If it Looks right it flies right?
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If it Looks right it flies right?
Maybe an odd question and very much about beauty in the eyes of the beholder but some aircraft I see as works of art.
Not GA but Concord and the Vulcan Bomber both stick in my mind as having a certain magic a certain beauty which verge on the description of works of art!
Talking SEP Then the Sia Marchetti 260 and obviously the Spitfire both have that feel of works of art.
What GA aircraft can you think of which you would describe as works of art ?
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Not GA but Concord and the Vulcan Bomber both stick in my mind as having a certain magic a certain beauty which verge on the description of works of art!
Talking SEP Then the Sia Marchetti 260 and obviously the Spitfire both have that feel of works of art.
What GA aircraft can you think of which you would describe as works of art ?
Pace
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Seriously though, the Frati designed F-22 is a good looker Photos: General Avia F-22A Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
Seriously though, the Frati designed F-22 is a good looker Photos: General Avia F-22A Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
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Pre-war:
Staggerwing
Spartan Executive
Chilton DW-1
Most of the Wacos
Post war:
Aerostar
Falco
Cosmic Wind
Staggerwing
Spartan Executive
Chilton DW-1
Most of the Wacos
Post war:
Aerostar
Falco
Cosmic Wind
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Pitts Model 12. Look at the purple one!
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Also the Monocoupe 90...
re the Starship, I was astonished to see a US registered example appear on FR24 heading NE over NW London several weeks ago - too far away to see from Croydon!
I hear one or two owners did defy the Beech buy back and scrap programme - anyone confirm there has been one in Europe recently?
re the Starship, I was astonished to see a US registered example appear on FR24 heading NE over NW London several weeks ago - too far away to see from Croydon!
I hear one or two owners did defy the Beech buy back and scrap programme - anyone confirm there has been one in Europe recently?
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Originally Posted by Camargue
Tiger Moth
One DH had:
- Moved the centre section forward/swept the upper wing (to allow the instructor to get out quickly)
- Added dihedral to the lower wings (to increase wing tip clearance)
All that said they are great things to fly - the quirks introduced by the "improvements", above, just make it more challenging to fly them well.
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Pace wrote:
Falco F8L. Nothing else comes close - except, perhaps, the SIAI-Marchetti SF-260.
What GA aircraft can you think of which you would describe as works of art ?
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Lancair Legacy for me, that Buggati racer job looks pretty fine too. Glider wise I still think the ASW19 is a gorgeous looking beast. Helicopters...er functional is probably the best word.