auto industry(US), a pickup truck type of “fighter”, big enough to tackle enough tasks/terrains
& “probably “ just “good” enough, of course, israelis had to install rear-view mirror on theirs , lots of room for improvements
I guess you missed the title of the video
@@millennialtrucker6435 i guess you missed the start of the video
Just imagine being a hot blood young pilot recently graduated at Academy, receive his/her 1st assignment on a Bi-Plane
Rip off AN-2 were used in recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaidzhan, China produced them as unmanned drones for recon and artillery spotter. In Russia AN2 still used in civilian life in agricultural works.
You can dogfight to your hearts content
They have plans to upgrade it tho
We all have to get our start somewhere.
and then? 🤔
South Africa is still flying a pair of C47s
1935 old enough?
The corruption in South Africa means actual paper planes may come into air force service
@@brentmonkhouse6638 a c-47 isn’t a paper plane there rolls Royce engines can take hundreds of bullets and the plane could probably survive a missle hit if it hit the right area these old planes were tough
@@brentmonkhouse6638 and there are also several c-47s still in the us Air Force as reserve
@@mazdaman2315 I think you missed my sarcasm, and me calling South Africas corrupt government out .
@@brentmonkhouse6638 yeah I guess I can be a bit shrewd sometimes sorry bout that
North Korea still uses the MiG-15 as an advanced trainer and it was introduced in 1949...
As a frontline fighter, it was last retired in 1996 (I want to say Moldova(?) was the last nation to keep it in service). Hey, if it works as a trainer, why not? Just down the road a couple hours from me we have two flying example of the F-111C kept operational for no other reason than to prove the TF-30 engine is still a perfectly serviceable item in the "scrap bucket"
TF-30 was the stall prone engines in the tomcat right?
They also still us the an-2
@@MBailey1977 For the silliest reason. US Navy "maintained" TF-30s were held together with threadlock. When RAAF got our hands on then, we took two years stripping them right back and fixing every little thing that went ignored by US Navy. Suddenly the engines worked a charm. Amazing what a little TLC can do. Not hating on US Navy here, their F-14s rarely ever got time enough on land to be properly serviced and aircraft carrier shops can hardly keep up with general maintenance as it is. Threadlock was a working solution to a working problem. It's the sheer constancy of the F-14s being sortied that wore down the engines so quickly.
Alos, early versions were prone to flaming out. Less so with units manufactured after 1976. TF-30 underwent a few critical changes over the years. RAAF was lucky enough to have a mix of them to use for training and display.
@@dylanwight5764 I would say the design of the tomcat having the engines spaced farther apart caused more stalls compared to the f111 set up. I'm sure the constant salt from the ocean had to be a nightmare!
An-2 is not just being used today, but also STILL PRODUCED.
I have piloted one when I was in high school. It was used by my local skydiving club. It was an experience to fly it, but it was not the hardest thing to fly I had flown.
Antonov was from Moscow and Antonov's factory come from Novosibirsk in Ukraine for making work place .
My father trained to fly with motor on this plane, the An-2. He said that even if they'ld make most serious mistakes flying, it would bring them back safely. It must be a good plane. He later piloted Tu-134.
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@@нацияинтернационал I wasn't aware that Ukraina conquered the capital city of Siberia. It is a long way from Kiev to Novosibirsk, you know, you have to pass from Moscow, too.
Profile of Mirage III is not correct , you have chosen Mirage 2000 instead......
Yes 2
It weighs 7,050 kg dry
Also couldn't pronounce Dassault correctly. (it's "da-so," not "dassalt.")
Looks like the 2000N
Yep
A-4 Skyhawk, entered service in 1956, still in service with Argentina and Brazil.
Excellent ground attack platform to this day
Gave the Royal Navy some serious challenges in the Falklands
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Britain's lack of fleet AEW since the retirement of the Gannet led to heavy losses in ships and men as Argentine aircraft were able to strike at will, however they paid a heavy cost as 18 Skyhawks were intercepted by Harriers and 14 were lost to ground fire.
@@stephenchappell7512 absolutely a hard lesson I have just been reading 809 Squadron by Rowland White which reiterates this. We were lucky the Sea Harrier performed as well as it did
@@johnholt9399
The problem with Harriers were that they had 'short legs' which meant that they weren't able to prevent the enemy from inflicting damage due to the fact that they had to cover a vast area and (as stated above) had little prior knowledge of when (and where) an attack would happen.
Less celebrated is their roll in Afghanistan as ground attack (close air support) assisting coalition forces which was a job for which they were far more suited.
Ironically in USMC service the Harrier was a replacement for the Skyhawk in this precise role.
what about the Douglas DC3? first flown in 1935 and still used in various formats
Wasn't this about planes, still in service of air forces? So what's about the Ju- 52 in your case? A bit older tha the DC- 3 and also flyin'...
@@melchiorvonsternberg844 the title says aircraft still in service, yes? Good call on JU52
@@michaellord9 TU95, Meteor, C130, DC3, and others. There are actually even a few AN-2's still in service. It's used for search and rescue once the spray tanks are removed etc. They have a stall speed so low it's nuts something like 30MPH.
True
@@melchiorvonsternberg844 South African Air Force still uses a few of them for electronic warfare and maritime patrol
F4 Phantom never dies.
Nor does the A-10, but perhaps it isn’t 50 yet?
The Douglas DC-3/C-47 would like a word
Neither does the b52
Ace Li Si Qin don't think that
But Goose does 😭
P-3 Orion first flight 1959, still in service
Sadly it’s being replaced now. Got lots of aircrew buddies In limbo while the navy tries to find a place for them
@@teamistro5270 The NOAA still has a couple of them and they said they will keep them in service for a couple more decades, they even re-painted them and they look fabulous
@@teamistro5270 Being replaced by USN, but there are a bunch more in other navies. It's a damn fine airplane.
@@calliarcale It is, really an amazing aircraft.
The TU - 95 ' Bear ' , and the B - 52 , belong to the same generation.
But b52 is better than tu 95
@@teju1245 Really ? Pls. elaborate .
And Antonov An-12
@Hydin Biden The truth is that they go hand in hand : both did their first flight in 1952. The B 52 entered service in 1955 , while the " Bear " did it the following year.
While the B 52's has a slightly larger bombing load , the TU 95 has a longer range.
The two have been flying around the globe for decades , and although vintage aircraft , they sure have devastating firepower.
Hope they never have to go to war against each other.
@Hydin Biden Facts:
- Both planes made their maiden flights in 1952 , and entered service three years later.
- They've been flying ever since - the ' Bears ' being grounded a few years after 1991 , and reentering service at the beginning of the new century.
- More than 700 B52s and over 500 TU-95s being built.
- B52s making bombing runs in Vietnam , the former Yugoslavia and both Gulf Wars.
- TU-95's being the first strategic planes to be armed with nuclear cruise missiles ( The Kangaroo ) , and making bombing raids against Islamic terrorist groups in Syria.
- B52s still active are planned to remain in service for another generation.
- TU-95s to be retired at the end of this decade with the introduction of new generation planes.
- Both warbirds are milestones of an era.
- The two are masterpieces of aviation technology , and are awesome to aviation fans all over the world.
Regrettably , some people find it hard to avoid politics , and view the matter objectively.
The truth of the matter is that all those cold war decades , came together with brainwashing ... , er ' ideology ' , that left their lasting mark.
I DO understand how difficult it is to shake off these ' little things '.
Best Regards
Of these 10 Aircraft, only the C-130 is STILL in production, the longest production run for a military aircraft. Another triumph for Kelly Johnson.
This is the list of aircraft which is still used not produced
An2 is still preduced by china
I once watched a B-52 refueled by a KC-135 from a 737. That was cool.
This list is proof of the saying.”If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!”
Sweet
You forgot about the Tu-95, it’s been serving with the Soviet/Russian air force since 1956 and it’s a very old bomber
South Africa keeps airworthy C-47s in its inventory, these are the oldest aircraft still in service.
even india operates them under vintage squadron
they have been reworked and upgraded to turboprop by bassler and got certified as a 0 hours airframe again.
Britain has a hurricane spitfire and Lancaster as part of the RAF
I mean the US still has some in use also so not exactly a surprise. But the hurricane and spitfire maintained by the RAF as in service are older.
Colombia also operates the AC-47 Spooky and it is significantly upgraded and regularly sees combat against the guerillas along the Venezuelan border.
The C130 not only remains in service. It remains in production. And only after 55 years has it's first real competitor appeared. The Embraer C390.
But the Embraer's advantage is also it's weakness. The twin turbofan's performance MAY be outweighed by the quad turboprop's redundancy, service life, and cost of maintenance.
In other words, each individual air force needs to define their needs and the price they are willing to pay to meet them.
So after half a century, the Hercules is still arguably one of the best air lifters on the planet.
Another old plane I know that's still in service is the Tupolev Tu-95, which was first made back in the 1950s.
@Milwaukee Mac Repair If it's a copy of the B-29 then you're thinking of the TU-4.
Some planes are so damn good there is no reason to retire them. The McDonnell Douglas F--15 for example with the newest version, the F-15 EX. Forty-five years of service and never lost a fight.
Mig 21 is a legend
At least 13 missing on the list
1) Douglas C-47 Dakota/Sky train, 1941 (DC-3, 1936)
2) DHC-1 Chipmunk, 1946 (6 still actively used with Forcea Aerea Portuguesa- Air Academy)
3) Yakovlev Yak-18/Nanjing CJ-6, 1946
4) Ilyushin Il-28/Harbin H-5 (Nato- Beagle), 1948
5) Tupolev Tu-16/Xian H-6 (Nato- Badger), 1952
6) Tupolev Tu-95 & Tu-142 (Nato- Bear), 1952
7) Antonov An-12/Xian Y-8 (Nato- Cub), 1957
8) Antonov An-26/Xian Y-7 (Nato-Coke/Curl), 1959 (An-26, 1969)
9) Aero L-59 Delfin, 1959
10) Canadair CT-114 Tutor, 1960
11) DHC-5 Buffalo, 1965
12) DHC-6 Twin Otter, 1965
13) Antonov An-22 Antej (Nato- Cock), 1967
Well said
1st flight date and the age of examples still in service are not directly related
It did skip several old Military aircraft still in use, so not a list of 10 oldest aircraft, but 10 oldest aircraft they chose. The Tupolev Tu-95 Bear is still in use and has been since 1952. It is way older than many of the aircraft there, just to mention one very famous one they skipped.
The Canadair CL-41 (RCAF designation CT-114) is a jet trainer that entered service in 1963. 212 where built. It's only current user is the Snowbirds, Canada's military acrobatic team who's been using it for 50 years.
Came to say this, leaving satisfied.
AN-2 is one of the sweetest old girls to fly, absolutely reliable.
It's been used East and West for training civilian paras.
I was in one used for crop dusting back in the 80's...Was packed with bottles of vodka and beer, the pilot said -Thanks God are no cops in the sky..
I know. I built all of them by hand.
@@eduarditogonzales4485 That reminds me that during WWII in the Pacific, there was P-51 Mustangs with external fuel tanks. But it didn't mean they were carrying only fuel in those tanks. More often than not they carried whisky when they couldn't have enough on their base.
Un-stallable.
The B-52ZX-A2 will still be flying after it's active service during the 2137 Defense of Callisto station against the 2nd Alterian Incursion
I can see this in the future. BTW a sultan or prince owns a swordfish. Sank an old freighter in 2006...
Помню как я летал пассажиром на АН-2.Когда увидел его в первый раз,был ещё совсем маленьким🛩✈🛫
я с него с парашютом падал..
@@maps9 Упал?
@@SkifSwarogich , упал..
Me: *hoping that the SR-71 BLACKBIRD is on the list*
That's not an active plane sadly.
@@l228spn yeah it's outlived ut's use
The SR-71 started out as the A12 Oxcart and was used by the CIA....the SR stands for
Strategic
Reconnaissance
It’s been retired a long time ago...the only time I saw one was when I was going on deployment on a C-130 and there was one in MCAS Cherry Point.....that was 1998.
I retired in 2015 and only see them on display once in a while at air shows
I'm hoping the tomcat is still in service...my fav fighter jet
@@johariaman8291 technically it is, if you include Iran. We sold them a few when the shah was still in power. Current Iran government can't get parts for them, but they still try to put them up every so often (had one pop up on radar during my second deployment, while sitting off the coast of Pakistan babysitting the carrier).
Among aircraft, the DC-3 continues to fly in active commercial and military service as of 2021, eighty six years after the type's first flight in 1935. There are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft.
I was blessed to work the B-52G & H, KC135R, fly on the C-5A,B & C (as a flying crew chief) and service the C-130 (in transient status). Good video!
To quote Eddie Carr from Jurassic Park Lost world book, "Experimental is just a polite word for unreliable".
The B-52 entered serviced before 1961. It entered service on a large scale in the mid-50's and the last one was built in the early 60's.
The Vietnam People's Air Force still using the Antonov An 2 as the troops tránporter
My country's airforce uses the republic T-6 texan, made it's first flight in 1935
So does North Korea DKPAAF too. I believe they've got 1 of the largest fleets still active too.
I know an an2 was shot down by a Huey in the Vietnam war near Laos.
Korea also uses them but they are very old
Military aircraft are also designed in such a way to be basically bolt on with any component that can break. On top of that, most modern advancements are designed to work with mounts of older aircraft giving a lot of these aircraft the ability to remain effective against more modern aircraft. The only place you can truly say there is an advantage in a more modern aircraft are performance abilities and radar/electronic warfare systems
AN-2 is not only in service, but still in PRODUCTION (license copy is still produced in China)
Why not. Old 'Devilplane" do not require runways and may land to big enough meadow. Landing speed 70 kph (38 knots); it need only 65 meters to take off or land. It can deliver 1 ton or 8 passengers to anywhere in range. The best light airplane ever.
@@ИванГвоздь-х8е "Light" by Antonov standards, anyhow. ;-) It's the biggest production biplane in the world.
It is smallest soviet-built "cargo/passenger/cropduster/firefighting/ whatever you can imagine" plane. It is very small by soviet and chinese standards - dry mass 4,5 tons only.
For me The C130 wins this comp hands down as it is still in production and will be for a long time yet. What an aircraft it is
My dad was a Herky crew chief during Nam. One of the greatest planes of all time.
I love how the Tu-95 bear still has a tailgunner
And B-52
the DC-3 continues to fly in active commercial and military service as of 2021, eighty six years after the type's first flight in 1935.[citation needed] There are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft. Current uses of the DC-3 include passenger service, aerial spraying, freight transport, military transport, missionary flying, skydiver shuttling and sightseeing. The very large number of civil and military operators of the DC-3/C-47 and related types makes a listing of all the airlines, air forces and other current operators impracticable.
Not only is the Lockheed C-130 still in use, it is still in use by it's original customer, AND it is still in production. It is the only aircraft on that list that can make all 3 of these claims.
I think the F-5 series aircraft are extremely underrated.
There are 2 Gloster Meteor ( first flown during WW2 ) on the UK military register, they work with Martin Baker company testing ejection seats
Not to mention the BBMF also has its Lancaster, DC3, Hurricane and Spitfires.
@@chaoringmeister as well as the chipmunks it uses for training pilots for the other taildraggers
The English Electric lighting went out of service later than many would imagine , flying until quite recently in South Africa
@@redvelvetshoes I thought it and fgr2 got replaced by the tornado in 1985-1990
@@tarbogamer5867 you're correct, the flying lightnings were apart of the South African Thunder city but that stopped after a crash in 2011
Watching the C-5s fly over my hometown every week was always a daily pleasure for me. :)
*Chinese J-7 ( F-7 ) was also rebranded version of Legendary Mig-21*
A rip off version
Yes it is
@@vedantchorge304 not rip off, J7 has the copy right from Soviet
@@zsong002 ya bit the capabilities were far inferior to the mig 21s the Soviet air defence forces used
@@vedantchorge304 nope, J7 is better than Soviet original mig21, as it has latter improved versions
North Korea still has a lot of old Soviet designed aircraft from the 1950s still in service: MiG 15 (1947), Shenyang F5 (MiG 17) ; Shenyang J6 (MiG19); Ilyushin Il-28; Sukhoi SU-7.
B52 aircrew could be great grandchildren of the crews that flew these in the 50s?
MiG-15, MiG-17 in service (North Korea) - 1949, 1951
Tu-16 in service (China) 1954
Tu-95 in service(Russia) - 1956
Yak-18 in service (Yak-18T stil produce) - 1946
Canberra (B-57) in service (USA, NASA returned at 2013) - 1951
DC3/C47 in service(many operators) - 1935
Piper Cub in service - 1931 (j3 - 1939)
The drawing for 09. Dassault Mirage III is actually a Mirage 2000 !!!
Mirage and all french arcraft is shit, so nobody cares. The best aircraft are US, Russian and Chineese. Others can just take a spoon and eat shit from their asses
@@it5221 I'd love to hear your arguments behind those claims, but we all know you have none
Not only that, but the mirage (like almost all those who followed it) was an omnirôle: a definite interceptor but also a fighter, an attacker and a bomber.
I'm surprised the Russian Tu-95 Bear was not covered. It is really right up there with the B52. And this list could not be complete without the Douglas DC3 (Gooneybird or Dakota).
I mean, the uk still oficially has hunters, spitfires, lancasters, hurricanes etc in service so
Why, hysterical (not a typo) value? Waste of resources? The Queen got laid on each of them?
@@ATEC101 heritage and ceremonial uses
DC3/C47 and C46 in passenger and freight in northern Canada are easily older than anything on the list. They have planes that flew on D-Day
Isn’t the Tu-95 an Old aircraft as well?
All Tu-95MS were built in 1982-1992. You're confusing them with the Tu-95.
@@user-ry7fn3fv4q He said tu95... And even then why uncluding half aircraft in the list since they got modernised and at some point changed ?? Like the b52 or the kc135
@@regiel3052 The Tu-95 were decommissioned 40 years ago. Today, the Tu-95MS fly, they were built from scratch in 1982-1992. These are different planes, this is not a modification of one into another.
Yes the Tu95,C130,B52,KC135 have record for service life with thier current air forces
@@user-ry7fn3fv4q what about the b52 who like the tu95 got a modified fuselage ??
AN-2 :D Every year i see this plane as it carries paratroopers special unit for exercise jumps. People who do not know what it is, many times are like WTF is it some kind of museum exhibit? xD
Let's not forget the Douglas DC-3 / C-47. It first flew in 1935 and there are still dozens of them operating in cargo and charter capacities around the world. There's even a company that converts them into turboprops. They'll be flying for a long time.
You missed Saab 105 (SK60 in Swedish airforce). It was also used by the Austrian airforce. It is a trainer but can also serve a role as ligth attack aircraft.
Yes Poland just in January retired 1960 TS-11 Iskra , replace it with M346 Bielik .
Saab 105 is now out of service in Austria. There is no plan for new fighters. ( Saab 105 was part of my childhood. I grew up just 300m beside of airfield.)
She forgot about OV10 being active in PAF
As a front line fighter The F-5 series (first flight 1959) is still in use to this day with upgrades that still make it a handful.. Even the US Navy still uses the F-5N model and is still looking for low hour frames. This venerable fighter will be in service well past most others.
Corect. Swiss Air Force still uses F-5E and F-5F. Two series of F-5E are used, the fist was built in 1976 and the second between 1983 and 1984. Source : Swiss Armed Forces, www.vtg.admin.ch/en/einsatzmittel/luft/f5e-tiger.html
Brasil Air Force has a bunch of F5s and are The most advanced out there.
So surprised to learn that Mirage III's weight is just 1,495 kg. Lighter than Toyota Camry!!!!
We have an air wing near where I live that flies KC135's, the age of the entire air crew added together is less than the age of some of the planes they are flying. When I pointed that out to one of the command pilots he got very quiet for a minute.
Cessna P337G. Bought it in 1989. Still flies great.
You forgot to include the Tupolev Tu-95
They forgot many planes
It usually helps if the narrator has an idea of what they are talking about, and of the language they are speaking...
Tf u talking about lol. Make a better video than this😂
Oh no the lady has a mild accent, how horrible!
I may be wrong but I had the narrator pegged as a voice generator. Rhythm felt too precise and the same inflections and intonations kept occurring. The script writers knowledge however is still lacking.
North Korea: *WRITE THAT DOWN*
nah NK watches the Top Ten WW1 aircraft
I've been around for a while.
Will you ever stop being above me, Enemy C-130?
@@sinnombre__ it's only the cargo one not armed one :)
@@lunapetunia3778
RE: "it's only the cargo one not armed one :)"
You obviously have not heard (unless you were being ironic) about the AC-130 gunship.
Here's what the latest version, the AC-130J Ghostrider, carries:
(1) 1× 30 mm ATK GAU-23/A autocannon
(2) 1× 105 mm M102 howitzer (AC-130J Ghostrider only as of 2017)[100][101][102]
(3) 'Gunslinger' weapons system with launch tube for AGM-176 Griffin missiles and/or GBU-44/B Viper Strike munitions (10 round magazines)
(4) Wing mounted, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) and/or GBU-53/B SDB IIs (4 per hardpoint on BRU-61/A rack)
Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130#:~:text=Developed%20from,%2C%20and%20fire%2Dcontrol%20systems.
@@spaceman081447 lol I know the AC-130 .... I was just saying the other guys name is C-130 not AC-130 :P
Antonov An-12. since 1959. Still in service over 150.
Beautiful Antiques , that were Designed RIGHT in the first place . F-4's are STILL Dangerous as you can Get ! Fast ,Agile and Tough as Tungsten . C-130 unlikely that it will actually be replaced . All of these are Iconic designs .
damn right
The U-2s currently flown were built from 67-68 and again from 1980-1989. The versions spoken about in this video are the short wingspan originals (around 80 foot span). The current version isn’t the same design with wings over 100 feet in span. The only thing from a U-2 that was from the 1950s is the name, “U-2.”
Description of Mirage 3 with a Mirage 2000.... nice...
Mirage III has been retired for long now, also the picture provided is a mirage 2000D, the latest that's been produced...
Pakistan keeps flying around a hundred Mirages III and V
Mirage III is still in service with Pakistan Air Force along with Mirage V
@@gringo5866279 - It's also still flying in the form of the IAI Kfir by the Colombia Air Force, U.S. aggressor use (it's known as the F-21) and a few other small countries. Ecuador operated them until recently as well, I believe.
Missed DC-3, still flying since 1935!
the B52 and the C130 is a beast
watching from 🇵🇭
The 707 continues to fly in the US military as the E-3 and E-6 off the top of my head.
There’s also been several different electronic warfare versions of the 707.
RC-135
@@notmenotme614 that's actually not a 707. The C-135 family was Boeing designation 717. Since the military designates planes their own way, 717 never became a household moniker. The 707 and 717 are kind of like the 767 and 777: they look similar, but are not the same plane.
List is just simply wrong. C-47 is still in service with a number of air forces so should be the oldest on the list. Also missing the Tu-95, Tu-16 (if you count the H-6 in Chinese service), An-12, Be-12, UH-1 Huey etc.
A number of air forces? I can only find that it is in service within the South African air force. What more are you thinking of and do you have some reference for that? Things like historic flights does not count as service if that's what you're thinking about.
@@skunkjobb Columbian air fórce still has a few C-47s.
@@skunkjobb oh you party pooper! This is all such a hoot. Wales’ Air Force still has operational boxkites bought from the British army in 1865
C 5 galaxy.
Me: Alright
Mirage.
Me: ok...
F4 phantom.
Me: what the...
MiG-21.
Me: Please stop!
I mean....they're all still used
they still using mirages✌😜
haha mirage 1.5 tons? weight as in the first World War? the actual empty weight is 7.5 max. -17 tons
Not exactly, Mirage III empty weight is 5922kg and the maximum take-off weight is 11 700kg but yes 1500kg is laughable.
"Just hitting 50 years of service...the C-5 is..."
Good gawd~
It feels like yesterday when I first clambered up one of these in the 70s!
F-4 Phantom: I'm an old old plane.
MIG 19: Hold my soviet-made rocket from 1955.
You don't think the hold my beer meme is getting just a little old?
UA-cam comments - hold my beer.
The first mig 19 that carried guides rockets was the mig 19m wich entered service in 1957
Martin baker still operate Metor WA638 which they received in 1946 & Nasa recently re-activated their modified 50's vintage RB-57-f's
The NASA WB-57’s have been flying forever.
Martin Baker and NASA are civilian operators
We still have 2 meteors in service , a spitfire , a Lancaster and a hurricane ....
There are exactly 2 flying Lancasters left in the world. One lives 5km from me. None are in service other than taking grandfathers on touring flights.
@@1979Spica I know there is only two flying ones in the world , I've seen one in flight. The RAF does keep one though it's used for flyovers in events. Isn't one in Canada
@@tarbogamer5867 yes. In Hamilton Ontario at the Warplane Heritage Museum. In the summer, we get to watch it fly over regularly. What an amazing sounding aircraft it is! 4 Merlins perfectly resonated.
@@1979Spica Wrong the UK Royal Air Force does not take grandfathers on touring flights. It operates one of the two AVRO Lancaster bombers as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and under UK Law is considered to be in service and is used for recruitment and other PR events.
@@1979Spica hurricane spit and lane still part of the operational raf lol.
The Lancaster PA474 'City of Lincoln' from the BBMF still belongs to the Royal Air Force and She was built in 1945. The world's oldest Spitfire P7350 (which actually fought in the Battle of Britain) also from the BBMF was built in 1940. Their C47 was built in 1942. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is still an active RAF group so these aircraft as well as their Hurricanes and other Spitfires are amongst the oldest 'serving' aircraft
Two Gloster Meteors (entering service in WW2) are still in use with Martin-Baker as their ejection seat test beds. If that counts!
+1 on the Mirage 2000..cool video.
hello sister tu-95 bomber must be in the top 10.
Most tu 95ms were made in 1980's so it wont be in list
@@anonymouse6129 it talks when it was DESIGNED, not when specific aircraft were made. By that logic, c130 or an2 have no place here as they are made even now, and heck, i'll make a guess and say that probably most of them are made post 80s too
Colombia's Air Force still uses a heavily modified DC-3, built during WWII, for reconaisance
Sorry you missed one that is still flying sense 1935. The DC-3 over 300 still in service.
The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3.
It's worth noting that the Boeing KC-135 and the 707 airliner were both derived from the Dash-80 prototype. They are partially related to each other, but the KC-135 isn't derived from the 707 as the narrator states. Both are neat planes, and I think the 707 is completely retired (Qantas Airlines bought back John Travolta's 707, an ex Qantas plane, and got it flight ready to go back to Australia to their museum).
Last I heard Travolta keeps that aircraft at his home in Orlando Florida, when did they buy it back?
My god.. a Mirage 2000 instead of a Mirage III... Pathetic
And couldn't decide whether it was Mirage II or III.
And the II was only a prototype...
Ande the mirage III weighs 6T not 6000lb...
you're cringe
Well, to be fair, in Greek service, the F-4E is only externally a Phantom, internally is a very-very different beast. All F-4E's in Greek service have been upgraded by the German DASA and have received:
-the Hughes APG-65GY radar (the same one fitted on the F/A-18C/D),
-the Honeywell H-764G navigation system combining LINS & GPS,
-the NAVCOM AN/APN-232 CARA radar altimeter and Elbit Modular Multi-Role Computer (MMRC). The cockpit has also been enhanced with Elbit multi-function colour displays, new DTS & the imaging system V-80AB-F,
-the AN/APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF),
-the possibility to use targetting pods, especially the Litening pod. With the Litening pod, Greek F-4E can now undertake non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) duties and launch laser-guided bombs (or designate these weapons for other types). Furthermore, the use of the Litening pod is the WSO’s sole responsibility. The weapons system officer’s (WSO) role has been upgraded to match the capabilities of the APG-65GY radar that features multiple modes of operation. An experienced WSO serves as the ‘brains’ of the tactical formation, providing regular situational awareness updates to other jets, increasing the probability of a kill in air-to-air missions or providing accurate attack parameters for air-to-ground missions.
The upgraded Greek F-4E PI (Peace Icarus)-2000 AUP (Avionics Upgrade Program) is capable of carrying the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), AGM-65G air-to-ground missile upgraded with the CCD seeker, AGM-130 air-to-ground guided missile.
In short, the upgraded F4E PI AUP is the poor-man's F/A-18 Hornet.
You forgot the C-47 still in service as a gunship in Colombia among other roles...
all very cool.... but, the fact that the U-2 is still flying and being used... it's the most amazing (given the very nature of those planes).
Old vodka in new bottle 😂😂😂
Good information
Strictly speaking the Battle of Britain Memorial flight's Avro Lancaster is still on the RAF's books as an active combat aircraft, as it's cheaper to insure it that way!
Don’t forget their spitfires, hurricanes and the c47 sky train
Not with the bbmf but i believe there are multiple sopwith camels still in service across the world in a similar capacity.
@@nutrgmez9680 I'm not sure about the Dak, but I think the Spits and Hurricanes can be insured as single seaters, whereas the Lanc 's size puts it into the 'Commercial Airliner' bracket for insurance, so they insure it as an active combat aircraft because it's cheaper!
Funny factoid about the T-38, it has the FASTEST roll rate of pretty much all fighters and trainers. A fun prank they played on rookies was to roll the opposite way that they say and watch the trainee smash their head into the canopy. Good, clean fun. I'm an airforce brat with enough brass in my family to create a permanent sunset. ssshhh
"Аннушка" на первом месте? Я только за. Это рейтинг по длительности применения того или иного типа самолётов, насколько я понял (англицким особо не владею, руководствуясь логикой и "дедукцией")
Ну фактически) Рейтинг самый старых самолетов, которые до сих пор используются
Hell, if they're going to include the AN-2, may as well put the DC-3 at the top of the list; it first flew in 1935 and there are still plenty of them flying today.
Add the Hawker hurricane. first flew in 1935 and still several flying and in service. The DH Dragon Rapide (known in raf service as the Dominie) first flew in 1934. still in commercial use for site seeing ours.
The c-5 galaxy is a very good plane, even if its really old
It's an amazing aircraft. It's also been heavily modified and is now known as the C-5M Super Galaxy, so it will probably be in service until the 2050's.
@@classicgalactica5879 C-5s are known to have weaknesses in their wings and the earliest ones had a pretty dangerous rear cargo door as well (hence the crash of one during the Babylift operation in 1975).
С-5 Galaxy: im massive cargo aircraft!
AN-225: Hold my beer.
Well there's a distinct difference between the 2. The C-5 is a military transport aircraft. The An-225 is not. C-5 can carry TONS of cargo to a U.S/NATO military base. More than any Russian military cargo plane can. Also, the C-5 can carry troops that are able to parachute out... The An-225 can't. C-5 = military, An-225 = civilian. Still, An-225 is extremely impressive and is the largest bird in the sky today. Thumbs up for both
Why do you use the imperial system? I mean, even the US Military has adopted the metric system! So why not use the metric system here too? And where the hell is the Tu-95 Bear?????
Other than this top 10 getting all of its facts wrong, it's a rather entertaining film.
Among the oldest aircraft still airworthy:
1909: Bleriot XI (Shuttleworth collection)
1916: Bristol F.2b Fighter. Three airworthy, original aircraft worldwide.
1917: Sopwith Pup. One airworthy aircraft under rebuild; one later demilitarised two-seater Dove (1919) flown by the Shuttleworth Collection.
1917: Airco DH.9. One airworthy aircraft, rediscovered in India in 2000, first post-restoration flight in 2019
1926: Ford Trimotor. Passenger plane. Several aircraft still airworthy and used on sight-seeing flights.
1927: Polikarpov Po-2. Twin-seat trainer, also used as light bomber, air ambulance and crop sprayer. Several aircraft still airworthy worldwide.
1931: De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth. Twin-seat trainer, still in general use as a light GA aircraft.
1932: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon. Light passenger aircraft. A handful aircraft still airworthy.
1932: Junkers Ju-52/3m. First flown in single-engined form 1930; first flown in three-engined form 1932. Some aircraft still airworthy - most of the currently airworthy ones built post-war and under license.
1932: Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz. Twin-seat trainer.
1933: Stampe-Vertongen SV-4. Twin-seat trainer.
1934: Boeing Stearman/Stearman-Kayded Model 75. Twin-seat trainer.
1934: Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann. Twin-seat trainer.
1934: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide. Light passenger, cargo and military aircraft. Numerous examples still airworthy.
1934: Douglas DC-2. Passenger aircraft. At least one aircraft still airworthy in the Netherlands, though not often flown.
1935: Douglas DC-3. Passenger aircraft - and legendary. Still in both civilian and military service, both in its original form and as the upgraded Basler BT-67.
And those are just the handful I can name without having to use reference - several pre-war General Aviation types are still in use worldwide.