1. Dassault Falcon
   Cessna
2. Sony

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is one of the most numerous airplanes in the history of manufacturing. The little four-seat plane has been made since the 1950s, and more than 40,000 have been built.

1. 16 hours
   1 year
2. Nearly 65 days

Robert Timm and John Cook kept their little Cessna in the air for nearly 65 days. That's nearly 20 days longer than the second-place record, which was set in 1949.

1. Lockheed
   Boeing
2. ATR

The 757 is an iconic airliner that was made by Boeing from 1981 to 2004. These are big planes that can carry up to 300 passengers for thousands of miles without refueling.

1. Heavy bomber
   Jet aircraft
2. Single-seat monoplane

In 1927, daring pilot Charles Lindberg flew the single-seat monoplane "Spirit of St. Louis" from New York to Paris, a distance of around 3,600 miles. It was the first nonstop transatlantic flight ever.

1. About 65 mph
   About 290 mph
2. About 130 mph

The "Spirit of St. Louis" wasn't exactly a speedster, as it topped out at around 130 mph. It took Lindbergh around 34 hours to make the 3,600-mile journey.

1. Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter
   Vultee BT-13 Valiant trainer
2. Fokker Dr.I triplane

The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, flew his last missions in a Fokker Dr.I. The plane had a triple-wing configuration at a top speed of around 115 MPH thanks to its 110hp engine.

1. Biplane
   Airliner
2. Bomber

The B-25 was first introduced in 1941 as a bomber meant to beat back the Axis. Most of these medium bombers were deployed to the Pacific Theater to destroy Japanese targets.

1. LZ 129 Hindenburg
   Bombadier CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet)
2. Boeing VC-25A

The president and his close advisors have room to stretch out on Air Force One, the call sign used for the presidential plane -- a Boeing VC-25A that is, of course, customized for technological and comfort purposes.

1. Roughly $4 billion
   Just over $9 million
2. About $325 million

No one said presidential planes come cheap. The heavily-modified VC-25s used for the president cost about $325 million, and it's equipped with all the luxuries of a regular home.

1. Beechcraft Model 18
   Boeing 717
2. Boeing B-29 Superfortress

During WWII, the B-29 Superfortress was one of the most advanced bits of weaponry ever to fly through the skies. A B-29 named the "Enola Gay" was the first ever to drop an atomic bomb in combat; the second was dropped by a lesser known B-29 named "Bockscar."

1. Unmanned flight
   Crossing the English Channel
2. Mid-flight ejection

In 1909, pilot Louis Blériot used the tiny Blériot X to make the first manned flight across the English Channel. The plane had a wooden propeller mounted on a 25hp engine.

1. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
   B-17 Flying Fortress
2. Airbus A320-214

Flight 1549 was crippled by the bird collision, so pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles ditched the huge Airbus A320-214 in the Hudson. Thanks to savvy piloting and luck, no one died in the crash, which made headlines around the world.

1. Boeing 777-200ER
   Hawker Hurricane
2. Piper Pacer

After the Boeing 777-200ER carrying more than 200 people went missing, governments in the area launched the longest and most expensive search in history. A few pieces of the craft were found in mid-2015, but until larger pieces of the plane are located, officials won't have an explanation for why the plane crashed.

1. Boeing 717
   U-2 Spy Plane
2. Lockheed Model 10 Electra

In 1937, Earhart used a twin-engine Lockheed Model 10 Electra for her around-the-world flight. The propeller-driven plane was outdated by the time WWII rolled around, but the government still used many of them during the conflict.

1. Great Eagle
   Super Cub
2. Fantastic Falcon

The Piper PA-18 Super Cub is an exceedingly popular monoplane that was first built in 1949. These little planes have relatively powerful 150hp engines and are very useful in areas with small landing strips.

1. An alien mothership
   A jet fighter in the Cold War
2. An experimental rocket plane

The Bell X-1 was an experimental rocket plane that was used to break the sound barrier for the first time in 1947. The plane had an XLR-11 engine, which burned liquid oxygen, alcohol and water to create supersonic speeds.

1. Long-range escort
   Spy plane
2. Civilian plane

The Cessna 180 is a small civilian plane with a maximum of six seats. First built in the early '50s, it's a very common personal aircraft with a maximum speed of around 170 mph.

1. Rolls-Royce RB211
   Pratt & Whitney PW2000
2. Rolls-Royce Merlin III

The Merlin was a little engine from the WWII era. The 757 is a huge plane that relies on either the Rolls-Royce RB211 or Pratt & Whitney PW2000 series turbofans.

1. Passenger jet
   Civilian helicopter
2. Dive bomber

The U.S. used the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver as a naval dive bomber during WWII. It used a single 1,900hp radial engine to hit speeds of nearly 300 mph, and it could be armed with guns, rockets and bombs.

1. 12 feet
   36 feet
2. 98 feet

The 172 Skyhawk is just a little plane that carries a maximum of four people. Its wingspan measures just a bit over 36 feet.

1. Jet fighter
   Medium bomber
2. Ultralight

As you can probably tell from the name, the Chotia Weedhopper is an ultralight plane. During the 1970s, ultralight planes were all the rage … and the Weedhopper led the way thanks in large part due to its price tag of around $9,000.

1. It was a flying bomb.
   It was the first-ever fully operational Russian fighter plane.
2. It's the most-produced combat plane in history.

During WWII, the Soviets churned out tens of thousands of the Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack plane. In the end, they built more than 36,000 of them, making it the most-produced combat aircraft ever.

1. American Civil War
   WWI
2. Vietnam War

The Sopwith Camel was a bi-plane fighter built by the British for World War I. It was the most successful (and iconic) fighter of the entire war, and helped bring down nearly 1,300 enemy planes.

1. About $4 billion
   Roughly $70 million
2. Just over $5 million

The 757 was a long-term investment for airlines all over the world. The initial investment of around $70 million was steep, but the craft's long life meant that it had the potential to earn back that amount and a whole lot more.

1. 737
2. 757

The 757 is a very large plane meant to ferry hundreds of people long distances. The 737 carries roughly 200 passengers, tops.

1. To bomb Hitler's base
   To fly around the world on a single tank of fuel
2. To fly to the top of Mt. Everest

The Rutan Model 76 Voyager was designed to fly all the way around Earth without stopping or refueling. It took off in December 1986, and nine days later it landed safely after traveling nearly 26,400 miles … all the way around the planet.

1. About 188 mph
   About 312 mph
2. About 490 mph

The bitty 172 Skyhawk isn't meant to be a fast plane. And it should never exceed speeds of 188 mph, otherwise, you might regret it in crater-like fashion.

1. 67 hours
   78 days
2. 32 days

The Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer was built for speed. Fossett flew around the entire world in just 67 hours, at an average speed of nearly 370 MPH, a record that still stands.

1. 47 feet
   110 feet
2. 340 feet

The Voyager had a wingspan of more than 110 feet, wide enough to help the plane stay aloft at high altitudes. Empty, the plane weighed just over 2,000 pounds.

1. Grumman
   Antonov
2. Beechcraft

The Beechcraft Bonanza is six-seat, single-engine civilian plane that's been in continuous production longer than any other aircraft. More than 17,000 of this model have been created since 1947.