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FWIW, in chronological order:

Wright 1905 Flyer


The first practical aircraft

Junkers F13


The first all metal, low wing, cantilever aircraft.

Boeing 314 Clipper


The first true intercontinental passenger aircraft.

Boeing B-29


The first nuclear-capable aircraft. Also the first with a pressurized compartment for the flight crew.

MiG-15


Made in more numbers than any jet aircraft in history

Sikorsky S-55


The first successful multi-role helicopter

Cessna 172


The most successful mass produced light aircraft ever built

Learjet 23


The first 'personal jet' aircraft

Boeing 747


The first and most successful wide-bodied jet airliner

General Atomics MQ-1 Predator


The first successful UAV.
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