What, no Focke-Wulf FW 190? You're disqualified...

Hawker Sea Fury, top speed 460 MILES per hour, 740 KPH

With a 10-1 kill ratio, the Corsair did a “little” bit of work in WWII. Best known in Korea? REALLY?

i don’t see the deHavilland DHC-2 Beaver or DHC-3 Otter in the list; both still in active service today.

I believe the T-6 had a P&W 1340 not 1430.

Gotta disagree. The Spartan is 1st, Staggerwing 2nd and how did the Beech 18 not make the list? Thumbs down for no radial sounds.

You missed the Lockheed Constellation and the Grumman Cats especially the F7F and F8F.

Fun fact: The T-6 was also used to train navy pilot trainees the rigors of carrier landings. The USN designated the T-6 as the SNJ and several examples were fitted with a functioning tailhook.

you missed teh bush pilots bird the De Havilland Beaver AKA the US Army L20.

What a mess of units. Mph km/h knots gallons litres. Not to say any one is right or wrong but at least choose one system and be consistent

Nicest is a subjective term. Suggestions for inclusion: Spirit of St. Louis All of the Gee Bee Race planes P-47 Thunderbolt A-1 Skyraider B-17 Flying Fortress B-25 Mitchell B-29 Superfortress B-36 Peacemaker The mighty, iconic, immortal DC-3 The Hellcat, Bearcat, Tigercat siblings from Grumman Consolidated PBY, Catalina All of those look at least as nice as the Trimotor...

Having seen both in person I have to move the Staggerwing to Number 1 with the 195 second. The Staggerwing just has way more "personality" than the 195.

Yea, you forgot the p47, a beast in ww2

Couple radial engine planes I think look pretty good and should have made the list. Howard Hughes H-1 racer and the Sukhoi SU-26, used to like watching them at air shows.

I am the very proud owner of a 1939 J3 Cub that I diligently maintain and privileged to fly.

Three absolutely classic radial engined planes that I can't believe you didn't mention are the (still in use) Antonov AN2, the (also still in use) Douglas DC3 and any and all versions of the (now only used as static displays and very occasional airshow use) Lockheed Constellation.

You need to sort some facts my friend. Your knowledge of aircraft performance is school boy level at best.

Sure is nice to see a Spartan Executive get a nod. What a sexy machine!

Missed the 1938 Ryan SCW. Only 12 and at least 2 are up graded engine wise. Standard power was a 145 Warner radial. Also the Howard close to the same class of a Spartan..

How about the Waco YMF-3, the most beautiful biplane ever built?

well the stearman that you see in the video is called a super stearman with a P&W R-985 the original stearmen were powered by a continental 220 hope it helps

The Douglas DC3 and Beechcraft Model 18 "Twin Beech" should probably make the list but since I'd have a hard time bumping anything on your list I guess I'd have to make it the "Top Dozen" .Most if not all Sea Furies that compete at Reno have had their sleeve valve Bristol Centurius 'plants replaced by Wright R-3350s. That's the dominant radial there. Even the Grumman F8F "Rare Bear" had it's P&W 2800 replaced with the R-3350. Sea Furies were used by Cuba as late as the early '60s during the "Bay of Pigs" fiasco. I believe they were one and one in either shooting down or being shot down by A26 CIA operated "Invaders" that could've just missed making a top dozen radials list themselves. .

My number one radial is the A1 Raider.

I can NOT believe you left out the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.

Oh that beautiful F2G Corsair

So, the facts aren't correct but the video quality is excellent and so is the audio. The aircraft that are shown are very nice. Thanks in that respect.

Yeah the Spartan then the staggerwing then the Boeing. The Cessna after those. And I'd probably go with the staggerwing as my personal favorite.

Awesome video. Use just one measure unit next time if you can ;-)

The Spartan Executive---Gorgeous

Definitely subjective, my favourite is the Sukhoi Su26, but I do like all radials and rotaries

Yes all that's wonderful but you have missed Grumman aircraft Contribution to the radial engine world, also you don't speak of ruben fleet, how about Dee Howard and the Howard 500?

the T6 or Harvard is fitted with a Pratt and Whitney R1340 engine not 1430 Sea Fury maximum speed: 460 mph (740 km/h)

Nice job, man! You put that together so well.

Top 10 by what measure? Interesting selection. I don’t agree with all your choices by any measure, but love your top pick, the 195, since my dad used to own one.

Maxx - Nice film, well put together. Excellent Voice Over and description.

Missing the Beaver......

The T-6 had a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine. The number is the cylinder displacement. The T-6 could cruise at 150 knots or 277 kmh.

Should say single engined,because you didn't mention the "Connie".

Common, what about the Bearcat, or the Tigercat.

P.S. The YAK-18s are super cool. They are very under rated and most likely, not even mentioned.

How about the DHC-2?

Hi, there are a few mistakes in your descriptions, the Corsair for example was used mainly in the Pacific and Korea was secondary. The Sea Fury had a top speed of 460mph and not 460 kph which is 285 mph.

How are none of the Gee Bees on this list? Performance aside, just on sheer aesthetics at least one should be on here right?

Beaver, Otter, Wilga!

You should add the Navy N3N as it a primary trainer for the Navy. The plane never had a structural failure in it's entire life.

Sukhoi Su-26 unlimited aerobatic. Very, very good looking. Tap the cantilever undercarriage leg, it’s Titanium! Not cheap.

Nice video, but you better check your history on the Corsair. It was the most feared plane used against the Japanese in WWII. They did not call it the Whistling Death for nothing.

After reviewing the comments below, you really missed a lot of note worthy radial engine airplanes. To start with the immortal DC-3, one of the best aircraft's ever built. There are too many airplanes to mention as they are all covered in the comments below. The majority of airplanes mentioned were made in the U.S. and only a couple built elsewhere, so WHY did you use metric measurements to describe the airspeed for the U.S. built airplanes as those airplanes did NOT have an airspeed indicator using the metric numbers on the face, it was ALL in MPH!!!!!!!! Other that making me stop the video to convert form KM to MPH it was rather good. My grade is a B- for the video.

Pitts model 12 Howard Huges H1 racer

Spartan Exec, #1 in my book.

No Douglas A-1 Skyraider?

Name of the sistem ?

No Stinson gull wing?

Saw this headline … came to the site … heard a calm voice with a well-written script … saw other videos by him, all good. Good length for a video. Gorgeous color. Subscribed. You earned it sir. Thanks. 🙏😀

How in the world did the Douglas DC-3 not make it here? Or even the DC-6? Or what about the Lockheed Constellation? Boeing 377? Boeing 314? The DC-3 is arguably one of the best piston aircraft to ever fly, the DC-6 being one of the first long range pressurized aircraft, the Constellation being the first pressurized commercial aircraft to see widespread use. The 377 has the most powerful radial engine on it, the 314 is a flying boat that Franklin D. Roosevelt flew on in 1943 for a meeting with Churchill during WW2. And the Corsair? My god. Best known for Korea? Saw some action in the Pacific theatre? It’s one of the best known aircraft of WW2, and Korea was mostly dominated by jets and helicopters. The Corsair was considered the most formidable fighter the USAAF had by Japanese pilots with a 11:1 kill ratio.

Not sure on what makes them top. Always thought the WACO was a great radial engine aircraft. They even started making them again.

Pretty sure that's an R-1340 Pratt on that nice AT-6, not a "1430." Thanks for the video.

Why no FW190? Most handsome radial plane.

I miss a FW 190 …

Unfortunately the exact same plane at position no. 3 (T-28 Trojan) pictured here crashed this year, killing the pilot and injuring the passenger.

To each their own, but the T-6 and Corsair would have scored much higher on my list.... Would also include the F4F, P47....and since you include the Tri-motor, you must include multiple engine aircraft, so how would you avoid the B-17, B-24, B-25, B-26, B-29, B-36 which were absolute monsters. Impossible to list an absolute top 10, but I like your list.

The T-28 isn't called Trojin... its called the Trojan.

What about the beaver?!

What no F6F Hellcat. The most important thing plane of WW 2.

You forgot the most beautiful radial engine fighter……….Grumman F-8-F Bearcat

Please work on your facts. Confusing kph vs mph...also Where's the F4F Wildcat and the F6 Hellcat. The Corsair first flew in WWII.

The corsair was known for its engine sound . Great , why are we listening to some irritating jingle noise ?

DC-3. Beech-18.

The se fury could do well over 400 mph

Nice collection and film but where are the DC3,4,6 and 7 and the Super Connie? Please, next time, stick to one measuring system. KPH, mph and knots are not mutually compatible.

Ridiculous not to be consistent between knots, kilometres and miles per hour and without checking, some of the figures just don’t make sense. All great looking planes but how they made top ten is a mystery.

The plane #57 was not a regular Corsair, it was a Super Corsair and has a 27 cylinder engine, i.e. a triple stack, if memory serves.

The Hawker Sea Fury is a beautiful bird, but the ones that "dominate" air racing (and no disrespect meant to the Centaurus radial) are mostly powered by alternative power plants.

I came here in the hope of engine sound.

where is the DC3 ?

The AT-6 had a R-1340 NOT a 1430. The Spartan Executive is a magnificant aircraft, so rare today. Nothing beats a Beechcraft Staggerwing! Should have been #1. Don't understand why the Cessna 195 was chosen 1st.

No Waco?

6:01 This very plane crashed a few weeks ago. The T-28 and its pilot will never return to the sky again 😥 5:40 I only live a few 100 metres away from that runway also nice video, but it would be a lot better if you actually included a startup sound or something

ANT 2

No Stinson Reliant?

Antonov An-2?

Great narrative voice! Just a few "oopsies" on kilometers per hour/ miles per hour/ knots per hour. (For example AT-6). Since your criteria was nicest looking, I definitely would replace the T-28, Russian and possibly a few more with something like a Stinson SR-9/10, Howard DGA, Howard 500 and Lockheed put out a bunch of gorgeous aircraft culminating in the Starliner... But thanks for just sparking fun thoughts! Keep it up!

Antonov An-2 ???

Beech 18

Slight hitch here: Seafury 406 miles, not kilometres/h = 740km/H.

Cessna 195???? Staggerwing??? Ford Trimotor????🙄🙄🙄 I guess you never heard of the Focke-Wulf 190.

You set yourself up for criticism by choosing your top ten. My top ten would have not included the T28 or the Cessna 195, but would have included the Beech 18 and the DC3. By deleting a couple of others I could have added the DHC2 and the AN2. But then again, others would disagree with me, which goes back to my point about setting yourself up. Whatever the case, the most distracting things were the numbers. Those need to be right. The photography on the other hand was pretty good. and overall I enjoyed your video.

Howard DGA

I would have put the Staggerwing first, then the Spartan, then the C195. I think the A26 Invader should have been there. I think you screwed up on many of the speeds--for example, the Sea Fury tops out at about 460 MILES per hour. Certainly not kilometers per hour. It wouldn't be dominating the warbird unlimited category if it could only manage 287.5 miles per hour flat out. But thanks for posting.

Where is An-2 ?????

I find this idea of top 10 ranking totally baseless and the “beauty” criteria for choice very subjective. There are so many planes of this type and your choices are totally arguable, no Boeing bombers, no C47, no P47. I then, want to highlight the ridiculous comment for the #7 F4U Corsair at about 3:05 you say “mostly known for its role in the Korean War, it also participated in the Pacific war”. WHAAAT, WWII is an “also run” compared to the Korean War? The Japanese called the Corsair “whistling death” , so many American aces flew it in WWII and you say it became famous in Korea , where jets were the main protagonists btw, the famous “MiG alley”, do you remember? Next a typo , the #3 T 28 is not Trojin (at 6:02) it’s Trojan. Yeah I really watched your video! Lastly an opinion, a nicest looking radial engine planes top 10 list that doesn’t include the FW 190 is totally destitute of any credibility, or maybe you couldn’t find the video about it?

Video shots. Nice. Narration, numbers and info? Not so much.

The Sea Fury with its correct engine as designed by Sidney Camm is the only one which qualifies the type as a Hawker Sea Fury. The Re engined aircraft are highly modified and have major differences ohv engines for a start, purely for the sake of air racing. That is because the type can fly at Subsonic speeds in a dive and is an extremely clean aerodynamic shape. It’s lineage ,Tempest 11 (centaurus)and before that Typhoon (Sabre) had little time to be fully developed but the Fury could be considered to be that final ,refined development and is worth preservation for that reason alone. The essential difference is that this aircraft is important because it also represents the colossal effort by engine designer sir ROY FEDDEN and the years Spent refining the sleeve valve which the majority of his engines featured . The most numerous and successful was the Hercules predecessor to the Centaurus. Which like the Fury itself too late to the party , Everything was going into Jets by the time they were coming into service. Camm and his team By then busy with the Seahawk , and Hunter.

Wrong again the R985 Pratt Whitney Radials

Yes, to what other viewers have caught. Here's one more: the T28 Trojan, not Trojin. Keep it up. You're entitled to your opinion but be sure your facts are solid.

no way, t6 does 145 km/hour and burns 30 Gal per hour? it should cruse 145K per hour.... my cessna cruse at 105 at 2200 RPM

Dehavilland beaver, otter? WTF???!!

NO RADIAL ENGINE SOUNDS????? WTF

You need to get your specifications straight on individual aircraft your reporting on and stop using kilometers

You said Sea Fury has a max speed of 460 kph. Rubbish!! More like 460 mph- they were the fastest piston driven plane ever made, and held their own against the new jets of the time, remember? They sure as hell didn't do that with a speed of 460 kph. If you've ever had one do a fly past at full noise, you'll know without doubt they do well over 400mph. Even at a distance of 300 metres away, they are long gone before the noise even hits you.