Most beautiful aircraft

[benhongh]

I have a feeling that I'm the only one for...

[ananda]

This one get my vote as the coolest for WW-2 props :diablo:

[Corrosion]

Ok people as some believe Beautiful is not equal to cool, so give your opinions on three points:

1. Beautiful, elegant and clean: Eg. SR71 etc.

2. Cute: Eg. Props

3. Cool: Eg. Flankers

Which according to you fits in these categories.

[Tu22m]

Ok people as some believe Beautiful is not equal to cool, so give your opinions on three points:

1. Beautiful, elegant and clean: Eg. SR71 etc.

2. Cute: Eg. Props

3. Cool: Eg. Flankers

Excellent initiative.
Beautiful: SR71, Concorde (in flight), Draken, F-104, YF23, Pak FA
Cool: SR71, Draken, A10 (fully loaded)

[Glendora]

The Century Series in block.
Even if some of them could look ugly nowadays, many (me for sure) were hugely fascinated by these aircrafts.

[Wyvernfan]

Its already had one nomination, but in my eyes the Mirage IV has to be one of the most beautiful aeroplanes... ever!


Rob

[j_jza80]

I don't know why every brit thinks the spitfire is the best looking plane ever. Oh wait the answer lies withing the question.

Seriously, what is wrong with you?

[Tempest414]

[Moggy C]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Gets my vote

Moggy

[Nicolas10]

courtesy http://fighter-collection.com/cft/cu...p-40b-warhawk/

Much better looking than the Spitfire, IMO, & besides, nobody posted a pic of the best looking spitfire:



Nic

[David Burke]

Little point in having the discussion - the dehavilland Hornet F.3 won it many years ago !

[j_jza80]

Sukhoi T-4 (nose up)


She's not so pretty with the nose down. Does anyone know of any 'in flight' pictures of this type survive?

[mrmalaya]

Spitfire closely followed by this:

[j_jza80]

P-51C / Mustang III

[Confucius says]

PAK-FA is incredibly elegant looking in my eyes.

Absolutely in love with the birds.

+1

That's my favourite picture of the bird. That thread would be incomplete without it!

[Confucius says]

And the little prince is quite a looker too!

[j_jza80]

[QUOTE=Confucius says;1972252]And the little prince is quite a looker too!

[]

I think you meant to post that in this thread: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6239

[obligatory]

Ok people as some believe Beautiful is not equal to cool, so give your opinions on three points:

1. Beautiful, elegant and clean: Eg. SR71 etc.

2. Cute: Eg. Props

3. Cool: Eg. Flankers

Which according to you fits in these categories.

1] Yes, in terms of elegant beauty, its SR-71
2] Cute, as in aerodynamic perfection, cost effectiveness, P-51 & Gripen.
3] As in brutish appearance, i have a weak spot for the ole Flanker,
tho F-15 out-beat it if #1 is considered

[KERVYN]

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[Tempest414]

courtesy http://fighter-collection.com/cft/cu...p-40b-warhawk/

Much better looking than the Spitfire, IMO, & besides, nobody posted a pic of the best looking spitfire:



Nic

I posted this Spit in post 7 on this thread

[Portagee]

I love the obvious contenders, Spitfire is graceful, yet the B-1B is also very graceful when seen sliding it's wings back as Here

But for me, the XB70 Valkyrie.
It's was like a Gerry Anderson design from Thunderbirds, so far ahead of anything else around.

[nostalgair2]

i reckon this takes some beating!

[Tempest414]

Hawker's what a family

[Al.]

Timeless elegance and simplicity goes to the Mosquito
Brutal power and 'I wouldn't want to spill his pint in a pub' goes to the Eagle
Out and out most beautiful plane ever is the Blackbird
I always had a soft spot for the Flogger (with Radar not duck nose) when in flight but I'd never call it graceful.

I guess part of the attraction of the spit for us Brits (but not that abomination with the clipped wings) is its visual association with the Battle of Britain. Possibly it was the first war machine of WWII where it finally looked like we had technical superiority over the Third Reich?

[Moggy C]

I'd quite like to put forward the Victor



Moggy

[Tempest414]

I'd quite like to put forward the Victor

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Moggy

What a honey

[j_jza80]

I'd quite like to put forward the Victor



Moggy

Like so many aircraft from that era, she was a beauty until they started covering them with bumps and blisters. That transformation is nothing though compared to the differences between the DH Comet and the bulbous AEW Nimrods!

[Moggy C]

She did look stunning when first appearing at Farnborough in the 1950s and I was a scabby-kneed spotter. And I must agree, the excrescences that grew over the years didn't really improve her in any way.

Always reminded of the legend that quite recently, a US fighter pilot who wasn't born when that photo was taken was vectored onto a Victor during exercises, took one look and said "It's something out of Jules Verne"

Moggy

[Nicolas10]

I posted this Spit in post 7 on this thread

Sorry mate... my firewall blocks some websites & thus some pictures don't appear unless I disable it.

Nic

[Speedy]

I didn't count, but the Mustang seems to get a lot of votes.

For me it goes something like this:-

Concorde
Spitfire
F-16XL
Hunter
Mozzie
F-5E
Gripen
Mirage 2000

and I guess the Mustang would be there somewhere too.