Le helicopter tres beau
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Le helicopter tres beau
We've done "what's your favourite helicopter?", and the best looking fixed wing is easy - the A10!
Now - what is the best looking helicopter?
For mine:
1. Cobra AH1 G & J with the curved canopy.
2. Rooivalk - all business or what?
3. A129 Mongoose (Combat or International variant).
Now - what is the best looking helicopter?
For mine:
1. Cobra AH1 G & J with the curved canopy.
2. Rooivalk - all business or what?
3. A129 Mongoose (Combat or International variant).
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From: South of the North Pole
Hmm. "Best Looking" and then you choose helicopters with lots of little bits sticking out everywhere to take away any possible prettiness that the designer intended! I didn't think "Best looking" applied to any military helo.
My vote would be for a civvie ship like an A109E or perhaps an EC120
My vote would be for a civvie ship like an A109E or perhaps an EC120
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From: Southern England outside the M25
My choice would have to be : Notars Because the designmeisters of Mesa; have removed the rear drive train.
With its length of service, the conventional tail rotor and attached mechanics: has had its proportionate incidences of failure.
Notars like all else,are in a constant state of development.
Thus improvements will happen.
Perhaps at this junction,we should invite the maintainance engineers to add to the debate.BECAUSE THEY ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT IN LOOP AS THE PILOTS AND DESIGNERS.
With its length of service, the conventional tail rotor and attached mechanics: has had its proportionate incidences of failure.
Notars like all else,are in a constant state of development.
Thus improvements will happen.
Perhaps at this junction,we should invite the maintainance engineers to add to the debate.BECAUSE THEY ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT IN LOOP AS THE PILOTS AND DESIGNERS.
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MD900 / 902 good looking? Get serious guys! Like all MD products, they designed the (excellent) mechanical bits first, then fitted the fuselage around it. Unfortunately, they were looking at a dumpster / skip (depends on which side of the pond you live) when they decided upon the shape. Its well known that the Explorer was designed by a commitee of "industry people". Just like the camel. And it shows.
Contrast that with the Bell 222 or the Agusta 109 Power. Design the sexiest shape you can think of, then fit everything else in around it. Then stand back and drool.
No contest.
Contrast that with the Bell 222 or the Agusta 109 Power. Design the sexiest shape you can think of, then fit everything else in around it. Then stand back and drool.
No contest.
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From: Vancouver, BC, Canada
My vote is for the Sikorsky ~ S-69 (XH-59) ABC 
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For us real macho manly man type men.....best looking....has to be the CH-47A Chinook US ARMY racing green......closely followed by the Westland Wessex....with the big chin scoop.....reminds me of my girlfriend with her Copenhagen loaded lower lip! Since when did BBBBBBBBBBell build anything pretty besides the Cobra?
Before Nick says anything about the Cobra......let's recall that all things in Nature balance.....kinda like ying and yang......ugly aircraft...handsome pilot.....pretty aircraft.....not so handsome pilot! That is why Nick secretly envys Chinook pilots.......being a former Cobra pilot and renowned teetotaller as he is!
Before Nick says anything about the Cobra......let's recall that all things in Nature balance.....kinda like ying and yang......ugly aircraft...handsome pilot.....pretty aircraft.....not so handsome pilot! That is why Nick secretly envys Chinook pilots.......being a former Cobra pilot and renowned teetotaller as he is!
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From: UKdom
I suppose so!
But the all white looks real nice.
Why is everyone so insisting on picking the big helis?
I guess the comanche has to be up there on the list too, so i'll pick Bell 47 & Comanche, ironically, the bell 47 cruises at 70kts, the Comanche will do 70kts sideways!!!
But the all white looks real nice.
Why is everyone so insisting on picking the big helis?
I guess the comanche has to be up there on the list too, so i'll pick Bell 47 & Comanche, ironically, the bell 47 cruises at 70kts, the Comanche will do 70kts sideways!!!
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From: In the Haven of Peace
S76B, wheels up, high speed looks sleek, sexy and manly.
CH53E with all those chunky bits, inclined bits and still fast also looks macho.
Hughes 500T is kind of cute, sexy and still fast.
The A109 is nice and fast and sleek, but the tail makes it a bit girly
Bell 430 is a bit like the S76B, but the stub wings are pretty good - like go-faster spoilers on the back of some sports cars!
CH53E with all those chunky bits, inclined bits and still fast also looks macho.
Hughes 500T is kind of cute, sexy and still fast.
The A109 is nice and fast and sleek, but the tail makes it a bit girly
Bell 430 is a bit like the S76B, but the stub wings are pretty good - like go-faster spoilers on the back of some sports cars!
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From: Belper, Derbyshire, UK
Forget the big helos (for looks that is; I'll happily fly any of them); I think the Rotorway Exec is really pretty, especially one I saw somewhere painted like a rainbow - red at the front tapering all the way to violet at the tail.
Trouble is, I only admire them on the ground...I don't fancy flying one.
Trouble is, I only admire them on the ground...I don't fancy flying one.