If you could fly ANY plane ever built, what would it be?
 

Just a bit of fun here.

If you could be at the controls and fly any aeroplane very built, what would you fly?

Personally, I have 2. I wish I could fly Concorde and the Lancaster - dream plane for me, as grandparents were in bomber command.

What would yours be?

Mine's easy and I didn't need to think about it; Vulcan. Any Mark, no preferrence.

For as long as I can remember it's been a family member!

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Ah, but how long do I get?

For a jolly, a Camel - OK, Avro 504/Bristol Scout/give me the run of Old Warden would do if you are offering.

For an hour, a Vimy/Lancaster.

For a week, a Spitfire/Mustang

For a career, a Hunter.

For ownership, a Yak 2 (?) The WWII Allison engined fighter.

For fun, a Bucker Jungmeister.

Please note all these are existing and realistic currently flying machines.


Any offers gratefully accepted....

Harrier for me, or possibly a Lightning.

One off - Lightning, Harrier, and Concorde, just to experience it.

Longer term - Spitfire, a later one, Mk9 or above.

If just one flight allowed - the Spitfire!

SSD

High flight
 

SR71.
FL80 Mach 3.0

The Canberra - wait a minute, I already have flown in one, and had the controls for a while!

A Mosquito - virtually a twin-Merlin Spitfire. Never had the pleasure of flying in one, but sat in the cockpits of half a dozen various Marks which ended up at RAF Halton in 1957.

For me it would have to be either the Short C Class or Short Sunderland. Mind you I do also have a longing to fly a Lysander or a DH Dragon Rapide.

As someone already posted, first choice by far, the SR-71.

If you would classify the Space Shuttle an aircraft, the Space Shuttle.

And lastly, as far as modern aircraft, the F-4.

Older aircraft, the B-17 because my father flew them in WWII.

I've flown the DC-3, I have about 200 hours in them, DC-6, the Stearman, T-6 Texan

So, that leaves the Ford Tri-Motor, Mosquito, Spitfire and the Boeing 314 Clipper.

Oh, and of course the P-51 and the P-38.

EE Lightning

Griffon Spitfire

I-16

Beaufighter - though I'm not sure why the Japs called it the "whispering" death - not with those two donks....:eek:

Lockheed Electra (L188) and L1011.
Yes, flown both...very nice and comfortable airplanes.
707 wasn't bad either...yep flew these as well, for quite a long time.

Lockheed 1649 Starliner and the Douglas DC-7 for the heavy iron, and the Spartan Executive and the Beech 17 for fun.

GAL Hotspur :)

The DH Hornet.

Wish - List
 

Well for me it would have to be a Sea Harrier FRS1, though as I'm not qualified to fly a Cessna ( but have done ) I'd suggest everyone keep well clear !

I had the honour of working with a Halifax pilot, who reckoned it much better on the controls than a Lancaster, but obviously not so efficient re. payload.

The Spitfire Mk 9 has to be everyone's choice - and Chuck Yeager can stuff his comments where the sun doesn't shine ( though he seems to think it does ).

Griffon Spit (low back 14 or 18 and unclipped for aesthetic reasons), then Bearcat... followed by a Sea Fury... is there a theme here?

Predictably ....
(in no particular order)
SR-71
X-15
Shuttle
Harrier
EE Lightning

I'm with 411A; the TriStar does it for me; flown both military and civil variants, though the British Airways destinations were much more fun than Mount Pleasant!

TCF

The Avro Lancaster. We need a flying one downunder. :ok: