World's ugliest airplanes?
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The Blackburn R-1 Blackburn. So homely, they couldn't think of a suitable model name.
http://vintage-aviation.hp.infoseek....kburn_1922.jpg
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Vickers Viscount
Have a look at this and tell me that's ugly!
Last edited by Panop; 8th Mar 2010 at 01:21. Reason: original link not always working correctly
What has this man been on.............??!!! The Viscount is a truly beautiful aeroplane both visually and in terms of passenger appeal.....
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World's ugliest airplanes
The Viscount: couldn't agree more with last two posts; the Viscount was an aircraft of superbly balanced proportions. No way was it ugly in any shape or form.
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Unless of course they turn it into an engine test-bed...
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Dreamlifter, no contest.
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Sorry Panop, didn't mean to insult you but I don't see the beauty or style in it. The nose doesn't strike me as being very aerodynamic or beautiful, and I could go on and on but beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. If you'd ask me the opposite out of the early days of the golden age of aviation I'd go for the Comet on the civilian side and the Victor on the military side. Never liked the "hump" of the cockpit/nose of the Vulcan.
Forgive me, but I cannot see any beauty in it.
Forgive me, but I cannot see any beauty in it.
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No offence take Squawk. I'm sorry you can't see it but then I have my doubts about the Victor (no argument about the Comet though until they Nimroded it!).
Must be a cultural thing - not many US designs had the raised cockpit hump like the Viscount, Vulcan etc. I always felt it added character as well as being practical by raising the cockpit without having to 'blunt' the entire nose.
Must be a cultural thing - not many US designs had the raised cockpit hump like the Viscount, Vulcan etc. I always felt it added character as well as being practical by raising the cockpit without having to 'blunt' the entire nose.