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Topic: Whats the most beautiful plane??
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Aladar
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posted 06-22- 12:48 PM
   
Just give your opinon of the most beautiful plane you've ever seen, and a picture for those who don't know what one is. Mine would be a hard choice, between (don't laugh) The beautiful De Havilland DH88  (Shut up, and don't laugh) The elegant F-4 Phantom II  And the beautiful Lockheed Martin JSF.  What about you?
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JT
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posted 06-22- 12:55 PM
WWII: P-38
Cold War: F-8j Crusader
70s: F-15 Eagle
Modern: F-22 or JSF X-35By the way, is the X-35 still being considered or have they decided to go with the X-32? I hope they go with the X-35. The X-32 is one the ugliest planes I've ever seen. [This message has been edited by JT (edited 06-22-2001).] IP: Logged |
DanW
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posted 06-22- 01:16 PM
P-51
F-86
F-16In that order. IP: Logged |
Sunray
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posted 06-22- 01:17 PM
Spitfire followed closely by a Mosquito. It's not so much the looks as it is the sound of a Merlin at full throttle. Sounds like what an aircraft should sound like. Jets have no grace. Just remember you asked.IP: Logged |
Stever
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posted 06-22- 01:32 PM
I used to think the P-51 was until I walked into the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum exhibit of the Zero. It is truly the most beautiful plane I have ever seen.IP: Logged |
71hemicuda
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posted 06-22- 01:38 PM
WWII fighters:P-38, Spitfire, and P-47
WWII twin engine bombers:A-20G,B-25
WWII heavy bombers:B-24,B-17Jet fighters:F-16,F-14 Those are in order by their classification. ------------------
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Aladar
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posted 06-22- 02:51 PM
JT, I hope to God not! They haven't made a dexcision yet, and I too agree that the X-32 is the ugliest thing in creation. My Dad works for lockheed and has it on very good authority that Boeing has already burnt out their hovering engine, and doesn't have enough power to hover (its not a requirement, but probably a plus).[This message has been edited by Aladar (edited 06-22-2001).] IP: Logged |
Jerry
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posted 06-22- 02:59 PM
F4U Corsair
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Smokey
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posted 06-22- 03:13 PM
B-17 Flying Fort.IP: Logged |
Nat
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posted 06-22- 04:37 PM
Modern - SU S-37 "Berkut" nothing comes close, big, ugly, nasty looking.. beautiful  2x25,000lbs vectored thrust engines, high G capability, THE most manouverble modern fighter in the air... until SU produce the MFI that is 
WW2 - Black Widow, for the same reasons lol
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bjorn
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posted 06-22- 04:48 PM
Is this for military aircraft only? Of civilian aircraft it must be the Lancair (any model.) Hard to beat this one:  There's a blood red airborne ferrari with a prop at the club... want want want...
Otherwise... the Yak-52 isn't too bad. Saw one practice low fly-by's the other day (exceptionally similar to the one in this picture.) Impressive machine. 
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darthbob
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posted 06-22- 05:24 PM
jumping castrated monkeys batman, that su-37 is huge.IP: Logged |
Werner Molders
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posted 06-22- 05:28 PM
I couldn't pick any one or ones, but this Lanc MkX I visited recently was a very pretty plane.  WM ------------------
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Jerry
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posted 06-22- 07:33 PM
Smokey, I guess you're not all bad. The B-17 is my favorite plane and she is beautiful and makes my heart jump everytime I see one. But based solely on appearance I put her 3rd on my list. But I could move her to #1 easy for the price of a six-pack.IP: Logged |
nealg
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posted 06-23- 12:01 AM
Jerry; Dang, you are expensive!! Well, for me, has to be the Spitfire; specifically, the MkIX. Nothing, before or after, comes close to my idea of a 'beautiful airplane'. Though I do have a soft spot for the Sopwith Pup. Oooops...forgot pics. Oh, well, I guess everyone here has seen a Spit IX pic.
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Falck
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posted 06-23- 03:25 AM
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semmern
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posted 06-23- 03:25 AM
Prop planes, Spitfire Mk.V and Mosquito B.IV: They're the most beautiful machines ever to grace the sky. To see one of them is stirring, to hear them as well, well that's pure heaven. Then there's the dh-88 Comet and the Constellation. Pretty planes both of them. In the jet category, there's the English Electric Lightning and the F-4.IP: Logged |
darthbob
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posted 06-23- 04:17 AM
ahh the b1, very nice falck. i'm not that fond of spitfires. i just see them all the time on tv and airshows, just not that enthusiastic about.IP: Logged |
Commando
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posted 06-23- 02:56 PM
I only bought SDOE first because it had my Fav's the Mosquito and the Me262. Glad I did .IP: Logged |
Todesvogel
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posted 06-23- 06:09 PM
But the Boeing JSF would be able to Vector In Forward Flight; the Lockheed JSF probably wouldn't (at combat speed).I haven't yet read the difinitive word about how (un)important VIFFing was to the British in the Fauklands. Seems a useful feature. Interestingly, in "Joint Strike Fighter, Boeing X-32 vs Lockheed Martin X-35", Bill Sweetman states the a key advantage of STOVL is in landing on Carriers in very low visibility. The British & US Marines can provide air support in weather that grounds the US Navy aircrews.
Most Beautiful:
Jet:
Single: AV-8B Plus, Twin: SR-71, Quad: B-58 Hustler Rocket:
WWII:: ME-163 Komet
Post War:: X-15 Turboprop:
Twin: E2 Hawkeye, Quad: TU-95 Bear Piston:
WWII:: Single: FW-190, Twin: He-219 Uhu
Post War:: Single: F1F Bearcat, Twin: de Havilland Hornet(!) On a national basis, I think the UK has done the most to push the envelope of aircraft design. The US has been the leader in Space though (thanks to the good Dr. Von Braun). [This message has been edited by Todesvogel (edited 06-23-2001).] IP: Logged |
Smokey
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posted 06-23- 09:51 PM
When I was a very young kid B-17s were still
flying around. One would go over once in a
while and would be low enough you could hear
the engines. Man, that would put a lump in
my throat every time. Aluminum Overcast
comes to our area about once every 2 years.
Whether I go an see her or she flies over my
house I get the same feeling.IP: Logged |
Vahnatai
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posted 06-23- 11:39 PM
X-29
X-30
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ritt_bear
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posted 06-24- 08:57 AM
This pic and many others sized 1024x768 at http://www.geocities.com/bear2790/index.htm Without a doubt, my all-time fav is ... 
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Jerry
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posted 06-24- 12:19 PM
Nice collection Bear. IP: Logged |
Biggles
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posted 06-25- 02:05 AM
With out a doubt, it has to be the
Beechcraft G-17s Staggerwing.A VERY close second is the
Grumman G-44 Widgeon.
Biggles
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