By coinkidink I was watching some vintage 70s video today which featured a story about the possibility of an Australian airline operating the Concorde - it never happened for a range of reasons but just the footage of the big bird taking off was enough to stir the blood. It definitely gets a vote.
As for Props, what about the Hawker Sea Fury ? Especially when it's in the Miss Merced flame job Put it into Google, you'll see what I mean)- I've been painting it up on the Hobbycraft kit for months now but I still lovelooking at the pics. And then there's those post war Spits in their natural metal - yeah baby!!!
As for jets, yes the Hustler can go a yard or two in the sexy stakes (So can the Dart, Convair knew what they were doing) but surely there's nothing can beat the Falcon - there is not a wrong line anywhere on it, it is THE jet, it is jetness made real