best airplane
 

which aircraft do you think is the best ever made or flown whether commercial, private, big or small?:confused:

By far and away the Trislander (i.e.: Clockwork Tristar) :) Britain's revenge on the Empire!

The best for me was Concorde, she was a magnificent aircraft and I am sad that no one will be able to experience what I have.

Looking out of the flight deck over the earth, during the cruise, for me she has been by far the best private jet I have had the please of flying on. Sitting on the jump seat for the landing and receiving red carpet treatment from Jet Aviation was fantastic, especially for an 11 year old!

comeon what about the 747?

Topped by the A380 in size, capacity and luxury.

Concorde, will carry 100 people at Mach 2 above all but military traffic, with the best food, wine, Champagne in the sky. The 747 would take around 6-7 hours to New York and Concorde did it in just over 3 hours.

this beauty...
 

what about this beauty

http://www.air-and-space.com/2005051...anding%20l.jpg

Ah yes the famous Lockheed low fuel burn glide approach :}

Large ......Concorde..........Small.....Pilatus Porter

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner may change minds when it finally goes into commercial service. As for my favorite aircraft, its hard to choose, but the Boeing 737 is a pretty nice aircraft.

How about best "aeroplane" or "aircraft" instead of that horrible Americanism "airplane".:ok:

Given that ALL the best airplanes are American designed/built he is quite right to call them Airplanes. And the Connie is the canine's testicles!!
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Panda

DC 3
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Considering the impact the DC-3 made to aviation on the whole, coupled with fact that many are still flying all over world to this day, it has to be at the top of the list, if not on the top.

Given that ALL the best airplanes are American designed/built he is quite right to call them Airplanes.
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Panda

Rubbish:)

Best big bird: Concorde.

Best small one: Siai Marchetti SF-260. The perfect training machine. Poetry in motion!

I have split mine 4 ways:

Piston: Douglas DC-3
Prop: Viscount
Jet: Boeing 757
Classic lines: Concorde

The fence is still shaking as I sit on it.....;)

Lets not forget that the Americans have also built some really bad Aircraft such as their swept wing version of Concorde.

EXCELXLS
The Americans never built a swept-wing version of Concorde.Not too sure where you got the idea from that they had!!

beauty
 

she looks quite unstable

remember that the Russian also made the concordsky? but the 777 and dream-liner 787 is redefining luxury flying...