World's ugliest airplanes?
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World's ugliest airplanes?
I'm taking nominations for what our amply-informed group considers to be the world's ugliest aircraft. I will start the bidding with my nomination, the 1931 Stipa-Caproni Flying Barrel.
Whether the aircraft was good, bad or indifferent need have no influence on your choices. The Sikorsky Skycrane, for example, was probably a superb heavy lifter but would win no beauty pageants.
What think you?
Whether the aircraft was good, bad or indifferent need have no influence on your choices. The Sikorsky Skycrane, for example, was probably a superb heavy lifter but would win no beauty pageants.
What think you?
The Airspeed Ferry must be up there with a chance
Airspeed Ferry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One of the early products of author Nevil Shute's company. By the time they produced these
File:Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAD BKS 1965.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
they had obviously learned a thing or two about design, but Shute was long gone by then.
Airspeed Ferry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One of the early products of author Nevil Shute's company. By the time they produced these
File:Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAD BKS 1965.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
they had obviously learned a thing or two about design, but Shute was long gone by then.
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The prime candidate for the award......I could be biased here.....has to be the ATP....ugly in engineering and design and the biggest heap of junk ever to masquerade as an aircraft.....fit for only one use.....as a ground target !.
Blimey Brown, they've built my damned doodles!
Transavia Airtruck - a beautiful functional ugly duckling and popular with aerial ag.
by Lynette Zuccoli
This article appeared in the December 2001 issue of the Falco Builders Letter.
Beauty and the Beast. Falco sleeps with fascist Gee Bee
The aircraft was the Stipa Caproni, designed by Luigi Stipa and built by the Caproni factory in Italy. We were all astonished when Guido announced, "We must have one of those!".
No-one we knew wanted to build it. So we sought someone who was creative, imaginative with not a great sense of embarrassment, and Bryce Wolff was the chosen one.
Work was commenced shortly after using the available information at hand, then in January 1997, Guido was lucky enough to personally meet with Count Gianni Caproni. He generously gave us information and plans, although very scant, we were able to proceed with the project.
Sadly, Guido left us in March 1997, but his dreams and purpose were strong, and we were motivated to carry on.
We purchased the Italian Simonini racing engine, a bit ironic as it was for a very slow aircraft. The engine was suitable for the 65% scale replica of the original, which we did not consider building as it went into the "too hard basket" as we did not have "Experimental Category" in Australia at that time. Also, the original was rather large, with the fuselage standing at over 12 feet tall and wing span at about 50 feet.
Consenting Aviators: Lynette Zuccoli and the Stipa Caproni.
They flew the replica too - lLegends in Our Own Lunch Times: The Stipa Caproni
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The Dornier 228.
The saying "if it looks right it will fly right" is flawed after you have flown the Do228.
Photos: Dornier 228-212 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
The saying "if it looks right it will fly right" is flawed after you have flown the Do228.
Photos: Dornier 228-212 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
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Actually the Air Truck is a positive beauty compared with its older brother:
Of modern aircraft, the Piper Jet looks pretty horrible.
Of modern aircraft, the Piper Jet looks pretty horrible.
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I see people are ganging up on the A380....I think its more stylish than the 747 ...(and the new flexy wing on the 747-8 will take a bit of getting used to)
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I see people are ganging up on the A380....I think its more stylish than the 747 ...(and the new flexy wing on the 747-8 will take a bit of getting used to)
