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Su-27 Flanker, for sure. IF there ever was a plane that just screamed fighter, this is it!
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Now that I'm here, where am I??
My second thought on this question...The one that brought me home from long deployments overseas! The Freedom Bird was such a beautiful aircraft...even if one felt like they were riding in a livestock trailer packed to capacity! LOL
Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt
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"And here.. My prize... The Black Widow.. Isn't she lovely and so deadly..."-Vincent Price
Boeing Model 314, the Clippers for Civvie..
and for military.. P-38.. i'm kinda like Doogs.. a tad biased.. lol ( especially the X and Y models..)
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HawkeyeHobbies The most beautiful plane is the one you are piloting! Sure you can look at another airplane and dream, but flying the one you've got is the most beautiful because she's yours...goes for wives as well.
The most beautiful plane is the one you are piloting! Sure you can look at another airplane and dream, but flying the one you've got is the most beautiful because she's yours...goes for wives as well.
Can't argue with Gerald. Still since I'm not a private pilot I guess have to go with something else though.
Personally, I'll go with the Spitfire Mk XIV. I love the look of the earlier Merlin machines but there's just something about the Griffin spits. They had the grace of the earlier planes but mixed with the gigantic engine and prop a certain brutal appearence. Reminds me somewhat of an orca or mako shark- brute power and elegance at the same time.
IMHO anyway- your mileage may vary...
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
It's a toss-up for me between the F-16 and the Pfalz D.III - like 'em both. I'd be hard-pressed to find anything from WWII or any other conflict that can match the clean lines of those two aircraft.
Mike
"We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."
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Well, since you didn't specify that it had to be a warbird, I'm going to say a Dassault Falcon 7X.
It's a 10-14 seat, 3 enigine corporate aircraft.
In my opinion, for a plane to be beautiful it needs to be aerodynamically clean. If a plane has vortex generators, ventral fins, etc. they are there for a reason.and it ruins the look. They are usual there to cover up or mask some bad handling characteristics at slower speeds. The 3 engine Falcon family of aircraft have never had any devices bolted on to enhance handling or subdue bad characteristics, Just a smooth wing and fuselage.
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I dunno...grabbed that off Google image search. Looks like someone reversed the image (look at the tail numbers)
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Without a doubt, it is the Su-27 UB Flanker C. The single-seat B is graceful, but the two-seaters are elegant.
DoogsATX Duh...
Duh...
A baby warthog is beautiful... to its mama... why is the national insignia on the wrong wing?
The P-40 and B-17 will always be my two favorites.
I would have to go with the P-51D but there are so many others right behind.
Sukhoi SU-27
Don
So many to reflect on, but I am going with the P51D. It just looks like it is going 400Knots, sitting on the ground. The lines on it are perfect. A very close second is the F-16.
-Tom
Here's the start of a thread that should be fascinating. What is the most beautiful plane ever built? There are so many terrific choices--my own would include a dozen or more, from the gorgeous XB-70 and the streamlined glass of the Spitfire to the perfect symmetry of the Pfalz D3 and the elegance of the Constellation. What do you think abd why?
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