Frog airplanes
Well, let's see.........
Aerospatiale helicopters - smooth, efficient, lots of passenger appeal
Falcon jets - best built aircraft in their class, anyone who has flown one loves them
Sud Caravelle - a revolutionary first-generation jet; beautiful too
Concorde - never beaten, and (sadly) never will be
Nord - some innovative designs
Should I go on?
I'd suggest it is wrong to generalise on the subject of French aircraft. If you have a beef with the 'bus, stick to criticising that.