Flight ─ 100 Greatest Aircraft

Curated by the editors of the world’s most widely read aviation magazine, Flight captures the spirit of air adventure with this collection of the world’s most amazing flying machines, all depicted in stunning, full-color photographs.

Every pilot dreams of the perfect aircraft, and some lucky people travel the world to find and fly them. The editors of FLYING magazine, known and trusted for their level of expertise, bring you 100 of the world’s most stunning, classic, modern, amazing, and surprising aircrafts. FLIGHT: 100 Best Aircraft, like FLYING magazine, speaks to the passions and reaches the hearts of active and aspiring pilots, all captured in dramatic, colorful photographs. The perfect gift for the aviator or enthusiast in your life, FLIGHT engages, educates, and entertains, while providing expert advice through the experience of a dedicated editorial staff of pilots and aircraft owners.

Mark Phelps traces his passion for aviation back to age eight, when he’d stop at the town library in Milton, Massachusetts, to fill his heart and mind with the stories of aviation's heroes, past and present. After graduating from college in 1975, he learned to fly and shortly thereafter bought his first airplane, a two-seat Grumman AA1-B, in 1981. (His current airplane is an IFR-equipped 1954 V-tail Bonanza.) In 1986, he landed a dream job as associate editor at FLYING, where he continues to write stories, as well as contributing freelance writing, editing, and consulting work to a wide range of clients. Along the way, Mark has been privileged to fly some of the airplanes he read about as a kid, including a Supermarine Spitfire, and to meet many of the heroes whose stories filled the pages of those books.

With approximately 1,800 hours' flying time, Mark is an active instrument pilot. He lives in central New Jersey with his wife and twin sons, who came into his life in 2001.

FLYING has been written by pilots, for pilots since 1927. It provides the following elements: Product reviews from experienced editors and contributors who fly and operate airplanes, helicopters, avionics, accessories, and all kinds of gadgets and equipment; industry and market news in an ever-changing environment of new regulations and new policies; technique and safety information that pilots have earned with experience; and opinion pieces with words based on years of experience and many thousands of flight hours. The expertise found in the pages of the magazine is what sets FLYING apart from all others.