The most beautiful aeroplane
 

Hello

Here comes some of the most beautiful aeroplanes. (In my opinion).

Hawker Hurricane Mk.1
Supermarine Spitfire (all Marks)
C-5 polar - a Norwegian design, only one of the kind.
Piper Cub
D.H. 87 B Hornet moth
D.H. 82 Tiger moth
DHC-2 Beaver
Norduuyn Norseman Mk IV - VI
Cessna C-337 Skymaster
Cessna C-180 series
Cessna C-190 series
Cessna C-310 P
Yakolev Yak-18
Yakolev Yak-12 (supercub on steroids)
DHC-1 Chipmunk "Chippus"
Republic P-47
Fiesler Fi-156 Storch
Westland Lysander


The least favourite:

Blackburn Beverly




Please give yer opinion on this topic!

Hilsen

Jan(sen)

What's the average age of the above?

Erm, I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but . . . :confused:

There was a fast pointy aircraft that stopped flying a few months back. Can't recall the name but understand it was quite popular.

Beech Staggerwing

That's the one - thanks. :ok:

Feisler Storch?? Looks like an accident in a scaffolding warehouse;)

Best looking? Mk 1X Spitfire and Concorde are top of the heap for me.

Ugliest - Fairey Battle?

SSD

Sorry HornetMoth but you have either been drinking too much Somerset Cider or you need to get to SpecSavers.

Four of the a/c you mention are NOT eyecandy, more like scaffolding with skin.

Where's the Luscombe.............?

Where's the Folland Gnat............?

Where's the DR400...............?

Where's the Staggerwing.............?

Where's the TBM700.............?

Where's the Ovation............?

I know it's a list of your faves, but I'd hate to see your wife!!!:p

I'm with SSD.

Spitfire and Concorde.

Wheres the C152!

monocock
 

What a d*ckhead. . Get a life

Certainly on the list of good honest workhorses, but perhaps not high on the 'most beautiful' list!

I'm with SSD and Fly... but i'd add the Hunter too :ok:

Worst... PA-38? :)

That's easy!
 

(1) Sopwith Pup;
(2) Sea Fury;
(3) North American Sabre;
(4) Avro Arrow;
(5) Avro Vulcan;
(6) Avro Jetliner;
(7) De Havilland Comet.

Next question?

If it flies, it's a thing of beauty and a joy forever (or until it corrodes).

Even the C150 has a certain charm, albeit not as obvious as some.

The F104 Starfighter was kinda sexy.

It has to be the Hunter (2 seat version with the unintentional area ruled coke bottle shape), what else.....

and the Lightning for sheer bute force.

:ok: - see left

Oh if I could ever...
 

Beechcraft Starship.......
Citation X.......
G V....
:ok:

Anyone seen Neville Duke's record breaking Hunter at Tangmere? Jets don't really turn me on .... but that aeroplane is truly beautiful. Many of the DH designs fall into the same category of sleek lines and sexy contours ... Mosquito, Comet ect ect.

That said I quite like ugly aeroplanes too!

SS

Prettiest.............The Spit

Ugliest............Jabiru:yuk:

Gotta be the Spit.

Also - one not mentioned so far - F16.

Puke awards go to anything with a propellor at the back. Don't seem right.