The effectiveness of military aircraft is growing as fast as the United States’ economy. Just imagine: a modern combat plane requires 60 times less bombs to strike a target than for the fighters of the Second World War era! The “stuffing” of modern planes is impressive! But in history there are examples, that you look at and think: “Holy christ! How did they do that?” What would shock you more: a giant plane which resembles a flying city? Or a plane which can ascend up to a suborbital height and fly six times faster than the speed of sound? We made a list of the most powerful military planes in the history of aviation.