SR-71 is definitely a sweet plane, and used to be my favorite. But the F-22 currently has that spot. Yeah, stealth isn't perfect, but it works well enough to defeat AA radar systems long enough to neutralize.
The first publicly known (according to Wired magazine) F-22 "shot down" was by an F-16 in a mock dogfight. Which goes to show why the F-16 is also at the top of my favorite list. I can't imagine they are still as high on the list of most maneuverable, but they were in they're day.
The missile launch from the Tor-M1 is one of the funnier flying things I've seen recently.
Directly comparing many planes that people lump as "fighters" is silly. For instance, there is no comparison between the F-15 and F-16 when it comes down to a pure maneuverability-based dogfight. F-16s are much better at that. Start up a drag race to the clouds and again there is no comparison, the F-15 wins. The F-22 is an air superiority and strike fighter. If you need to demolish a row of tanks, even an A-10 is probably better. But when it comes to taking over an airspace, watch out, because the F-22 is practically invisible to radar (glitches don't get you target locks), and its not going to let you get within visible range before shooting off its AMRAAM or Sidewinder missiles. The F-35... Well, its cheaper to buy one anyway... There is a reason we (the USA) let other countries buy F-35s and not F-22s. We save the best for ourselves.
I am not saying anything negative about the other planes listed in this thread. I admit to very little knowledge about other countries aircraft.
Some other military planes that I like are:
B-2
B-1B
F-14
P-51
F-86
V-22
A-10
I'm a big airplane fan. I don't dislike flying, but I've never tried for a license. I understood lift better than most people before I was 12. I'm a natural pilot in video games, though I usually like to play with red and blackout turned off (I am a fan of 20Gs).
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