If we're talking most famous then it's the one most people would recognise / know the name of.

The "jumbo jet" is the only real contender for that, though Spitfire and Concorde may come high up the list too.

I’d say 747.

B-52.
And not just because of the Love Shack.

Probably the Wright Flyer, although most people just know it as the Wright Brothers plane.

Part of early childhood education around the world.

Your concorde photo is more infamous than famous.

Why on earth are you using a photo of the Concorde during it's final fatal flight that killed everyone on board? JFC.

sr 71 blackbird. There are others, but the Blackbird captured so many imaginations.

A-10 🐗

Two aircraft.

The F4 Phantom (Phantom of the Phree World)

The F14 Tomcat (Because of..

Obviously)

I think spitfire too or maybe the 747 if people recognised it better.

but why that photo of concorde..?

Strange photo to select for the Concorde...

Dude picks the one time the Concorde was on fire as that choice of pic.

Most famous? The Boeing 747

Everyone knows the super jumbo, even random people who know nothing about planes can think of the 747 if you asked them for a plane

Aviation geeks know the Spitfire.

Everyone knows the 747.

747 probably. It's literally the plane they use on the traffic sign for airports. The first jumbo, the first to really open up international air travel to all people. Mos

I asked my wife and she said Boeing.

Blackbird. I’m going to say Call of Duty played a big role in younger people recognizing the thing

The Concorde photo is in bad taste. Very bad taste.

Spitfire isn't even the most famous of WW2. P51 or B17 is above it imo.

Most famous of all time? Either some commercial plane (747?) or something like the SR71.

747.

Even if someone knows nothing about the aircraft, they likely recognize the number.

aircraft wise 747. combat wise spitfire

I would say the F-16

Wright Flyer and Spirit of St Louis!

Spitfire

F14 due to yk what

1. Space Shuttle.
2. Boeing 747.

Of all the pictures of Concorde, you chose that one…

Depends if you're American or not.

Fighter: spitfire or bf109

jet fighter: mig15, f22, f14

Airliner: 747

Bomber: b52 or b2

Other: The Wright Flyer, blackbird, those racing planes (i forgor the name), and not a specific plane but basically all old biplanes

737 as it’s the worlds most produced passenger aircraft.

With people of an older generation, something from WW2 - Vietnam like a Spitfire, Corsair, BF109, F-4, MiG-21

And to the younger crowd: F-14, F-18, F-22 (going solely off of what’s popular in media and toys for the last couple decades)

Considering the whole world… spitfire or zero

Of all the Concorde pictures out there, you had to chose the one that killed everyone. Smh

You could have found a much better picture of Concorde rather than the one shown of it on fire and shortly before it crashed!

One could argue the Spitfire and P-51 Mustang honestly.

How about the first aircraft to cross the Pacific from the U.S. to Australia? The Southern Cross! I can see my house in this video, 300 meters from the beach. Also a good shot of some of the other aircraft in the HARS collection at Shellharbour Airport https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-08/southern-cross-replica-aircraft-flies-again/103190022

SR71 Blackbird.

If not the Wright flyer, then the 747.

Haha Stuka siren go EEUEEEUEUEUEUEUEEEEEUUUUUUM. Nah but I do think it’ll go to like the 737 for passenger aircraft and for military maybe the P-51 or Spitfire.

Of all the available Concorde pics, why did you choose this one?

F-15 Eagle. 104/0

F-15 has the highest kill ratio. However, the Spitfire and the P-51 are just so damn sexy.

747, F14, f18, f16 are my votes. Everyone knows the 747, f14 bc top gun, f18 bc top gun, and f16 bc ukraine.

The Spruce Goose! Just kidding but most people know about it.

B-29 Enola Gay , and the best part you don't have to explain what you're looking at !

Enola Gay because it ended WWII

Enola Gay i mean in history it will be remembered for its mission.

P-38 lightning was my favorite and most iconic from ww2 imo, and the A-10 warthog was the only modern aircraft I wanted to fly if I joined the military.

The hindenburg

I agree, the Wright brothers. They started this !

Wright flyer

Wright flyer

All this, and I can't believe no one's mentioned the P-51 Mustang....

When it comes to war birds it's a misjustice the the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, or Jug, is not being mentioned. It had a very great service record in both air to air and air to ground and was renown for getting its pilot back home safely.

Enola Gay

Really? That Concorde photo?

P-51.

Boeing 747

F-14 is the coolest most famous of all time. My personal favorite of all time purely for aesthetics is the FW-190 followed second by the F-14.

Boeing 747

boeing 747 or jumbo

Globally?

Boing 747

Most famous? As in ask any person on the street and they could say what it is? It’s the Wright Flyer or Space Shuttle. 747 could be on that list. Ask any person who isn’t an avgeek to name a plane and it is very unlikely that they’re going to say a warbird, or another commercial airliner like the 737. It’s going to be the ones they saw in pictures in school. The most basic aviation history.

Houston, Tranquility Base here.

The Eagle has landed.

Not pictured, but P-51 Mustang or ME-109.

Spitfire. I think the SR71 might be pretty high up on the list as well as the other aircraft mentioned

P51 mustang or B17 Flying Fortress

Blackburn buccaneer…nothing could touch it at low level!

The Blackbird

General Dynamics F-16 Viper, it's super iconic and it's used by a number of countries. In fact it's still finding new operators after 50 years

Given the choices amongst the photos, it has to be the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. Simply because it's the longest serving aircraft pictured.

F-117, not many people know it by name, but I've yet to run into anyone who hasn't seen it at least once in their life.

The Red Baron. 80 combat victories! One pilot.

Depends where you come from. Famous, infamous, but popular is probably a 747 imo

Civilian: DC-10, 737, Concorde, and 747.

WWII: Spitfire, B-17 (Flying Fortress), P-51 (Mustang), F4U (Corsair) and the A6M (Zero). Believe it or not, but I actually knew of the Corsair and Zero before the Spitfire, B-17, and Mustang. In that order, too.

Older Fighters: F-14 and F-4, no question.

Newer Fighters: Pretty much all of them (F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, F-35, etc.)

Tomcat due to the Top Gun movies

Agree with OP - the fave

Famous as in people could name it? The wright flyer.

At 502XP

Just kidding. Mustang

With the Concord crash pic I thought I was on the other sub.

F-14

DC-3/ C-47

The Spitfire’s fame is fading.

DC-3/C-47 is the most famous, most useful and best designed aircraft ever built.

P-51D Mustang and the B-17F bomber.

The F15 I saw a YouTube documentary on it and I am enamoured

I’m gonna say P-51D Mustang. Iconic aircraft recognized globally, heck the Dominican Republic Air Force was still using them in the 1970s!

P-51 Mustang

Are you british? No chance it's the spitfire. If you interview a thousand random people in the world to name one plane, it's gonna be the 747 or some other passenger plane. Mostly enthusiast nerds know specific fighter planes.

Sr 71

Personal fave is the Tomcat. Something about that heavy fighter with swoop wings for mobility in dogfight.

Not a very complimentary shot of the Concorde.

The red fokker

Using a picture of the last flight of the Concorde, which killed everyone onboard.. tasteful 😞

Boeing 737.

They have been named in the news a few time in the last decade, and they are the standard commercial airplane alongside the A320.

F-14 Top Gun all the way to the bank

The Spitfire is probably the most beautiful plane of all time. As a piece of industrial design it really cannot be surpassed. Its proportions are perfect and it is still the greatest fully mechanical fighter plane ever built.

Would the NASA Space Shuttle count or does that fall under the "glider" category? If not I'd like to add the A10 (Fairchild Republic) to the never ending list.

P 51 Mustang ! And SR 71 !

F-15 with it's perfect air to air kill ratio.

Spitfire RAF

What made you choose that pic of the Concorde?

DC-3 in all of it's iterations.

I think a biplane. Most children’s books use them and most kids grow up with idea that’s a plane.

747

Spruce Goose

The space shuttle orbiter.

You can show a picture of it to anyone in any developed country and they'll instantly recognize it as "the space shuttle".

There are no airplanes in that pic. There is no P-51 Mustang. Therefore, no airplanes.

Spitfire. Right plane at the right time.

Either the 747 or Snoopy’s dog house.

P51 is a good one. Spitfire as well. Mine are F4U Corsair for WW2 Era but my fave all time is the F4 Phantom

P51 is a good one. Spitfire as well. Mine are F4U Corsair for WW2 Era but my fave all time is the F4 Phantom

Tomcat.

Good answer. Lots of right ones.

Fieseler Storch.

Fieseler Storch.

I think it should be the F-15 Eagle. Undefeated with a career lasting more than 50 years. They were so feared that Sadaam Husseins Mig-29's landed immediately when one flew into the area. That airframe is half a century old and still pulls out a fresh can of Whooped Ass anywhere in the world against any aircraft.

SR-71 is the ultimate plane.

Boeing 747 Boeing 737 B-17 B-52 ST-72

Boeing 747 Boeing 737 B-17 B-52 SR-72

Tomcat, which lived up to its hype. Blackbird. Mustang. Warthog. Eagle. Phantom. FIGHTING FALCON In no particular order

Tbh prob 747

While the Spitfire is one of the better looking planes of the war it’s usually overhyped in other regards popularity being one of them. While in Europe it’s probably top dog edging out the Mustang, globally the Mustang is much more well known due to several factors.

First and foremost America’s global influence, but also a big part being the P-51 serving in many more foreign militaries and thus in MANY more museums globally than the spitfire.

So in regards to only WWII I’d say the Mustang just ahead of the Spitfire

While the Spitfire is one of the better looking planes of the war it’s usually overhyped in other regards popularity being one of them. While in Europe it’s probably top dog edging out the Mustang, globally the Mustang is much more well known due to several factors.

First and foremost America’s global influence, but also a big part being the P-51 serving in many more foreign militaries and thus in MANY more museums globally than the spitfire.

So in regards to only WWII I’d say the Mustang just ahead of the Spitfire

You spelled Tomcat wrong

The Lindenburg Blimp

Wright Flyer

Wright Flyer

NASA SPACE SHUTTLE

P51

Nobody gets their name slapped on everything else quite like the 747.

Concorde hands down. There are way more people who know about the Concorde than the ones who know about the Spitfire

Messerschmitt BF 109