"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
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My list of revolutionary fighters

Fokker Eindekker (guns through the propeller arc, monoplane, wildly
successful for it's time)
I-16 (I'm told this one)
Me-109 (first low-wing retractable gear used in large quantities)

Hardly, the I-16 was a low wing monoplane with retractable gear
even if we discount that the Me-109 development was pretty
much in step with the Hurricane

The first Me-109 flight happened flown on September 5 1935
and enetered service in July 1937

The Hawker Hurricane first flew November 6,1935
and entered squadron service December 1937

Me-262 (First jet used in large quantities)

As has already been pointed out the Meteor entered squadron
service BEFORE the Me-262

Harrier (VTOL)
F-117 (Stealth)

My list of other revolutionary aircraft
Bell Huey (first helo used in large numbers????)

Incorrect the Bell 47 preceded it by almost a decade
and remained in production until 1976

Keith