Whats your favorite aircraft?

Since you didn't specify civil or war birds, I'll give you both.

CIVIL - Beech Type 17 "Stagerwing". With it's plush leather cabin interior, retractable landing gear, and Art Deco look; the most beautiful civil aircraft ever built, with the possible exception of the Boeing 314 Clipper.

WAR BIRD - Lockheed P-38 Lightening. The early models with the streamlined engine nacelles. With both machine guns and canon, very businesslike and very deadly.

Both the Stagerwing and Lightning look as though they are flying flat out while sitting on the tarmac.

Pete

Favorite WW2 P-38 or P-61
Favorite "Modern era" either the EA-6B or the Osprey
(I've as yet to build either of the Modern ero planes.)

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I guess I am stuck on Prop planes I keep forgetting that my OTHER favorite is the Catalina

My favorites are the prototypes that Grumman produced.

These are their "Goose" and "Duck."

I would have to say the P-51 and a 2 way tie between B-25 and P-38 for 2nd place.

I guess my favorite is the P-51D. Followed by the P-38 and P-47. Love those fighters!

The Chance Vought F4U Corsair is THE plane. I'm also kinda partial to the McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. Oh, yeah - the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II, and the McDonnell-Douglas-Boeing-Hawker-British AeroSpace-etc. AV-8 Harrier. The F-15 is also one of my favorites. Hmmmmmm - the F-86, the F-100, S-3 Viking, EA-6B Prowler, definitely the C-130, uhhhhhmmmmm, oh yeah, the P-51, the P-47, the P-38, the F7F TigerCat......aw, shoot, I've got too many favorites. It's hard to really choose just one. BUT, to choose one, it would have to be the Corsair.

QUOTE: Originally posted by berny13 Is the Navy version of the B-1RD the GU-ll?

No, it's actually the F-1SH.

Somehow, I knew you'd say that, hehe...


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Favorite as in ground attack, transport, fighter/attack, fighter, observation, civil. To many would have to be my answer as to that i have favorites in all these subjects and not just one certain type.

QUOTE: Originally posted by blackwolfscd For this thread, it's the B-1RD. For the other thread... you'll have to look'n see. Fade to Black...

Is the Navy version of the B-1RD the GU-ll?

For this thread, it's the B-1RD. For the other thread... you'll have to look'n see.


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Phantom II, Phantom II, oh Phantom II where are you???

Phantoms rule the skies!!!!!!

Need I say more?

Four fans of freedom! Hercs forever

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P-47 Thunderbolt is my #1, with the Pitts Special (S-1S model) a close second.

Jim