The Biggest, Most Expensive Military Planes Ever Produced

5. Fighter Bf 109

Joined the Service in 1935 1945 saw retirement Price: *$1.5 million The Bf 109 is now classified as a relic. Both the Royal Romanian Air Force and the Luftwaffe utilised the fighter aircraft during World War II. Without a question, it was one of the most sophisticated planes of its day, even though the bad guys operated it.

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Bf-109 Fighter on Pinterest / @tjoleary3 The Bf 109's cutting-edge (for the time) characteristics were an all-metal monocoque, closed canopy, retractable landing gear, and a V12 aero engine that was inverted and liquid-cooled. It was built to compete with US aircraft like as those created by Boeing. The Bf 109 was known by the Allied air fighters as the "Me 109."

6. Mirage of Dassault-Breguet

Joined the Service in 1978 Not retired: N/A Expense: *$23 million Dassault Aviation, a French firm comparable to US weaponry makers like General Dynamics, created the Dassault Breguet Mirage. The series of supersonic fighter jets with delta wings was dubbed Mirage, and the most successful model in the series was the Mirage III.

Dassault-Breguet Mirage on Twitter and @FASTmuseum Later, in addition to Dassault Aviation, other certified contractors would also produce the III. Every Mirage had the same fundamental airframe design. Their powerplant capabilities and equipment were different. Later Mirage planes had canard foreplanes added on, but earlier Mirage planes had no tails at all.